Veterans both cool rad in article as and brothers tom an chuck hagel both volunteer to go to war and fought in the same Army Infantry unit. In our year of war, daniel recounts journey from Middle America to vietnam at the height of the war and then home again. As we observed 50th anniversary of the war, privileged to hear are from these two eyewitnesses. The author daniel served in u. S. Army for 35 years retiring as a lieutenant general. He commanded troops in both afghanistan and iraq, earning five bronze star medals one for valor and combat action badge hes a contradicting editor for Army Magazine and author of eight other books he currently teaches history at North Carolina state university. Chuck hagel has long served our country. He was secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015. And before that, a u u. S. Senator from his home state nebraska during the vietnam war he served in combat as a sergeant in the u. S. Army and earned two purple hearts. The combat infantryman badging and the
Each week reel america brings you archival films for Historical Context on Public Policy issues of the 20th century. The five cities of june is the u. S. Information agency film documenting historic event around the world in 1963 featuring the election and coronation of paul the sixth the launch of the soviet rocket, fighting in south vietnam, the integration of the university of alabama in tuscaloosa, and president kennedys trip to berlin. The film was nominated for an Academy Award and was narrated by actor charlton heston. Narrator five cities were silent in may. On the first morning of the following month, they awoke with brushes in their hands and a calendar as a canvas. As their canvas. When god made the days, man the calendar, and the five cities in made june of 1963. 4 Million People died in the month of june and 9,600,000 people were born. No one knows what names of future history are among those born. Of those that died, pope john xxiii. Outside st. Peters basilica the masses
And how many of the u. S. Navy crew reunited with the refugees years later. With him is captain paul jacobs, commander of the the ukk kirk during the rescue. From the memorial in washington, d. C. , this is one hour. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Im mark weber, curator of the United States Navy Memorial. Today, were pleased to have jan k. Herman here to discuss his new Naval Institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. Mr. Herman served as historian of the Navy Medicine department and special assistance to the Surgeon General for 33 years. Hes keeping busy in retirements as evidenced by this book. He has written numerous articles and books, including battle station sick bay, medicine and the korean war, and navy history in vietnam. Hes also produced documentary videos on medicine, including an internationallyacclaimed video on the lucky few. Join me in welcoming jan herman to the Navy Memorial. [ applause ] thank you, mark. I appreciate
Commander of the the during the rescue. From the memorial in washington, d. C. , this is one hour. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Im mark weber, curator of the United States Navy Memorial. Today, were pleased to have jan k. Herman here to discuss his new Naval Institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. Mr. Herman served as historian of the Navy Medicine department and special assistance to the Surgeon General for 33 years. Hes keeping busy in retirements as evidenced by this book. He has written numerous articles and books, including battle station sick bay, medicine and the korean war, and navy history in vietnam. Hes also produced documentary videos on medicine, including an internationallyacclaimed video on the lucky few. Join me in welcoming jan herman to the Navy Memorial. [ applause ] thank you, mark. I appreciate that introduction. At first glance, the story that youre going to hear today about the uss kirk seems like a little st
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Im mark weber, curator of the United States Navy Memorial. Today, were pleased to have jan k. Herman here to discuss his new Naval Institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. Mr. Herman served as historian of the Navy Medicine department and special assistance to the Surgeon General for 33 years. Hes keeping busy in retirements as evidenced by this book. He has written numerous articles and books, including battle station sick bay, medicine and the korean war, and navy history in vietnam. Hes also produced documentary videos on medicine, including an internationallyacclaimed video on the lucky few. Join me in welcoming jan herman to the Navy Memorial. [ applause ] thank you, mark. I appreciate that introduction. At first glance, the story that youre going to hear today about the uss kirk seems like a little story. It seems like an almost insignificant tale, at that. Thats at first glance. For 35 years, it r