My name is jared frederick, i am an instructor of history at penn state, and i am a reenactor with the furious fourth World War Ii History group. We are here at the u. S. Army Heritage Education center in pennsylvania. It is a major complex on the Army Heritage trail. Ranging from the 17th century up to the present. My group is here this weekend to discuss the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion, which is taking place this summer. We thought it certainly fitting to commemorate that event. Us putting on these old uniforms, wearing old equipment, it certainly gives us a better perspective and appreciation of what the greatest generation went through. If we can impart even a small inkling of that to the passersby, then we feel like we have done a good job. The unit we portray is the Fourth Infantry Division. It is a unit overshadowed in the World War Ii History. It was one of the spearhead units involved in the normandy invasion. It was some of the first amphibious troops who were a
Furious fourth World War Ii History group. We are here at army had rich days at the u. S. Army heritage andrea and Education Center here in carlile, pennsylvania. At this event, its a major complex. We are here on the Heritage Army heritage trail. We can find reenacting historians from all different time periods from the 17th century up to the president. My group is here this weekend to discuss the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion which is taking place this summer. We found it certainly fitting to commemorate that event. Us putting on these uniforms, wearing old equipment, it certainly gives us a better perspective and appreciation of what the greatest generation went through. If we can impart even a small inkling of that to passers by and families who come visit this place, then we feel like weve done a fairly good job. The unit that we portray is the Fourth Infantry Division. Its a unit that is sometimes overshadowed in the realm of World War Ii History. Nonetheless, it was
War and its man. War and its machines. Together they form the big picture. Welcome to the big picture. Im captain carlos immerman. The big picture is a report to you from your army, an army committed by you the people of the United States to stop communist aggression wherever it may spread. The big picture traces the Current Events in the Current Campaign with firsthand reports from our combat veterans and from film taken by cameramen in the single core. These are men that caught on film the big picture as it happens, where it happens. Today our big picture brings into focus the turning of the tide. You will see our fight to hold on to the perimeter. We will see our support from our carriers. The invasion of wellmeaning and the march on social. You hear a firsttime report from lieutenant dries in stock, the leader with the armys 24th army division. Lets go back to august 1950. Ten hours after 47 days of fighting in korea, the pusan is at being and flowing for both sides. United nations
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noise the upper 4 5 of okinawa are already in our hands. The principle remaining japanese strength of more than 50,000 troops has managed to stalemate both the marine corps and the marine Third Amphibious corps, which has arrived from the north to support them. From the capital city of naha, the enemy defense line runs unbroken for four miles like a stone wall to the east coast. Along this line, marine troops faced the concentrated fire of japanese artillery, the most effective yet encountered in any pacific operation. [gunfire] here are explosions armored units that operate over terrain that is tactically advantageous to the japanese. Volcanic outcroppings and choral knobs enabled the enemy to go from one fortified ridge to another. Operation points go over most of the terrain, comprising a stubborn rathole Defense System which must be overcome point by point. music our artillery delivers heavy fire on the central strong point of the enemy defense line, the garrison village of shuri,