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Firing their weapons in the airs screaming and yelling and thatas kind of stuff. And iing really thought they hd mind. Heirs i could not figure out what was going on. Then i caught on to what was on. Gng i then i looked on top of mount suremy w bocce and i jumped up started doing the same doesnti think they were doing. Firing my weapon in the air,ingy jumping and screaming. I jumped up and started firing in the air and screaming lik everybody else. Ii wonder ho many marines we lost at that particularly moment. But it changed the whole attitude of the whole thing. It absolutely did something to. Us capacity from the and the exhibits base in quantico virginia we are joined now by marine corps history chief edward nagasaki, and Museum Curator mr. Owen connor on this eve of the 75th anniversary of the battle of equal jima, explain why there are to exhort flags in that hallway that are sitting there right now . We want to take the opportunity to make sure the folks got a chance to see both
More from the Defense Advisory Committee on Sexual Assault in the armed forces. With remarks by military attorneys on their experiences representing clients of Sexual Assault and what can be done to improve victim counseling programs. This is one hour and a half. [background noises] we are starting our special Victims Counsel, victims Legal Counsel for perspectives on expedited transfer policy and the program itself. I want to welcome everyone. As he did in the last panel, id like to hear what you all have to say and then we will open it up to questions from the Committee Members and you are in control of your destiny and this is how you choose in what order to proceed. Good afternoon. I have served as an active duty judge advocate for the army for over eight years. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. The things i expressed today are my own based on my experience and are not those of the army. As a judge advocate ive been a legal assistant attorney a ministry of law attorney,
Now we return to the civil war conference at Gettysburg College for a conversation on shipwrecks during the civil war. This is just under an hour. Good afternoon, everyone. I am pete carmichael, professor of history at Gettysburg College, also the director of the Civil War Institute. Its my pleasure to welcome laura. Laura is a graduate of penn state university, during her summers she spent time as a seasonal historian at Gettysburg National park. She then went on to unc greensboro where laura and i spent time together and i was her mentor for a year before i went on to West Virginia university. Laura did complete her masters at uncg and then shes had a very varied career in the field of public history. Her first job was at stratford hall, the birthplace of the robert e. Lee. Recently, she is the deputy education director at the Hampton Roads naval museum. Shes been there since 2010. Obviously, she works as an educator there and does specia , events. Shes also worked at fort monroe cas
Now we return to the civil war conference at Gettysburg College for a conversation on shipwrecks during the civil war. This is just under an hour. Good afternoon, everyone. I am pete carmichael, professor of history at Gettysburg College, also the director of the Civil War Institute. Its my pleasure to welcome laura. Laura is a graduate of penn state university, during her summers she spent time as a seasonal historian at Gettysburg National park. She then went on to unc greensboro where laura and i spent time together and i was her mentor for a year before i went on to West Virginia university. Laura did complete her masters at uncg and then shes had a very varied career in the field of public history. Her first job was at stratford hall, the birthplace of the robert e. Lee. Recently, she is the deputy education director at the Hampton Roads naval museum. Shes been there since 2010. Obviously, she works as an educator there and does specia , events. Shes also worked at fort monroe cas