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number of 40's flown on a daily basis by aircraft over north vietnam. of 1966, the air force and navy get together, dividing north vietnamese airspace into 7 arming zones routeas route packs or packages. the navy gets 4. 2, 4, 16. the air force gives the remainder. they get a big city, hanoi. in the navy zone, targets are off limits for air force aircraft, and vice versa, unless you first get permission to fly in those zones. in all likelihood that permission will not be forthcoming. what happens is that you get a competition developing between the navy and air force to determine who can fly the most 40's over north vietnam on a given day. attend the fourth air force general in charge in 1967, attending his daily standup briefing in the morning, he would ask to see 2 slides showing flying activity from the previous day. the first was entitled 40's over north vietnam navy, the second was 40's over north vietnam air force. if the second slide to not have a higher total than the first, and rolled -- heads rolled. the toughest target is the tan waibridge --
number of 40's flown on a daily basis by aircraft over north vietnam. of 1966, the air force and navy get together, dividing north vietnamese airspace into 7 arming zones routeas route packs or packages. the navy gets 4. 2, 4, 16. the air force gives the remainder. they get a big city, hanoi. in the navy zone, targets are off limits for air force aircraft, and vice versa, unless you first get permission to fly in those zones. in all likelihood that permission will not be forthcoming. what...
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the number flown on a daily basis over north vietnam. in the spring of 1966 the air force and the navy get together and they divide the airspace into seven bombing zones known as route packs. here they are laid out. the navy gets for. ur. the air force get the remainder. the navy gets the big city of haiphong and the air force gets the big city of hanoi. so what happens is you get a competition that develops between the navy and the air force to determine who can fly the most sorties over north vietnam on a given day. attend his daily standup briefing in the morning, you would ask to see two slides that showed flying activity from the previous day. titled s slide was orties by the navy and the other was sorties by the air force. the second one didn't have a higher total than the first one, heads rolled. here's a bridge that we tried to bomb. 700 missions against this bridge. never put it down. me that he hadld he had theular day mission of attacking that bridge. he looks under the wings. he goes to his crew chief and says you forgot to p
the number flown on a daily basis over north vietnam. in the spring of 1966 the air force and the navy get together and they divide the airspace into seven bombing zones known as route packs. here they are laid out. the navy gets for. ur. the air force get the remainder. the navy gets the big city of haiphong and the air force gets the big city of hanoi. so what happens is you get a competition that develops between the navy and the air force to determine who can fly the most sorties over north...
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to the eisenhower administration in the '50s, the country split into south and north vietnam. communists in the north and so the united states is very eager to preserve the south from a communist takeover. >> the communist north vietnamese believed in nationalism, uniting their country under their own control. >> the cold war conspiracy was that if the vietnamese communist won the war in vietnam, all of southeast asia would fall. the dominos would fall, one after another. >> there is no doubt the fall of south vietnam would have serious repercussions on other countries of southeast asia. this is fundamentally the reason why we're in south vietnam. >> after all, eastern europe has fallen to communism. china has fallen to communism. we can't lose southeast asia. so we have to stabilize south vietnam. >> on january 2nd, 1963, south vietnamese troops surprise a vietcong battalion at a village called ap bac. five american helicopters are shot down. three american advisers are killed. 63 south vietnamese die, half of them shooting at each other. >> we've got u.s. military advisers f
to the eisenhower administration in the '50s, the country split into south and north vietnam. communists in the north and so the united states is very eager to preserve the south from a communist takeover. >> the communist north vietnamese believed in nationalism, uniting their country under their own control. >> the cold war conspiracy was that if the vietnamese communist won the war in vietnam, all of southeast asia would fall. the dominos would fall, one after another. >>...
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helms said at the end we believe might bomb north vietnam to achieve something. kissinger asked how this message can be conveyed. the gen. of the joint chiefs of staff said it will be clear forget some bombing. then came a coup out of nowhere. that week of right-wing military junta battle hardened communist forces started moving toward the cambodian capitol 200 miles northwest of american military headquarters. nixon instinctively embraced the right wing leader of the cambodian coup. president nixon asked me to draft several personal telegrams containing extravagant expressions of friendship and support called marshall green. i was concerned that he would read into the messages the degree of support that exceeded what our government could deliver on. i also regarded as lacking any qualities needed to lead his country out of the mess. does any of this ring a bell? has the mess nixon ordered the cia into the fight. promised to miss the military effort with untraceable money and guns. an arsenal of communist weapons. this proved difficult. no american ambassador, no
helms said at the end we believe might bomb north vietnam to achieve something. kissinger asked how this message can be conveyed. the gen. of the joint chiefs of staff said it will be clear forget some bombing. then came a coup out of nowhere. that week of right-wing military junta battle hardened communist forces started moving toward the cambodian capitol 200 miles northwest of american military headquarters. nixon instinctively embraced the right wing leader of the cambodian coup. president...
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kissinger asked how it could be conveyed to north vietnam non-.hey said it would be clear if we actually did some bombing. then came a cool out of nowhere, that we go right winged military took power in cambodia. the communist forces started heading toward the communist capital 200 miles northwest of american military headquarters in saigon. nixon extinct if we embrace the right-wing leader of the cambodian coup, a general no one knew well but with a name like could forget, long knoll. president nixon asked me to draft several telegrams containing extravagant expressions of friendship and support required marshall greene, he was secretary of state. i was concerned that long knoll would read into those messages a degree of u.s. military support and commitment that exceeded what our government could deliver on. also regarded long knoll as lacking any qualities needed to lead his country out of its nest. does any of this ring a bell? sms deep and daily in cambodia nixon ordered the cia to the fight, quote i want helms to develop and implement a plan
kissinger asked how it could be conveyed to north vietnam non-.hey said it would be clear if we actually did some bombing. then came a cool out of nowhere, that we go right winged military took power in cambodia. the communist forces started heading toward the communist capital 200 miles northwest of american military headquarters in saigon. nixon extinct if we embrace the right-wing leader of the cambodian coup, a general no one knew well but with a name like could forget, long knoll....
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vietnam. a cd is new special report on the battle, originally broadcast on november 30, 1965. ♪ walter: three months ago, the first air division shipped off from northarolina. proud, sure of themselves, they were destined for the high country of central vietnam. last week, some of them came home. their lives were the proof of victory in ia drang valley. cbs news correspondent morley safer was there. morley: this is where it all began, the special forces camp. on the night of october 19 at 11:00 p.m., the first mortar rounds fell. at the beginning, it was sibley another guerrilla attack -- simply another guerrilla attack. but then, command decisions were made, almost by accident, that turned the battle into the campaign for not only the highlands, but perhaps all of the vietnam. the battle of -- announcer: the battle of ia drang valley, introduced by morley safer with a special commentary by walter cronkite. walter: good evening. the american people resulted by an announcement, the average weekly date of the dead and wounded in the vietnam war exceeded the korean war. 240 americans were killed and 470 were wounded. the american people did not know th
vietnam. a cd is new special report on the battle, originally broadcast on november 30, 1965. ♪ walter: three months ago, the first air division shipped off from northarolina. proud, sure of themselves, they were destined for the high country of central vietnam. last week, some of them came home. their lives were the proof of victory in ia drang valley. cbs news correspondent morley safer was there. morley: this is where it all began, the special forces camp. on the night of october 19 at...
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then they met the people pop -- people's army of north vietnam. >> i think the thing that is new is thisoncept where we leap into an area and start a fight and finish it up to the best of our abilities and then we get another chunk of the enemy and shoot him. you couldn't get into the area on the ground you had to have -- ground, you had to have an to support what we are doing. morley: i was thinking of previous missions, and the area was all about gaining ground. brig. gen. knowles: yes, and it is all about also destroyed the will to fight. we have been doing that in the tradition, but that was never the real purpose. here, we can take those ground considerations, and we go forth directly towards the enemy, wherever he may be. morley: the first requirement of the cavalry is air ability. on november 1, the heelys -- the hueys moved down and the airborne riflemen moved down. the tactic is a simple, find them, fix them, and kill them. with the north vietnamese dead, 21 killed, casually tease -- killed, casualties, nil. ultimately, a landing zone is needed. a landing zone is any flat patch
then they met the people pop -- people's army of north vietnam. >> i think the thing that is new is thisoncept where we leap into an area and start a fight and finish it up to the best of our abilities and then we get another chunk of the enemy and shoot him. you couldn't get into the area on the ground you had to have -- ground, you had to have an to support what we are doing. morley: i was thinking of previous missions, and the area was all about gaining ground. brig. gen. knowles: yes,...
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both invasions from north vietnam. remained secure or almost until the very end. the mekong delta was secure almost until the very end. we had a strong unions who provided destroyers for coastal bombardment patrol. for alliedout it support at least in the rivers. no other questions? behalfk you so much on of all of us at the navy memorial. for your service and all you have done to record the navy history of the conflict in vietnam. >> thank you very much. [applause] booknce we do not have the to sign, i do have some stickers we could have the author sign and you could paste them in your book. let me know. thank you. >> fillmore with the first first lady to teach outside the home. she successfully lobbied congress to create the first white house library. eisenhower influenced fashion. jacqueline kennedy was responsible for the creation of the white house historical association. and nancy reagan as a young actress saw her name mistakenly on the blacklist of suspected communists sympathizers in the late 1940's. she appealed to the head of the screen actors guild, ron
both invasions from north vietnam. remained secure or almost until the very end. the mekong delta was secure almost until the very end. we had a strong unions who provided destroyers for coastal bombardment patrol. for alliedout it support at least in the rivers. no other questions? behalfk you so much on of all of us at the navy memorial. for your service and all you have done to record the navy history of the conflict in vietnam. >> thank you very much. [applause] booknce we do not have...
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both invasions from north vietnam. the rivers remained secure or almost until the very end. the mekong delta was secure almost until the very end. we had a strong unions who provided destroyers for coastal -- we had australians who provided destroyers for coastal bombardment patrol. that was about it for allied support at least in the rivers. no other questions? >> thank you so much on behalf of all of us at the navy memorial. for your service and all you have done to record the navy history of the conflict in vietnam. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> since we do not have the book to sign, i do have some stickers we could have the author sign and you could paste them in your book. let me know. thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] you are watching american history tv. follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. >> has 2015 wraps up, c-span presents congress, a year in review, a look back at
both invasions from north vietnam. the rivers remained secure or almost until the very end. the mekong delta was secure almost until the very end. we had a strong unions who provided destroyers for coastal -- we had australians who provided destroyers for coastal bombardment patrol. that was about it for allied support at least in the rivers. no other questions? >> thank you so much on behalf of all of us at the navy memorial. for your service and all you have done to record the navy...
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the united states had to draw a line against communist expansion but the soviets supported the north vietnams what becomes known as the domino theory. if south vietnam falls, then all the rest of southeast asia laos, cambodia, the philippines, they might be defeated. >> as i believe i reported upon my return from previous visits, i'm very much encouraged by the progress the south vietnamese have been making and the assistance our forces have rendered to them. >> when vietnam started up, they believed that they so expertly micro managed the cuban missile crisis that they can do the same in the southeast asian nation 10,000 miles away. the north vietnamese were very different from the soviets and khrushchev. and the attempt to resolve the vietnamese crisis through controlled escalation simply didn't work. >> the government of south vietnam has been overthrown by a military coup. >> if we are at all involved i hope we don't have another bay of pigs on our hands. >> are we winning the war in south vietnam? >> winning? no, we're losing it. >> kennedy says to one of his principal aides that after
the united states had to draw a line against communist expansion but the soviets supported the north vietnams what becomes known as the domino theory. if south vietnam falls, then all the rest of southeast asia laos, cambodia, the philippines, they might be defeated. >> as i believe i reported upon my return from previous visits, i'm very much encouraged by the progress the south vietnamese have been making and the assistance our forces have rendered to them. >> when vietnam started...
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. >> i didn't go to north vietnam to talk over -- over the radad hanoi. i went there to see with my own eyes. if it was true the civilian targets were gone. you will discover that doing this will give your life a meaning you don't think is possible right now. it will be the rap you pay for life. >> jane in your short career you've done theater and motion pictures. what do you find the most rewarding? >> well, i like the theater, the stage of my development. you're a late-bloomer, jane, so it won't happen quickly, but close that door or i'll shoot! a woman with courage. i'm not asking him to lie. i'm not asking him to cover anything up, but he is going to tone it down or i'm going to fire him. imagination. you spineless chicken! >> and resilience. >> you look fabulous. a perfect -- >> getting mixed up with the last millennium, mick! turn 78 and though i know you'll find this hard to believe, this is the happiest i have ever been. it was all worth it. the good and the bad, so don't give up. i'm proud of you because you will never settle for less than you th
. >> i didn't go to north vietnam to talk over -- over the radad hanoi. i went there to see with my own eyes. if it was true the civilian targets were gone. you will discover that doing this will give your life a meaning you don't think is possible right now. it will be the rap you pay for life. >> jane in your short career you've done theater and motion pictures. what do you find the most rewarding? >> well, i like the theater, the stage of my development. you're a...
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we've had wars against italy, ,ermany, red china, north korea north vietnam, it goes on and on. waving're thinking about the flag's, sending now children and our grandchildren off to do this thing again. like the last caller said, this area was divided up after world war i. good was not done in regards to the tribal system. west, including people from europe went in there after the and saudisources, arabia is probably the biggest troublemaker of the bunch. that is my opinion. host: thank you. i want to go back and get into the house of commons here, because jeremy corbyn's the labor leader and has been against war in a rock is speaking out. canada hasr powers, interesting -- has interestingly withdrawn. during more than one year of bombing isil has expanded am austerity. they had gains including in ramadi. the claim that the superior british missiles make the difference is actually quite hard to credit. when the united states and other , when u.s. and other states are struggling to find a suitable targets. in other words, extending british bombing is unlikely to make a huge diff
we've had wars against italy, ,ermany, red china, north korea north vietnam, it goes on and on. waving're thinking about the flag's, sending now children and our grandchildren off to do this thing again. like the last caller said, this area was divided up after world war i. good was not done in regards to the tribal system. west, including people from europe went in there after the and saudisources, arabia is probably the biggest troublemaker of the bunch. that is my opinion. host: thank you. i...
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they are surrounded by russia, vietnam, north korea, philippines. it's a tough part of the world. war ii, we had squish issues with the nations. they don't have food, water, energy. we're in really good shape. >> now, you said you don't see weakness. you don't see a dark spot in the american economy? some people will point to income in equality. do you think that is a real issue? >> early in recovery, often the 1% is asset prices go up. what are the solutions to it? what should we do about it? i have three very basic ones. grow the economy more. focus on growing the economy. get wage pressure. then we will all be complaining about too much wage pressure. both the education in schools and the kids graduate school, they have a despite that leads to a job and/or college. and i love the idea. i heard from the republican and democrat of a better income tax credit. so being paid to work. it is an incentive. working is a good thing to do. and there are a bunch of other ideas. i would love people to sit down and talk about fixing this. the point is not to yell at them and think they are t
they are surrounded by russia, vietnam, north korea, philippines. it's a tough part of the world. war ii, we had squish issues with the nations. they don't have food, water, energy. we're in really good shape. >> now, you said you don't see weakness. you don't see a dark spot in the american economy? some people will point to income in equality. do you think that is a real issue? >> early in recovery, often the 1% is asset prices go up. what are the solutions to it? what should we...
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. ♪ [ singing in foreign language ] ♪ >> located on the north and south banks of the perfume river in central vietnamrangement determined by criteria both military and spiritual. for 143 years, hue was the seat of power for the dynasty which ruled the entire country until the late 1800s when the french started taking power and land under their control. the french allowed the imperial throne to rule nominally the center of the country until the end of world war ii in 1945. hue has been celebrated for its dynastic architectures since the early 1800s, vast palaces, pagodas, and tombs. the center is wealth of the intellectual, artistic, culinary and religious life of the country. ♪ oh, yeah, that's tempting. it's around here somewhere. this is dong ba market, and deep inside, somewhere in there is what i want. in my way of thinking, in the hierarchy of delicious, slurpee stuff in a bowl, this is at the very top. he is an author and journalist that spent much of his childhood in hue. >> if i'm going to die, if i'm going to go to prison and they give me my last meal, this would be it. >> this will be it. >
. ♪ [ singing in foreign language ] ♪ >> located on the north and south banks of the perfume river in central vietnamrangement determined by criteria both military and spiritual. for 143 years, hue was the seat of power for the dynasty which ruled the entire country until the late 1800s when the french started taking power and land under their control. the french allowed the imperial throne to rule nominally the center of the country until the end of world war ii in 1945. hue has been...
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north's arms trade. the u.s. treasury department announced on tuesday sanctions on six banking representatives, including individuals based in vietnam and syria working for a commercial bank. the department alleges that the representatives worked on behalf of north korean financial institutions already hit by u.s. sanctions. and sent funds abroad from the sanctioned targeted korea mining development trading corporation. the department also black listed three shipping firms for allegedly transporting weapons and weapons related parts for companies already sanctions by the u.s. the u.s. government will freeze the assets of both the dividuals involved and the companies in the united states and ban monetary transactions with the u.s. >>> delegates at the u.n. climate talks in paris is trying to hammer out a new internatnal framework to tackle climate change. finding a way to reduce dependence on coal to generate power is high on their agenda. nhk world has more. >> reporter: representatives held a panel discussion on the impact of the coal industry. >> we're not talking about a big number. 63% of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphe
north's arms trade. the u.s. treasury department announced on tuesday sanctions on six banking representatives, including individuals based in vietnam and syria working for a commercial bank. the department alleges that the representatives worked on behalf of north korean financial institutions already hit by u.s. sanctions. and sent funds abroad from the sanctioned targeted korea mining development trading corporation. the department also black listed three shipping firms for allegedly...
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it's reminiscent frankly of the vietnam conflict when we would react to north vietnamese successes. it also indicates we don't have a strategy. we are reacting to paris. we have to articulate, lay down a strategy and if that requires more american involvement, i'm not talking about 100,000 or a surge but more american involvement, then we ought to tell the american people that. they would support it if we said look, here's how we win. right now, there is no firm date when we could get isis out of raqqah or even mosul. as long as they're there and they have a base, they are metastasizing. look what's happening in libya. they are now taking over sert, gadhafi's old hometown, and they will be able to orchestrate attacks from there. time is not on our side. >> john mccain, thank you very much. thanks for your patience today. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. staying in rhythm... it's how i try to live... how i stay active. so i need nutrition... that won't weigh me down. for the nutrition you want without the calories you don't... introducing boost 100 calories. each delicious snac
it's reminiscent frankly of the vietnam conflict when we would react to north vietnamese successes. it also indicates we don't have a strategy. we are reacting to paris. we have to articulate, lay down a strategy and if that requires more american involvement, i'm not talking about 100,000 or a surge but more american involvement, then we ought to tell the american people that. they would support it if we said look, here's how we win. right now, there is no firm date when we could get isis out...
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north carolina." "a couple more, we need five more trees. good job you two." wheeler is not a veteran himself..too young for vietnam and too old for the first gulf war. but at his farm, trees, shook them, drilled thema dn bailed them. we'll hop in
north carolina." "a couple more, we need five more trees. good job you two." wheeler is not a veteran himself..too young for vietnam and too old for the first gulf war. but at his farm, trees, shook them, drilled thema dn bailed them. we'll hop in
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we are going to nuke the north of iraq and that's going to make a difference? carpet bombing did not work in vietnam. it didn't have a lot of benefits for good parts of world war ii. it's really not a plan. it's just being emotional and visceral. >> marco rubio has tried to plot a course between trump and cruz on the issue of terrorism. on "meet the press" yesterday, rubio portrayed trump's proposed ban on muslims as being too heavy handed. >> if you look at the statements he made this week, obviously he made them partially to recapture the limelight after having lost it. it's offensive and outlandish. it's not going to happen. it violate as lot of things we think about our country. the practical reality for us to identify homegrown violent extremism and root it out before it takes action, we need the cooperation of muslim communities in this country. >> he went after ted cruz for being soft on national security, calling the iowa front-runner an isolationist. >> he talks tough on some of these issues. he's going to carpet bomb isis. the only budget he's voted for in his time in the senate is a budge
we are going to nuke the north of iraq and that's going to make a difference? carpet bombing did not work in vietnam. it didn't have a lot of benefits for good parts of world war ii. it's really not a plan. it's just being emotional and visceral. >> marco rubio has tried to plot a course between trump and cruz on the issue of terrorism. on "meet the press" yesterday, rubio portrayed trump's proposed ban on muslims as being too heavy handed. >> if you look at the statements...
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the people's army of vietnam, the vietnam archive at texas tech university interviewed veterans from the battle of ia drang valley. it was after these battles the north vietnamese forces began engaging in guerrilla warfare. the americans, outnumbered by the army, prevailed, but at a heavy cost. next, an interview with captain ed "too tall" freeman, a helicopter who flew his unarmed helicopter into landing zone x-ray to deliver ammunition, supplies, and to rescue wounded soldiers. >> we are commemorating the anniversary of the battle of ia drang valley. >> we are in washington dc. it was in major freeman, think november 1965. you for joining us. i want to ask you about those days. could you tell me about your training for those types of missions? you had to throw some things out the door and improvise. tell me what you bought into the battle. major freeman: experience. i did not have the privilege of training for the assault. by commander did. --my commander did. they trained for two years. this was a brand-new concept of warfare as far as the army was concerned. i was already an experienced power prior to coming to that organization. i ran for a year
the people's army of vietnam, the vietnam archive at texas tech university interviewed veterans from the battle of ia drang valley. it was after these battles the north vietnamese forces began engaging in guerrilla warfare. the americans, outnumbered by the army, prevailed, but at a heavy cost. next, an interview with captain ed "too tall" freeman, a helicopter who flew his unarmed helicopter into landing zone x-ray to deliver ammunition, supplies, and to rescue wounded soldiers....
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north asia at least. it is really paring back severely. well, some big games at the start of the season and now we are in the red. rishaad: vietnamalf of 1%. that is it for this edition of "asia edge." and you will be >> the following is a paid advertisement for time life's video collection. >> hi, dean. >> hi there. [laughter] >> bob. >> from the battlefield to the white house, from hollywood to the heartlands, america's entertainer was bob hope. >> oh, this room is so dull and depr
north asia at least. it is really paring back severely. well, some big games at the start of the season and now we are in the red. rishaad: vietnamalf of 1%. that is it for this edition of "asia edge." and you will be >> the following is a paid advertisement for time life's video collection. >> hi, dean. >> hi there. [laughter] >> bob. >> from the battlefield to the white house, from hollywood to the heartlands, america's entertainer was bob hope....
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is looking good at this hour beyond the north gate mall with no problems coming into the city from marin county. at look at the drive from the industrial vietnam starting to slow, now, and that is typical from 580 and westbound 580 and 205 over the altamont pass and picking up into livermore so not a terrible drive. bart is reporting a 10-minute delay from the west oakland station in the pittsburg direction due to equipment problems and no other mass transit problems at this hour. >> thank you, sue, it is 5:10. a few jokes, a lot of politics. donald trump takes on the g.o.p. presidential campaign on the jimmy kimmel show and why he said he was nice are during tuesday's republican debate. tuesday's republican debate. >> an artist town his of art. of art. stay tuned. great change comes from doing the right thing. like the radical idea that health isn't an industry. it's a cause. so we do things differently. we combine care and coverage. and believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. so forgive us for not going with the flow. we just think the flow should go with us. which makes us rebels with one cause. your health. life. just when you th
is looking good at this hour beyond the north gate mall with no problems coming into the city from marin county. at look at the drive from the industrial vietnam starting to slow, now, and that is typical from 580 and westbound 580 and 205 over the altamont pass and picking up into livermore so not a terrible drive. bart is reporting a 10-minute delay from the west oakland station in the pittsburg direction due to equipment problems and no other mass transit problems at this hour. >>...
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north carolina." "a couple more, we need five more trees. good job you two." wheeler is not a veteran himself..too young for vietnam and too old for the first gulf war. but at his far young rotc memebers in uniform lend a helpingngand.. we loaded trtrs, shook them, drilled thema dn bailed them. we'll hop in anywhere that needs to be never really got a 'thanks' and i love saying thanks to them." and thenenhere were those currently serving stacking and sorting in support of others. being active duty military, you get depoloyed a lot and a lot of times, it's difficult from a financial perspective so it's important to give back to the military communitieis and an this is a great way to do that to make sure families have a good christmas. who better to give it to than someone trying to protect our freedom," "i served at the 5th marine division in ww2 a tt battle of iwo jima." "thanks for comign t. so good to see you." romaker's days of heavy lifting may be past-but standing with his 'family' sees his spirits raised (raises his spirits) think i donate because i want to. they are my brothers."> while the holidays are alwa
north carolina." "a couple more, we need five more trees. good job you two." wheeler is not a veteran himself..too young for vietnam and too old for the first gulf war. but at his far young rotc memebers in uniform lend a helpingngand.. we loaded trtrs, shook them, drilled thema dn bailed them. we'll hop in anywhere that needs to be never really got a 'thanks' and i love saying thanks to them." and thenenhere were those currently serving stacking and sorting in support of...
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you have the north and south and the confederacy and the union and they understand their had been habits and strengths and weaknesses. >> golfers arrive at the 13th hole commemorating vietnamill america's most controversial war. it cost the lives of 58,200 americans. after the paris peace acords ended the war in april, 1973, they would see more than a decade of quiet until communist cuban troops over tlhrew a tiny european nation and president ordered the invasion of grenada. >> we were told it was a paradise and it wasn't it was being redied as a major military bastion to export terror and undermine democracy. we got there just in time. >> for general malcolm frost and dan rice, the 16th hole has particular meaning. >> it's in honor of operation desert storm, class of 56 from westpoint, liberated at the direction of president george herbert walker bush. >> turning a blind eye to sudom's aggression would not have avoided war, it would only have delayed the day of reckoning. >> and our class mate and he was shot down in the last day of the war. >> so, it brings it home to you guys, i mean the sacrifice of so many of the men and women who've gone to this institution. >> quit
you have the north and south and the confederacy and the union and they understand their had been habits and strengths and weaknesses. >> golfers arrive at the 13th hole commemorating vietnamill america's most controversial war. it cost the lives of 58,200 americans. after the paris peace acords ended the war in april, 1973, they would see more than a decade of quiet until communist cuban troops over tlhrew a tiny european nation and president ordered the invasion of grenada. >> we...
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reminds me of -- in vietnam one did i cad commanding officer i watched north vietnamese kick south vietnameseht harder than our vietnamese, and as a japanese american, i went through that, i wasn't part of world war ii but my family went through that discrimination about being japanese what it did for my family is seven uncles went to fight in both germans and japan he hopefully muslims will rise up say, this is our fight. you know, the muslims have got to say this is our fight too. not donald trump's fight. maria: yep that is a good point. >> japanese american how do you take what he said? does it i want settle bother you say you are a a friend of donald trump's as a japanese american how do you take that what he said. >> well, donald trump is one of t don most respectfully persons i have met i worked with him 12 years he is a great guy, i think he is stirring up you know for political reasons, america's resentment towards you know xenophobic should we say unfortunately it is religious more than you know fanatics what you call it stupidity. >>. dagen: would you pick up the phone call him and
reminds me of -- in vietnam one did i cad commanding officer i watched north vietnamese kick south vietnameseht harder than our vietnamese, and as a japanese american, i went through that, i wasn't part of world war ii but my family went through that discrimination about being japanese what it did for my family is seven uncles went to fight in both germans and japan he hopefully muslims will rise up say, this is our fight. you know, the muslims have got to say this is our fight too. not donald...
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the north and south and confederacy and union, they are close personal friends and understand their strengths and weaknesses. it is pretty significant. >> through world wars i and ii, korea, vietnamnd the gulf war, vietnam, still america's most controversial war causing the lives of 58,200 americans. among them, 273 graduates of west point. after the paris peace accords ended the war in april 1973, american forces would see more than a decade of quiet. until communist cuban troops overthrew the government of a tiny caribbean nation and, in response, president ronald reagan ordered the invasion of grenada. >> grenada we were told was a friendly island paradise for tourism. well, it wasn't. it was a soviet-cuban colony being readied as a major military bastion. we got there just in time. >> for both of these west point graduates, the 16th hole has particular meaning. >> it is in honor of "operation desert storm." u.s. forced under general norman schwarzkopf. liberated kuwait at the direction of president george herbert walker bush. >> turning a blind eye to saddam's aggression would not have avoided war. would only have delayed the world's day of reckoning. >> the one west point gr
the north and south and confederacy and union, they are close personal friends and understand their strengths and weaknesses. it is pretty significant. >> through world wars i and ii, korea, vietnamnd the gulf war, vietnam, still america's most controversial war causing the lives of 58,200 americans. among them, 273 graduates of west point. after the paris peace accords ended the war in april 1973, american forces would see more than a decade of quiet. until communist cuban troops...
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vietnam. >> the no-fly zone worked pretty well in northern iraq. ended in southern iraq you touched on an important point. but in the north in the kurdish region and you have forces on the ground. i made several visits to northern iraq in 2002 and saw it firsthand they controlled the ground and we controlled the air to keep the iraqis out. the southern shia did not have that if he did so saddam hussein killed the southern iraqis by other means rather than and helicopters. but that is important. if you look at the no-fly zone in an syria there has to be a ground component. and with u.s. boots of the ground with every islamic state and they cannot do that. in the south bbb jordanians could predicates complicated. and four no-fly zones to succeed there has to be controlled otherwise i was there and 2003 the occupancy of which were not all placed there is a subsequent decade that got a lot of people killed and one thing i would not do is do not send 101st airborne in the islamic state. into precipitate it certainly did but i have argued for some time. not the withdrawal of military that made that crucial dash difference but o
vietnam. >> the no-fly zone worked pretty well in northern iraq. ended in southern iraq you touched on an important point. but in the north in the kurdish region and you have forces on the ground. i made several visits to northern iraq in 2002 and saw it firsthand they controlled the ground and we controlled the air to keep the iraqis out. the southern shia did not have that if he did so saddam hussein killed the southern iraqis by other means rather than and helicopters. but that is...
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north won. and i think that's a very good description. >> host: in "from this day forward," where with your husband, steve roberts, you talk about the vietnam war and a luncheon you had with your folks at 21. >> guest: not one of my proudest moments, right? >> host: what happened? >> guest: well, it was a time when people were very -- tempers were flaring over the vietnam war, and there was a lot of generational conflict. and my father was in the democratic leadership of congress and a supporter, strong supporter of president johnson's. and the johnson family and our family was very close. and my husband was, you know, subject to the draft, and it was a very bad moment when we got in a big screaming fight in public about the vietnam war which is not something i normally would do. >> host: and you say you regret it to this day. >> guest: yeah, i do regret et. >> host: this is a text message from dan in chicago. having suffered sudden family loss myself, i wonder if cokie could speak to the loss of her father, hal boggs, in a plane crash. >> guest: it's understandable. the plane was never found, and so people always have conspiracies about th
north won. and i think that's a very good description. >> host: in "from this day forward," where with your husband, steve roberts, you talk about the vietnam war and a luncheon you had with your folks at 21. >> guest: not one of my proudest moments, right? >> host: what happened? >> guest: well, it was a time when people were very -- tempers were flaring over the vietnam war, and there was a lot of generational conflict. and my father was in the democratic...
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vietnam war. on that fateful day captain livingston and about 800 fellow marines ran up against a north vietnamese,000 enemy combatants. 10,000. .gainst 800 marines captain livingston says it was a fair fight. captainhe ensuing fight livingston was wounded three times through heavy fire and despite his wounds he coordinated attacks to destroy more than 100 enemy bunkers. he repelled a savage enemy counterattack and refused to be evacuated from the field and so he was assured of the safety of his men. and he would serve to combat tours. he was presented the medal of honor in 1970 by president richard nixon. he retired from the marine corps as a major general. philosophyingston's on leadership is to lead from the front. it, then iling to do can ask you to do it. he never had a marine under his command come up and say i don't want to do this. they all his example, did their job and performed superbly. that is true and inspiring leadership. thank you general livingston for being here. [applause] [applause] we are truly grateful for everything you've given us. we have several veterans here today. i wan
vietnam war. on that fateful day captain livingston and about 800 fellow marines ran up against a north vietnamese,000 enemy combatants. 10,000. .gainst 800 marines captain livingston says it was a fair fight. captainhe ensuing fight livingston was wounded three times through heavy fire and despite his wounds he coordinated attacks to destroy more than 100 enemy bunkers. he repelled a savage enemy counterattack and refused to be evacuated from the field and so he was assured of the safety of...
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the vietnam veteran claims voters are, in his words, brainwashed. >>> 5:49. a fiery truck explosion shut down an interstate north of birmingham, alabama, for most of the night. the blast also forced the temporary evacuation of all homes within a half-mile radius. you see the reason there. authorities say that tractor trailer was carrying chemicals. the driver reported an unusual odor before the explosion. fortunately, despite the scene, nobody was hurt. >>> a lost american flag honoring two world war ii the flag was returned to pat. he had flown that flag to honor his uncle and the father of his neighbor, but the flag, the pole, and a memorial picture went missing. it washed up on an island near seaside heights almost three months ago. after research, the department of environmental protection found pat and returned the flag and picture. >> oh, i never thought i'd see the flag again. i mean, it's like seeing an old friend, really. kind of corny, but i feel that way about the flag. >> he's also a veteran and thinks someone knocked down his flag on purpose. he's been flying those flags for nearly 20 years. >> so g
the vietnam veteran claims voters are, in his words, brainwashed. >>> 5:49. a fiery truck explosion shut down an interstate north of birmingham, alabama, for most of the night. the blast also forced the temporary evacuation of all homes within a half-mile radius. you see the reason there. authorities say that tractor trailer was carrying chemicals. the driver reported an unusual odor before the explosion. fortunately, despite the scene, nobody was hurt. >>> a lost american...
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vietnam veteran dies all alone but his neighbors are coming together to make sure he's not forgotten. the heart warming story is coming up. >>> and adele fans left empty handehanded after tick sales tor northshows were snatched up all of them by scalpers mostly much how the super star is fighting back. that's coming up. holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. everything in one place. my giant. grover cleveland here. yes, the handsome gent on the ethousand-dollar bill.e. with 'cash4life', the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life! you could invest it, or save it for a rainy day. or you could buy a new car! and with drawings every monday and thursday, that means 2 chances to win every week. cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. you could win a thousand dollars a day for life. you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. everything in one place. my giant. >> it was a terrifying scene earlier today in a remote part of norway when an avalanche tore right th
vietnam veteran dies all alone but his neighbors are coming together to make sure he's not forgotten. the heart warming story is coming up. >>> and adele fans left empty handehanded after tick sales tor northshows were snatched up all of them by scalpers mostly much how the super star is fighting back. that's coming up. holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won....
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north one and i think that is a very good description. >> host: in: from this day forward with your husband steve roberts, you talk about the vietnam warour folks at 21. >> host: not one of my proudest moments. >> host: what happened? >> host: it was a time when tempers were flaring over the vietnam war and there was a lot of judge wright-- generational conflict and my father was in the democratic leadership of congress and supporter, strong supporter of president johnson and the johnson family and our family was very close and my husband was subject to the draft and it was a very bad moments, but we got in a big screaming fight in public about the vietnam war, which is not something i normally would do. >> host: and you say you regret it. >> guest: i do regret it. >> host: this is a text message from dan and chicago: having suffered sudden family lost myself i wonder if cookie could speak to the rock-- loss of her father and the conspiratorial mention surrounding? >> guest: it continues to this day. it is understandable, the plane was never found and so people always have conspiracies about things like that. a million ehrhart has cons
north one and i think that is a very good description. >> host: in: from this day forward with your husband steve roberts, you talk about the vietnam warour folks at 21. >> host: not one of my proudest moments. >> host: what happened? >> host: it was a time when tempers were flaring over the vietnam war and there was a lot of judge wright-- generational conflict and my father was in the democratic leadership of congress and supporter, strong supporter of president...
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vietnam. a cd is new special report on the battle, originally broadcast on november 30, 1965. ♪ walter: three months ago, the first air division shipped off from northarolina.
vietnam. a cd is new special report on the battle, originally broadcast on november 30, 1965. ♪ walter: three months ago, the first air division shipped off from northarolina.
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vietnam. a cd is new special report on the battle, originally broadcast on november 30, 1965. ♪ walter: three months ago, the first air division shipped off from northarolina.
vietnam. a cd is new special report on the battle, originally broadcast on november 30, 1965. ♪ walter: three months ago, the first air division shipped off from northarolina.