For those watching on zoom some housekeeping remarks. You are an attendee of our zoom event tonight, that means you do not have video or audio privileges but you can interact with our moderator and guest by writing your question in the q and a box. The moderator will be reviewing those during the question and answer session which will conclude tonights program and to introduce the moderator it is my pleasure to pass the program over to doctor robert citino. Doctor robert citino, Senior Historian at the National World War Ii Museum in louisiana, we have a special guest with us tonight. A friend of the museum. My friend and a wonderful writer and author, ian toll, one of those people who doesnt need an introduction as we like to say. The introduction, he is extremely accomplished scholar and writer. He is the author of the epic story of the founding of the u. S. Navy as well as a trilogy called the pacic war, the third volume of which has just been released called twilight twilight of th
The Senior Historian at the National World War Ii Museum in beautiful new orleans, louisiana. We have a really superb guest with us tonight, a friend of the museum, my friend and a wonderful writer and ahor, ian toll. Ian, welcome. Thank you, rob. Ian probably is one of those people who with, you know, doesnt really need an introduction, as we like to say. You all know what that means, the introduction should be really long. Ians an extremely accomplished scholar and writer. Hes the author of six [inaudible] the founding of the u. S. Navy as well as a trilogy called the pacific war, the third volume of which has just been released called twilight of the gods. Hes won the Samuel Elliot morrisonward from the naval orr of the United States, hes won the william e. Colby militaryriters award, hes won the other morrison award given by the uss constitutio museum. If theres any more morrison awards out there, i fully expect to see you winning one in the not too distant future. But thanks so mu
Veterans, other distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, aloha and welcome to the battleship memorial here at historic pearl harbor. It is 9 02 am, the moment 75 years ago in the ceremony began on the ship my name is michael and i am the president and chief executive officer of the uss missouri memorial organization. It is an honor to serve in that capacity and be the mc for this ceremony as we commemorate a huge milestone, the 75th anniversary of one of the most significant events in history, the ending of world war ii. First and foremost, i have the honor of welcoming our special guests, world war ii veterans who are with us here today. I will name them individually and ask that you stand if you are able, and remain standing. Please hold your applause until the end so we honor them collectively for their service, courage, and sacrifice. Victor, oscar, walter, jack, paul newman, wendell newman, theodore richardson, arthur shaq, lumbered why, and joseph young ladies and gentlemen, o
Q a box and the moderator will be reviewing those during the questionandanswer session which will conclude tonights program and now to introduce the moderator, it is my pleasure to pass this program over to doctor rob said tino. Thank you, jeremy. Im here, Senior Historian at the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans, louisiana. We have special guest tonight a friend of the museum and my friend and a wonderful writer and author, ian told brady ian, welcome. Thank you. Reporter and is probably one of those doesnt need an introduction and you all know the introduction could be long and and is an extremely accomplished scholar and he is the author of six the epic history of the founding of the u. S. Navy as well as a trilogy called the pacific war of the third volume of which has just been released called twilight of the gods. He has one the Samuel Elliott morrison award and one the William E Colby military writers award and has won the other Samuel Elliott morrison award given by t
Volume series on the pacific during world war ii. In our the doolittle raid of 1942 that were carried out in response to japans bombing of pearl harbor. Welcome to the National World war ii museums evening presentation webinar. My neighbors Jeremy Collins and for those of you watching on zoom, some brief housekeeping remarks. You are an attendee of our zoom event tonight. That means you do not have video or audio privileges but you can interact with our moderator and guest i writing your question in the q a box. The moderator would be reviewing those during the question and answer session which will conclude tonight program. Now to introduce the moderator its my pleasure to pass this program over to dr. Rob citino. Thanks, jeremy. Dr. Rob citino here, seeing history of the National World war ii museum, beautiful new orleans, louisiana. We have a special guest with us tonight, a friend of the museum, my friend and a wonderful writer and author, ian toll. Welcome. Iq, rob. Ian toll is on