Anniversary of the normandy invasion, which is taking place this summer, and we thought it certainly fitting to commemorate that event and 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. And if we can impart even a small inkling of that to passers by and families who come visit this place, then we feel that weve done a fairly good job. The unit that we portray is the Fourth Infantry Division, and its a unit thats sometimes overshadowed in the realm of world war ii history, but nonetheless, it was one of the spearhead units that was involved in the normandy invasion. It was some of the first amphibious troops who were ashore, and they waded ashore on utah beach. Unbeknown unbeknownst to many of them at that time they had actually landed on the wrong sector. They had landed about a half a mile offcourse and there was a little bit of uncertainty, perhaps hesitation as to what
A reenactor with the world war ii living history group, and we are here at Army Heritage days at the u. S. Army heritage and Education Center in carlisle, pennsylvania, and at this event, it is a major complex. Were here on the Army Heritage trail, and one can find reenactors or living historians from all different time periods ranging from the 17th surgecentp to the present. My group, though, is here this weekend to discuss the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion, which is taking place this summer, and we thought it certainly fitting to commemorate that event and 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. And if we can impart even a small inkling of that to passers by and families who come visit this place, then we feel that weve done a fairly good job. The unit that we portray is the Fourth Infantry Division, and its a unit thats sometimes overshadowed in the
Looking for white hat hackers who use their computing skills for a good cause. Foreign ministers from russia ukraine, germany, and france are meeting in paris to establish a complete ceasefire in eastern ukraine. A truce went into effect more than a week ago, but it remains fragile. Sporadic clashes between prorussian separatists and Government Forces continue. The prorussian leader in donetsk said on tuesday that they have begun removing heavy weapons in accordance with the ceasefire agreement. He accused the Government Troops of violating the accord. He claimed they are provoking the situation by moving in weapons. Ukrainian forces dispute the accusation they assert the rebels are not abiding by the ceasefire. A military spokesperson accused prorussian militants of shelling areas near debaltseve and donetsk. A spokesperson said they will not withdraw their heavy weapons as long as the aggression continues. Analysts say the Foreign Ministers in paris are trying to create a process to
Congress wont do its job. We could have done a lot better and given him the 5. 7 billion he requested. The president must not repeat his mistakes of the recent past. President trump, sign this bill. Neither side got everything it wanted in this bill but both sides want to avoid another shutdown. President trump i appreciate all the work the republicans have done. Theyre going against a radical left. I dont want to see a shutdown. Shutdown would be a terrible thing. Well look at the legislation when it comes and ill make a determination. Sandra kevin corke has the latest from the white house this morning. Kevin, does the white house believe that there is enough time to thoroughly review this massive spending bill before the deadline . Thats the issue. You are so on the money on that. When you think about it. Its the timing. Were talking about going over a massive amount of paperwork. The real issue here white house sources tell me the president hasnt decided whether or not he will sign
This weekend. But he did say this when he was asked about his proudest moment during the obama years. Not one single whisper of scandal. Not one. Not one. Martha so when it does turn to the issues, how will that go for the former Vice President . Is running against a sea of candidates who believes that russia poses a very great threat to america which will no doubt prompt reclaims of this response to mitt romney calling russia our biggest foe. He acts like the cold war is still on. Russia is still arm major adversary. I do not know where hes been. Martha that will raise questions about the obama team and what they knew and what they did about the russian meddling and the origins of the investigations into the Trump Campaign to be sure. Biden also expecting a warm reception in the rust belt. He has built union bonds for decades. But now with very low unemployment in these areas, workers who were sidelined returning back to the workforce in wage growth, how will he lay out his case that