ontonight at 8:00 eastern c-span q&a. mark 10 years, we'll erring one program from each year starting on december 22 at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> you're watching american history tv, 40 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter at c-span herory or information on schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. tv recentlyhistory visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia for the world war i centennial symposium. oring up next, timothy describes how world war i was different from previous wars. this introduction is under a half hour. present dr. timothy or. in american es military history. he has written about the lives of union soldiers. american naval history and virginia history. dr. timothy or. [applause] >> on september 19, 1917. one of medal honors. the medal e admitted was a small conversation for his services. the more he looked at it the more despicable than medal.. i was left alone with across, i have thoughts in my mind with those that w