200,000 americans were in the country. When the war ended in 1975, nearly 3 million americans had served in the conflict and more than 58,000 lost their lives. Up next, the screaming eagles in ves nam, a u. S. Army the big picture episode documenting the activities of the 101st Airborne Division from its arrival in the spring of 1965 through january of 1967. Okay. Move out. From out of the skies over vietnam come the screaming eagles, the heroic pair troopers of the 101st Airborne Division. Their fabled exploits during world war ii can never be forgotten. In december 1944 outnumbered and surrounded by the germans at bastogne, the men of the 101st courageously fought on. When the germans ordered them to surrender or be annihilated, their acting commander gave the historic reply, nuts and they stood until the germans were defeated. It is in this same tradition that the men of the screaming eagles first brigade today serve on the jungle battlefront of vietnam. On a warm spring day in 1965
Up next, the screaming eagles in ves nam, a u. S. Army the big picture episode documenting the activities of the 101st Airborne Division from its arrival in the spring of 1965 through january of 1967. Okay. Move out. From out of the skies over vietnam come the screaming eagles, the heroic pair troopers of the 101st Airborne Division. Their fabled exploits during world war ii can never be forgotten. In december 1944 outnumbered and surrounded by the germans at bastogne, the men of the 101st courageously fought on. When the germans ordered them to surrender or be annihilated, their acting commander gave the historic reply, nuts and they stood until the germans were defeated. It is in this same tradition that the men of the screaming eagles first brigade today serve on the jungle battlefront of vietnam. On a warm spring day in 1965, several Army Aviation companies arrive in vietnam aboard the uss iwo jima. It is the first of the assault helicopters which soon will fill the air over this e
Ves nam, a u. S. Army the big picture episode documenting the activities of the 101st Airborne Division from its arrival in the spring of 1965 through january of 1967. Okay. Move out. From out of the skies over vietnam come the screaming eagles, the heroic pair troopers of the 101st Airborne Division. Their fabled exploits during world war ii can never be forgotten. In december 1944 outnumbered and surrounded by the germans at bastogne, the men of the 101st courageously fought on. When the germans ordered them to surrender or be annihilated, their acting commander gave the historic reply, nuts and they stood until the germans were defeated. It is in this same tradition that the men of the screaming eagles first brigade today serve on the jungle battlefront of vietnam. On a warm spring day in 1965, several Army Aviation companies arrive in vietnam aboard the uss iwo jima. It is the first of the assault helicopters which soon will fill the air over this embattled land. Even as the poi pi
Have been coming to again and again this month. This is the fourth installment of the series. We have focused mostly on architecture. You might recall we had House Speaker on the folklife, but this one is different to me. It speaks very clearly and closely to my heart as a historian. I know visitors that come to d. C. , they want to go to library of congress, they are in on and they should be. Researchers cannot wait to read in the main reading room. It lands a certain something lends a certain something to the seriousness of what they are doing. Scholars that really know the score walk right past the Jefferson Building and go into you may not like the way it looks, but the madison ling is where it is at. That is where the manuscripts is where it is at. That is where the manuscripts are. I am getting this from the website. 60 million items over 11,000 separate collections, truly the greatest manuscript treasure of American History and culture. To talk to us about that collection is Jef
In the main reading room. It lends a certain something to the seriousness of what they are doing. That is the way it should be, but scholars are really know the score walk right past the Jefferson Building and go into you may not like the way it looks, but the Madison Building is where it is at. That is where the manuscripts collection is, and there are 60 million items. This is from the website. 60 million items over 11,000 separate collections, truly the greatest manuscript treasure of American History and culture. To talk to us about that collection is Jeff Flannery, an old friend of the society in particular friend of scholars who work in American History, like my former colleagues and i. For 40 years, put together a document history project, and it brought us to jeff virtually every week. He and his staff helped us produce those volumes. Jeff is the head of the reference and services section. He has been in the management for 31 years, and that is all i will say. I know you are mu