Museums gemma birnbaum. All right, it is august 2, 2008. Tommy lofton, i am here in california, the san diego area. Can you tell me your name for the camera . David david roderick. Tommy mr. Roderick, can you tell me a little bit about where you are born, where you grew up . David i was born in decatur, illinois on november 18, 1923. Decatur is located right in the central part of the state. So i am really a midwestern young man. And i had five brothers. And my mother and father died when i was quite young. And my father, matter of fact, was only 40, and my mother was 38. And nothing that was unnatural about it except that they would probably be living today, with the resources that we have in medicine. My father died even before penicillin. Died from pneumonia. My oldest brother was married and had a child. And then i had three younger brothers myself. And i was 16. And i decided that id better move out and have one less mouth to feed. And so i joined the army at 16. That was before t
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And to keep up with our latest history news. The seven days anniversary of the german surrender to allies in 1945. Next author Rick Atkinson examines the last year of world war ii in europe in his book, the guns at last flight. He focused on the National Mall in 2013. This is about 45 minutes. Now to our author and speaker, writ rick attkisson. It is my personal misfortune that i arrived too late to work with him. He is rightly regarded as one of the most distinguished journalists of our time. His talents as a writer and a reporter, and unparalleled expertise in military affairs were a gift to the post and our readers. With his latest book, rick reminds us again that his he continues in different form, as a historian. The guns at last light is the final installment in his trilogy about world war ii. He dedicated nearly 15 years of his life to these three remarkable volumes. Alled the liberation trilogy a masterpiece of deep reporting and rich the New York Times review calls the childre
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