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Talk about what it mightve been like trying to start a church in the immediate aftermath of the american civil war. My wife and i drove up and we walked into the back of the sanctuary, and there was one lady sitting in the sanctuary, and she jumps up, runs to the back, shakes my hand, and says my family and i have something we think you may have an interest in. Would you come out to the car after the program . I said, sure. I go out to the car, she opens the trunk and tells me to hold my arms out. And shes in and out the truck, and the stack is growing taller and taller. And i say, what do we have here . And she says, these are my grandfather Thomas Wallace colleys seven volumes of handwritten journals of his service in the first virginia cavalry and his postwar life. I thought i was going to fall over in the parking lot. As a historian, you dream about things like that. I want to thank all of the colley family. They are the most ....
Groups. Long story short, i was invited to speak at a church in Washington County in july 2016. The church was celebrating their 150th anniversary, and they invited me to come up and talk about what it mightve been like trying to start a church in the immediate aftermath of the american civil war. My wife and i drove up and we walked into the back of the sanctuary, and there was one lady sitting in the sanctuary, and she jumps up, runs to the back, shakes my hand, and says my family and i have something we think you may have an interest in. Would you come out to the car after the program . I said, sure. I go out to the car, she opens the trunk and tells me to hold my arms out. And shes in and out the truck, and the stack is growing taller and taller. And i say, what do we have here . And she says, these are my grandfather Thomas Wallace colleys seven volumes of handwritten ....
Old dominion home. I want to take just a couple of seconds to thank two specific groups. Long story short, i was invited to speak at a church in Washington County in july of 2016. The church was celebrating their 150th anniversary, and they invited me to come up and talk about what it mightve been like trying to start a church in the immediate aftermath of the american civil war. My wife and i drove up and we walked into the back of the sanctuary, and there was one lady sitting in the sanctuary, and she jumps up, runs to the back, shakes my hand, and says my family and i have something we think you may have an interest in. Would you come out to the car after the program . I said sure. I go out of the car, she opens the trunk and tells me to hold my arms out. And she empties out the truck, and the stack is growing taller and taller. And i say, what do we have here . And she says, these are my grandfathers seven volumes of handwr ....
The church was celebrating their 150th anniversary, and they invited me to come up and talk about what it mightve been like trying to start a church in the immediate aftermath of the american civil war. And we and i drove up walked into the back of the sanctuary, and there was one ,ady sitting in the sanctuary and she jumps up, runs to the back, shakes my hand, and says my family and i have something we think you may have an interest in. Would you come out to the car after the program . I said sure. Opensut of the car, she the trunk and tells me to hold my arms out. Out the truck, and the stack is growing taller and taller. And she says what do we and i say, what do we have here . And she says, these are my grandfathers seven volumes of handwritten journals of his service in the first virginia cavalry and his postwar life. I thought i was going to fall over in the parking lot. As a historian, you dream about things like that. I want to thank all of the kelly ley family. Aw they are the ....
Commitment to upholding International Rules of the road, including freedom of navigation. Just this past week, the prc vessels acted as dangerously and unlawfully as our philippine friends conduct a routine mission in their own exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea. I want to be clear, i want to be very clear. The United States defense commitment to the philippines is ironclad. The United StatesDefense Agreement with the philippines is ironclad. Any attack on the filipino aircraft vessels, our mutual Defense Treaty with the philippines. And, mr. Prime minister, today we renewed our com ....