Mcarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia. My name is chris, its my honor and privilege to be the director here. We are a museum, archive and Research Center dedicated to life and times of general of the army Douglas Mcarthur. What were going to look at is the treasures related to alaska arthur from the period really world war ii, the occupation of japan and beyond to the end of his life. So with that, lets take a look at our first item. Douglas mcarthur was offered the job of military advisor of the Common Wealth of the philippines. They were slated in 1946 and they need admit advisor basically to create the philippine military. Douglas mcarthur brings very impressive resume to that task. He is the most highly decorated american officer in the first world war. Had been superintendent at west point at the u. S. Military academy. One of the outstanding graduates at west point. Known in the philippines. Had a lot of friends including friends in the current philippine government. Had been ch
D he gives grant basically a twopart requirement, first to Bring Organization to the union war effort. And secondly to defeat the army of Northern Virginia. And grant goes about making it possible to carry out that charge with a vengeance. First he put together a Program Unlike any the war has yet seen. He realized up to this point battles would last a couple of days and armies would pull apart for months. Grant would not let that happen anymore. They would fight them until they were destroyed. He also realized the old goal of capturing territory didnt make sense anymore. Hence the goal would be to destroy them and only by doing that could the rebellion be brought to a close. And finally he realized they had to move together so the confederates couldnt shift from one theater to the other. We are going to see opening campaigns in the east grant riding with the army and in the west under the direction of grants close friend and subordinate general sherman and these will be bat thals will
I appreciate it. As i told you folks i talked with his morning, it is an honor for me to be here. There is Something Special about the battlefield here at cold harbor. I came about my interest in the american civil war, im sure like most of you did. I got it from my father. My dad was born in 1901 and a little town on the tennesseealabama border that was only 35 years after the end of the american civil war. As you might imagine, most of those old men sitting around the Grocery Store were confederate veterans. He grew up listening to their tall tales and talking with them about their battles. I was born in 1945. When i grow up, what all of my friends were hearing fairy tales and stories from their parents, my dad was reading the books with names like lees lieutenants, stuff like that. We visited the battlefield. We did not make any trips to cold harbor, though, because there really was not that much here. The overland campaign, which is the campaign that brings grant and lead to where
In syria we have principle. We do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war. It will start in syria. Charlie to prevent you recognize the consequence for you if there is a strike. Its not about me. Its about the region. Charlie as the Congress Returns to washington to vote on the possibility of authorizing a military strike against syria and the president prepares an address to the nation on tuesday night. A conversation with the president of syria, next. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications charlie mr. President , thank you very much for this opportunity to talk to you at a very important moment. Because the president of the United States will address the nation this week and as you know important conversation is taking place in washington and important things are happening here in your country. Do you expect an airstrike . As long as the United States doesnt obey the International Law and trample over the charter of other nations we have to worry that any administr
Its about the region. Charlie as the Congress Returns to washington to vote on the possibility of authorizing a military strike against syria and the president prepares an address to the nation on tuesday night. A conversation with the president of syria, next. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications charlie mr. President , thank you very much for this opportunity to talk to you at a very important moment. Because the president of the United States will address the nation this week and as you know important conversation is taking place in washington and important things are happening here in your country. Do you expect an airstrike . As long as the United States doesnt obey the International Law and trample over the charter of other nations we have to worry that any administration not only this one would do anything. But according to the lies that we have been hearing from high ranking officials in this administration we have to expect the worse. Charlie are you prepared . Weve bee