I would like to tell you about a few programs going on today and tomorrow. We open our new exhibit remembering vietnam and we are so limiting that opening with a full slate of public events. Donna lowry will discuss the participation of American Military women during the vietnam war, which she recounts in her book, women Vietnam Veterans are untold story. At 4 30 p. M. , members of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Association will share their memories and experiences and tell us about the three bell helicopters parked outside our building. Tomorrow november 11, we will present three exhibits. Willis orourke dowell show us experience in vietnam through the eyes of a child. At 2 00, we will show the film soldiers. And then we will celebrate the vietnam war memorial with a thel discussion about founder of the Vietnam Memorial fund. Consult our monthly calendar of events online at archives. Gov and check out our website to sign up and get email updates. You will also find information about oth
Up next, on American History amy talks about her was who was captured by the North Vietnamese in 1967. And extort and her survival in vietnam. Archives in washington dc hosted this event. Those who served in the era, stand and be recognized. I ask all Vietnam Veterans or United States veterans that served during the vietnam era from 1955 to may 15 of 1975 to stand and be recognized. [applause] welcome home. Thank you for your service. As you exit the theater after the program, National Archive staff and volunteers will present each of you with a vietnam veteran lapel pin. On the back of it is embossed are grateful nation honors you. Its a National Initiative and the lapel pin is a lasting memento of thanks. In february 19 73, u. S. Military transport planes carry the groups of released american prisoners of war from vietnam to american bases. After several weeks of ferrying service meant freedom, operation homecoming returned 591 pows home. One of them carried james shively, whose sixy
Today. They are all falling led by greece. Down by over 1 . European stocks falling for the fifth day. Worst run since may. Sterling is down. We will come to that with David Blanchflower. Finalcommodities is your three columns. A quick peek at the european economy. Its on track for its best year in a decade. Headed towards a golden period. Still, the recovery is lagging behind that of the u. K. And the u. S. Growth is nowhere near levels recorded at the start of the millennium. Unemployment in the periphery still exceeds 10 . This is from 2008. Thats the starting block. Real gdp. Lets get to brent crude. Hedge fund bets on rising brent crude prices hitting a record high. Continued tensions in the middle east sending prices to their highest level in two years. Raising their net long positions by two point 4 to a record. 543,069 contracts in the weekend of november the seventh. Long surging by 2 to an alltime high. Short tumbling 2 to the lowest level in more than a month. China. Nt to m
U. S. And japanese navies. Leading off is a review of the war in pacific prior to june 1942 then new information about the japanese at the battle. This is live coverage on cspan3. We are pleased and very very proud to be hosting it. I would like to thank our partners that helped put this together. The Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation and world war i and world war ii come mem ri commemoration. We couldnt have done it without you. [ cheers and applause ] now, before we get going i do have housekeeping items to pass along. First of all, turn off or silence your cell phones. Keep your programs. We have something of a limited supply of those and please wear your fwbadges throughout the da. Keep in mind we are on cspan so during the q and a use the microphone deployed here on the square. At this time i would like to bring forward my counter part john pentanjelo who will make some remarks, john. [ applause ] thanks, chris. Good morning and welcome. The Hampton Roads naval hue see yum
Batt battle. This talk was part of a day long symposium to mark the battles 75th anniversary. It is about 45 minutes. Were going to kick off our Afternoon Program with a little bit different perspective than some of the things weve been hearing about this morning. We talked a lot this morning about midway from a u. S. Per spect i. Although walt did some talk about the japanese thinking that led them to midway. But we are going to build on that and go a little bit deeper out of the japanese side, specifically the japanese combined fleet and their perspectives because in many ways they are as central to the action. A noted expert on the japanese navy. Hes written numerous publications on various aspects of the naval war in the pacific and should provide illuminating perspective today. Without further adieu, anthony tulley. Thank you all. Thank you for putting this on. Thank you all for coming. Okay. What i would like to do testing. Okay. What i would like to do is i would like to segue i