and how many of the u.s. navy crew reunited with the refugees years later. with him is captain paul jacobs, commander of the the ukk kirk during the rescue. from the memorial in washington, d.c., this is one hour. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i m mark weber, curator of the united states navy memorial. today, we re pleased to have jan k. herman here to discuss his new naval institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. mr. herman served as historian of the navy medicine department and special assistance to the surgeon general for 33 years. he s keeping busy in retirements as evidenced by this book. he has written numerous articles and books, including battle station sick bay, medicine and the korean war, and navy history in vietnam. he s also produced documentary videos on medicine, including an internationally-acclaimed video on the lucky few. join me in welcoming jan herman to the navy memorial. [ applause ] than
commander of the the during the rescue. from the memorial in washington, d.c., this is one hour. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i m mark weber, curator of the united states navy memorial. today, we re pleased to have jan k. herman here to discuss his new naval institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. mr. herman served as historian of the navy medicine department and special assistance to the surgeon general for 33 years. he s keeping busy in retirements as evidenced by this book. he has written numerous articles and books, including battle station sick bay, medicine and the korean war, and navy history in vietnam. he s also produced documentary videos on medicine, including an internationally-acclaimed video on the lucky few. join me in welcoming jan herman to the navy memorial. [ applause ] thank you, mark. i appreciate that introduction. at first glance, the story that you re going to hear today about the uss
good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i m mark weber, curator of the united states navy memorial. today, we re pleased to have jan k. herman here to discuss his new naval institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. mr. herman served as historian of the navy medicine department and special assistance to the surgeon general for 33 years. he s keeping busy in retirements as evidenced by this book. he has written numerous articles and books, including battle station sick bay, medicine and the korean war, and navy history in vietnam. he s also produced documentary videos on medicine, including an internationally-acclaimed video on the lucky few. join me in welcoming jan herman to the navy memorial. [ applause ] thank you, mark. i appreciate that introduction. at first glance, the story that you re going to hear today about the uss kirk seems like a little story. it seems like an almost insignificant tale, at that. that s at f
united states navy memorial. today, we re pleased to have jan k. herman here to discuss his new naval institute book, lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission of the uss kirk. mr. herman served as historian of the navy medicine department and special assistance to the surgeon general for 33 years. he s keeping busy in retirements as evidenced by this book. he has written numerous articles and books, including battle station sick bay, medicine and the korean war, and navy history in vietnam. he s also produced documentary videos on medicine, including an internationally-acclaimed video on the lucky few. join me in welcoming jan herman to the navy memorial. [ applause ] thank you, mark. i appreciate that introduction. at first glance, the story that you re going to hear today about the uss kirk seems like a little story. it seems like an almost insignificant tale, at that. that s at first glance. for 35 years, it remained unknown and untold. that may be
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