Out of an abundance of caution during the covid19 pandemic, there is no in person audience today and certain ceremonial elements have been prerecorded. Please welcome the official party to the stage the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. Chief of staff of the army, general james c mcconville. Sergeant major of the army, michael a grinstead. Director of the National Museum of the United States army, ms. Tammy call. Accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c miller. And chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Millie. Now presenting the colors is the third United States infantry regiment the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. The National Anthem will be performed by Sergeant First Class jesse meeks from the United States army band, pershings own. Present. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through t
Please welcome the official party to the stage the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. Chief of staff of the army, general james c. Mcconville. Sergeant major of the army, michael a. Grinstead. Director of the National Museum of the United States army, ms. Tammy call. Accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c. Miller. And chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Millie. Now presenting the colors is the third United States infantry regiment, the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. The National Anthem will be performed by jesse meeks from the United States army band, pershings own. Present arms o say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight , oh the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our
, honing their skills at each one. And there are positions, but hmm, every fighter must possess all types of weapons that are in our unit, how to cope with anxiety for families whose closest ones are fighting at the front, special booklets with advice on how to act, who to call if the soldier does not get in touch for many days or another stressful situation has occurred, which gives peace of mind, prepared by the ministry of defense , the most important tips are detailed, there are telephone numbers of all hotlines for all cases that may arise while the soldier defends the country , get such a family booklet defenders can be obtained at the Territorial Assembly centers or electronically on the website of the ministry of defense. Lets simplify it, lets make it more comfortable and calmer for our defenders families, who here are looking forward not only to victory, but also to all their loved ones alive and unharmed. Russia does not stop artillery and missile strikes on civilian objects
What a perfect introduction. Thank you. Thats great. John and i are delighted to be back here at the lincoln forum. Those of you who know us even a little bit will not be surprise today hear last night we had an opportunity to get together and consume some wine. And in the midst of that conversation, fueled by wine we were talking about how we were th terribly jealous of ron chernow whose biography of hamilton inspired a very lucrative musical on broadway. So we thought how appropriate it would be to have joseph e. Johnston the musical. [laughter] or william t. Sherman the musical or the one that really inspired us was henry wager halek the musical. As you see on the screen here and youll be delighted to hear, this is not going to be a musical presentation today. Instead, alas, it is a tragedy in three acts. Act one. On april 17, 1865, which is a full week after lee surrendered to grant at appomattox as we just heard a few moments ago, joseph e. Johnston and william t. Sherman met in t
The end of the civil war. Their april 1865 meeting happened two days after president lincolns assassination and a week after robert e lee surrendered at appomattox. This is part of the annually conform symposium and is just under an hour. Welcome to session one of the 21st annual lincoln for him symposiumincoln forum. Professor craig simons is Professor Emeritus of the United States Naval Academy and a member of the executive committee of the board of advisors of the lincoln forum. Newlythe author or editor 2000 two dozen books, including neptune, the allied invasion of europe and the dday andings that book won the Samuel Eliot Morrison award for literature. The author of lincoln and his admirals, which won the lincoln prize in 2009. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions, the noble the Naval Historical Foundation awarded him the navalore deadly w knox history award for a lifetime achievement. John marszalak came out of retirement in 2008 and accepted the executiveing direct