The germans had occupied since 1914. To begin this story, here is a portion of a 1960 u. S. Army film that gives a brief sketch of the operation. In late july, 1918, general pershing created the First United States Army under his command. And immediate steps were taken to concentrate American Forces at one point on the line. That point was saintmihiel. The germans had held an area 25 miles since early in the war. Penetrating the allied lines 16 miles, it enabled the enemy to harass operations. More than half a million first army troops assembled for the task of crushing it out of existence. 15 infantry divisions were moved into position. By the end of the day on september 11, 1918, the first army was ready for its First Independent operations against the enemy. At dawn on the 12th, in a drizzling rain, the attack was launched. [gunfire] [explosions] for the enemy, saintmihiel was an unpleasant surprise. Within four days, the city was obliterated, and the americans were deployed along a
Brought to you today by your television provider. On september 12th, 1918, the American Expeditionary force under the command of general john j. Pershing launched First Independent mission of world war i. We travel to northeastern france with a story from Mitchell Yockelson to learn about the battle of saintmihiel. A bulge in the we were front that the germans had occupied since 1914. To begin the story, here is a portion of a 1960 u. S. Army film. It gives a brief sketch of the operation. In late july 1918, general pershing created the First United States Army under his command and immediate steps were taken to concentrate American Forces at one point on the line. That point was san my hel saintmihiel. It enabled to harass forces. They assembled for the task of krrk it out of existence. Fifteen infantry were moved. By the end of the day, the first army was ready for its First Independent operation against the enemy. At dawn on the 12th in the driz lipping rain the attack was launched.
Up next, we travel to northeastern france to trace the steps of american soldiers during the spring and summer of 1918. But first, a portion of the 1960 u. S. Army film that describes the military situation at the time. The germans roll across the defenses, and a driving, relentless force. In three days, the german tide had reached the marne river, less than 40 miles from paris. Pershing moved the second and Third Divisions to help stem this onslaught. Both divisions responded with spectacular spirit and success. The turk division wrote one of the most brilliant pages of military annals. The Second Division, holding the road between paris, began pushing the germans back. U. S. Marines, fighting with the Second Division, reclaimed important ground in a fierce contest known to history now as the battle of belleu wood. American history tv visited key monuments and cemeteries in northeastern france. To begin, we visit this monument about 60 miles from paris to learn why u. S. Forces were i
Debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties and with the time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 9 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from North Carolina, ms. Foxx, for five minutes. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise to recognize dr. Donald moore of madison, North Carolina. For over 40 years dr. Moore has served as a physician at western rockingham family medicine. Dr. Moore understands that god humbly uses him as an instrument to care for those who are entrusted to him and he believes each patient is an extension of his own family. That mindset, mr. Speaker, encapsulates the true essence of a servants heart. After graduating from madson high school with the title of valedictorian, he attended the university of North Carolina at chapel hill where he majored in biology. He was then a
[wind blowing] the temperature a bare 10 degrees above zero. The wind, a cutting 20 miles per hour. The date, almost any bleak day in january, 1778. The place, valley forge, pennsylvania. The event, famine, disease. Exhaustion, and disease. 11,000 soldiers of the American Revolutionary army starving and freezing in Winter Quarters. Shivering sentinels keeping an weary eye on the wellfed british forces, safe and warm and captured philadelphia. 20 miles to the southeast, on this bone chilling morning, 2000 of the ragtag colonials are without shoes, feet wrapped in rags. Onethird to onehalf of them are unfit for duty. Before this terrible winter is over, 3000 of them are to die. On the windswept hills and ridges, rolled log huts with clay, with floors of dirt provide the only shelter. In all the bleak, lonely whiteness, the only cover is the crimson of blood that stains the drifting snow. A revolutionary poet says this for them, bitter words and bitter memories of the war against king geo