Direction of colonel andrew esch. Present arms. O, say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer 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 flag was still there o, say does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave . [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States, donald j. Trump, and the first lady of the United States, melania trump. [playing hail to the chief] [applause] [chanting usa] [cheers and applause] pres. Trump hello, america, hello. [cheers and applause] pres. Trump the first lady and i wish each and every one of you a happy Independence Day on this truly historic fourth of july. Today, we come together as one nation with this very special salute to america. We celebrate our history, our peopl
Pleasees and gentlemen, rise and remain standing by the for the presentation of the colors and the National Anthem as performed by the United States army band pershings own, and the United States army chorus, under the direction of colonel andrew ash. Present arms. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched streaming . Lantly and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there spangledes that star banner yet wave of the freed brave . E of the [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united dates, donald j. Trump, and the first navy of the united dates, Melania Trump the United States, Melania Trump. He chief]hail to teh [applause] [chanting usa] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] pres. Trump hello, america, hello. [cheers and applause] the first lady and i wi
We show you that hourlong ceremony in front of the Lincoln Memorial and it includes flyovers from planes and helicopters of the i5 military branches. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise and remain standing for the presentation of the colors, by the United States armed forces colorguard, and the national anthem, as performed by the United States army band and army chorus. Present arms. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched streaming . Lantly and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there spangledes that star banner yet wave of the freed brave . E of the [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united dates, donald j. Trump, and the first navy of the united dates, Melania Trump the United States, Melania Trump. He chief]hail to teh [applause] [chanting usa] [che
The battle of mobile bay in august of 1864, and the leadership roles of Union Rear Admiral David Farragut and confederate admiral Franklin Buchanan. It closed one of the last major ports. The victory, coupled with the gave a boost to president abraham lincolns bid for reelection just a couple of months later. The Mariners Museum host this 45 minute event. [applause] john there is an unseen battlefield in every human breast where to opposing forces me to and where they seldom rest. The battle of mobile bay is actually the story of a contest between the two highest ranking naval officers in the civil war, and franklint buchanan. If you think of two opposing wills, that is what you have the battle of mobile bay. First, i want to talk about who these characters are. Start with Franklin Buchanan, since he was on one of our ironclads here in Hampton Roads. Franklin buchanan was born on seven on september 17, 1800 in baltimore, maryland. His father was founder of the Maryland Medical Society
Each week, American History tv sits in on a lecture. You can watch classes here at 8 00 and midnight eastern. Next, Donald Miller talks about what daily life was like for british and american airmen during world war ii and how their experiences differed from infantrymen. Hours. Ass is two prof. Miller im going to show you some slides. T is not a pro forma lecture ,f you have questions observations, let me know. Where we are at the 1943. We have invaded sicily, we have invaded italy. We are beginning to win the title of the atlantic. An enormous russian victory at stalingrad. Hurting, now the war is beginning to reverse itself. We are going to turn back a little bit to the beginning of the american participation and take that through dday. Next up we will do the dday invasion. Ok. There is the basis, east anglia. I have been there a lot. Englandbackward area of , only 60 miles from london but it might as well be six centuries away. As i say, it is shaped like a giant hachette aimed at n