of the text to% events before gettysburg. military memoirs, 57%. they gave 13% to gettysburg. graytown had 47% after gettysburg. military memoirs, 28%. it was published in 1907, and it made an immediate impact. it gained the status very quickly of that overused word "classic." something could be a classic on thursday. it happens on monday, it is a classic? really? three days later? this one was perceived quickly as a classic. theodore roosevelt informed alexander shortly that "i must write to tell you that i have thoroughly enjoyed your military memoirs." the army and navy journal announced it "one of the most valuable of all books on the war." though many southerners complained of alexander's sometimes too harsh evaluations of lee, or took exception to his lack of regret over the decline of the confederacy, but most had a deep admiration for what alexander accomplished. later stories echoed that an initial enthusiasm. in a reprint, t. harry williams during thetroduction centennial years. williams was one of the towering figures in civil war scholarship at that point. he said,

more men died after gettysburg than before. thanch remained at stake before. everyone awaited the culminating battle between grant and lee. grant with momentous victories at nashville and vicksburg and in virginiaarrived and marched to take over command of all united states forces and traveled army of the potomac. he would try to do what no union general had been able to do in three years of desperate fighting -- destroy the army of northern virginia. lee, for his part, welcomed the chance to confront threat in a culminating battle while the confederate army still was strong. in fact, the armies needed, each for its own reasons, to fight as soon as possible. lee and his staff had struggled throughout the long winter to feed and arm their soldiers, had watched the desertion. by spring, however, most of the men who had left their units to visit home had returned and lee commanded a veteran army of over 65 thousand men. the army of northern virginia had rarely lost over the preceding three years, and officers and soldiers had persuaded themselves that even the de

more men died after gettysburg and before, as much remained at stake as war. this is not a decline in the story. everyone awaited the culminating battle between grant ansley. victories inentous 1962 and that 1862 and 1863, and arrived to take over all the command of the united dates forces and travel with the army of the potomac. he would try to do what no union general had done for three years, destroy the army of virginia. lee welcomed the chance to confront grant in a coal battle while the confederate army was still strong. to fightrmies needed as soon as possible that spring. lee and his staff had struggled throughout the winter to feed and arm their soldiers, and had watched demoralization erodes the ranks. but by spring, most men who had left the ranks to visit home had returned, and lee was commanding over 6500 men -- 65,000 men. many had persuaded themselves even the defeat at gettysburg had been a temporary setback. the command structure of the confederate army was stable, experienced, and ready. but the army of the united states had an even larger ar

monumentsntioning the at vicksburg and gettysburg.here are cemeteries affiliated many battlefields across the country. probably the most famous cemetery in the country, arlington national cemetery. history goes back to the civil war. tom cotton writing this morning about efforts to save arlington cemetery. he writes just was born in the tragedy of the civil war. made a fateful decision to resign from the u.s. army after a sleepless night in what is now known as arlington house in the cemetery. the union shortly thereafter ceased the plantation which occupied the critical high ground above washington. in 1864. the union quartermaster general proposed that 200 acres be converted into a cemetery is a further review. lee made no attempt to reclaim his old plantation, his oldest .on did selling the ownership back to the federal government and gradually the arlington we know took shape. it's an active cemetery with dozens of funerals daintily. burial in arlington is a healing and the families of the following deserve. that's why it's import

i mentioned gettysburg, gettysburg, that the linchpin, that's wagon will where the roads lead out sevenr eight to different roads and the approaches to the city, there was a black community. and not only were their individuals like another lydia smith. bandages toaid and suffering men who had been suffering on both sides. if you take a microscope with you, ok, there is a farm of a black man, abraham brian. i have talked to a couple of groups of black folk who went up there and were never told the story of abraham brian or basel biggs. we still need to get it right. and getting it right is what henrietta was all about. she was the city's first female undertaker in one of the first female undertakers in the united states. you all know where i going with this. she did not just put dead bodies in her coffin. she also used these coffins to sneak black folk to the north, further north. in fact, you cannot trust him for funeral parties. some would melt into the background at a certain discrete point and they were on their way. she kept everything in the family because notice is says undertakin

of role did mosby play in the advanced to gettysburg, if any?the only part -- if you read his -- one of his books talks about the gettysburg areaign, and my feelings mosby is almost shrill in his defense of stewart. mosby met stuart a couple of times during that movement, when ,ll those things were going on as the union army came through, as the cavalry was fighting, and mosby had made the recommendation with stewart on what route he should take based mosby had been on. things change over the course of a couple of days, and when stewart actually tried to take that route, he found that it was blocked by union forces. not that they were set up defensively, simply that they were moving through the area. it is not bad information for mosby. it was just no longer timely, and i felt mosby always felt some guilt for that. that is about the only role he played. as i said, as the union army came through, mosby told his union men to get out of the way. once everyone had passed through, mosby did ride -- they crossed the potomac and got a short distance in

there is one monument to barlow at gettysburg. it is a monument on his worst day of the war, the day he really screwed up. overall, he is a brutal, tough fighter. he makes mistakes as all generals has made some, but on the whole, he is really tough. but it is a case study in leadership. i want to give you background on the human side of francis channing barlow. the channings and the barlows are all one family. his father is a military investor who marries the stunning beauty of a wife. except his father goes a little bit wacky and at one point, his sermons get crazy and he disappears. and his wife is left with three boys and, what do i do now? and by hook or crook with all of her new england family connections, they survive in poverty for a few years. francis channing barlow lives the first great famous commune, not the first commune but a massachusetts. he grows up and ms. wild, artsy area era. the communal fails because someone has to do the dishes -- and the commune fails because someone has to do the dishes. in the afternoon,

what kind of role that mosby play in the advanced to gettysburg, if any? , if you readart one of his books it talks about the gettysburg campaign. my feelings, he is shrill in his defense. mosby met stuart a couple of times during that movement when all of those things were going on. mosby had made a recommendation to stuart on what route he should take based on an operation mosby had been on. things changed over a couple of days and when stewart actually tried it to take that route, he found it was blocked by union forces. they were moving it through the area. it wasn't bad information. it was just no longer timely. mosby felt some guilt for that. that's about the only role he played. as i said it, as the union army came through, he told his men to get out of the way. this is bigger than we can address. once everyone had passed through, mosby did ride across the potomac. they got a short distance into pennsylvania. stuart, buto find he could not find him. he came back. there is no question of him out in front of the scouts. the cavalry did that mission. w

. >> saturday, on book tv, live, all-day coverage of the gettysburg, maryland, book festival. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, maria olson on her book "not the family." and the author of "whistleblower at the cia -- and inside account." then the book "the imagine years of war , the untold story ofdarpa, the pentagon agency that changed the world. at 1:30 p.m., "reagan rise in rising," theagan political life of abraham lincoln, and "the jersey brothe -- a missing naval officer in the pacific and h famil's questo bring him home." watch our live covage ofhe gaithersburg, maryland, book starting saturday 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's booktv. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable televisiocoans, and broug to today by your cable or selte provide >> "washington journal" contue a half hour we are geinyour thoughts o robert mll bng chon head a speal counsel intthe russian iestigaon at the department ojuic the presidentwein about e potmt,r at let the larr sue of the vestigation. sayingitall the iegal as cntonook place in t caa

he teaches history at gettysburg college in pennsylvania.very interesting question for you that involves you and the president. i say we hold it. we take a break and when we come back, we'll let leader pelosi take a thought about it and then we'll be right back. we'll hear the question and we'll get the answer here on the cnn town hall. thank you for being with us. stay with us. listen up, heart disease. you too, unnecessary er visits. and hey, unmanaged depression, don't get too comfortable. we're talking to you, cost inefficiencies and data without insights. and fragmented care- stop getting in the way of patient recovery and pay attention. every single one of you is on our list. for those who won't rest until the world is healthier, neither will we. optum. how well gets done. at lincoln, we're all about making things simpler for you. like, imagine having your vehicle serviced... from the comfort of your own home. introducing complimentary lincoln pickup and delivery servicing. because the most important luxury of all... is time. pickup an

he teaches history at gettysburg college in pennsylvania.a very interesting question for you that involves you and the president. i say we hold it. we take a break and when we come back, we'll let leader pelosi take a thought about it and then we'll be right back. we'll hear the question and we'll get the answer here on the cnn town hall. thank you for being with us. stay with us. a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter v8 engine. a 10-speed direct-shift transmission. a meticulously crafted interior. all of these are feats of engineering. combining them with near-perfect weight distribution... ...is a feat of amazing. experience the first-ever 471-horsepower lexus lc 500 or the multistage hybrid lc 500h. experience amazing. who's the new guy? they call him the whisperer. the whisperer? why do they call him the whisperer? he talks to planes. he talks to planes. watch this. hey watson, what's avionics telling you? maintenance records and performance data suggest replacing capacitor c4. not bad. what's with the coffee maker? sorry. we are not on speaki

that is really what gettysburg the gettysburg address is all , about, drawing on an oration he had read as a child and memorized. just as he is memorized -- as he had memorized the soliloquies. the same thing with the third and fourth paragraph of the second inaugural, where he shows the deepest empath like -- empathic understanding of suffering. he can extend his own experience and feelings and insight into the larger collectivity because it comes out of his very deep self experience. >> mary has gotten a raw deal from several lincoln scholars. this extreme disdain for mary is unconscionable. i mean even for a 19th century , woman, mary was ahead of her time as far as being well educated and knowing politics. the fact that for a large part herself whenurn by eddie died because lincoln was out on the road. so many things she had to go through. have you ever considered writing a book about mary? charles: in my first book, i have a long chapter about mary. the strongest criticism that one person reviewer said was, it is , one a pretty good book, but the best chapter is about mary. [laught

today, we honor the fallen on the battlefields that serve as waypoints in our history. , today, to gettysburghe enormity of their sacrifice and the dreams never realized. today, we also reflect on the sacrifice of the families left behind. the english of parents, spouses, siblings, and friends. of parents,sh spouses, siblings, and friends. for the children growing up without fathers or mothers. today, we reflect on what is most important about the men and women we honor. we reflect on how they lived. they were people who stood for something larger than themselves. they embodied the most important values and traditions of our nation. they were people who understood that what we have in our country is worth fighting for. though they were taken from us prematurely, they were people who touched our lives and made a difference. today, if we truly want to honor the fallen from all of our conflicts, we will do something more than just mark their graves with flags and flowers. we will do more than just deliver remarks and reflect for a few moments. if we want to give meaning to the sacrifice of those

saratoga to gettysburg, belleau wood to midway, chosin to ia drang, and korengal valley to fallujah., we reflect on the enormity of their sacrifice and reflect on the hopes and dreams never realized. today, we also reflect on the sacrifice of the families left behind. the anguish of parents, spouses, siblings, and friends. the sadness of children growing up without their fathers or mothers. we know that for the families, every day is memorial day. today, we also reflect on what is most important about the men and women we honor. we reflect on how they lived. they were people who stood for something larger than themselves. they were people who embodied the most important values and traditions of our nation. they were people who understood that what we have in our country is worth fighting for. and though they were taken from us prematurely, they were people who touched our lives. they were people who made a difference. today, if we truly want to honor the fallen from all of our conflicts, we will do something more than just mark their graves with flags and flowers. we will do more tha

a group running wreaths at the grave site of a hero in the battle of gettysburg, and if you're wondering when is the best time to travel home from your memorial day vacation, keep this in mind. most people are going to be hitting had the roads tomorrow night. that is according to the p.a. turnpike commission. nbc so will help keep you covered when it comes to the roads, the rails and the sky and first alert traffic updates start tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m. on nbc 10. new information into the newsroom about a double shooting in kensington this morning. a brother and sister were found dead inside their home on clearfield street around 9:00 this morning. police say they were both shot in the head. the shooter is still on the run. a boy flies out of a water slide in this shocking video and what he does next might surprise you even more. plus a murder spree suspect speaks right after he killed eight people including a sheriff's deputy. ♪ pro-tip for making ribs: don't go it alone. get these great smoked ribs. thanks. sure. twenty minutes on the grill. and they're done. you think he cares if

. >> you just look at the face, that could be gettysburg, it could be yorktown, it could be agincourt there is an element of commonality and even a common mythic reality of war. war is the most celebrated subject in human history, and what we are doing is linking through portrait photography, linking these men and women back to a tradition of the war. jane: and while the focus of this exhibition is squarely on the men and women who fight, it is also a reminder of the bravery of the image makers. most of the artists in this show have risked their lives to get close to the subject. who createdngton, these pictures, sacrifice his life in 2011 while covering the insurgency in libya. jane o'brien, bbc news, washington. visit.ll worth a just before we go, the mission hush, butit hugsh spacex once the will to know its rockets are reasonable. it's had a spy satellite into space and successfully retrieved the booster rocket for later use. here are the pictures of the unmanned rocket taking off from the launchpad at nasa. the rest of the rocket arriving safely back on earth a few minutes later.

and of the ten pieces of legislation he proposed on that day in gettysburg, mr. president, he has passed zero. none. in his first 100 days, amides the great depression, f.d.r. stabilized the banks and put 250,000 americans to work through new civilian conservation corps. ronald reagan rallied the country behind his agenda for taxes and spending, facing an economic collapse, the likes of which we hadn't seen since the great depression, barack obama cut taxes and made historic investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and education in 100 days. not withstanding this history, these facts, president trump has repeatedly claimed in introduce and broadcasts as well, how well the administration has done during the first 100 days. in fact, on day 90 -- he didn't need to get to 100. on day 90 he said no administration has accomplished more. as evidence for this claim, the president has referred to the 28 bills he has signed into law, laws to rename a v.a. clinic in american somoa , laws to make it easier to hunt bears out of the helicopters, to improve weather forecast

when i was a little boy my grandfather taught me to recite the gettysburg address. we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that his nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. with these words, lincoln honored those who died in the civil war. in teaching those words to me, my grandfather honored another soldier, my father, who was at that time laying wounded in france. lincoln could claim that america already had government by the people, because whereas in england at the time of the gettysburg address, most people couldn't vote because of property ownership qualification, almost every american state had abolished it. at that time african-americans and women could not vote in the united states, but he was calling for a new birth of freedom that ultimately resulted in their having the vote. when i was a young man i was proud to play a small part in this people's government. that was early in the 1960s, and at that time in american histo

if you just look at the face, that could be gettysburg. it could be yorktown.even a common mythic reality of war. war is, of course, the most celebrated subject in human history and what we are doing is linking through portrait photography, we are linking these men and women back to a tradition of the warrior. and while the focus of this exhibition is squarely on the men and women who fight, it is also a reminder of the bravery of the image makers. most of the artists in this show have risked their lives to get close to their subjects. tim hetherington, who created these pictures, sacrificed his life in 2011, while covering the insurgency in libya. jane 0'brien, bbc news, washington. thank you for watching 0utside source. from me and the rest of the team, goodbye. the effect of just the effect ofjust how dry a month that has been for the uk will be felt for a while longer. there is not a lot of rainfall in the forecast for this week. in edinburgh there have been only four millimetres of rain, the driest april on record in edinburgh. we'll bring you more statist

the battle of gettysburg, and after that, the union army is chasing robert e. lee back south. skirmishes outside the town of hagerstown, maryland. it is there that rick dahlgren loses his leg. he gets shot in the lake, and due to the severity of the injury, they have to amputated. is some reason, the leg brought to the navy yard, is encased in a lead case, and is placed in the wall of the foundry with a plaque over it this walls, "within ren,he leg of colonel dahlg wounded july 6, 1860 three, while skirmishing in the streets of hagerstown with the rebels after the battle of gettysburg." it is in the wall. ulrich dahlgren is killed later in the civil war. he receives a prosthetic leg, joins the cavalry, because he can't be marching anymore, so he , and takesback part in a raid on richmond in 1864. he was killed in the raid outside richmond near the county 2, 1864se on march during a raid to try and free union soldiers. there is a scandal that comes out because on his body, papers are found that basically detail mainn that dahlgren's mission is to go into richmond and killed the

after the battle of gettysburg the union army is chasing robert e lee back down south. time --rmishes out outside the town of hagerstown, maryland. it's there that admiral dahlgren son loses his leg. shot in the leg and due to the severity of the injury they have to amputate it. for some reason, the leg is brought here to the navy yard. it is encased in a lead case and placed in the wall of the foundry with a lack over it. which reads, within this rall is deposited the leg of colonel dahlgren, u.s. volunteers, wounded july 6, 1863, while skirmishing in the streets of hagerstown with the rebels after the battle of gettysburg. so it is in the wall. on and is killed later on in the civil war. he actually receives a prosthetic leg, joins the cavalry, he cannot be marching anymore so he is on horseback. he takes part in a raid on richmond and was killed on the rate outside of richmond near during ay courthouse raid to try to free union prisoners. there's a scandal becomes out because on his body, the papers are found that basically detail a plan that dahlgren's main mission

laurel hill cemetery, there they honored general george gordon meed, the hero of the battle of gettysburg. in delaware county, people line state street for a parade , collide dale horses joined media, fire and police department making stops along the route. and in aston, widener university, army rotc and sun valley high school man rear jr otc participated in american legion post 926 annual day of service a cross the bridge at gloucester county new jersey veterans memorial cemetery, veterans and county freeholders laid wreaths on graves and organizers dedicated a new monument on memorial walk. and tonight at 8:30 united states air force band will play a free show, fire works display expected to go on at 9:30. see them all over the delaware river. reporting live along penns landing, anni mccormack for channel six "action news". walter and sarah back to you. >> thank you. >>> memorial day weekend is a great time to bring together family, friend, neighbors n haddon heights community members gathered at mclaughlin norcross memorial dell for a cook out. everyone chipped into cook up the hot dog

stuart on the way to gettysburg, he was late.'t arrive. >> reporter: you could say this is more of a high stakes field trip where history and identity both come into play. the objective here, showing everybody on this bus some of the reasons why j.e.b. stuart high school has its name. >> j.e.b. stuart high school is right here 500 yards from j.e.b. stuart high school is munson's hill which we're on right now that was stuart's headquarters when he commanded the forward out post. >> reporter: this is a pretty high hill where you used to be able to see union outpost before the buildings of boston and on this trip with me, victoria haver, a stuart senior. >> people are on one side. it's either yo a bigot and want the name changed or you hate america because you do. >> reporter: it's a whirlwind trip, but the point is to left us know what we drive past and let us know what was here long ago. >> this high school is right in the middle of a lot of historic area that has been unfortunately built over and no preservationists in the 1950s

placed the wreath at the grave site of general george meade who led them to victory at the battle of gettysburg> 4:43 now on your memorial day. we are tracking rain. this is a live look down the shore at cape may. 60 degrees, misty, a little bit of rain. meteorologist bill henley is tracking the conditions there and where you live. he's back in a minute with the memorial day forecast. >>> this morning we're -- >> kicking off our shore tour -- >> i'm excited. getting ahead of myself. >> featuring shore towns and what to expect this summer. >> that's right. matt delucia is live in ocean city. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning. i wish we had a little bit better weather here. it is a little damp. we've got a few sprinkles here in ocean city. i am on the boardwalk. and i'm a little lonely out here now. you can take a look out here. we have -- there's one person here early in the morning. and we have a lot of the businesses here that have been opening, getting ready for the summer season. they've been busy all weekend. the boards were packed throughout the weekend, very busy weekend at th

if you look at the face, that could be gettysburg, it could be yorktown, it could be agincourt.story and what we do is link through portrait photography, we are linking these men and women back to the tradition of the war. while the focus of this exhibition is squarely on the men and women who fight, it is also a reminder of the bravery of the image makers. most of the artists in this show have risked their lives to get close to their subjects. tim hetherington, who created these pictures, sacrificed his life in 2011 while covering the insurgency in libya. now a change of pace — the mission is a bit hush—hush, but space x wants the world to know its rockets are re—usable. on monday, it launched a secret us government spy satellite into space. and then successfully retrieved the booster rocket for later use. the unmanned falcon nine rocket took off from a launchpad, the company leases from nasa. the leftover booster landed safely back on earth a few minutes later, ready for its next mission. no word however on what the newly—launched satellite will be doing up in space. don't for

if you look at the face, that could be gettysburg, it could be yorktown, it could be agincourt.ar. war is the most celebrated subject in human history and what we do is link through portrait photography, we are linking these men and women back to the tradition of the war. —— warrior. while the focus of this exhibition is squarely on the men and women who fight it is also a reminder of the bravery of the image makers. most of the artist in this show have risked their lives to get close to the subject. tim hetherington, who created these pictures, sacrificed his life in 2011 while covering the insurgency in libya. blight princess charlotte's birthday has been captured by the duke and duchess. the couple released a similar photograph last year to celebrate her turning one. she does look very cute, doesn't she? now a change of pace — the mission is a bit hush—hush, but space x — wants the world to know its rockets are re—usable. earlier today it launched a secret us government spy satellite into space. and then successfully retrieved the booster rocket for later use. the unmanned fa

wreath at the grave site of general george meade who led the union army to victory at the battle of gettysburg. [ horn ] >>> thousands of bikers rode into washington, d.c., with the memorial day message. the annual rolling thunder ride for freedom took place yesterday. it calls on lawmakers to help bring soldiers missing in action or held prisoner back home. it was the 30th year for the event. >>> many veterans are worried that memorial day is losing its meaning, and they want you to help honor those who served. veterans groups say during world war ii 12% of the population served compared to just one half of -- one half of that today. iraq and afghanistan veterans of america is encouraging everyone to pause for a moment of silence at 3:00 this afternoon. >> pretty amazing. >>> a water park near san francisco is looking into a situation. a 10-year-old boy being launched off a water slide. take another look at the child flying off the end of the three-story slide. the boy only suffered scrapes and bruises. he was clearly lucky. the park shut down the slide. officials are investigating what went

declared i will fight no more became one of the mostly sided speeches of american schools after the "gettysburg address." in the end it was chief joseph not general howard who was the inspiration to genoa -- generations a civil-rights activist for craig carried his legacy into the 21st century by exploring how his aide to the camp who met him at the surrender and then was radicalized and how his nephew kept his story alive so howard enabled his enemies to out with his own and his expansive sense of liberty and equality made him a leading figure at the end of the 19th century so howard arguably be trade those values which three construction as he plays a part to build a new regime the also he would recharge those old values with the new power to speak to a changing nation. his rhetoric was so poignant in moving that it is easy to overlook the u.s. simply not making a plea for a full package of rights as an american. but more specifically trying to define citizenship in the age of big government. to participate in the contentious struggle into the new modern way of governing we will repeal to thi

if you look at the face, that could be gettysburg, it could be yorktown, it could be agincourt.n human history and what we do is link through portrait photography, we are linking these men and women back to the tradition of the war. while the focus of this exhibition is squarely on the men and women who fight, it is also a reminder of the bravery of the image makers. most of the artists in this show have risked their lives to get close to their subjects. tim hetherington, who created these pictures, sacrificed his life in 2011 while covering the insurgency in libya. and to a picture of a very different kind. the duke and duchess of cambridge have released a new photograph of princess charlotte — to mark her second birthday. the picture was taken by the duchess at their home in norfolk. the couple released a similar photograph of charlotte last year to celebrate her turning one. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello and good morning. we just had the warmest day of the year in northern ireland. 20 degrees in county tyrone. a lo

most likely, lincoln still harbored resentment for the lack of effective after gettysburg and didn't want me to their instead, they settle on phil of sheridan -- philip sheridan. sheridan had been an outstanding combat officer, and upgraded the cavalry of the army of the potomac demonstrably. grant with sheridan, neutralized the strength of early's horsemen. grant and then botched the orders. rather than place sheridan in to go after early's troops, grant notified halleck " unless general hunter is a the field personally, i want sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field with instructions to put himself out of the enemy and follow him to the death." the instructions then were ambiguous at best, and there the matter rested. no one took charge to see that u.s. grant's wishes were executed. stanton wanted hunter replaced, not in charge of the field. lift a refused to finger, even though he had been placed in charge, informing grant petulantly "have you asked my opinion in regard to general hunter and sheridan, it would have been freely and frankly given." i'm not little kid,

if you just look at the face, that could be gettysburg. it could be yorktown.eality of war. war is, of course, the most celebrated subject in human history and what we are doing is linking through portrait photography, we are linking these men and women back to a tradition of the warrior. and while the focus of this exhibition is squarely on the men and women who fight, it is also a reminder of the bravery of the image makers. most of the artists in this show have risked their lives to get close to their subjects. tim hetherington, who created these pictures, sacrificed his life in 2011, while covering the insurgency in libya. jane 0'brien, bbc news, washington. it sometimes feels like america has beenin it sometimes feels like america has been in warfare ever in iraq and afghanistan. it has been 13 years but what strikes me is how few americans, regular americans know people fighting there, it is like they are a separate part of our society. this is the touching aspect of the last story, you hear about americans dying or going to war but you don't see them as

saratoga to gettysburg, bellawood to midway. and to fallujah.he sacrifice. we reflect on the hopes and the dreams never realized. today we also reflect on the sacrifice to the families left behind. the anguish of parents, spouses, siblings and friends. the sadness of children growing up without their fathers or mothers. and we know that for the families, every day is memorial day. but today we also reflect on what's most important about the men and women we honor. we reflect on how they lived. they stood for something larger than themselves. they were people who embodied the most important values and traditions of our nation. we were people who understood that what we have in our country is worth fighting for. and though they were taken from us prematurely they were people who touched our lives. they were people who made a difference. today, if we truly want to honor the fallen from all of our conflicts, we'll do something more than mark their graves with flags and flowers. we'll do something more than deliver remarks and reflect for just a few

saratoga to gettysburg, midway. today we reflect on the enormity of the sacrifice.hopes and dreams never realized. today we all still reflect on the sacrifice of the families left behind. the anguish of parents, spouses, siblings and friends. the sadness of children growing up without fathers or mothers. we know for the families every day is memorial day. today we also reflect on what is most important about the men and women we honor. we reflect on how they live. they are people that stood for something larger than themselves. they were people that embodied the most important values and traditions of our nations. they were people that understood what we have in our country is worth fighting for. those they were taken from us prematurely, they were people that touched our lives. they were people that made a difference. today if we truly want to honor the fallen from all of our conflicts, we'll do something more than mark their graves with flags and flowers. we'll do something more than deliver remarks and reflect for just a few moments. if we want to give meaning to

the office without permission, aggressively shoved a recorder in beg's face and began asking bad gettysburg questions. the campaign said both men were pushed to the ground during the struggle. but a fox news reporter who was inside the room tells a different story. she says greg gianfortte grabbed jacobs by neck with both hands and slammed him to the ground and then began punching the man as he moved on top of the reporter and began yelling. >> there were five other people present. we have to interview all of those people. >> today's special election for montana's sole congressional seat was already under extra scrutiny. it's a surprisingly tight race in a state that president trump won by 21 points. now getting even more attention for all the wrong reasons. >> speak with shane, please. >> i am sick and tired of you guys. >> startling audio. greg gianfortte's opponent declined to comment except to say this belongs in the legal realm. overnight three local newspapers removed their endorsement and they called for him to withdraw from the race. the race was once held by zinke. >>> the zip alon

and i had aa chance to talk to him and tom barringer will stop by the loft from the flat an and gettysburge's in d.c. for memorial weekend helping to salute the troops on the big screen. >> "empire" wraps tonight. the big finale and tv honest and bit harsh chef jordan ramsey. he's dishing about his live series coming to fox. >> he does so many shows. >> allison, steve. >> almost as busy as kevin hart. >> can i have permission to be immalt tour. >> sure. >> june 7 kevin hart plays george him and his best friend prank people the whole film to the point there's whoopee cushions and passing gas i'm 33 years old and i still think passing gas is funny. so i wanted to talk to kevin hart who is a comedian and find out why serious question, why are farts so funny? watch this. >> why are sfoorts funny. >> farts will forever be funny. >> it's okay. >> let's talk on a serious note. >> why. >> farts will never not be funny. >> right. >> it's not possible. >> we're grown men. >> doesn't matter. >> it makes me laugh. >> it doesn't matter. and i know you're married now. >> yeah. >> and if you are telling

cemetary in philadelphia paying tribute to general george meade who was involved in the battle at gettysburg>>> we honor the battleship new jersey. it answered the call to several wars. today you can help out the big j as we look at it through sky6 live hd. >> visitors get a chance to look at the big guns. $10 you can watch at the firing from the deck of the battleship. tamala edwards looks at the ship's memorable history. [taps playing]. >> reporter: a salute remembers those who manned the deck of leadership new jersey, the keel was laid at the navy yard back in september 1940. 74 years ago this past week, the ship was commissioned for world war ii. it survived world war ii vietnam, the korean war and lebonese civil war. charles served on the big j. to this day the navy's most decorated ship ever. the floating museum in camden offering tours and overnight stay. nora muchanic went on board in 2015. >> you can reserve a bunk below deck the price includes dinner and breakfast. we'll serve decks like sailors used to get their meal from the chow line. all that is just $69. the education that com

. >> with the civil war, i first think of great armies clashing at gettysburg, shiloh, and antietam, battles. but that's the story these miniature vessels tell. when war between the states breaks out in 1861, union general winfield scott creates the anaconda plan. the idea -- blockade southern ports, take control of the mississippi, and, like a huge snake, squeeze the south into submission. the union builds a navy of more than 600 ships. >> they would commandeer boats from people -- ferry boats, paddle-wheelers, anything that floated and they could put a gun on it. >> larry's father, william, made models of many of them. there's the c.s.s. gaines, a wooden side-wheel confederate gunboat built in mobile, alabama. there's the u.s.s. vicksburg and the c.s.s. alabama -- a massive propeller-driven ship built in secrecy in england for the confederacy. all are made precisely to scale. 1 inch here translates to 8 feet on the real vessel. where did this all begin? did dad buy a book on ship building? >> i don't remember anybody ever teaching him how to do this. it's just something you have to

she went to tripoli, was bloodied in gettysburg. she was at the halls of montezuma. remained in havana harbor. she went to europe. she was blown off her stat from pearl harbor into the ground and went down york town midway. she was down but she came back and how hard she came back with a vengeance. she was on the ground with red ball express. she made it all the way back to solomon wall. she did her duty in korea. she went to the gulf when and came home with honor. she's old glory. symbol of my country flag of my nation. she's to be admired and respected and honored. she's never to be treated with disrespect, trampled or burned by any american for any reason. especially when i'm around to honor and protect her and she's protected me. she's my flag. she's old glory. i wish people would remember that. host: tom thank you. by the way, if you come to washington d.c. at smithsonian museum of american history, old glory the symbol of the star spangle banner is flying proudly. some is pissing. some tweet, this is from joe, a chance to show thanks and respect in unity. there

died during the 15 years of the war on terror before the 7,800 combatants died at the battle of gettysburg. the streets are not filled with protesters against the war that we are in now. we are culturally and politically polarized. it's not in the way that would startle the old-school history professor and showed him away from his nap in the faculty lounge chair. 1861, that was polarized. fort sumter isn't taking any income at the moment as far as i know. and yet the american people are beautiful and they blame their fear on the political elite. and one of the reasons for this is because we've done a lousy job dealing with certain problems. the middle east for example, demons have been unleashed in the middle east and they fail to address the problems that caused them to be unleashed and indeed they seem to be breeding those in the geopolitics and elite military strategy and then they turned them loose in the middle east as if they had ever been an endangered species in the region and as if they were trying to reintroduce. one result has been murder all over the world. i mean, how much fur

will fight no more forever, became one of those recited speeches in american schools after the gettysburg address. and in the end it was chief joseph and not general howard who became an inspiration to generations of civil rights activists. in my book i carry joseph's legacy into the 20th century by exploring how howard's aid to camp met joseph at the surrender and was changed and radicalized by him pick out also joseph's nephew, yellow wolf, kept joseph's story alive. in effect, howard enabled his enemy celebrity, his enemies legend to outlive his own. joseph's expansive sense of liberty and equality made him a leading figure of the said at the end of the 19th century. howard arguably betrayed the old values of abolition and union and reconstruction when he played his part in conquering the west and building a new regime. but also in a way joseph recharged some of the old values of liberty and equality with a new power to speak to a changing nation. his rhetoric is so poignant, so moving that it's easy to overlook that joseph was not simply making a plea for a full package of rights as a

in movies like platoon, gettysburg, rough riders and the substitute.own this week to help highlight the courage and sacrifice of veterans by kicking off the annual gism film festival. first though he's joining us live in the loft along with the festival co-founder brandon. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. good morning. >> seem like a long time or seem like yesterday. >> it seems leak yesterday. >> yeah. the weird thing is, i actually live near paris island now. and i remember mornings i moved a little further away from it, but i remember mornings waking up and hearing the grenade drills and the m60 machine guns because it would echo across the marshes. >> sure. i was actually over there not too long ago. i know the guy that's the head of the museum and the commanding general and stuff. >> not only do you have that connection but obviously the military is near and dear to your heart because of your dad. >> yes. yeah. i think my dad didn't stay in. he was offered after world war ii to -- to, um, it was two thing. he was a tank captain. and a