In ad jigs general tidd talked about combating the Opioid Crisis and improving elicit drug interdiction. The Senate Armed Services committee hosted this four and 45minute event. We will call the meeting to order. Were going to receive testimony from two of my favorite people, general lori robinson. I have to say i taught her everything she knows when she was the Wing Commander at teeinger air force base in oklahoma. And from kurt tidd, the commander for the u. S. Southern command. There is a lot of overlap. We, all three of us talked about this between the north and the south command and i think that is one reason that senator mc cain would want to have these meetings together. The new National Defense strategy, nds, identifies protecting homeland, sustaining american advantages in the western hemisphere as key priorities even as the dod focuses on the rising challenge of great power competitors. As we have seen from increasing economic and military efforts by china and russia to gain
Aurthouse one word is building like the one behind me and it is situated in the village of appomattox courthouse. Courthouse two words is a village. Appomattox courthouse the village is famous because it is where general lee surrendered to ulysses s. Grant on april 19 1965, bringing about the end to the macon civil war. The American Civil War. This town has a lot of history to its size. Aday we would like to talk little bit about why appomattox courthouse is so famous. We would like to talk about some Untold Stories. The courthouse is the village complete with the tavern, stores, lawyers offices, and homes. The town was not more than 140 people in 1865. Its an unlikely place for two large military forces to meet. General lees Northern Army of virginia and general grants multiple army force of about 63,000 men. All told about 95,000 soldiers within a six mile radius of fear. Unlikely because its not where either army wanted to be, but its where they ended up as fate would have it for ge
The theme of this years event is ordinary people, extraordinary times. Historians explore how the war affected a Diverse Group of american people. The event is cohosted by the library of virginia, university of Virginia Center for Civil War History, and the American Civil War museum. In the first session, james robertson, Virginia Tech history professor emeritus, and the author or editor of more than 20 books will give a talk titled civil war echoes from the common folk. But first, the director of the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia will welcome the audience. This is live coverage on American History tv on cspan3. Good morning, im Gary Gallagher and i very pleased to welcome all of you this morning. To our symposium titled ordinary people, extraordinary times. I do this and welcome you on behalf of the library of virginia, the American Civil War the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia. Treadway, they library and would perform this task,
Leaders in a jamestown gravesite more than 400 years old. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill a white Police Officer was indicted today for killing a black motorist during a traffic stop in cincinnati. Ray tensing is accused of murdering the driver, samuel dubose, when he was pulled over near the university of cincinnati campus on july 19th, for not having a front license plate. Tensing said he was dragged by the car and forced to shoot dubose. But footage from the body camera he was wearing re
More than 400 years old. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill a white Police Officer was indicted today for killing a black motorist during a traffic stop in cincinnati. Ray tensing is accused of murdering the driver, samuel dubose, when he was pulled over near the university of cincinnati campus on july 19th, for not having a front license plate. Tensing said he was dragged by the car and forced to shoot dubose. But footage from the body camera he was wearing revealed a different sequence of ev