Century ago, we seek eisenhower now. From every horizon, from women and youth, farms and factories, even from democrats who place principle above party, for all the people of america mister american Dwight David Eisenhower. Misses eisenhower, your the presence of Dwight David Eisenhower in america and around the world. We gather today in mo urning but also ingratitude. We mourn Dwight Eisenhowers death, but we are grateful for his life. We gather also that conscious to the fact and paying tribute to Dwight Eisenhower, we celebrate greatness. When we think of his place in history, we think inevitably of the other giants of those days of world war ii. And we think of the qualities of greatness and what his work that made his unique among all. Once perhaps without intending to do so, he himself put his finger on it. 1945, shortly after dday at a ceremony in londons historic gall. Hall. The triumphant Supreme Commander of the allied forces in europe was officially given the freedom of the
About the american m4 medium tank, one of the most prolific tanks of the Second World War. This was one of the earlier versions, the m4a3 tank. Its armed with a 75millimeter main gun. It also has the caliber. 50 machine gun and two m1919. 30 caliber machine guns. One is mounted coaxially with the main gun. The other is mounted here and is manned by the gunner. If you look here, he can show you how that works. That machine gun protruding the armored ball mount and hes got his ammunition in the back and to the back to catch the bag to catch the shell casings. If you look over his right shoulder, there is a periscope there, and its a prismatic periscope that sticks up through that space. In the periscope is a lens and he uses that to fire the machine gun. This is another one. This one is controlled by the gunner. There is a switch to fire the machine gun. He ranges that through a similar set up. His periscope comes up from the inside, and that is how he is looking. One of the things you w
Army heritage and Education Center in carlisle. Well talk about the american m4 median tank and its one of the more prolific tanks of the Second World War. This particular example was one of the earlier versions. This is the m4, a3 tank. This one is armed with a 75 millimeter main gun and if we look to the commanders weapon station here its also got the caliber 50 machine gun up top where the commander is, and it also has two n1919 machine guns and one of them is mounted with the main gun and the other is mounted here up in the front of the tank, and this one is manned by the bow gunner, and if you take a look at the bow gun. He can move that up and down and he can make sure it works. So that n 19 is from trprotrudi hes got his ammunition there and the catch bag to catch the shell casings as they come out. [ shots fired ] if you look at the top of the hatch right over his right shoulder here, there is a per scope that goes in there, and just as the name implies it fits through that spa
Directory. It contains the information you need to stay in touch with members of congress, federal agencies and state governors. Order your copy online today at cspan store. Org. Army heritage days is held in may at u. S. Army heritage and Education Center in carlisle, pennsylvania. Hundreds of living history hobbyists conduct demonstrations and talk to the public about the military, from the American Revolution to the war on terror. The theme this year was the dday 7 55th anniversary. Next we go to a camp to learn about the 517th parachute Regimental Combat Team, u. S. Soldiers who fought in the Maritime Alps of france during the autumn of 1944. Good morning. My name is matt holmgren. I am part of a Group Representing f company of the 517th parachute infantry regiment that was part of a unit called the 517th prct which was short for parachute Regimental Combat Team. It was a world war ii unit that fought in italy and the hulken forest it was a small irunit, numbered about 2500 men thr
Intense combat at the battle at reservoir where he was captured. Watch korean war oral histories tonight beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3. Enjoy American History tv this week and every weekend on cspan 3. My name is jared frederick. Im an instructor of history at penn state al tuna and also a reenactor with the living history group. And we are here at Army Heritage days at the u. S. Army heritage and Education Center in carlisle, pennsylvania. And at this event, it is a major complex. Were here on the Army Heritage trail. One can find reenactors or living historians from all different time periods, ranging from the 17th century up to the present. My group, though, is here this weekend to discuss the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion, which is taking place this summer, and we thought it certainly fitting to commemorate that event. And us putting on these old uniforms, wearing old equipment, it certainly gives us a better perspective and appreciation for what the greate