Interview conducted by the National World War Ii Museum hershel Woody Williams recounts his experiences serving as a marine in the pacific. Watch American History tv, now and over the weekend, on cspan 3. My name is jared frederick. Im an instructor of history at penn state altoona. Im also a reenactor with the furious fourth world war ii living history group. And we are here at Army Heritage days at the u. S. Army heritage and Education Center in carlisle, pennsylvania. And at this event it is a major complex. Were here on the Army Heritage trail and one can find reenactors or living historians from all different time periods, ranging from the 17th century up to the present. My group, though, is here this weekend to discuss the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion, which is taking place this summer. And we thought it certainly fitting to commemorate that event. And us putting on these old uniforms, wearing old equipment, it certainly gives us a better perspective and appreciation
Test test test test test test test captioning performed by vitac in the Current Administration of generals, so we have that was an outstanding briefing and its a way to bring good history to and understanding to people to staffers trying to advise senators or congressmen and congre congresswomen and how to preact to policies and issues with regard to that. Anybody else want to comment . Yes, rob. We dont have anything as formal as what dain does but we have seen and i would echo what he said about i think fundamentally people have an interest in history, how we got to where we are today. If you take the view and its debatable and hard evidence perhaps is difficult to come by, that history is not taught as well as it once was or isnt being taught at all. I hear that from older constituents of the Marshall Foundation, more and more people are tending to look to organizations such as ours because of itsz longevity and association with general marshall as being something as authority. A li
And, lets get back to this, and, send it in an email. And, i dont know it. Is that a progress. We are getting in the halloween spirit. We have animals in the studio we thought, what about creepy animals, right. Oh, like bats. And vulture. We have a vulture. It is my agent. And they have a fox, with big ears. We have picture of it. I just took a picture of it in the green room. Yes. You are so mean. Good one, good one. Well, listen, you called me a fox. That is why i thought of it because of the ears. You always said i had big eyes, big eyes. You have giant eyes. And everything gets bigger as you move down. Wait, what . No, nothing. And hand carved. And, and, a tour and thinks a great fun, and not too scary. Julia child just screamed have hit a vein. And that is what you use to make this beautiful halloween sentiment. That is what shes just joining us, in the 9 00 oclock hour, finish product what shes trying to make a brain is for a Halloween Center piece. Im sorry, i asked for that, ju
Morning and closing part of north plum street and that is closed between west nasa and noble road. If i can move out of the way of the graphics there and that is there and closed because of the water main break after reopening and theyre going to have a boil alert and well let you know as soon as that happens. Elsewhere, the highways looking good in the akron area. And 76 and 77 and head outside and check on the odot cameras and 71 to get busy but not impacting our drive times and no delays as of yet. And some now information into the live desk. Were getting a look at the father who shot his daughter twice overnight in rocky river, once in the head and this is cityyearold jamal who is in police custody. The shooting happened on vine court near tricity park about 5 hours ago. The son made a frantic call to old daughter is being treated at the hospital and hercon is unknown and well keep checking on this. Thank you. And developing in parma, theyre proposing dramatic cuts. And theyre upse
Three months after diagnosis, former president Jimmie Carter says hes cancer free. And the people of venezuela await the ruts of an election that results of an election that could end 17 years of socialist rule we begin with a Rare Oval Office address by president obama. He will speak to the country hoping to reassure the nation. It is the second time to do so, out lining a plan to beat terrorism here and abroad. Following two mass shootings. President obama says hes fighting back, insisting the American People will not be terrorized. Al jazeera joins us from the white house with more on what the president is expected to say. Bisi onileere, you are right. Its been reassuring the public in the wake of the attacks in pa paris, and the San Bernardino shootings, describing them as an act of terrorism, and has to be careful not to alarm the public. Theres an item on the agenda. The president has come understand criticism since the rise of i. S. I. L. , a few weeks ago president obama said i