Hi, everybody. Good evening. Thank you all so much for coming tonight. Im carrie robb. Im the author, Events Coordinator for Saint Louis County library. And on behalf of the library, im very pleased to welcome you to tonights westfall politics and history series event with acclaimed author walker correspondent and decorated veteran elliott. In conversation with journalist kathy gilsenan. So tonights event is presented by the associate authors at the j, which is a new partnership between the library and the jcc. As you may know, our library on lindbergh is now under construction and i think the wrecking ball comes for it next week. So during the time that our new building is being built, the jcc has offered us the use of this gorgeous facility here for our author event. So many of our events be here for the next year and a half. I you guys will join us a lots more. I also want to let you know that cspan is here tonight recording for book tv, which i think is so cool. So you guys can wat
Cspan. Org. If youre enjoying book tv, sign up for our newsletter using the qr code on the screen. Book tv every sunday on cspan2 or anytime online at book tv. Org. Television for serious readers. Hi, everybody, good evening, thank you all so much for coming tonight. Im the author coordinator or st. Louis county library. To tonights westfall politics and history series event with acclaimed author walker correspondent and decorated veteran elliott. In conversation with journalist kathy gilsenan. So tonights event is presented by the associate authors at the j, which is a new partnership between the library and the jcc. As you may know, our library on lindbergh is now under construction and i think the wrecking ball comes for it next week. So during the time that our new building is being built, the jcc has offered us the use of this gorgeous facility here for our author event. So many of our events be here for the next year and a half. I you guys will join us a lots more. I also want to
By the associate authors at the j, which is a new partnership between the library and the jcc. As you may know, our library on lindbergh is now under construction and i think the wrecking ball comes for it next week. So during the time that our new building is being built, the jcc has offered us the use of this gorgeous facility here for our author event. So many of our events be here for the next year and a half. I you guys will join us a lots more. I also want to let you know that cspan is here tonight recording for book tv, which i think is so cool. So you guys can watch this again on book tv in a couple of weeks. I also want to recognize our bookseller Left Bank Books saint louis is the oldest and premier independent bookstore. Left bank has eliots books for sale in the back of the room, and he will sign back there as well after the talk. So on the event our author this evening, Eliot Ackerman, served five tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan in both the infantry and as a Marine C
By the associate authors at the j, which is a new partnership between the library and the jcc. As you may know, our library on lindbergh is now under construction and i think the wrecking ball comes for it next week. So during the time that our new building is being built, the jcc has offered us the use of this gorgeous facility here for our author event. So many of our events be here for the next year and a half. I you guys will join us a lots more. I also want to let you know that cspan is here tonight recording for book tv, which i think is so cool. So you guys can watch this again on book tv in a couple of weeks. I also want to recognize our bookseller Left Bank Books saint louis is the oldest and premier independent bookstore. Left bank has eliots books for sale in the back of the room, and he will sign back there as well after the talk. So on the event our author this evening, Eliot Ackerman, served five tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan in both the infantry and as a Marine C
Week. So during the time that our new building is being built, the jcc has offered us the use of this gorgeous facility here for our author event. So many of our events be here for the next year and a half. I you guys will join us a lots more. I also want to let you know that cspan is here tonight recording for book tv, which i think is so cool. So you guys can watch this again on book tv in a couple of weeks. I also want to recognize our bookseller Left Bank Books saint louis is the oldest and premier independent bookstore. Left bank has eliots books for sale in the back of the room, and he will sign back there as well after the talk. So on the event our author this evening, Eliot Ackerman, served five tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan in both the infantry and as a Marine Corps Special Operations Officer for his military service. He is a recipient of a silver star, a bronze star and a purple heart. Elliott holds a masters degree in International Affairs from the Fletcher School of