The remains of the sailors were covered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the u. S. Navy in 2002. In this american artifact, we will observe the ceremony and learn the history of the monitor and the efforts to identify the remains of recovered sailors. We spoke after the burial with david hallberg, superintendent of the monitor National Marine sanctuary. Mr. Alberg im responsible for the daily management and protection and longrange preservation of the shipwreck that was 16 miles off of cape hatteras, north carolina. Ultimately my job is about managing the sanctuary which protects the shipwreck, americas first marine section rate established in 1975 to protect the wreck of the monitor. Today ceremony was a culmination of more than a decades worth of work. It started in 2002 when the remains of two u. S. Sailors were recovered from the uss monitor by navy divers. Those remains of been in Hickam Air Force base in hawaii at the joint pow mia accounting command. Th
So against this backdrop of racial injustice, where there are family and friends incarcerated in internment camps, these men served in the mountains and save the lost battalion at great cost, at reat cost. And incidentally, they served with more military distinction and recognition than any unit in American Military history. This is the honoring the 442nd regimental combat team. The 100th Infantry Battalion and he military intelligence service. That is why there are only three stars appearing, indicating and the medically, the three branches. Those are subtleties that go nto the thought process. Incidentally, in terms of the thought process, before i ever left a pencil up, if im doing my job correctly, especially since my narratives, the task orders that come to us come with an attachment, and the attachment determines what is needed in terms of the design, it is the congressional law that has been passed. And so that is the essence. I want to do my first research, i read congressional
And restorers and artists and whoptors and archivists took it upon themselves, they were in very comfortable lifestyles and had no need to be impressed into service. But in order to save these great Cultural Treasures of the world, they put life and limit risk limb at risk to save great treasures for posterity. I apologize. This was originally going to be the final piece of my running narrative, but we had just returned from this very moving ceremony, but it has been filling my mind and my heart right now. Presentationslide sounds very formal, but in atlity, when i took a look the seven or so congressional gold medals that i intend to speak to you about this afternoon, i realized that each complexy story was so contentsuch elaborate and connection to so much history that it was be literally impossible in the small amount of time we have this afternoon, allowing for some questions and answers at the end, to get into too much detail about everyone. With that, my disclaimer is that i will
Christian mentioned it would be covered by cspan, i got into an cripple panic. There is a tremendous sense of privilege one has when one is tasked with Something Like designing a congressional gold medal. A congressional gold medal is our nations form of highest esteem for distinguished individuals and also institutions and he goes back to nation. Ding of our so it is a very daunting process to take on such a role. It is a lot of hard work. But it also is incredibly gratifying especially when one gets a chance as i have and my lovely wife suzanne had yesterday to witness the recipients of the congressional gold medal and the ceremony which occurred yesterday for the monument. Is spinningy heart with the events of yesterday because that particular congressional gold medal combines so many stories. It combines the stories of world war ii. It combines the horror and the terror that hitler and his minions had visited upon europe and literally the world. It also involves heroic efforts that
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