So were going to hear from Patrick Odonnell and learn the story of those eight bears. Patrick odonnell is a critically acclaimed military historian and an expert expert on elite units. He is the author of 11 books and he is the recipient of several national awards. He served as a combat historian in a marine rifle platoon during the battle of fallujah speaks often on espionage counter operations and counter insurgency. Foras provided consulting the awardwinning series band of brothers and just to read you a couple of snippets of reviews on this, his newest book, Exhaustive Research with fluid, mr. Odonnell relates the history of the unknown soldier their part in world war i through the soldiers experience. And from usa today a gripping story from one of the best and most gripping stories. Few authors have the same kind of enthusiasm that odonnell brings to this topic. Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome Patrick Odonnell to the stage. It is really quite an honor to be introduce
5000 an insult. Years in 1920, one single unknown soldier was chosen to represent all of those who had died without being identified. The soldier of world war i was lead to rest with a solemn ceremony intended at the our Motion Picture holdings documents the progress of that soldiers remains from france to the United States, in the newly built him of the unintelligent. As the ceremonies at the u. S. Capital where the unknown leg general stood as the soldiers father to fill the role of the socialist nearest relative. Along the way from france to the nearest resting place eight men selected by the general accompanied the body of the unknown. So we are going to hear from Patrick Odonnell, and learn the story of the eight bearers, and their heroism on the battlefield. Patrick odonnell is a bestselling, critically acclaimed military historian, and a expert on elite you. Nets hes the author of 11 bucks, including washington immortals, world war i, and he saw recipient of several national awa
Also the actions of individuals. A number testified to the great sacrifice, death and combat. The National Cemetery in arlington, virginia is the resting place of more than 400,000 people, including nearly 5,000 unknown soldiers. In 1921, a single unknown soldier was chosen to represent all of those who have died without being identified. The soldier of world war 1 was laid to rest with so many lemm ceremony attended by those of the highest ranks. On Film Documents the progress of that soldiers remains from france to the United States. And the newly built tomb of the unknown soldier. As the ceremonies at the u. S. Capitol where the unknown lay, general pershing stood to fill the role of the nearest relative. Along the way, eight men personally selected by general pershing accompanied the body of the unknown. So well hear from Patrick Odonnell and learn the story of those eight bearers and their hair rheroism on the battlefiel. He is an expert on elite units. Author of 11 books includin
Them by their families you know by their by their communities or whether its just basically something they have come to on their own but you transgressed that youve committed an act so by also a pouring in your own to your own senses that you are no longer the person you once were or the person that you thought you would be. Military veterans make up 8 percent of u. S. Adult population but account for 13. 5 percent of the adult suicides in the United States data from Veterans Affairs shows among veterans that had deployed to iraq and afghanistan suicide rates are 4. 00 to 10. 00 times higher than their civilian peers but even these statistics may be understating suicide rates among combat veterans in a 2015 story a marine corps infantry unit that was tracked after coming home from war saw suicide rates among its young men for. Times greater than other young male veterans and 14 times that of civilians this high rate of suicide in veterans leads to a total number of deaths of combat tro
Service members killed in those wars since 2001 why is suicide such an epidemic among combat veterans from our wars in the middle east joining me to discuss veteran suicides is matthew hoh who served as a Marine Corps Company commander in iraq in a later as a state Department Official in afghanistan resigned in protest over the escalation of the war. So matthew and i spent 20 years covering war i didnt carry a weapon and thats an important distinction but certainly dealt with p. T. S. D. As i know you have lets 1st just explain what p. T. S. D. Does to you and i know youve fought this battle too. Yeah absolutely chris and thank you for having me on and i think that point you made is something you know well get into about the difference. As a perpetrator of war as say i was as opposed to somebody who has taken part in the war as you were but werent was not a perpetrator of the violence and i dont i want to know is it a national thats a very important distinction which ive always very ye