Evening, its very encouraging and exciting for us here at the museum to have folks come in for our events. We really appreciate it. And i know that the staff of the raven bookstore appreciates it as well. So now ill introduce tonights guest speaker. James e. Sherow is a professor in the department of history at kansas state university. He specializes in researching and teaching environmental history, kansas history, and the history of the american west. Professor sherow has written six books and numerous articles, including Railroad Empire across the heartland, rephotographing Alexander Gardners westward journey, which is a familiar resource for the staff and volunteers at the watkins. I know we have that book on our shelves and weve used it. And the grasslands of the United States. Tonight, professor sherow will discuss his latest work, and copies will be available for purchase and signing thanks to our partners at the raven bookstore right here in lawrence, kansas. So without further
Another author that i like the most, so this is from phil clay who is the author of redeployment. For i knew it would be urgent, compelling an excellent from the first page, information is a much more expensive book than either suspected. A riveting and raging memoir from a a author of remarkable toughness and emotional rage. This is an unflinching and honest account of war, of homecoming, and of what happens when a woman reports and assault in the institution around her try to smother the truth. That did you a good idea of what were about to hear, and without any for the talking from me, may i introduce ryan dostie. [applause] hello. Thank you for everyone coming tonight. Thank you for having me. Im just going to set up my timer so that i dont talk for too long. Im going to explain quickly the format, not the four but the stretch of the book so you know why i might be popping in to whatever i start the book out much to some reviewers dismay as, at the very start of the rape. It follow
Our meeting will come to order consistent with policies to start on time. Well be doing that. Good morning today were considering the nomination of mark esper to be secretary of defense. We thank all for being here today. We anticipate doing your opening remarks, dr. Esper, introduce any members of your family here and other support groups. It is standard we have the eight required questions to respond to audibly to get that in record. Adhere to laws governing conflict of interest. Yes, sir. Assumed duties taken any actions that would appear to presume the outcome of the confirmation process . No, sir. Exercise legislative oversight responsibility makes it important that this committee, its subcommittees and other appropriate kmtsz if congress received testimony, reports, recordings and other information from the executive branch on a timely basis. Do you agree, if confirmed, to and and testify before this committee when requested. Yes, sir. Do you agree to provide records, document, E
Ways tonight courage military, national, and Public Service from all americans. This panel looks at whether women should be required to register for military draft and whether they should serve in combat rolls. The National Commission on military, national and Public Service hosted this event. Good morning, and welcome to the third public hearing on Selective Service on military, national and Public Service. The purpose of this hearing is to address an important question, should Selective Service registration be expanded to include all americans. In 2016, the commission was created amid a debate over whether the requirement for Selective Service registration should be extended to women after military combat roles were open to women in 2015. Congress charged us to answer two very important questions. First, does our country have a continuing need for a military selective system. If so, whether the Current System requires modifications. Second, how can we as a nation create an ethos of s
We want to say that we are protesting the fact that 1400 children are going to be brought to this military site. We are here because we do not want to have that happen. And as former children of prison camps, of concentration camps in america, we are saying no more, never again. Amy japaneseamericans who survived living in u. S. Internment camps during world war ii return to the site of one of those camps fort sill in oklahoma to protest the Trump Administrations plan to indefinitely detain 1400 immigrant and refugee children. We will air a special report from the oklahoma protest. But first, we speak to an attorney who helped expose how some 250 infants, children, and teenagers have been locked up for weeks without adequate food, water, and sanitation at a Border Patrol station near el paso, texas. We will talk to her about children taking care of children. And then we go to ecuador to speak with the swedish Computer Programmer ola bini who was just released from jail after being held