And space museum when people think about south dakota they dont always think about a great aviation state but we have a huge Aviation Heritage in this state over the years weve played a huge part in our National Defense Ellsworth Air force base began in world war ii its purpose in world war ii was to train bomber crew specifically b17 crew if you think about it if youre going to learn to to navigate a world war ii bomber over long distances and and expanses of territory. South dakota is really a great place to put the base. And that was the beginning of Ellsworth Air force base. The connection from world war ii to the cold war is really represented in our museum the 44th. Bomb group was trained here at Ellsworth Air force base. But then when the cold war came around that bomb group then became the 44th missile wing, which was commanded out of Ellsworth Air force base and that missile wing is really part of the the cold war narrative when think about cold war. You of course think about
And welcome to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars. Im Robert Litwak the centers senior vice president. Today is another in the books at wilson series. In which we are delighted to launch fearing the worst. How korea transformed the cold war by samuel f wells jr. This pathbreaking book. Which harvards Graham Allison is called a masterful study. Is the capstone . Of sams distinguished career of which of which the Wilson Center . Was his home for over four decades . Sharing in todays celebration as sams family sheri is wife of 50 years to whom the book is dedicated. His daughter lauren and his son christopher and his wife fareba. I also would like to acknowledge jane harmon will be joining us. Who has provided special leadership . In expanding the centers focus on korea. Todays event is cosponsored by the Wilson Centers history and Public Policy program and the Hyundai Motor Korea Foundation center for korean history and Public Policy. Sam has played a vital role in the
Played a huge part in our National Defense Ellsworth Air force base began in world war ii its purpose in world war ii was to train bomber crew specifically b17 crew if you think about it if youre going to learn to to navigate a world war ii bomber over long distances and and expanses of territory. South dakota is really a great place to put the base. And that was the beginning of Ellsworth Air force base. The connection from world war ii to the cold war is really represented in our museum the 44th. Bomb group was trained here at Ellsworth Air force base. But then when the cold war came around that bomb group then became the 44th missile wing, which was commanded out of Ellsworth Air force base and that missile wing is really part of the the cold war narrative when think about cold war. You of course think about the b52s that were based here you think about the Ready Response of Strategic Air command, but she also need to think about the men and women today men and women who are in thes
And space museum when people think about south dakota they dont always think about a great aviation state but we have a huge Aviation Heritage in this state over the years weve played a huge part in our National Defense Ellsworth Air force base began in world war ii its purpose in world war ii was to train bomber crew specifically b17 crew if you think about it if youre going to learn to to navigate a world war ii bomber over long distances and and expanses of territory. South dakota is really a great place to put the base. And that was the beginning of Ellsworth Air force base. The connection from world war ii to the cold war is really represented in our museum the 44th. Bomb group was trained here at Ellsworth Air force base. But then when the cold war came around that bomb group then became the 44th missile wing, which was commanded out of Ellsworth Air force base and that missile wing is really part of the the cold war narrative when think about cold war. You of course think about
He describes his time in captivity, including the interrogations he endured and living conditions. He also discusses his subsequent career as a chaplain and the therapy he received to help him deal with the trauma of his captivity. This interview is from the veterans history project and was conducted by the Atlanta History Centers Kenan Research center. Robert i was born in savannah you never grow up, you can grow older i spent my earliest years in garden city and my father worked for the Georgia Railroad and was transferred to washington dc i was 15 at the time and finished high school in washington and came back to georgia to attend Emory University in atlanta where i got a bachelors degree and four years of air force rotc and regular commission out of rotc in 1969. Host and that would have been active duty . Robert immediately. 10 days later, i was in sacramento at the air force base to enter navigating training. Host a comment was made earlier about you are a little younger than mo