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Work and support. Lets give them all i hand. Program will last an hour and include a question and answer session. The q and a will be conducted with written questions on note cards. You should have received a note card in pencil as you enter the auditorium, but well also have Staff Members circulating through. Just raise your hands if you want a card. They will be collecting them a little later in the program. There will also be a formal book signing with the speakers and copies of the book will be in store which is on the 77th street side of the building. We are honored to welcome back mr. Schechter, the author of several books on American History including a quote the the civil wark draft rights in the fight to reconstruct america. Severaln advisor in exhibitions here and as a fellow of the new york academy of history and a contributor to the encyclopedia of new york city. ....
On cspan3. Next, the president of the society of the honor guard, tomb of the unknown soldier, talks about the history of Arlington National cemetery and the tomb of the unknowns. He describes how confederate general Robert E Lees mansion became a Burial Ground during the civil war and discusses the role and creation of the tomb guard and tells stories about some of the notable people interred at Arlington National cemetery. Is a little over 90 minutes. [applause] all, thank you for the invitation and thank you, Jessica Jones were doing the legwork and getting this organized and put together. This is very much we have guys in their 90s, guys in active duty, and females in our society who have guarded the t ....
Our logo and in this case here, this is the second least awarded badge with the exception of the astronauts badge. The astronaut badge is in the low 200. Today, we are giving badge number 634 to a young man who has completed his training and is ready to be considered a badge holder and of the fraternity and sorority, brotherhood or fellowship of tomb guard. We are a 501 c 3 organization and part of our bylaws is that we do Community Outreach to educate the public about the tomb. I find that your generation, sort of a sweeping generalization, that your generation knows about the tomb. I talked to School Groups and it is appalling how little they know of our history. It is not their fault. We have failed them because we have allowed all of this testing and teaching to the test and not put history on the test. I will get off my soapbox. Just think of that. I do speak to a lot ....
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