The middle east. First of all and foremost, i want to submit for the record the statement by chairman mccain who is not here today. Were joined this morning by a group we all know well. You have all been before this committee. As i mentioned to you a minute ago, and i think most of the members of this committee have seen you in action in the field, and ambassador crocker, you have been a diplomat in residence, woodrow wilson, school of public and International Affairs at princeton university. He has been all over the map, and in the last couple of decades. Ambassador eric edelman, counsellors center for strategic and budgetary assessment. By my account this is your ninth appearance before this committee. Does it sound right to you . Yeah. And ambassador jeffrey, the philip solange distinguished fellow, University Washington institute for near east policy. I remember being with you in turkey and other places, and, of course, ambassador stuart jones, Vice President of the colin group. Yo
Specifically the John J Pershing centennial lecture series. Currently serves as the chair of military history at the United States army command and general Staff College. He has notably published the school of hard knocks combat leadership in the American Expeditionary forces, which was the recipient of a society for military histories 2013 distinguished book award. He has also recently published pershings crusaders, both of which you can pickup in our museum store. Been doing ongoing researching, contextualizing both 1917 and our world today, providing a critical lens on the United States and its relationship to war. He brings the energy that he uses at the general Staff College and also at the United States military academy at west point to our stage every time that he speaks here. Please join me in welcoming richard faulkner. [applause] so lora runs a seminar like a prussian and i give a seminar like a frenchman. I am not 100 today i have something. Tell my on the stage, wife i died
The statement by mccain joined s morning by a group that we all know well youve all been before this committee is i mention to the you a minute ago and i think most of the members of meet have seen in action in the field and investor crocker youve been diplomat in residence Wilson School and at Princeton University been all over the map. And in the last couple of decades, and a investor harry counselor, senator for strategic and budgetary assessment l by my account that is your 9th appearance before this committee does what sound right to you . Yeah. Investor at the university of Washington Institute for the policy i remember being with you in tucky, and other places and a, of course, ambassador Stewart Jones Vice President of the cohen group who your presence visited by i think every member here by both jordan and in iraq so it is great to have all of you here. Much of our nation attention has gone towards middle east in materials of military operations and thats appropriately so. Wev
Relative of confederate general John Bell Hood. He is the author of John Bell Hood the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general. And the lost papers of , confederate general John Bell Hood. With an undivided interest in and past history, president of the board of directors of the confederate Morrill Hall Museum in new orleans. Without further do, sam. [applause] hello, and thank you. You mentioned my odyssey. My wife and i moved to myrtle beach, South Carolina, five days ago. [laughter] and if you think it is bad when the Airlines Lose your luggage, anyway we werent able to move , into the house we are buying so we are living out of boxes and crates and things. I drove appear to up here. It sounds strange to say i drove up from South Carolina. Im used to driving down there. This is i have been looking forward to this for several reasons. One is when the theme of the symposium is generals you love to hate, i dont have to worry about what peoples expectations are. Well, beca
And, the lost papers of confederate general John Bell Hood. With an undivided interest in Civil War History, and past president of the board of directors of the confederate Morrill Hall Museum in new orleans. Without further do, sam. [applause] hello, and thank you. You mentioned my odyssey. My wife and i moved to myrtle beach, South Carolina, five days ago. [laughter] and if you think it is bad when the Airlines Lose your luggage, anyway, we werent able to move into the house we are buying so we are living out of boxes and crates and things. I drove up here. It sounds strange to say i drove up from South Carolina. Im used to driving down there. This is i have been looking forward to this for several reasons. One is when the theme of the symposium is generals you love to hate, i dont have to worry about what peoples expectations are. Well, because i am a big fan of John Bell Hood, even though i am not as closely related as the name implies. You are probably wondering. I am a collateral