Festival. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] first up steve vogel the author of through the perilous fight talking about his book at the 2014 gaithersburg book festival. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] please direct your attention up there and for those in the back if you would like to move forward you are also welcome to do so if you would like. Welcome to the fifth annual gaithersburg book festival. My name is garrett peck and i am a lover of local history and beer and trains. Actually we will wait for just a second. One of the wonderful things about being in gaithersburg we are in old an Old Town Square and theres a real town that is here and the railroad station is right behind us which is a wonderful Historic Place to go to. Gaithersburg is a vibrant diversity that celebrates and supports the arts and humanities. We are pleased to bring you this festival and event thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and volunteers so please visit the
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She died on the effects of alcoholism. At 21 . At 21. And hear the story of the star spangled banner and the song it inspired on the 200th anniversary of the american flag, long may it wave. And good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im joie chen. What would you do if you discovered a stranger trying to break into your home with no time to call for help . Would you grap a weapon . Grab a weapon . Would you take the security of your family into your own hands . Droit citizens and the police chief say theyre within their rights. To think twice and shoot first. Where is the safety . This is the safeties. Hadnt touched her familys semi automatic rifle in years. But the 27yearold mother knew exactly how to pull the trigger when a group of teens tried to blake into her detroit home. This is the first hole you shot . Thats the warning shot. Shots. This is right here out the door. So you fired from here . I fired from here. Surveillance video shows the boys had been casing the house in the febru
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Economy so keep that in mind today. You are your purchasing dollars account for events like this. Introducing steve vogel. Our student daughter and guess today is steve vogel, the author of through the perilous fight 6 weeks that saved the nation and he also wrote a book called the pentagon. He has written extensively about military affairs and the treatment of veterans from the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Is reported about the war in afghanistan was part of a package of Washington Post stories selected as finalists for the 2002 pulitzer prize. He covered the september 11th, 2001, terrorist attack on the pentagon and subsequent reconstruction. He also covered the first gulf war and the war in iraq. In addition to the u. S. Military operations in the balkans, rwanda and somalia please welcome steve vogel. [applause] thank you very much, thank you. We will make this instead of a lecture make this more of a conversation about steves book. You might have noticed the subtitle, through the