to get to buford. if they're inland they're coming on foot. they're also there are lots rivers running through the area, including can be there were people making basket boats and floating in baskets. ten, 20, 30, 40 miles to get to buford. literally risking their lives, building rafts and floating on these with their children and their elders. you know, to get to buford. these people of them are first going are going be taken downtown. and we would call it today. right there. needs are going to be assessed. people who can would be given work assignments, people who might have actually been from the sea islands going to be taken back to the sea. people who couldn't work are going to be given shelter. clothing, etc. so if in modern sense we would think about this as a refugee situation and historians actually call all of these sort of freedom seekers who are liberating themselves, including from the can be but even before that we today call them refuge ese as opposed to calling them contrabands. so tubm

but in order, create the statue of buford at gettysburg route, kelly interviewed everyone that saw buford day. how did he stand what did he say? what did he wear? and buford is a commanding a cavalry division. so most people would think that they would put buford on horseback. but kelly said no. buford fought his men dismount to holding in, check the attack of the confederates on the morning of july 1st. now, so, of course, kelly had to depict buford on foot, standing up, just lowering his binoculars after sighting enemy and preparing to fire. first shot at the battle of gettysburg gettysburg. this is the dedication of the buford statue. kelly if you can see in the center of the group standing of it all the he's surrounded by his former cavalryman providence, some of the greatest cavalryman that ever lived james wilson wesley merritt, gregg and others gathered around kelly, and they considered his finest work and that was dedicated. this picture was july 1st, 1895. some 30 years after the battle. but it was again considered finest work, and he was literally cheered that day. and by the me

with chief buford and chiehoward university. that is the female to the of myself, and paige williams north carolina, majoring in justice and isra majoring in political science. too young amazing individuals. just so smart. it was a pleasure having them chief buford did a great job looking what they were interested in, what ying to get into different areas where they they went to the city attorney office and shadowed there for a little bit. ican american overdose work group with chief buford ey of the 133 and 134. they presented to on findings and how we can improve processes in those two incredibly remarkable young folks and we chief buford atte outreach event with dr. division of training, chief miller. moving on to recruitment and officer lieutenant anderson, i always gloat on-- he is vidual. i don't know how he does it. did over the last two months. attendeded the [indiscernible] welcome he hosted two cohorts of oppoall internships cohort one, 20 participants participated in program and the cohort 2, [indiscernible4 and recei

is sort of the diversity, equity and inclusion office and initiatives under, de buford. now i was really, really, really interested in doing some things differently in the department in toe the only person like, panels of firefighters,we paramedics, emts that are interviewing folks. you're the ones going to be workiit people0 years. who do you want to work with? you kwh the qualities are, and then those names get referred up to me. and i work with chief buford and others to pick folks that will a good fit for our department. and, it's, you know, of where i came from. i camen around during the consent decree, when the department was ordered to diversify, and i was fortunate enough to get hired then, and i also am a woman in a man's professionan some of the stuff that happens. i've, you know, received or been on the receiving end of some of that stuff and so i some of the things that need to change and, you know, also being from the lgbtq community, i, i ha had an insight into discrimination and that has helped me to better understand all different communities. and, and, a

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that is based on with charlotte buford because you know, most people are, would all completely have the freedom of choice. it is essential for everybody to be mindful of a and a put a sheet such realities. this was, it also comes in the bad job of an explanation of the russia ukraine conflict. now remember those who even a few lead also been bolts too, must go and give since the beginning of the war or want to was yours ago in the us . foreign policy has reactivated a negotiated statement, which is accepted to both parties as a priority. with this, with it, knowing the more they would be hoping to bring that one step closer. let's change gears out slightly and deliberate choice to support terrorism. violence montage levied on keys by the allies of saw her stays, molly books, you know, 5. so i need who fall a joint complaints. it's the un security council. now it comes off the ukraine if they admitted teams and involvement in a recent attack by outside the link that says on malia and false is i'm p m c values less though. does the 3 african states all stress that cubes activities are a t

they have a really great sprint training group there with my coach, tanja buford olympian.e still training? does that mean you're going to be in l.a. in 2028? >> that's the plan. [ cheers and applause ] [ rim shot ] >> rupaul: girl. girl. oh my goodness. wow. and i see your mama over there. hey, mama. [ cheers and applause ] oh, my god. i can't imagine what it's like for a parent to take so much time, so much devotion. what do you want to say to your mother for all -- and it paid off. >> well, mom, i want to thank you so much for forcing me to do track and field. [ laughter ] so, thank you. you knew what you were doing. >> rupaul: because you had a choice? why did you choose -- why did you choose track and field? >> so, i originally chose softball. i wanted to do it with my friends. track and field was not my first love, soccer was. all my friends were doing softball, so i signed up. my mom had another idea. you know about black households. you don't get to talk back. she had made that decision for me. she said, track and field. she signed me up. i showed up to present that

it's a surveyed line in the plain of reeds, just a grassland, kind of like down around buford, where you go out to the park and it's just tidal basin. it was like that. no, no geographic marker, no road, no canal, anything like that. at the border. so we approached into the buffer zone and then we approached in a no fly zone. i tell you, i'm sure we're headed towards cambodia. and when he made that call to lead, lead, of course, questioned the new guy's navigational skills. could you get me that water, please? like, i'm going to have time to open it up and drink it. thank you. and where were we? we were on the way to cambodia. so it's nighttime. we're flight three and a v. we're flying off the right side. we start descending, starting our approach and the approaches over a wooded area into an open, grassy area. and. at about 100 feet, we fly over this tree line, headed towards a clear grassy area and automatic weapon opens up and shoots green tracers directly into the lead helicopter. i'm looking at the lead helicopter. i'm close to the controls in case my aircraft commander gets hit

an chief buford and others to pick folks that will department. it's, you know, i think a lot of that was born outm. i came around during the consent decree when the department wasd to diversify, and i was fortunate enough to get hired then, and i also am a woman in a man's profession. and so i seestuff that happens. i've, you know received or on the receiving end of some of that stuff and so i get it that need to change and, you know lgbtq community, i, i have had an insight into discrimination and that has helped me to better understand all different communities. and, and, and the other thing is people who have the lived experience has so when i wanted to start an emt diversify our ems ranks. and so i, talked a woman named attica bowden who, you know, mayor breed knows who was an assistant fireent. she and i used to teach nert together. i said i w this, i want to diversify ems. it was mostlyno offense. white men are some of my best friends. but. but, you it because i know it's in your time of need that look like you. and so this thing. and so sh