indianapolis . it sank just weeks before japan surrendered. historical records can also help unravel mysteries even decades after the events took place. last sum ear i hmer s edificatie wreck and just this month the navy was able to settle the question about the number of survivors because of research done in the records housed in our facility in college park and our national personnel records st. louis. some stories are easily told, others take 73 years to come to light. by preserving the records of our past, we ensure that the building blocks of our stories will be available now and far into the future. lynn vincent, a u.s. navy veteran, number one new york times best selling author and co-author of 11 nonfiction bo s books. her investigative pieces have been cited before congress and the u.s. stwreem couupreme cour. and sara vladic is a leading expert on the indianapolis and back obsessed with the story at the gilded of 1 she has published new research on uss indianap
thank you. okay. and now please stand if you are in any way associated with the uss indianapolis story as a family member or maybe even a character in the book. so we re so glad to have with us this evening mr. jim belcher in the white polo shirt with the fabulous stars on his sleeve. jim is the son of one of the indianapolis survivors. james belcher. so this is jim belcher, james belcher, jr. also with us is captain william tody. bill was the last captain of the uss indianapolis the submarine and bill was integral in helping achieve the exoneration of captain mcvay. one more thing i would like to acknowledge is mr. scott christianson. scott is with the u.s. naval institute and was instrumental in getting us some of the fabulous photos that are in the photo section in the book. i would like to start by asking who here heard of the story of the indianapolis by watching the 1975 film jaws ? usually that s where most people hear about it. any other places? anyone, did you
middle east. that s what a group of local national guard soldiers is preparing for. it s their first major deployment in almost six years. wdbj7 s tim saunders is live at the national guard armory in campbell county. handling weapons is a big departure from the civilian life douglas harris lives in lynchburg. in that world he manages insurance policies, but he s putting his career on hold to serve his country. spc. douglas harris/virginia national guard: i m actually excited. i have a great group of leaders to deploy with and fall under. harris is one of 450 soldiers in the 1st battalion, 116th infantry who are preparing for deployment. they ll be serving in the persian gulf country of qatar, where they ll be protecting other members of the military. it will be the fifth deployment for sergent first class james bartels. sfc james bartels/virginia national guard: each one presents its challenges and it s fun working through those challenges. perhaps the biggest challege, p
and clear outside danville regional medical center as the community came out to take a stand against crime. lillie neal the amount of support my family has gotten over the past few days, not only from my close friends but from the entire community has been overwhelming. the daughter of dr. randolph neal, the victim in monday night s shooting spoke to the crowd about her anger and then love. lillie neal my dad has always told me not to live in fear. he has always understood that no day is guarenteed and that we shoud live in the present and not let our worries of the future impact how we go about our lives. as walkers took to the streets, many were impressed with the turn out. paul and kim nicholson, walkers the spirit of community down here, i think it crossed racial lines i think it crosses economic lines. sandy and robin williams i think, it really a call of god to just come together and stand for your city and learn to love one another and stop the violence. leader
released her account information to investigators which could have lead to arrests. prosecutors say she talked to her accused killer, david eisenhauer, on a messaging app, but didn t name kik as that app. on thursday, the company updated its guide for parents, highlighting specific safety questions. the man accused of murdering nicole lovell remains in jail this morning. david eisenhauer s next court appearance is scheduled for next month. he was known at virginia tech and at his high school in maryland as a competitive and focused cross country runner, someone much different than the person described in court. wdbj7 s justin ward met another runner who says eisenhauer was helpful on the course. it was david eisenhauer s success as a track star in maryland that first caught the eye of alex malycke. alex malycke/runner: i liked his attitude. he was very upbeat, very knowledgeable, very personable, very accomodating, almost like an ambassador from virginia tech. the two bonde