Welcome to everybody. Im the director of the david National Center for white house history. Im conkrncurrently the senior e president for Educational Resources and i would like contexturely to put this in a nice picture, share background of the association and that places tonight was talk if to a proper context. Were private, nonprofit ed Educational Organization and the mission of the place is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the executive mansion and that means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the Kennedy Administration and first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy founded the ass association and its purpose was to help the white house collect an exhibit, the absolute very best of American History and culture but underscoring all of that to inform and excite the public about the hist raeof the executive mansion. So today were still doing this. Acquisition, preservation, research continue through the sale of our books, our products. The official white house orname
Welcome to everybody. Im the director of the david National Center for white house history. Im conkrncurrently the senior e president for Educational Resources and i would like contexturely to put this in a nice picture, share background of the association and that places tonight was talk if to a proper context. Were private, nonprofit ed Educational Organization and the mission of the place is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the executive mansion and that means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the Kennedy Administration and first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy founded the ass association and its purpose was to help the white house collect an exhibit, the absolute very best of American History and culture but underscoring all of that to inform and excite the public about the hist raeof the executive mansion. So today were still doing this. Acquisition, preservation, research continue through the sale of our books, our products. The official white house orname
[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Im the ceo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. I will be your master of ceremonies today. It is my pleasure to be the first to welcome you to the veterans day ceremony at the wall. Before we begin the formal program, i would like to the gold starof family members we have with us here today. Fathers, wives, siblings, spouses, nieces, nephews, and sons and daughters in touch. All of those who experienced the loss of a loved one and know all too well of the sacrifices that our military families make. To those still waiting for the return of their loved ones who are listed as missing. Thank you for joining us. [applause] id also like to take a moment to thank the wall volunteers, they are the folks you see in the Yellow Jackets and hats. Of the Vietnam Veter
Ceremony in washington, d. C. Speakers included the designer of the wall, maya lynn, and former defense secretary and vietnam veteran, chuck hagel. Good afternoon,ve ladies an gentlemen. Im president and ceoi yo of tht veet nuclear progr Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and master of ceremonies for today. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the annual veterans day ceremony at the mall. Before we begin the program, i would like to recognize all the gold star family members we havp with us here today, the mothers, fathers, wives, siblings, spouses, nieces, nephew, and the sons and daughters in touch, all those who have experienced the loss of a loved one and know all too well the sacrifices that our military families make. And finally, to those still waiting for the return of their loved ones who are listed as missing, thank you for joining us. Id also like to take a moment to thank the wall volunteers. Theyre the folks you see in the Yellow Jackets and the yellow ho hat, and the staff of
When they have just opened an exhibit on the vietnam war. We are here with jerry were live at it National Archives in washington d. C. And were here with jerry sego. Why are you out here today . To help the archives bring attention to this remember vietnam series and our continuous goals to honor the Vietnam Veterans by our display of the vietnam ear a ahead quarters. Sometimes the vietnam war is referred to as the first helicopter war. Why is that . The utalization of it was multiple uses. The helicopter took the place of trucks, jeeps and other equipment that had been used in other wars. Med vaccing troops was a big deal from the field and they could put troops in a lot more efficiency quicker and safer if you believe it is safer, it actually was. Driving along roads that could be ambushed and even though they took aerial fighter, they could pinpoint them into a place quicker and a lot of things was learned by utalization off the helicopter like our medics today. So not only the war