So were going to hear from Patrick Odonnell and learn the story of those eight bears. Patrick odonnell is a critically acclaimed military historian and an expert expert on elite units. He is the author of 11 books and he is the recipient of several national awards. He served as a combat historian in a marine rifle platoon during the battle of fallujah speaks often on espionage counter operations and counter insurgency. Foras provided consulting the awardwinning series band of brothers and just to read you a couple of snippets of reviews on this, his newest book, Exhaustive Research with fluid, mr. Odonnell relates the history of the unknown soldier their part in world war i through the soldiers experience. And from usa today a gripping story from one of the best and most gripping stories. Few authors have the same kind of enthusiasm that odonnell brings to this topic. Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome Patrick Odonnell to the stage. It is really quite an honor to be introduce
So would you say with 3 vaccines already been approved and many more awaiting approval that this is the beginning of the end of the corona virus pandemic. Well this is how i see it it will be certainly a change in the us after having discussed axing orders and European Union and hopefully soon or so in other countries and read backs in rolled out big box nation campaigns for the d start of by beginning of next year this really changed the whole picture and im confident that this is your hope that spring and summer change and to look normal life again with a good vaccine now you are leading a phase 3 trial for the cure of aca vaccine what can you tell us about that and when do you think it will be ready. Well if a city did not get stuck but we hope to stop it every hour or so to speak maybe tomorrow again last next week we have got to approvals for ethics committees and be caught also a response that this can depart any constituent be still less tulu honest a few career is. More all beg
Tonight in both counties. This means nonessential illnesses and social gatherings with stop between the hours of 10 00 at night and 5 00 in the morning. Flock it is absolutely essential and it is important people live by the rules and if more people to, we would have a lot shorter time period, and significantly fewer death. Meriden county is the only bay area county still in the red tear. The second most restrictive tear although that could soon change. Moderna is now the Second Company to apply for emergency use use authorization from the fda for the coronavirus vaccine. As casey reports with cases and hospitalizations on the rise across the country, plans are being made to get the vaccines distributed as quickly as possible. Reporter the numbers are staggering. The u. S. Adding more than for million new covid cases in the month of november. Help could be just around the corner corner with moderna announcing the have applied for emergency use use authorization from the fda for their v
Also the actions of individuals. A number testified to the great sacrifice, death and combat. The National Cemetery in arlington, virginia is the resting place of more than 400,000 people, including nearly 5,000 unknown soldiers. In 1921, a single unknown soldier was chosen to represent all of those who have died without being identified. The soldier of world war 1 was laid to rest with so many lemm ceremony attended by those of the highest ranks. On Film Documents the progress of that soldiers remains from france to the United States. And the newly built tomb of the unknown soldier. As the ceremonies at the u. S. Capitol where the unknown lay, general pershing stood to fill the role of the nearest relative. Along the way, eight men personally selected by general pershing accompanied the body of the unknown. So well hear from Patrick Odonnell and learn the story of those eight bearers and their hair rheroism on the battlefiel. He is an expert on elite units. Author of 11 books includin
Presented soave complex a character. We are polled periodically to rate the president s. Wilson receives a high rating. A that embraces only lincoln, select company that embraces only lincoln, washington and franklin d. Roosevelt, in addition sometimes to Woodrow Wilson. There have been dissenters, of course. A writer that claimed wilson was not one of the world men, but a great fiasco. Among those who rate him highly, there is almost nothing of the sense of admiration so often associated with the attitude displayed to other socalled greats. Wilsons greatness seems to come grudgingly. An acknowledgment of his accomplishments without an appreciation of his personal attributes. In attempting to assess this extraordinarily complex individual by placing it threefold, first to survey his early years to gain an understanding of his philosophy. Second, to examine the significant events of his presidency, especially in the controversial area of diplomacy. Third to discuss briefly some of , the