lee's army with a greatly expanded army. and so wilmington became so important that u.s. grant left virginia, came to the river and on gender 28th, he consulted with the leaders had captured fort fisher. how do we capture wilmington? the naval task force commander and the union general is forces captured fort fisher, they said we been here for about two weeks now. and we scattered the confederate positions. the ground on the site of the river is a peninsula and to narrow for military operations. and strongly defended by a line of works known as the sugarless lines. what we propose that you send this reinforcements. will transfer them to the west side of the river, without the flotilla move up of the river provide covering fire for both wings of the army on his site and the website of the cape fear river but really there's only one major obstacle between us and wilmington, and that's fort anderson on the west side. but the main will provide a lot of elbow room for our army. so we can attack fort anderson from the river. we can attack it from the south. if possible we can a

the greatly expanded army. so ellington came and us grant left from virginia, came to the capefear river and on january 28 , he consulted with the leaders who had captured fort fisher, how do we catch lymington. and the naval task force commander, porter and union general forces captured fort fisher from the south and terry, they said we been here for two weeks now. and we've scouted the confederate positions. the ground on the east side of the cape fear river is a peninsula and to narrow for military operations. strongly defended in our line of works, what we propose is you send us reinforcements, we will transfer them to the west side of the river. we will have reporters filling up the river and provide covering fire for both wings of the army, eastside and westside really there's only one major obstacle between us and wilmington, and that's for anderson on the west side but the main one will provide a lot of elbow room for our turning so we can attack for anderson from the river, we can attack it from the so

army historicle oundation. as testament to the high regard in which he is held, several of his students contributed to an editted volume titled, of times and race. ees says inspired. i was honored to have the opportunity to contribute the final essay to that volume. in addition to the great scholarship of these two men, they are known for having married well. something they shared with lincoln. their better halves rf two women that i admire deeply and that i am sure that all of you would join me in that same sentiment. their husband will discuss johnston and sherman the two surrenders. [applause] > what a perfect introduction. thank you. that's great. john and i are delighted to be back here at the lincoln forum. those of you who know us even a little bit will not be surprise today hear last night we had an opportunity to get together and consume some wine. and in the midst of that conversation, fueled by wine we were talking about how we were both terribly jealous of ron chernow whose biography of hamilton ins

lee's army, an expanded army. so, wilmington became so important that grant left virginia and on january 28, he consulted with the leaders who had captured fort fisher. how do we capture wellington? and the naval task force commander and the union general he captured, alfred kerry, they said we have been here for two weeks now. and we've scatter the confederate positions. the ground on the east side of the river is a peninsula and too narrow for military operations and strongly defended by a line of works known as the sugarloaf lines. we propose you send us reinforcements. we will transfer them to the left side of the cape fear river. we will have avril porter move up the -- admiral porter move up the river. provide covering fire but really there is only one major obstacle between us in wilmington, and that's ft. anderson on the west side. will provide aing lot of elbow room for our army, so we can attack fort anderson from the river. we can attack it from the south. if possible, we can attack it head-on. with the

the united states army overran the fort don on february 19 -- 19.t dawn on february they heard the army and the sounds of evacuation throughout the early morning hours. as soon as the sun started to come up, the bayonets, muskets, fired a volley of a charged the fort, stormed over the walls of the fort in time to capture about 40 or 50 of the confederate warrior guard who are protecting the rear of the main army in retreat to wilmington. they also found the garrison flag lying on the ground of the fort. but union forces by sunrise had captured and occupied for anderson. well, the united states navy did not know that. at sunrise, they renewed their bombardment. now they are exploding projectiles in the fort among the union soldiers, who rushed to the top of the fort, down to the river front or we are now, and they are waving their hands, waving their hats, blowing their bugles to signal the united states navy that the army has captured the fort. porter, thatiral is not good enough. he has a marine contingent wrote him to shore, he walks up to the top of the fort, he plants his flag in th

you have a confederate army that is battling a union army which gets rid of >> don't jump ahead. we have mentioned long street a couple of times here. i want to mention the curious circumstances his presence created. he was associated with the army of northern virginia. lee's old war horse. he had been with the army in virginia from all run. he was a critical player at the battle of gettysburg. he knew he would never ever get army command as robert e lee lived area he lobbies that he -- to be sent to the western theater, where he calculates he will be more likely to get command. he shows up the night before the battle began. his army came by train, he rides his horse right onto the battlefield, it is his force that bursts through that whole -- hole and wins the battle. in his mind he is the hero. he has come to save the day, he is robert e lee's left arm. surely he should be the one to command the army. people say he is not healthy, perhaps he should be put in place. long streets very presence is a destabilizing factor. not only are they unable to surround the city, but there are

defend the army will we get away. he does in the army successfully gets away. if the federals successfully escaped to get back to chickamauga, now the confederates escape from missionary ridge to get back to georgia before grant and sherman can sweep up the winnings of their victory. this is what breaks the siege and since the confederates fleeing south of the georgia. >> let me see what we have. we have to talk a little bit about lookout mountain. john, do a little bit on that before we see if anyone here has digested this incredible complexity and ask questions for clarification. here is one view of lookout mountain. this is a painting by james walker of the battle above the clouds. tell us what it was called that, and romanticized. --just to back and do it into it, this battle is interesting because there are several names it gets. for example the battle above the clouds, and the miracle at missionary ridge. >> it is cloudy in the morning. you can't even see the mountain. >> it is very cloudy. foggy. literally in some places you can't see the top. a union tr

scale, but within his army. charles: more at the tactical level, where sherman is at the operational level. >> sheridan is another example. , it showseridan's what a difference a leader can make up an army, because a lot of times it wasn't the union are my there was inept, but their leaders like mcclellan cann't incompetent, but you see how sheridan is able to turn around the battle him at leading a charge in rounding up his men. charles: when he gets to come is it cedar creek? these are not going so well? winchester, it's winchester where things were not going so well. he was absent from the battlefield. going well is not and gets on his horse and starts writing. charles: what is he say? don't cheer me. follow me. go into battle. another important difference that a good leader makes on the course of a battle or in the course of a war, so there is this huge momentum shift from the atlanta campaign, from the it is after atlanta that people start to look at mobile bay and say, hey, wait a minute? too.n theitre sho

the army was really welcoming to me. i could not have done the research without the support of the army and its archivists and many of its officers, all of whom agreed to help me dig out and find the stories. i think sometimes they are among a wider -- i think sometimes among a wider military population i got pushback. but these programs, which did so much as support soldiers and families, changed form. they were mostly outsourced and privatized. that has made a real difference in the experience of soldiers and their families. they are actually grateful to have someone talk about it and tell that story, because it has not been widely known or told. bill: have any of the programs you have seen in the military and models for similar programs in civilian life? jennifer: absolutely. and they had been since the start. there were real advances made in public health around world war i. those served as models for public health programs outside. i think in recent times people have hoped that military social welfare programs might

they take care of city of mosul police, iraqi police, iraqi army and, by the way, iraqi army when deliberateadier tahseen ibrahim, thank you forjoining us. it feels as if we have come through the opening thundering salvos of brexit and we are now, really and truly, heading for the exit. but what does the route to that exit actually look like? today donald tusk issued guidelines at the eu summit in malta, and there was an early change in the mood music, indications that after all, if sufficient progress is made towards the divorce, uk trade talks could start. here's our policy editor chris cook. both sides have started laying out their stalls. today, donald tusk, the eu council president, set out the eu 27's draft guidance on what happens now. the talks which are about to start will be difficult, complex and sometimes even confrontational. there is no way around it. the eu 27 does not and will not pursue a punitive approach. brexit in itself is already punitive enough. the most significant part of donald tusk‘s statement today was about sequencing of the forthcoming talks. specifically, he sa

because ofr started, where he lived, he was forced into the german army. he served in the german army until his brother was killed on the eastern front. he got on a train in full uniform, went back to denmark, and disappeared. his family hid the uniform, his inle, and accoutrements, and 1917 right before the united states entered the war, he went to live with his brother who was in connecticut. he got on the last ship out of denmark before the united states entered the war. he was working in connecticut. he took part in the selective service act and was drafted in the united states service. his uniform as the united states soldier is shown here next to his german uniform. he basically ended up near the same place in france he had been as a german soldier two years before. the incredible feeling that he was there serving, he deserted, went to the united states and went back as united states soldier to serve with the american expeditionary services. to have both of these uniforms to survive and become part of the museum collection is a pretty interesting thi

under army control.itants left behind this roadside bomb factory. capturing facilities like this has made a difference. there used to be thousands of bomb attacks in pakistan each year, that is now down to hundreds. the army reckons its operations here are the most successful anti—jihadist campaign the world has yet seen. this is sub conventional warfare. it is not conventional warfare. so somewhere it was the ied that was a threat to you, somewhere it was small ambush or different, so different incidents happening in different areas when we were trying to get them. just like aleppo and mosul, the army caused massive destruction fighting the jihadis. when the battle was raging, the entire population left. the effort is now on to get them back. around a million people from north waziristan fled when the conflict was at its height and the question now is will they come back? so the army has built facilities like this school, that can take 1,000 children — not open yet — but it is hoped this will attract pe

service coats that were warned by the majority of the soldiers in the army.ne of the insignia is the standing buffalo. this is very important, this was worn by the african-american soldiers of the 92nd division. there were two african-american divisions in the war, 92nd and 93rd, both of them were segregated from the rest of the army. most of the soldiers, of course, enlisted soldiers were african-american and most of the officers were caucasian. even though they fought alongside their compatriots in the war and fought along with the french during the war, they were segregated and were not treated very well. as we progress through the museum into the rest of the american section, we are going to look at a special exhibition dealing with american women's service in the war and showing some of the uniforms they wore. a lot of people do not realize the american women were in uniform during world war i. i am now in front of an exhibition case that shows many of the uniforms in our collection from american women's service during the war. one, in particular, is a r

army. sisters were from the u.s. army corps -- they joined. in alabama is where they had the women's army corps training. one of my sisters was in the air force. another sister was in the navy. they had just started integrating women into the navy. just seeing the limitations they had and the limitations they have, we are learning, and evolving organization. rigidnstitutions are so that you never see that. now we have women in higher numbers, combat arms, and i think it speaks volumes to what our organization in the for years i've trained dogs for the marines - like me, some of these dogs have seen many tours of duty. and for the past 15 years i've been a navy federal member. thanks to their fast approval process, when it came time to buy a new car, my wife's little bundle of joy... ... who i just adore. open to the armed forces, the dod, veterans and their families. navy federal credit union. : west i stay in the rn because of the people and what i get with, especially in the metal -- medical field, to take care of those that have volunteered

to pack up and that was the order by the army. there was no chance for anybody to escape being non-japanese -- if you were mixed, the husband , they need tose stay in the home. the majority moved with the family to the camp. when the eviction order was written, we were uncertain of what was going to happen to us. report, myction to brother and myself, we sign up. we were given time limits. we report may 23, but on a train and taken off that we were put on a train and take off. what you can carry coming you can take. that's it. until then, we were unsure what was going to happen to us. -- we would be allowed to stay. aliens will be going to the camp. , we were alle out classified as one. that is when we lost our citizenship rights and we were given a number like the tag on the telephone pole there. we were all identified by the -- my is my number was family number was 3432. i was d because i was the fourth number. that is the type of life we lived. one treatment to pomona -- one train went to pomona. we were crowded into one room.

the union army in full flight. it made him happier that his side was winning, but he would've seen a scene of incredible devastation to not only humans, but to the terrain, to the structures, to the fences , and just debris all over the face. this house was owned by a very famous individual, he is a radical republican congressman. really into the abolition movement. he purchased this house in trust for a widow named mary thompson. thompson had eight children. by the time of the battle, they had all grown and she was alone, probably with a small dog. mrs. thompson is thought to have been here in the house as robert e. lee and the confederate army descended upon it. there are not good accounts counts as to how she may have interacted, or not interacted with general lee and his staff and anybody else around, but we know she is part of the recovery hospital operations. we do not know if the lot more than that. by the time robert e. lee arrived on seminary ridge, his staff already selected this general vicinity as the h

for the army, they had a down,gy to let the army but not only that, to actually start targeting specific locations. what they do is they put up the defense wall so when the army is ready to attack, the gentleman runs through the bridge and they go through the swap, through the holes. forces and about 300 federal troops. these are all from local areas. i'd never seen one fired in anger. at the river road sally fort. this was the main entrance to fort fisher. alone can an was long here. sweep any force that would have than in front of the fortification. you have a command of anything trying to move. for the gunners that were here, it worked out great until you had sharpshooters. union forces were able to push the gun out of the way. this was the main focal point for a lot of these union forces trying to push into this fortification. with the difficulty coming to the gate, they came up on poor sides of the fort as well. fort, this would have been the first battery. this would've been a 32 pound rifle cannon. had an eight inch on this side. you had two cannons in this location. this gun is a

army reserve. several years of sustained fiscal constraints have required the army to make difficult resorting choices. out of necessity we prioritize short term readiness over long-term recruiting and training. we simply could not afford to train the number of new pilots we need to sustain a healthy force, a growing challenge that is masked by relatively healthy current aggregate strength. specifically we have accumulated a shortage of 731 regular army aviation warrant officers across your group 2010 through 2017. we are temporarily sustaining acceptable aggregate pilot manning by relying on senior aviation warrant officers to fill junior positions over 25% of which are retirement eligible. we are addressing these challenges and we'll build long-term readiness through three lines of efforts. retention, training throughput and of sessions. retention of pilots is key of mitigating seven years of con strained training throughput. overall army retention, is healthy, we have seen an increase of army av

and in early 2016, the army marched in.el army. the tla. that is the skies. they are now in control of the law. —— these guys. just like 15 other rebel groups across myanmar, they say they are fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities after years of abuse at the hands of the burmese army. that is the same army that aung san suu kyi, a former human rights icon, now shares power with. she has made a peace deal to end the long ethnic wars, her priority. she has avoided criticising the generals to try to keep them on side. it has not worked so far. the leaders tell us not worked so far. the leaders tell us they have not been invited to the talks and believe aung san suu kyi is now too close to the military. shortly afterwards, word comes through that the burmese army is advancing, so we leave in a hurry. for all of the talk, there is now more fighting across myanmar fan there was under the previous government. having made little progress with peace, aung san suu kyi's first year report card is not much better elsewhere. this

united states army and director army aviation. with that, general brilakis. >> thank you, chairman coffman. >> our pilots like all marines have answered all the nation's call faithfully serving the american people and maintaining first class standard of excellence. today, we need critical support to combat operations. operational commencement and tempo and challenging deployment dwelled ratios. >> we are experiencing a shortage trained aviators. this is in large part exacerbated by our current issues of aircrafts. addressing this issue is one of mind. >> aviation readiness in the form of ready basic aircraft and resource to operate them is the single most important factor in alleviating our manpower challenges and contributing to retention. our responsibility to train and retain the best aviators is imperative for us. >> and doing so for the aviation field is particularly important due to the time and expense required to train these marines. we'll close limon to the trend of our aviators and take action should we see retention pro

the army starts over at the river road. they have a brand-new strategy to let the army found the fort into submission. not only that but to actually start targeting specific locations. upt they do is they end putting holes into the walk so that when the army is ready to attack, they can run through the bridge in the front of the fort or actually go through the swamp through the holes made in the palisade and wooden fence. about 3000 federal troops who would battle hardened , who had been through the worst of virginia fighting. these defenders were from the local area. had never fired a shot in anger, had never heard one fired in anger. we are at river road. this was the main entrance to fort fisher. there was a road that went from wilmington and then went through this one gave here. federal forces were attacking this position, a loan 12 pound cannon was here. it's job was to literally load grapeshot as fast as possible and to sweep any attacking force coming across the bridge that would have it in front of the order vacatio

the army told their troops they could do whatever they like.y, they can burn things. it is a political rape. you rape the woman, it means that you rape the whole ethnicity. of course, this is not news to aung san suu kyi. we watched a speech shortly after she left house arrest. rape is used in my country as a weapon by armed forces to intimidate the ethnic nationalities and to divide our country. so, we must do everything we can to protect them from this. —— to put an end to this. just up the road, crowds are gathering for a chance to see aung san suu kyi. it is union day, a big event in the national calendar. the government recognises more than 100 different ethnic groups. but burmese history has been dominated by the largest, the burmans, who make up two thirds of the population. it has left many minorities fighting long—running wars to get their voices heard. the rohingya are not recognised as an ethnic group, so they have not been invited. waiting among the crowd is tay—tay. she hopes this will be a chance to speak to aung san suu kyi. brea

in 2016, the burberrys army marched in.ied up on the floor. and then feed them with the butts of guns and knives as they looted their homes. —— the burmese army. they accuse them of supporting the tang rebel army. that is these guys. they are now in control of gong law. just like other rebel groups across myanmar, they say they are fighting for the rights of ethic minorities after years of abuse at the hands of the burmese army. that is the same army that former human rights icon aung san suu kyi now shares power with. she has started a peace deal to end yet it was. she has avoided criticising the generals to keep onside. it has not worked so far. the tang leaders say they have not been invited to talks. shortly afterwards, word comes through that the burmese army is advancing. so we leave in a hurry. for all the talk, there is now more fighting across myanmar then there was under the previous government. having made little progress with these, aung san suu kyi's first report card is not great. many people have questioned w

army heritage and education center at the army war college in carlisle, pennsylvania.e is the jewish and is hosting a large contingency of militarying african leaders for a symposium that addresses how they can enhance capacity through establishing and strengthening partnership in africa. they come from but swan a, democratic republic of congo, and a host of other african countries, descending here in carlisle for four days of what they hope as military leaders of their respective countries, will strengthen ties between the u.s. and other african nations and to learn from one another on successful and not so successful efforts to bring together their countries. major general joseph harrington kicked off quoting a well-known african proverb -- if you want to go fast, go alone. if you want to go far, go together. stressing the purpose was to strengthen the countries for the long haul. >> there's 54 countries in africa, 2100 languages spoken. the variety of people that come together -- you cannot take one monolithic look at what africa is. to answer that question, what mi

that was an order from the army. was japanese or in a mixed marriage. ,f the husband had to stay home we were uncertain what would happen. the instruction to report back to sign up and were given a time limit. to be taken off. you can take only what you can carry. that was the whole thing. what we -- we did not know what was going to happen to us or it if we were born here like myself, we would be allowed to stay but our parents would had to go to a camp. that was the idea we had. as one,all classified we lost our citizen ship rights, we were given a ted and had a family number. was 322 four.er we then had our last names put on there to verify who we were. , thewas our designation majority was there. pomona, i goto that we would live in one room. the four of us in one room. the atmosphere before the camp, ie discrimination we had, could not get a job. working for a company. , people told me we don't allow people like you. my schoolteacher told me that that time i went to class he got a teaching degree and stanford, h

army special forces." she applied what she knew about anthropology to analyze that special culture of special operations. in that we have something in common because i'm a civilian but i have such enormous respect for the culture of people who serve, the rough men who defend our country. i think their interests, everything they believe needs to be given more study and more awareness and that's why we're here tonight. dr. simons has brought insight into the community of warriors. there are some people who comment social justice warriors but they don't know what real warriors do. dr. simons does. i think the reality of civilian control of the military puts on all of us, civilian or former military, we all have a responsibility to watch what happens to the military. they're there to defend us and we need to be there to defend them. and with great pleasure, here's doctor professor simons. >> i should just go back to california now so as not to disappoint anyone after that introduction. but i want to thank idp

because if we beat all of their armies then, creates a very, very powerful strong belief in ourselves think that this than, something good has happened to the people of -- the israelis. willing to be aggressive. seeking these but we know how to fight. but we know how to fight. to internal powers. i remember the 1967 war when i saw the paratroopers liberate jerusalem, that is when i decided to bp richard president then the company commander of the pure troopers later when i was a young adult. for me it was a milestone and israeli history. applause] >> a moment that cemented national self-confidence. >> i studied the psyche of is really soldiers, so my answer will be a little more abstract. bequeaths us a permanent sense of the possibility of vulnerability. the fear of being alone again in the international communities. and the sense that the threat of genocide was not exhausted by the holocaust which i think was an enormous shock for the jewish psyche. 67the other hand, june 19 bequeathed us the possibility that we can protect ourselves quite adequately and also conveyed to us a sense

one of the core values in the army is selfless commitment. that yesterday but just. .. it was frustrating more than anything that keith didn't pull through. i'm sorry about that. police constable keith palmer symbolises the selfless public service and sacrifice vital to a civilised society. he was unarmed, guarding the epicentre of our democracy and epitomising the delicate balance between our security and our liberty. mark easton, bbc news. good morning. the weather looks good over the next few days. the satellite sequences shows we have clear skies overnight so that central part of the uk, more cloud to the north and south. with clear sky overnight places will be chilly but also with clear skies overnight it there will be a great deal of sunshine through the day. beginning with the temperatures around six or seven degrees for cardiff and one london, tempered by the breeze, in rural spots we will see a touch of frost. not so in the south—west. more cloud in the morning and outbreaks of rain. bright skies in the western parts of wales but the

taxpayers must fund brussels private army. times, when it comes to brussels. before the uk exits they want to get a bit more money out of this. that is the implication. estimates seen by the times show the parliament budget rising to, what is that figure? 2 billion. above inflation increase of 3.3%, so you can imagine with 52% of the population how that will go down. indeed. we still face a bell. 40-60,000,000,000. that is what brussels are asking is for. they have left open the possibility we will continue to pay something into the eu to get some kind of access, so the idea that the minute article 50s triggered we stop paying, that will not happen. even when we're out of the eu we may still be paying and, her only demand that it will not be vast amounts. it says private army, is that what they are really talking about. in-house unit of 46 bodyguards and security personnel. hardly a private army. sounds more like a security unit. an entourage. the eu army is such a red flag! incredibly loaded. 0nto the daily mail. plague of th

maintaining the armies and worked with legislatures to accommodate the changes of the war. they made advances and relied on .gents citizens kept them accountable for their decisions. it may governments all the more answerable to the electorate. california, illinois, iowa, kansas, new york, ohio, west virginia missed the whole's by any them. delaware, indiana, kentucky, oregon allow their governors for-your terms. most importantly, with their authority as commanders in chief , they were allowed to take emergency actions. but their formal powers did not equip them with the powers for leadership and they relied on to offerbetter suited assistance. many chief executives came into office having one popularity and credibility thanks to their legal acumen or previous political service. some were lifelong democrats. some had been whigs. of thewrote the tide political movement over kansas statehood that helped engineer the rebuttal can party. they established a sectional activity dedicated to preserving the union. with the war outbreak, they forged a stronger relationship a national

army.that the nuremberg trials have made genocide and other crimes against humanity less likely to be committed in the world today? ben ferencz, welcome to hardtalk. you were born in 1920 in tra nsylva nia you were born in 1920 in transylvania in central europe. you moved to the united states with your family when you were a little baby. you really epitomise the american dream, a kind of rags to riches story, because it was discovered that you were highly intelligent and you were put on a fast track to harvard law school. we arrived in america, my parents were young immigrants fleeing persecution and poverty. no money, no skills, no language. and lucky to have some friendly new yorker offer us, my father, who had been trained as a shoemaker, but they didn't need any boots made in new york, there were no cobblers. but the owner of a building offered us the opportunity to sleep in the cellar and my father would be the janitor. that's where we began, and that's where my memory begins, ina we b

army commandos took several hours to regain control, after landing by helicopter on the roof.hey have engaged afghanistan army directly, suggesting possibly a change in tactics. it is a new all. it is not unusualfor tactics. it is a new all. it is not unusual for the islamic state tactics. it is a new all. it is not unusualfor the islamic state in afghanistan to attempt something thatis afghanistan to attempt something that is shocking. but this really is a new level, to pose as medical professionals. it is shocking even for a professionals. it is shocking even fora group professionals. it is shocking even for a group which is known for beheading ethnic minorities in afghanistan. it is the first time the having gauged directly with afghanistan security forces in the capital. does it suggest a change in tactics? it is possible. it may be the result of something forwarded happening between different factions organisations. i think it is too early to know if it is definitely a new evaluation in the organisation there. what are the chances of the afghanistan security forces gettin

the iraqi army is now pushing deeper into the city.he pentagon has promised a full investigation into military personnel who shared nude photographs of female colleagues on social media. former and current servicewomen say they have had their photographs posted without their knowledge. volkswagen has pleaded guilty in an american court to three criminal charges linked to its diesel emissions scandal — the company will pay fines of more than $4.3 billion. prosecutors say the fraud went to the top of the organisation. the former apprentice contestant and newspaper columnist katie hopkins has had to pay thousands of pounds in damages after libelling a food blogger in a series of tweets. ms hopkins suggested that jack monroe approved of vandalising war memorials when there was no evidence of it. after the verdict, ms monroe's lawyer said people need to understand that being defamatory on social media is permanent and you can be sued. david sillito reports. jack monroe is a food blogger and campaigner. throughout all of these tasks, i hope

i prayed that the army wouldcome and liberate mosul, then i would be free of him. >>the residents have beenfreed, some have experienced horrors that they'll carry withthem forever. life in mosul is anything buteasy, even now that the militants have finally beendriven out of the eastern parts of the city.the al salam hospital is in ruins. iraqi police stormed thebuilding. they tell us that two hundred isfighters had barricaded themselves in the hospital.in 2014 the army and police were forced from the area by just acouple of hundred fighters. now they are enjoying theirvictory. or their revenge. they hate the i.s. in mosul, butthey are under orders to not hate the residents of mosul."we aren't doing anything wrong to you, are we?" says thispoliceman. "no no," the boy says."you've treated us very well." freedom for omer qais and hisfather means being allowed to work again.both of them are sculptors. this relief depicts monumentsthat don't exist anymore. i.s. blew them all up. >>when they destroyed themonuments and the sculptures in the streets, at that time ithought

army air service. stationed at langley field and lived upthe roma never to expectations, despite being heralded as the future of military innovation. it crashed on february 21, 1922, in norfolk, claiming the lives of most of the men of board. today's speaker will reveal details and never before published imagery of the forgotten tragedy of one of the last great airships, and those who sacrificed for the promise of a new era in aviation. shepherd is a writer and historian of her native hampton roads, virginia. her main interest is the history of hampton roads from 1890 to the present. after publishing short online history pieces, she has devoted her research and writing over the last four years telling the survey -- story of the roma and her crew. we join me in giving a warm welcome -- dhs welcome to make the shepherd. [laughter] [applause] [applause] thank you for that warm introduction. but like to thank the virginia historical society for having me, and c-span for coming out here and taping. very exc

army commandos landed by helicopter on the roof. james robbins reports. billows from afghanistan's largest military hospital. four or five extremists have overwhelmed its defenses using guns and grenades to attack medical staff and patients. some fleeting window ledges. us sends a message, pray for . it takes helicopters laden with afghan special forces to counterattack, and several hours of fighting, to kill the jihadists. >> i was operating here when a suicide armor wearing a white doctor's uniform opened fire on me. i fell down. doctor shot my colleague. i escaped using the back exit. afghanistan's president said an attack on a hospital trampled human values. the inability of his security forces to protect such an obvious target raises doubts about the ability of a fragile, often corrupt, government to prevail against the extremists of the taliban and the i.s.. >> you have to ask yourself where these guys going to go? where are these terrorists going to go? unfortunately, afghanistan, as long as it remains unstable, is highly attractive to groups like