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Well, now we know where we are going. If you get that about those snakes. I dont mind japs, but snakes. How did the skipper say it . Okie, okie, okie. I heard him. He said okinawa. You know, they say this place looks like the country like frisco. Yeah, but the people look like japs. Dont like what is happening. Spent my honeymoon up there. Drove up from l. A. , made it in eight hours. 400 miles. Eight hours. What was holding you back . I used to make it to buffalo in new york and six flat. That is 370 miles. 370 miles. Why right here we are closer , to japan than that. We are just 320 miles from their home office. 320 miles. You heard him. 325 miles. It is closer to work i always felt pretty safe. It is awfully close. Mighty close. Yes, mighty close, especially a modern bomber with a job to do. About an hours run from any number of jap airfields. But here we were, closer than any fleet in history to a major landbased airpower. At midway, the coral sea, the mariana, distance had been ag ....
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Tried to get ahead by diminishing those around him. This is part of pamplin historical part symposium called looking at generals we love to hate looking at Controversial Military leaders of the skwar civil war. Today is the 100th anniversary, to the day, that the first u. S. Troops went into line in france. During world war i. [ applause ] i am happy to introduce our next speaker. John j. Hennessey is a public historian and author, currently serving as the chief historian and chief of interpretation at fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National military park. John has worked for the nps for 25 years starting at manassas. He authored a great book, the first battle of manassas, july 18th through the 21st, as well as the probably the definitive book on second manassas return to bull run. Lets welcome john hennessey. [ applause ] so i have to start with this. This is ....
John jay hennessy is an author serving as the chief historian and chief of interpretation at gettysburg at the military part. Worked he is the author of a great book, the first battle of manassas. Lets welcome john hennessy. [applause] mr. Hennessy i have to start with this. This is not a gratuitous phrasing of my team that i have loved since i was 11 years old. The pittsburg penguins play hockey. Remember they won the stanley cup. I offer this is context for some of what you have heard this week. Does anybody recall who was defeated in the final . [booing] mr. Desmond do you remember mr. Hennessy do you remember . Do you remember . Nashville is in the state of tennessee. The lives in the state of tennessee . Will green. [laughter] mr. Hennessy after the stanley cup finals, he called me or i called him. I can armor which. He told me how great it was. I told him, you know the penguins won. A said, were the predators fun game to watch . It occurred to me as i was sitting listening to him ....