disadvantages. we weren t ready to enter into world war two. disadvan the reason we were able to win as quickly as we did without losing more american lives is because of the domination off american manufacturing. the germans had superior aircraft. they ran out of aircraft.uf weac manufactured three hundred thousand aircraft in world war two. the japanese had effectiver aircraftii. they ran out of aircraftan carriers. we manufactured one hundred fort out o y aircraft carriers during world war two when world war two broke out. when about four hundred thousand americans in uniform. we put 16 millioericans n ameriw uniform during world war two.or we had to manufacturemanufa their uniformsct, their boots, a their gear, their small arms, their training facilities, the transportation form we manufactured for thirty six allies for equipment that we supplied under our lend lease program. we absolutely crushed nazi germany and imperial japan because of our overwhelmingel superiority in manufact
we salute you. on behalf of all of our residents all along. officials. councilman oliver thomas, please. ketanji you. i said thank you. and to talk about how greatliene and special and resilient i see you write a book a a about helen keller, eric . oh, well, i am privileged thats you decided to join us foral ths all access. look at mardi grasexcess. this you know what i love most about this entire season? is it s a moment ofment o togetherness. it s peoplf e from different cultures, different races, different religions coming togetherraces, in unity, in lovo and enjoy. and if we could takee wo a little of that spirit as aul
and understand this? i think it ans just tremendously important, you know, to do the understanding i thory of what happened. and i think a lot of people don t realize we could haveouldh lost that war. it was not aavn easy victory. we could lost it had things just turned a little bit different in different places. st turneit s a great privilege. a great honor to meet you, sir. well, it s an honor to meet you. . uh, i feel very privilegedi fe to be here. o grea just glad we had this opportunity to be together. absolutely. and , uh , you made it you made off it off that boat. ninety years . ible. yeah.an incredible.k you, oh, my goodness. incredible. thank you, sir. securing america s freedom since our founding requiredd enormous personal sacrifice, solienormod patriotism and steat us manufacturing. a all these stories aresmall- on display here in small town america.to it took the imaginationth and significant resources of one man to make it all happen.
and it not only sustainsin the economy, but it y,s sustain the life of artists that hav e these and keep these unique. when you walk through the relaxium and you see these beautiful floats ready to go, g our artists are working this,o. then this weird artist s studio for a whole year to prepare those floats. they ll be on the street forwe a few hours, then they ll comek back in. we ll take them apar t. it ll be like it s a crazy business model. bu itt it s what we ve done here for 150 years. there is no otheyearr placs e, only in america, but this is a s hidden gem of a world. we ll continue to build on it. i hope we ref doing for another hundred fifty years. that would be something to celebrate. that w. stephen hales, thank yoo much. pleasure to be with you. what many may not realize is that mardi gras isn t just a time to party, but also a time of religious reflectionfn and alms giving. monsignor christopher nalty broke it all down for us . great to see you. we just heard a lot
where i uncover the history of mardi gras and maybe we ll seese some beads throwing. but we begin tonight i b n duboise of ,wyoming, where i had the privilege of touring the incredible national museum of military vehicles. let svehicl watches. it s not what you d mightwhat y expect in thisou old logging town of dubois, wyoming. nestled along the wind river range, you d find the museum that houses the largestcles collection of american military vehicles in the world, funded almost entirely by successful businessman dan starks. busithe national museum of miliy vehicles tells the story of stoy the courage, ingenuity and the manufacturing prowess that propelleatd america since the revolutionary war. we ll show you these immersive displaysow you t showcasing thes vehicles and weapons that weret indispensable to america sour gu survival. mr. starks is going to bine our guide. and along the way, will meet up with a few surprise guests.