>> rush hour is what farmer chris franklin calls the moment when he opens the barn door in the morning and every pour into the farm-yard. >> give me a hand. >> chris greets them all by name and with some friendly words. >> my goodness. you going to come through here? >> he always has a smart phone at his side. he records his exchanges with animals and posts the videos online. they're now a social media sensation. cane hill farm has fans around the world. every day, chris receives comments from people sayingg ho happy they feel when they watch thee animals goioing about thei daily business. >> i don't really believe it when someone said i had gone viral, i thought i had to go and see the doctor. >> cane hill farm is not a traditional farm the focus is on education. chris and his team want to bring countryside learning to children, young people and communs. the animals are often named by young visitors. among them are cuthbert the goose. and lucy the goat. trigger, the pot bellied pig, is very popular. and there's cocoa the donkey, the go-to weather expert. chris asks him what theout loo

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chris hartley. i will let you know he is the author of "stoneman's raid 1865," and was a finalist for the ben franklinrd in history for the ben franklin publisher's association. he is a speaker, battlefield tour guide and author of such publications as american civil war and american military heritage. joining chris is our own dr. jason, research historian at the institute for the study of war and democracy. he writes narratives of service members from world war ii for their families around the solvey, and worked to cases of missing service members as our partnership -- as part of our partnership with the p.o.w. embassy. gentlemen? >> let me extend my welcome. discussat to have you your book. it's a fascinating read. lynnrians of pete and ruth -- the museum takes great pride in the fact that we have a some 10,000ection, oral histories, personal testimonies. you are in the right place to discuss a book like this. several questions and all of them connect to what you term the ordeal. lynnte first class p accompanied the -- infantry division. could you tell us how this book came about. you have a close c

franklin award in history for the independent book publishers association. speaker,o a andlefield tour guide, author of articles for other publications. joining chris on stage tonight is our own research historian in the museum's institute of the study of war and democracy, where he writes narratives of service members from world war ii for their families around the country and worked over the last two years to help solve cases of missing service members as part of our partnership with the defense pow mia accounting agency. gentleman? let me extend my welcome, it's great to have you. it's a fascinating read. ruthtories of pete and during the great depression of world war ii. as you know, the museum takes great pride in the fact that we somea massive collection, 10,000 oral histories, personal testimonies here. several questions this evening, can connect to what you turn the --eal of private first class getting started on this, could you tell us how this book came about? do you have a particularly close connection to this story? >> it's wonderful to be here tonight. i'm honored. if you can see what a fabulous facility it is. think it out there is a