Lieutenant James Robinson was largely for godness is family new that he had a medal. But this is one of those Amazing Stories that that had been just kind of forgotten over time in the enormity of the war. And so our researchers had uncovered this i mean, you know, and i just want to kind of highlight it lieutenant James Robinson was a ford observer attached to an empty company in the 60 Third Infantry Division in the european theater of operations. On april 6 1945 during a fierce battle in southern germany lieutenant robinson rallied the troops. Led the counter attack with a 78 pound field radio on its back. So thats the thing in the in the program. Its Pretty Amazing and took command of the remnants of the empty company. The Company Commander had been killed the platoon leader was wounded. And he shouted the words that american soldiers continued to echo on battlefields today. Lets go. The company down to 19 soldiers were ordered to continue the attack against superior numbers. So ss
Lieutenant James Robinson was largely for godness is family new that he had a medal. But this is one of those Amazing Stories that that had been just kind of forgotten over time in the enormity of the war. And so our researchers had uncovered this i mean, you know, and i just want to kind of highlight it lieutenant James Robinson was a ford observer attached to an empty company in the 60 Third Infantry Division in the european theater of operations. On april 6 1945 during a fierce battle in southern germany lieutenant robinson rallied the troops. Led the counter attack with a 78 pound field radio on its back. So thats the thing in the in the program. Its Pretty Amazing and took command of the remnants of the empty company. The Company Commander had been killed the platoon leader was wounded. And he shouted the words that american soldiers continued to echo on battlefields today. Lets go. The company down to 19 soldiers were ordered to continue the attack against superior numbers. So ss
Kricheva is woven from examples of incredible courage and indifference to remember here about another local hero not of our time. The feat of vasily vashcheva entered the history of the city as a Popular Uprising of 174044. The grandson of Bogdan Khmelnitsky called himself vasily vashchela led a mass uprising that lasted almost 4 years. Armed peasants attacked the estate of the gentry and the houses of merchants divided them into property, until on february 1744 , the troops did not deal harshly with the leaders of the active participants in the rebellion, and the National Hero was forever remembered as the belarusian rubent a few years ago , the monument to vasily vashchel in the city did not come into use. A onestory building with walls and windows highlighted in the corners of the pilasters, decorated with arched niches a monument of neogothic architecture appeared here in 1850 once this place was an important crossroads on the sovereign highway from moscow to warsaw and the buildin
Association and r birthday and this home that we o of White House Historical association. Been the eve of the 245th birthday of Stephen Decatur. He was a hero of the war of 1812. One of those little conflicts that we had from time to time with the british and early history and. This one had a torch connected to it. Thats a story an event for a catur was then and is still to ay t youngest to attain the rank of captain in the hi amecan navy. At the age of 25 years old. Ndromising future. He and his wife susan built use. The architect was the famous english architect benjamin lso built St Johns Church just across the and he was a hero the monetary rewards compensation that was cmon in his day for that service. That heroism with those proceeds he bought this entire city block. There were on this evening and house was built as the closest freestanding home to the president of the United States home across lafayette parhe fooe of. Llenge to a duel at the another former naval officer on whose
Really appealing in a way that is very unique to this particular kind of has the local record. Ms. Rios thank you very much. Professor wake thank you very much. Pleasure to talk to you. We are looking pleasure to talk to you. Yearsare looking back 70 and the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. Up next, richard frank, author of downfall the end of the Imperial Japanese empire. He discusses american and japanese strategies and japans eventual surrender. It is about one hour and 15 minutes. Such ank it is always great pleasure to be back in kansas city, which is, in fact, my home area. It is indeed an honor to be her on behalf of harry truman. Expected lessve for someone is speaking on his behalf. I have been working on this area, this issue, now for about 25 years or more. And what of the things i have learned over the years is that i need to start a little earlier than 1945. In fact, what i need to do is really talk about the whole context of the Asian Pacific war in the second w