Comes to us from the Macarthur Fund in norfolk virginia. The only thing that is really equitable in the cap thing he is overseeing would be a president ial library. That is a really significant thing. Think about what Douglas Macarthur did during world war ii during the years afterwards. He really shaped the face of the pacific in a way that no one else has. And so that repository of documents and memorabilia and artifacts is really a significant component of the 20th century. That is his day job. By 19 is still in love with the american civil war. He has since gone on to perryville hes got onto the led them inn museum norfolk at the macarthur he still goes to bed at night in dreams about the civil war. Delight toeat introduce to you my great brethren chris kolakowski. I have been introduced many many ways and many many years and consistently the most i encourage you all to come down to norfork and visit the macarthur memorial. Its a fantastic place and i am proud to be leader of the t
World war ii and the years pacificd, he shaped the in a way that no one else has. Documentspository of and artifacts is a significant component. Quite a remarkable shift for me as i understood what chris is up to down there. That is his day job and by night, he is still in love with the american civil war. On to since gone perryville where he was in charge of the battlefield out there. He has gone on to the George Patton museum which landed him at the mccarthy memorial. He still goes to bed at night and dreams about the civil war. [laughter] it is my great delight to introduce to you my great polish. Rethren, chris chris good morning everybody. I have been introduced many ways over many years and consistently , the most interesting the most chuckleinducing introductions come from my polish brother over there. Thank you for that advertisement of the macarthur memorial. I encourage all of you to come down and visit at some point or another. If that professor gig doesnt work out for you,
Our first speaker this morning comes to us from the macarthur memorial in a norfolk, virginia. When i was there visiting this spring. It was my first opportunity to get it down and visit. He said the only thing that is equitable for the type of thing he is overseeing would be a president ial library. That stunned me a little bit. That is a significant thing. If you think about what Douglas Macarthur did during world war ii, afterwards in korea, he really shaped the face of the pacific in a way that no one else has. That repository of documents and memorabilia and artifacts is really a significant component of the 20thcentury. Chris kolakowski is the caretaker of that. It was really quite a remarkable shift for me, as i understood what chris is up to down there. But thats his day job. By night, he is still in love with the american civil war. He got started in fredericksburg in spotsylvania. He has since gone on to perryville, where he was in charge of the battlefield out there. He has
You why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. You may remember his name when you walk out of here. The book is actually on sale upstairs in the gift shop. I will be doing a book signing upstairs. If you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. Richmond was captured april 3, 1865. What an understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. I got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfathers Family Archive and memoirs and came across this entry. My fathers uncle was a general in the civil war. My grandfather george weitzel. He was born in the United States in ohio. His parents were immigrants. His parents died at a young age when george was 18 months old. He was adopted, and the family name was changed to quatman. Im a blood weitzel. We have weitzels in the Confederate White House. We have some weitzels here today. Probably more than in 150 years. Welcome. This is Major General Godfrey Weitzel
You why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. You may remember his name when you walk out of here. The book is actually on sale upstairs in the gift shop. I will be doing a book signing upstairs. If you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. Richmond was captured april 3, 1865. What an understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. I got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfathers Family Archive and memoirs and came across this entry. My fathers uncle was a general in the civil war. My grandfather george weitzel. He was born in the United States in ohio. His parents were immigrants. His parents died at a young age when george was 18 months old. He was adopted, and the family name was changed to quatman. Im a blood weitzel. We have weitzels in the Confederate White House. We have some weitzels here today. Probably more than in 150 years. Welcome. This is Major General Godfrey Weitzel