Im 75 years of age folks. I remember things differently than when i was fighting or Something Like that at 20, 18, or what have you so the veterans may have been mistaken but they wanted to mark that spot and they got the stone out of the water reed area Cameron Creek and put that bar relief and thats their monument to the remembrance of lincoln on enemy fire. We dont know that the Justice Supreme Court really uttered one of those immortal words, get that damn fool down. The records suggest there are six or five other people, veterans who also shouted get that fool down of the get that man down including horatio down because he told him i cant protect you. Finally lincoln condesendedly getting down. Still washington forts are yet another of washingtons many monuments that have transitioned you purpose. They want recognition from all of us, appreciation. For commemoration for with a they did there an probably both sides lost thousands of people on both sides. So just what they have beco
For years nobody believed it. The confederate soldiers themselves claimed to see the dome of the capital. Thats hock um. Theres nowhere to see the dome of the capital. You can see its below where visual would have gotten it out in Silver Spring. Probably saw the lights of georgetown. But mccauslin had gotten up there. Theres claims to ride up in broad daylight. No substantiating that. Old soldiers have vivid memories. One little comment, not a question. I was a surveyor in washington, d. C. For 42 years. In our office we had 1880 i think u. S. Gs topographic maps. First put out by the city and government and fortifications still on there. Cool set of maps. If you havent seen them, library of congress i think has them. Thanks. With that id like to again thank the National Archives for hosting this really wonderful event. Our speakers, please join me one last time in a round of applause for them. Union forces tried to create a gap in the forces but the attack failed. Here is a preview. O
If they could get a canon there and have a ranger give a talk about it, they could learn about it. This is part of the fort circle drive land that was never built around it. Fort de rucy. Its so beautiful. You come up to oregon avenue and you just drive in and pull off. Its very easy to find. When you go to the Nature Center and walk down, sometimes when they got cut off, the trees grew back. It still 150 year old. Here the earth works there they are massive. You can go all the way around. This picture doesnt do justice and some hiking trails. Terrific park. Again fort reno is the highest point in d. C. And on top of that to boot they had this tower so up here they could see the bust, f confederates were in trouble. Similarly when they looked at fort reno said it is well fortified. Here is the modern fort reno. If you climb up to the top and take this picture, thats virginia in the distance. You can really feel like what it might have been like just kind of close your eyes and its defi
County mosquito abatement district, the Dublin Services district, the zone 7 water agency, the Alameda County special districts association, and the American Association of quality. Jim was always there to step up when we jim never stopped learning, he never stopped serving and naming dublins post office, our only post office, after jim is a fitting tribute to his lifetime contributions and helps to inspire trivalley Community Residents to follow in his footsteps by dedicating their lives to service to others. Passing this bill also now ensures that jims surviving wife, who hes married to for 47 years, passed and their children, bill and mark, will be able to see jim honored. Its also the 50th anniversary this week of when jim and pat both met and graduated from Rypien College in wisconsin Rippon College in wisconsin. Today we honor jim kohnen, loving husband and father, faithful Public Servant, soldier and eagle scout. And urge my colleagues to join me in support of h. R. 1671. With t
And russia offers the u. S. Help after a commercial supply rocket explodes on the way to the International Space station. Kurdish forces battling to hold off isil in kobani are getting reinforcements. A convoy has now made its way through turkey and is on its way to the syrian town. 150 peshmerga are expected to join the fight just over the border from turkey, and another Smaller Group of Syrian Opposition fighters have arrived as well. Bernard smith reports. Reporter for turks its an unprecedented sight, armed kurdish fighter being escorted through turkey. The turkish government is allowing around 150 fighters to transit its territory after pressure from the u. S. To do more to stop kobani falling to isil. Turkey has been in conflict with kurdish separatists for more than 30 years. It says the syrian kurds are no different. But turkey doesnt see iraqi kurds as a threat, so its letting them through. [ applause ] reporter as the convoy made its way, the u. S. Lead coalition launched mor