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Withdrawal that looks like defeat. well, both of you may become guest lecturers at war colleges in the future when we study these 20 years. general hodges, again, juan zarate, thank you. we have a lot more about the end of this military mission and the future of afghanistan on the newest episode of the chuck todd cast. i have a 30-minute conversation with my good friend richard engel. he s covered the withdrawal of two wars this century. we get into both of them and a little bit of world war history. up next we ll head to louisiana where hundreds of thousands still remain without power, adequate drinking water, sweltering temperatures. but there are some signs that the lights may be coming on in new orleans. ....
“An Historic Group: British and German Soldiers Photographed Together,” Daily Mirror (London, England), January 8, 1915. The fighting in Europe had been growing for almost five months when Pope Benedict tried to arrange a truce between nations in early December 1914 for Christmas. But his efforts failed when Russia declined the truce. The notorious trenches of World War I were filled with weary, cold soldiers. But along the British and German lines, a sudden rise of the Christmas Spirit among the soldiers created a phenomenon that wasn’t seen for the rest of the war the soldiers decided not to fight on Christmas. Stories of this unofficial Christmas Truce were published in newspapers around the world. ....
our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor. earlier in a stirring tribute to the veterans of the largest seaborne invasion in world war history, the president read a letter from delanor roosevelt. in a place where the echos of war remaining today a fateful prayer. faith in each other, faith in our united crusade. thy will be done, almighty god. the president among world leaders commemorating the bravery of the nearly 160,000 troops that embarked from the south shore of england 75 years ago to liberate europe from nazi ....