Announcer coming up next, author Sharon Tosi Lacey talks about american strategy in the pacific. Highlighting the battle of saipan. She explains how u. S. Army soldiers and marines worked together during the campaign. She described their successes and failures. The event ran an hour and a half. It was hosted by the new York Military affairs symposium. Sharon tosi lacey thank you very much for having me. I want to thank my mom, daughter and husband for being here to support me. One of the earlier mend mentioned that there were four general smiths in the pacific. 3 were involved in the operations. I titled that chapter a tale of three smiths. I will talk to you about the battle of saipan. I look at the Lessons Learned as the military drove through the Central Pacific in world war ii. We traced their development and amphibious warfare as they go from the canal to the gilberts and ultimately a chronology. Trying to build on the mistakes they continued to make. Saipan is the most interestin
Announcer coming up next, author Sharon Tosi Lacey talks about american strategy in the pacific. Highlighting the battle of saipan. She explains how u. S. Army soldiers and marines worked together during the campaign. She described their successes and failures. The event ran an hour and a half. It was hosted by the new York Military affairs symposium. Sharon tosi lacey thank you very much for having me. I want to thank my mom, daughter and husband for being here to support me. One of the earlier mend mentioned that there were four general smiths in the pacific. 3 were involved in the operations. I titled that chapter a tale of three smiths. I will talk to you about the battle of saipan. I look at the Lessons Learned as the military drove through the Central Pacific in world war ii. We traced their development and amphibious warfare as they go from the canal to the gilberts and ultimately a chronology. Trying to build on the mistakes they continued to make. Saipan is the most interestin
Appreciate the attention you have given. As i stated i would like to reiterate one continuing point regarding the detention facility. The president and the National Security committee have determined closing the detention facility is a security imperative. That is a strong term. The president in his leadership of the National Security team believe continued operation of the tension to detention facility weakens interNational Security. Closing guantanamos about protecting, not weakening. The importance of closing the detention facility is echoed by former president george w. Bush and a long list of former secretaries of state, secretary of defense, staff chairman and other former military leaders. As representative engel noted there was a letter by former flag officers including former commandant of the marine corps. Transfers from gitmo are in the National Security interest of the United States and are conducted in a safe and responsible manner. On march 23, 2016, i testified before th
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Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2. Stop using inflammatory language Princes William and harry issue a joint statement denying a newspaper report speculating about their relationship. With his wife meghan joining on a conference call, prince harry prepares for a crucial meeting with the queen, his father and brother to discuss their future role. A historic moment for Northern Ireland as borisjohnson arrives in stormont to mark the restoration of devolution in Northern Ireland. Whats so great about it today is, asi whats so great about it today is, as i say, that Northern Ireland politicians have put aside their differences, stepped up to the plate and shown leadership. Thousands leave their homes as the taal volcano begins to spew lava, sparking warnings
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