Tuning out some roiling hot spots elsewhere in the world which could eventually come back to haunt us where lets ask john sidney levys of washington based Trilogy Advisors he is a consultant to the u. S. State Department John long time no see and if you had to pick one what would you call the number one story elsewhere in the world that is being under reported here at home. Well thats being underreported i would say one of the most important developments the last few days hollande is the chair of the massive china iran oil for infrastructure deal its a 25 year deal worth about 400 1000000000. 00 and it provides a vital lifeline to iran and in many ways is beijings way of toil ing the trumpet ministrations maximum Pressure Campaign on iran to get that country back to the negotiating table to put together a Better Nuclear Deal so i think thats going to be a story were going to have to watch very closely because its going to pretentiously up in middle eastern politics and its certainly go
Kinder will look at the way hollywood has shied away from graphic war wounds sorry, look at the way that the hollywood has shied away from graphic war wounds and how a military propaganda can downplay the wars relentless consumption of life and limb and how they deserved to be removed from the margins to the center of the american war story. In this talk, he will explore the history of american war through the bodies of five disabled veterans. What emerges is a portrait of a nations struggling and often failing to mitigate the human cost of military conflict. We welcome dr. Kinder from Oklahoma State university where hes an associate professor of history and american studies. Hes the author of paying with their bodies, american war and the problem of the disabled veteran. Which came out two years ago from the university of chicago press. Hes currently completing a book on the history of zoos during world war ii. Please welcome john kinder. [ applause ] thank you. Let me just arrange th
His Comms Director and he told me hes putting me in charge of this and i want to make sure im linked to him and syncopated and ill meet with him but i dont want to waste his time and sit in the oval office unnecessarily. Thank you thank you, anthony. Hanks, guys. Thank you obviously i would have been happy to stay up here all day and continue to exhaust all of your questions, but, one, i figure i probably should answer a couple today and also the president has an event here shortly so i want to try to work through as many as i can with that im actually going to start with jeff mason since i believe it is maybe your last day and my first, so with that, jeff, take it away thanks. Can you talk to us a little bit about how this was how this will a this change will affect the press office, and can you speak a little bit for sean how hes feeling and how he took this news and how he made the decision to resign. You know, im not geronioing speak for sean in detail i can say that he understood
If the veterans can stand, please do so. If not these remain seating. Humorous part of the airfield artillery and that it are changed to the United States artillery, second section battery. He was there during the attack as aater ordered the ship er turned to go star and twoonze bronze stars and a purple heart survivor. The Second World War ii veteran is mr. Johnson, joining the navy at the age of 19. Inwas on the uss st. Louis pearl harbor. They were the second ship out of the harbor. From there he was transferred going to the station in San Francisco bay. Mr. Freeman johnson. Our next is harold mainer. The ship was stationed and on the at pearl harbor time of impact. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Harold mainer. Our next is Lieutenant General United States retired graduated in 1945. He separated from the army in aftereturn to serve president Harry Trumans executive order to integrate United States forces. Rise andad to the ranks. The seventh core in europe. Gentlemen, Lieutenant General.
Mr. Edward davis. [applause] our next veteran is mr. Jack maroney. Served in the United States marine corps during world war ii above the uss enterprise. He manned the antitank aircraft guns for the attack against the uss enterprise. Please and gentlemen mr. Jack maroney. Served ind seller okinawa, nagasaki, and part of the marine second division. Materved as a pharmacist second class. [applause] retired air force chief. Fficer mr. J grok junior he listed in 1940. After arriving at his first station in a wahoo, hawaii, he was assigned to the transport station of the base. Onring the explosion december 7, he raced out of the barracks making his way to the boathouse. There he helped defend an b17 to land on the tarmac a proximately 1500 yards away from his location. [applause] our next world war ii veteran ay. This ms. M her first assignment was to march in a ticker parade behind parade in her new uniform. She had intense 12 week Training Course to determine where she was needed. Serving