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patton."hell before breakfast," a history of the early years of war correspondence. thank you for being here. it is great to meet you. your grandfather and our generals have become the main protagonists in american's imaginations when it comes to war. why do you suppose that is? >> part of it had to do with world war ii. the american generals were rock stars of their era. it wasn't the chief of the allies but ike. they were figures in people's imaginations. a person like patton became a character that people related to. people related to them personally and rooted for them with the kind of personal, almost sporting interest. >> general patton was sort of the image of american bravado. similarly, eisenhower, you mentioned ike, who his celebrity as a general, as a leading commander in world war ii helped make him president. >> the point you make about eisenhower, he was the perfect man for the job. he had never been under fire in world war i. to some extent, he felt guilt about that. for the jo
patton."hell before breakfast," a history of the early years of war correspondence. thank you for being here. it is great to meet you. your grandfather and our generals have become the main protagonists in american's imaginations when it comes to war. why do you suppose that is? >> part of it had to do with world war ii. the american generals were rock stars of their era. it wasn't the chief of the allies but ike. they were figures in people's imaginations. a person like patton...
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hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france.d's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, one million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the arc de triumph lit up for the first time in years. and parents was punctuated by shouts of viva la france. [applause] -- and paris was punctuated by shots of viva la france. [applause] of course even as we gather at normandy, we remember that freedom's victory is made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. to use before he committed -- two years before he committed the armies eisenhower's troops , through north africa. three times before d-day, our gi's stormed the beaches of sicily, salerno. divisions like the fighting 36 bawled their way through italy, fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces marched to victory in europe, the devil dogs, the marines clawed their
hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france.d's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, one million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the arc de triumph lit up for the first time in years. and parents was punctuated by shouts of viva la france. [applause] -- and paris was punctuated by shots of viva la france. [applause] of course even as...
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hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week, the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe, and as our armies marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked "as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose." the arc de triomphe lit up for the first time in years, and paris was punctuated by shouts of "vive la france!" and "vive les États-unis!" [applause] of course, even as we gather here at normandy, we remember that freedom's victory was also made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. two years before he commanded armies, eisenhower's troops sliced through north africa. three times before d-day, our g.i.'s stormed the beaches at sicily, salerno, anzio. divisions like the fighting 36th brawled their way through italy, fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the "dogfaces" marched to victory in europe, the devil d
hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week, the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe, and as our armies marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked "as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose." the arc de triomphe lit up for the first time in years, and paris was punctuated by shouts of "vive la france!" and...
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what brings you by, patton? to present you, jimmy kimmel of westeros, with this commemoration of your excellent skills in fooling everyone into believing the twerking girl was ablaze. so i present you with this year's viral video award of the year. >> jimmy: wow. [ cheers and applause ] very nice. that's a really -- what a beautiful trophy that is, and thank you. i mean, that's very nice. can i ask, what's with the horse and the guys? >> mr. kimmel, my steed -- i was -- i met these -- i was in the parking lot of a renaissance fair. i met these guys, and i sold them some xanax, and then they said do you have any mdma, i go, that's really expensive. th go, we'll let you use the horse for a week. yeah. and also i'm on a horse because i'm a man! [ applause ] >> jimmy: amazing. >> now, continue, james kimmel of carcosa, with your humorous quips about the strangeness of the high temperatures in los angeles in may. i am off to the preakness. giddyap, don sterling. giddyap. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: the webby
what brings you by, patton? to present you, jimmy kimmel of westeros, with this commemoration of your excellent skills in fooling everyone into believing the twerking girl was ablaze. so i present you with this year's viral video award of the year. >> jimmy: wow. [ cheers and applause ] very nice. that's a really -- what a beautiful trophy that is, and thank you. i mean, that's very nice. can i ask, what's with the horse and the guys? >> mr. kimmel, my steed -- i was -- i met these...
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hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week, the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, one million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. and as our armies marched across the continent one pilot said it , looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the arc de triumph lit up for the first time in years. and paris was punctuated by vive la france." [applause] of course even as we gather at normandy, we remember that freedom's victory is made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. two years before he commanded the armies, eisenhower's troops tore through north africa. three times before d-day, our gi's stormed the beaches of sicily, salerno. enzio. divisions like the fighting 36 bawled their way through italy, fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces marched to victory in europe, the devil dogs, the marines clawed their way from island to islan
hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week, the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, one million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. and as our armies marched across the continent one pilot said it , looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the arc de triumph lit up for the first time in years. and paris was punctuated by vive la france." [applause] of course even as...
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a drink of johnny walker black label with patton. won't believe it but the language patton used f this and f that. it was really something, you know. and i got home i got into england just in time to make the jump in holland. >> ray, the -- your message to iraq and afghanistan veterans as they come home these wars are ending you know you guys saw -- you both were just telling some harrowing tales. you guys started it you've lived your lives, you've lived great lives, you're 89 and 90 respectively. what kind of message of hope would you be telling them? i'm sure you've met some of them today. some of these new veterans have been here today. ray, you first. >> i'm -- all i can say is that they're in a much better position to get in the lifestyle that they had prior to coming to -- going into the war. currently our attitude in the states is one where i feel real good that they are -- the country as a whole is beginning to acknowledge the fact that those fellows have given up a real good part of their lifetime and they've contributed muc
a drink of johnny walker black label with patton. won't believe it but the language patton used f this and f that. it was really something, you know. and i got home i got into england just in time to make the jump in holland. >> ray, the -- your message to iraq and afghanistan veterans as they come home these wars are ending you know you guys saw -- you both were just telling some harrowing tales. you guys started it you've lived your lives, you've lived great lives, you're 89 and 90...
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i remember lieutenant patton well because we were with him for so long. we were trying to get ready for the trip into paris. these are the unit -- troops amusing themselves. i do not have to tell you who this man is intimidating -- imitating. he was a noted football player and killed in the action. we had a mascot. ours was no different. the boys provided for their mascot. they made a light preserver like the ones they wore themselves. and, one afternoon, lieutenant patton briefed the crew and told them that we would be selling this afternoon. they let out a cheer because this was the job they were waiting for. they want to get it done and go home. here is the commander moving out into the channel. this is a tremendous sight to see. ships from one end to the other. ships of all kinds. they tell me that there were over 1000 ships. this was just another exercise as we continued on. we felt that we would be turned around and have to go back another day. as we continued on, we knew it was the real thing. there was a scare that said that there was a submarine
i remember lieutenant patton well because we were with him for so long. we were trying to get ready for the trip into paris. these are the unit -- troops amusing themselves. i do not have to tell you who this man is intimidating -- imitating. he was a noted football player and killed in the action. we had a mascot. ours was no different. the boys provided for their mascot. they made a light preserver like the ones they wore themselves. and, one afternoon, lieutenant patton briefed the crew and...
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many like my grandfather who served in patton's army lived a quiet life trading one uniform and set of responsibilities for another. as a teacher or a salesman or a doctor or an engineer a dad, a grandpa. our country made sure millions of them earned a college education, opening up opportunity on an unprecedented scale. they married those sweethearts and bought new homes and raised families and built businesses lifting up the greatest middle class the world has ever known. and through it all, they were inspired, i suspect, by memories of fallen brothers memories that drove them to live their lives each day as best they possibly could. whenever the world makes you cynical, stop and think of these men. whenever you lose hope, stop and think of these men. think of wilson caldwell who was told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree so he decided to jump out of a plane instead. and he did here on d-day, with the 101st airborne when he was just 16 years old. think of harry kulkowitz, the jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age so he could join his friends in the f
many like my grandfather who served in patton's army lived a quiet life trading one uniform and set of responsibilities for another. as a teacher or a salesman or a doctor or an engineer a dad, a grandpa. our country made sure millions of them earned a college education, opening up opportunity on an unprecedented scale. they married those sweethearts and bought new homes and raised families and built businesses lifting up the greatest middle class the world has ever known. and through it all,...
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this piece right here is the tank that george patton fell in love with. of course general patton would go onto become the grandfather of american armor. you can see some of the as respects on this tank are very similar to tanks we have nowadays. you have a tour it that can rotate 360 degrees. the one thing i'll point out, or a few things i'll point out first the treads themselves are very aggressive, they're far forward of the tank ands you can see how the treads are designed to grip. the idea being that if this tank had to go down into an enemy trench line, it would be able to pull itself up the other side. further more, in the back you can see a scoop, that scoop was designed to steady the tank so that it could go over longer and longer trench lines, or rather wider and wider trench lines. this front load wheel is made of wood. the reason for that is at the time the steel that could have been idea for that front road wheel, there would be too much friction and it would heat up too fast and could break. the strongest but most resilient material we had at
this piece right here is the tank that george patton fell in love with. of course general patton would go onto become the grandfather of american armor. you can see some of the as respects on this tank are very similar to tanks we have nowadays. you have a tour it that can rotate 360 degrees. the one thing i'll point out, or a few things i'll point out first the treads themselves are very aggressive, they're far forward of the tank ands you can see how the treads are designed to grip. the idea...
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. >> patton murphy, george papadous. >> good afternoon, my name is patton murphy and representing getround. i wanted to thank chairman rolan and director reiskin and directors of the board. i won't reeight the benefits that
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sergeant first class brian hawthorne's grandfather served under general patton and general macarthur. brian himself served two tours in iraq, earned the bronze star in baghdad for saving the life of his best friend, and today, he and his wife use their experience to help other veterans and military families navigate theirs. and brian is here in normandy to participate in sunday's jump, and here, just yesterday, he reenlisted in the army reserve. and this generation -- this 9/11 generation of servicemembers -- they, too, felt something. they answered some call, they said "i will go." they, too, chose to serve a cause that's greater than self -- many even after they knew they'd be sent into harm's way. and for more than a decade, they have endured tour after tour. sergeant first class cory remsburg has served ten. and i've told cory's incredible story before, most recently when he sat with my wife, michelle, at the state of the union address. it was here, at omaha beach, on the 65th anniversary of d-day, where i first met cory and his fellow army rangers, right after they made their own
sergeant first class brian hawthorne's grandfather served under general patton and general macarthur. brian himself served two tours in iraq, earned the bronze star in baghdad for saving the life of his best friend, and today, he and his wife use their experience to help other veterans and military families navigate theirs. and brian is here in normandy to participate in sunday's jump, and here, just yesterday, he reenlisted in the army reserve. and this generation -- this 9/11 generation of...
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. >> patton murphy, george papadous. >> good afternoon, my name is patton murphy and representing get around. i wanted to thank chairman rolan and director reiskin and directors of the board. i won't reeight the benefits that christine and hailey have mentioned. as was mentioned get around and instant car sharing allows people to instantly find rent and unlock a vehicle, so they don't have to own their own vehicle. so the benefits of car sharing are widely reported burb it's basically there is an environmental benefit, a transit benefit and entrepreneurial benefit in the case of get around. for the environmental benefit, susan from uc berkeley's data suggests that car sharing vehicles eliminate 9-13 cars from the road. over the course of the program, hailey mentioned an opportunity to eliminate 10,000 vehicles. for the transit piece, what that means ultimately, in fact, while one parking spot will be used there is the opportunity to free up 10,000 parking spots. but more than that, the research also shows that people who use car sharing us elactually use public transportation more, wa
. >> patton murphy, george papadous. >> good afternoon, my name is patton murphy and representing get around. i wanted to thank chairman rolan and director reiskin and directors of the board. i won't reeight the benefits that christine and hailey have mentioned. as was mentioned get around and instant car sharing allows people to instantly find rent and unlock a vehicle, so they don't have to own their own vehicle. so the benefits of car sharing are widely reported burb it's...
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afternoon, lieutenant patton briefed the crew and told them that we would be selling this afternoon. they let out a cheer because this was the job they were waiting for. they want to get it done and go home. here is the commander moving out into the channel. this is a tremendous sight to see. ships from one end to the other. ships of all kinds. they tell me that there were over 1000 ships. this was just another exercise as we continued on. we felt that we would be turned around and have to go back another day. as we continued on, we knew it was the real thing. there was a scare that said that there was a submarine in the area. there were some bombs thrown into the channel. they exploded. we never saw any attack at all. here are some scenes from the beach where the ships made a turn and headed for the area where we were going to land. that is a de boat in the distance. we were on alert for any kind of attack, even airplane. our air force did their job well and, at no time, did the germans attack. planes attempted to strafe the beach and i was in the area. my camera was reduced to 16 m
afternoon, lieutenant patton briefed the crew and told them that we would be selling this afternoon. they let out a cheer because this was the job they were waiting for. they want to get it done and go home. here is the commander moving out into the channel. this is a tremendous sight to see. ships from one end to the other. ships of all kinds. they tell me that there were over 1000 ships. this was just another exercise as we continued on. we felt that we would be turned around and have to go...
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hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week, the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. and as our armies marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the arc de triomphe lit up for the first time in years, and paris was punctuated by shouts of "vive la france, vive la statunis." of course, eaven as we gather here at normandy, we remember that freedom's victory was also made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. two years before he commanded armies, eisenhower's troops sliced through north africa. three times before d-day, our gis stormed the beaches at sicily, salerno, anzio. divisions like the fighting 36th brawled their way through italy, fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns, past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces marched to victory in europe, the devil dogs, the marines clawed
hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week, the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. and as our armies marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the arc de triomphe lit up for the first time in years, and paris was punctuated by shouts of "vive la france, vive la...
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and i had a drink of johnny walker black label with patton.age patton used, he was really something, you know. >> boy, he was something else. his story, his patriotism that day moved a lot of us, touched a nerve with a lot of you out there. a lot of viewers who tweeted that day things like this. such a gift listening to jack schlegel share his life's stories. thanks for highlighting this day, these men. one viewer called these stories factual and another called the stories priceless. schlegel returned to normandy on the 40th, 50th, 60th and 70th anniversaries of d-day. he told me he was hoping to be there on the 75th. corporal jack schlegel was 90 years old. from alaska, they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. t
and i had a drink of johnny walker black label with patton.age patton used, he was really something, you know. >> boy, he was something else. his story, his patriotism that day moved a lot of us, touched a nerve with a lot of you out there. a lot of viewers who tweeted that day things like this. such a gift listening to jack schlegel share his life's stories. thanks for highlighting this day, these men. one viewer called these stories factual and another called the stories priceless....
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. >> roosevelt and churchill used p patton as a deception.re's phony tanks that are nothing but balloons. there's barracks. it appears there are hundreds of thousands of ally troops assembled across the channel from france. >> wow. anticipating an attack from dover that never came, hitler waited seven days before moving his army to confront the real invasion. joining us is michael. michael, this is just amazing stuff. a comic aspect to it, that first of all, that george patin would get the assignment to lead a phony army, but hitler, who is beginning to lose it, didn't commit. he never gave the authority to throw everything he had at the normandy invasion, so we got on the beach and we broke out because hitler didn't have the troops there to stop us. >> we did, and you know, it's a case of where you sometimes can be too suspicious and too paranoid, and especially in hitler's case because what hitler figured what that the allies, if they had any sense, would want to not land at normied because that was closer to england and it was an easier th
. >> roosevelt and churchill used p patton as a deception.re's phony tanks that are nothing but balloons. there's barracks. it appears there are hundreds of thousands of ally troops assembled across the channel from france. >> wow. anticipating an attack from dover that never came, hitler waited seven days before moving his army to confront the real invasion. joining us is michael. michael, this is just amazing stuff. a comic aspect to it, that first of all, that george patin would...
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do you know why patton wasn't in d-day? ah-ha!hower was furious with him. >> they sent him off on the sidelines. >> they wouldn't let him anywhere near d-day. why? >> because they thought patton was a glory hog. they thought he loved attention. >> no, he did something. and that's a micro thing. lauer -- i mean, we're getting into the micro now. but the big picture, public schools don't teach history and geography anymore. kids don't know anything. >> let me ask you this. would you agree patton, starring george c. scott, one of the top movies ever made? >> but "killing patton" will be better. >> one of the top five books ever written? >> it's going to be a good movie. we're working on a movie. general patton was a hero. >> bill o'reilly, good to see you. >> you know, i don't believe it. >> it is. savannah, over to you. >> you two are adorable. much more on this morning's events to mark the 70th anniversary of d-day. tom brokaw joins us from normandy. plus, the u.s. men's soccer coach under fire for what he is saying about team usa'
do you know why patton wasn't in d-day? ah-ha!hower was furious with him. >> they sent him off on the sidelines. >> they wouldn't let him anywhere near d-day. why? >> because they thought patton was a glory hog. they thought he loved attention. >> no, he did something. and that's a micro thing. lauer -- i mean, we're getting into the micro now. but the big picture, public schools don't teach history and geography anymore. kids don't know anything. >> let me ask you...
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you can see one of my facebook friends peggy patton. she sent this in from the reservoir.lieve that's what it's called down in morgan hill. look at it. it's at 5% of capacity. looks like the desert out there. now, let's talk about what's going on here, and we've got temperatures -- or winds i should say that are rolling in. you should see that nice sea breeze. we're going to get closer to average. maybe not quite there today, but we're definitely warmer than we were yesterday. you can see from the east bay hills, the clouds hanging over head now. it's going to be a sunny afternoon away from the coast. slightly warmer. the sun will spread to the coast this weekend. heat wave building, though, inland sunday through thursday. let's take a look at what's going on. storms tracked to our north. that's where it will stay. once the cold front passes, look at this bulging area that's going to build over the bay area and bring us warm sunshine this weekend. for today we're in the low to mid 60s from the coast into san francisco. low to mid 70s. as you start getting down to the south
you can see one of my facebook friends peggy patton. she sent this in from the reservoir.lieve that's what it's called down in morgan hill. look at it. it's at 5% of capacity. looks like the desert out there. now, let's talk about what's going on here, and we've got temperatures -- or winds i should say that are rolling in. you should see that nice sea breeze. we're going to get closer to average. maybe not quite there today, but we're definitely warmer than we were yesterday. you can see from...
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. >> for ann, animals have long been important companions, says her brother ken patton. >> she developedhat bond with animals at a very early age. >> ken and ann grew up in rio de janeiro. what was your sister like as a young girl and teenager? >> very popular in school. she hung out with the cool crowd definitely. >> outgoing and popular, but something was not quite right. >> when i was in my preteens, 10, 12, i knew something was weird. something was different. >> weird and different turned out to be early signs of what would later become serious mental illness. >> i didn't have any suicide attempts or anything like that until my 20s. that's when it really hit. >> ann would be diagnosed as bipolar. a condition characterized by episodes of severe mood swings. she says that might explain her making sometimes rather impulsive decisions like moving to virginia. >> one morning i woke up and i said i'm done with cities. i want to move to the country. i want to live in a log cabin. >> virginia is where she would meet john, the man she would one day be accused of killing. and so when you first
. >> for ann, animals have long been important companions, says her brother ken patton. >> she developedhat bond with animals at a very early age. >> ken and ann grew up in rio de janeiro. what was your sister like as a young girl and teenager? >> very popular in school. she hung out with the cool crowd definitely. >> outgoing and popular, but something was not quite right. >> when i was in my preteens, 10, 12, i knew something was weird. something was...
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hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week, the world's bloodiest beach had become the busiest port. within a month, one million allied troops poured through normandy. one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the arc de triumph lit up for the first time in years. [applause] freedom's victory is made possible by so many others who are freedoms uniform. eisenhower's troops sliced through north africa. three times before d-day, our gis stormed the beaches of sicily, salerno. divisions like the fighting 36 moved through italy, fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces marked to victory in europe, the devil dogs, the marines clawed their way from island to island in the pacific in some of the wars fiercest fighting. back home, an army of women, including my grandmother, rolled up their sleeves to help build a mighty arsenal of democracy. it was here on the shores that the tide was turned in the
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and then one afternoon lieutenant patton briefed the told them we would be sailing that afternoon. and they let out a cheer because they weree job waiting for, way wanted to get it done and go home. l.c.i. number 4 with the commander moving out into the channel. was a tremendous sight to see ships from one end of the horizon to the other. of all kinds. they tell me there was well over 1,000 ships. we thought this was just another exercise as we felt that we'de be turned around, go back and try again another day. on into we continued the night, we knew it was the real thing. of ae time we had a bit scare. they said there was a submarine in the area and one of the d.e. threw some bombs into the channel. and they exploded, but we never at all.attack here are some scenes actually taken close to the beach where angleips made a right turn and headed for the area land.we were to these are some scenes that i camera that was reduced to 16-millimeter. thesearticular scene of men going to shore was taken by a automatic camera aboard british craft, and they were among the first to land. ofy wa
and then one afternoon lieutenant patton briefed the told them we would be sailing that afternoon. and they let out a cheer because they weree job waiting for, way wanted to get it done and go home. l.c.i. number 4 with the commander moving out into the channel. was a tremendous sight to see ships from one end of the horizon to the other. of all kinds. they tell me there was well over 1,000 ships. we thought this was just another exercise as we felt that we'de be turned around, go back and try...
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small number of patton tanks.it was the first american-israeli arms deal. they sold patton m-48 tanks. but israel had a limited number of them. the largest m-48 tank force in the middle east was the jordanian army, which was almost completely built around the m-48. they had about 240 of them. c-span: who started... >> guest: that was the most advanced tank at the time. c-span: who started the '67 war? >> guest: well, i think it's important to keep in mind, brian, that this is a war that nobody -- very few people wanted and nobody anticipated. c-span: who's prime minister? >> guest: prime minister is levi eshkol. c-span: who is the defense minister? >> guest: the defense minister is levi eshkol as well up until a few days before the war when moshe dayan is brought in as the defense minister. c-span: and what had he been doing? >> guest: he had been in an opposition party to the government with ben gurion. ben gurion had broken away from the labor party to form his own party and had been a very vituperative, acerbic
small number of patton tanks.it was the first american-israeli arms deal. they sold patton m-48 tanks. but israel had a limited number of them. the largest m-48 tank force in the middle east was the jordanian army, which was almost completely built around the m-48. they had about 240 of them. c-span: who started... >> guest: that was the most advanced tank at the time. c-span: who started the '67 war? >> guest: well, i think it's important to keep in mind, brian, that this is a war...
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hitler's wall was breached patton's army to pour into france., the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops tore through and as our armies marched across the continue innocent one said it looked as though the very crust of the earth had shicken loose. -- shaken loose. paris was punctuated by shouts le france. [applause] of course, even as we gather here at normandy, we remember the freedom's victory was made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. two years before he commanded armies eisenhower's troops stormed. divisions like the fighting 36 fought their way through italy fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns, past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces march victory to europe, the devil dogs, the marines, clawed their way from island to island in the pacific in some of the world's fiercest fighting. back home, an army of women, including my grandmother, rolled up their sleeves to help build a mighty arsenal of democracy.
hitler's wall was breached patton's army to pour into france., the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops tore through and as our armies marched across the continue innocent one said it looked as though the very crust of the earth had shicken loose. -- shaken loose. paris was punctuated by shouts le france. [applause] of course, even as we gather here at normandy, we remember the freedom's victory was made possible by so many others...
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here to discuss it, feminist hero charlie gasparino with princeton mom, author of marry smart, susan patton[laughter]. charlie, what do you think about this. >> get it out of the way, charlie. melissa: would you be dazzled if your wife outearned you? would you be happy with that? >> this is part of the femmization of men in america. melissa: if is a positive or negative way you use that phrase. >> i don't know. i would not have a problem with my wife, i would not have a problem if my wife made more than me but clearly the role of men is becoming much more feminized. >> all could have things. yes, you would have a problem as most men wood. >> why? >> most men's egos couldn't possibly tolerate their wives outearning them, number one. melissa: would be thrilled if i outearned them. >> politically correct thing to say. melissa: like the extra money. >> more important, why would a woman want to outearn her husband? >> why not? >> let me tell you why. i read that same stupid study and they talked about the stupid study in "money" magazine. they measured hotness of their sex life as measure of hap
here to discuss it, feminist hero charlie gasparino with princeton mom, author of marry smart, susan patton[laughter]. charlie, what do you think about this. >> get it out of the way, charlie. melissa: would you be dazzled if your wife outearned you? would you be happy with that? >> this is part of the femmization of men in america. melissa: if is a positive or negative way you use that phrase. >> i don't know. i would not have a problem with my wife, i would not have a...
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hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france.oodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. as our armys marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the ark d-- arc de triumph lit p for the first time in years. of course even as we gather here at normandy, we remember that freedom's victory was also made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. two years before he commanded armys, eisenhower's troops sliced through north africa. three times before d-day our g.i.s stormed the beaches at sicily, salerno, enzio. divisions like the fighting 36 brawled their way through italy, fighting through the mud for months. marching through towns, passed waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces march to victory in europe, the devil dogs, the marines, clawed their way from island to island in the pacific, in some of the wore's fiercest fighting. and back home, an
hitler's wall was breached, letting loose patton's army to pour into france.oodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. as our armys marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the ark d-- arc de triumph lit p for the first time in years. of course even as we gather here at normandy, we remember that freedom's victory was also made possible by so...
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you can preorder patton on billoreilly.com and amazon and barnes & noble. >>> colorado springs, o'reillye u.s. palout from iraq. the iraqis refuse to sign a status of forces agreement that would protect troops from local prosecution. that's why president obama did not lead force there is and it was the right decision. i've raised that issue on a number of occasions, brandon, the latest with colonial peters this week. he says president obama didn't even try to convince the iraqis to sign the deal. peters is very informed and very honest. mike raleigh, bill, in listening to things going wrong you left out the mass shootings. how will reblame this on the president? if you want to be a kool-aid guy, that's up to you but what i listed last night in the talking points is true. you can read it on billoreilly.com and no amount of sarcasm will change that. >>> after hearing your talking points on the problems america has, i flipped over to msnbc, you would never know there is any problems on the president's watch. according to a poll, just 5% of americans trust that network. the lowest score by f
you can preorder patton on billoreilly.com and amazon and barnes & noble. >>> colorado springs, o'reillye u.s. palout from iraq. the iraqis refuse to sign a status of forces agreement that would protect troops from local prosecution. that's why president obama did not lead force there is and it was the right decision. i've raised that issue on a number of occasions, brandon, the latest with colonial peters this week. he says president obama didn't even try to convince the iraqis to...
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your personal connection, it's quite a distinction to be able to say that a family member fought in patton's army. >> my grandfather was the first to be very humble about his service. he came in after the initial charge of these men who were so young when they came here. and they showed such extraordinary courage and capacity and changed the world, and then go back home and settle back down and didn't really make a fuss about it. my grandfather passed away over 20 years ago. this is one of those days where i thought to myself, it would have been nice to have him here. i think he would have been -- he would have been proud to see that what he was a part of so long ago was now being celebrated by a grandson who is the commander in chief of the greatest military on earth. i think he would have been pretty proud and probably a little more than surprised. >> part of our conversation with the president here today and as he left us and boarded his helicopter marine one, we noticed someone with him. turns out he offered a d-day veteran a better than average view of the french coastline from above, 9
your personal connection, it's quite a distinction to be able to say that a family member fought in patton's army. >> my grandfather was the first to be very humble about his service. he came in after the initial charge of these men who were so young when they came here. and they showed such extraordinary courage and capacity and changed the world, and then go back home and settle back down and didn't really make a fuss about it. my grandfather passed away over 20 years ago. this is one...
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hitler's wall was breached letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week the world's bloodiest beach had had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. and as our armies marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the arc di triomphe lit up for the first time in years to shouts of "vive de france." [ speaking in french ] of course even as we gather here, we remember that freedom's victory was also made possible by so many others who wore america's uniform. two years before he commanded armies eisenhower's troops sliced through north africa. three times before d-day, our g.i.s stormed the beaches of sicily salerno, enzio. divisions like the fighting 36th wept through italy, fighting through the mud for months marching through towns, passed waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces marched to victory in europe the devil dogs, the marines, clawed their way from island to island in the pacif
hitler's wall was breached letting loose patton's army to pour into france. within a week the world's bloodiest beach had had become the world's busiest port. within a month, 1 million allied troops thundered through normandy into europe. and as our armies marched across the continent, one pilot said it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken loose. the arc di triomphe lit up for the first time in years to shouts of "vive de france." [ speaking in french ] of course even...
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his grandfather fought in patton's army, and he said if there was anyone he would love to have right now, his late grandfather. it was a moving day, 70 years after the carnage of d day. >> in the background of all of this, news had a has been made. despite earlier, we're hearing that president obama did speak with russia's president, vladimir putin, and what can you tell us about that conversation? >> yeah, all of the speculation that had come forward, all of the suspicion really of some of the european leaders, as the president has struggled to keep unity with the allies, he said everybody has to be marching in lockstep and confronting vladimir putin, and insisting that there was no formal meeting between president obama and vladimir putin. even though they were going to be in the same venue. but turns out that they didn't have a formal meeting. the white house gets around that with an informal meeting, 10-15 minutes, and we're waiting for the details, but the two men did speak, according to white house aids, and it's safe to assume that they did talk about ukraine. i would be surpr
his grandfather fought in patton's army, and he said if there was anyone he would love to have right now, his late grandfather. it was a moving day, 70 years after the carnage of d day. >> in the background of all of this, news had a has been made. despite earlier, we're hearing that president obama did speak with russia's president, vladimir putin, and what can you tell us about that conversation? >> yeah, all of the speculation that had come forward, all of the suspicion really of...
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patton gets the press because of gene hackman in the movies -- excuse me, george c scott. >> americansbattle and will not tolerate a loser. >> very good. >> americans love a winner and wilma tolerate a loser. >> there were so many others involved. >> in different cultures. dealing with all of these different generals from different armies and different cultures. that is not an easy thing. imagine just dealing with americans. it was patton who had to hold back and could not go into paris because they want to de gaulle to go into paris and reclaim paris. >> my father was in north atlantic and talking about the doorman u-boats -- german u-boats firing. i was working in london a couple of years ago and i was close to the va hospital and i go over to the post office and i see the older guys. there was something very traditional amongst all the different -- that age around the world -- they had so much character, these people. very humbling to be around. perfect segue to our twitter question of the day. what is the best way to pay tribute to our soldiers past and present? >> i would suggest
patton gets the press because of gene hackman in the movies -- excuse me, george c scott. >> americansbattle and will not tolerate a loser. >> very good. >> americans love a winner and wilma tolerate a loser. >> there were so many others involved. >> in different cultures. dealing with all of these different generals from different armies and different cultures. that is not an easy thing. imagine just dealing with americans. it was patton who had to hold back and...
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retired just he before making the movie he had hoped to be able to make, which is a movie that became pattonk harris is the author of "five came back: a story of hollywood and the second world war." thank you for being with us on american history tv. >> thank you. week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. a visit to 20 street in new york city. >> his legacy still impacts us today. conservation or federal regulation and trust funds or .oreign policy .he panama canal his vision for america, even his time with -- was extremely progressive and something that 95 years aftere his death. still tons of documentaries, tons of books written about him. fascinating and dynamic. tragic death of his wife and mother and achieves great things. that is a story that never gets boring. libraryt refers to the as the room of gloomy respectability. it is a huge misconception. people refer to him as teddy roosevelt. he hated being referred to as teddy. he accepted it from the public and from the media, but as a , he was nicknamed t.d. military time was equivalent to about three months. the
retired just he before making the movie he had hoped to be able to make, which is a movie that became pattonk harris is the author of "five came back: a story of hollywood and the second world war." thank you for being with us on american history tv. >> thank you. week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. a visit to 20 street in new york city. >> his legacy still impacts us today. conservation or federal regulation and trust funds or .oreign policy...
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different where my what's going on it just so the strategy behind it's kind of i've read books on patton i love the strategy behind my generals do i think it's fascinating so war you go is it just you it's them then who's your favorite country artist alan jackson most underrated player in the n.f.l. today there's a bunch of hundreds too many to me to single out who right now if you had to pick who would go to the super bowl i'm going to say denver in san francisco and you play for a great coach under-rated member there's no engine if there's a coach it allowed to play for several i would have loved to play for landry even though he was similar to my guy but i think he was fascinating in the four three defense the safety blitz the flex defense tackle zone tackle volved schiffman the linemen come up and down all that was the lead and there's a difference of genius he was coming home from the giants is up into the scheme was nobody had seen it you know he was. i don't i know one of like them because it's what the system says and you have to see that interview what the system says on a syste
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retired just before making the movie he had hoped to be able to make, which is a movie that became pattons the author of "five came back: a story of hollywood and the second world war." and among the directors he featured, william miler. thank you for being with us on american history tv. >> thank you. in 1971i think it was august 15, it was one of those moments when richard nixon appeared on national television after -- during bonanza. it was not really my type. he interrupted the show to say we are not going to allow the dollar do the converted into gold. this in many ways is one of the most significant events, the most significant things that have happened in the history of money. it was a very decisive moment people couldally not simply come into fort knox metaphorically and say errors $100 and i want to get the gold value. that was the consequence of the big bad problem's the american government had got into with his debt. they were trying to fight the vietnam war and pay for the great society. it just didn't work out. there was a deficit, trade deficit. this author and conservative
retired just before making the movie he had hoped to be able to make, which is a movie that became pattons the author of "five came back: a story of hollywood and the second world war." and among the directors he featured, william miler. thank you for being with us on american history tv. >> thank you. in 1971i think it was august 15, it was one of those moments when richard nixon appeared on national television after -- during bonanza. it was not really my type. he interrupted...
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he was stationed under general patton. with him, he was in the battle of the bulge. he fought that battle and he was one of the lucky ones. he came back from that war and he lived to be almost 90 years. i will never forget the war. never in your life can you imagine a city like washington, d.c., new york, just full of soldiers, sailors, and greens. i still have my ration book as that lady before me mentioned. we at home, we did a lot. we did without sugar. we did without meat. all the will was gone -- all the wool was gone. the movie stars would have bond rallies. they would entertain the troops. america was very patriotic that day. this is what i remember so much from that day. us,argaret, can you tell when the war ended, do you remember that day and where you went, what you did? day, i was, on that in the movies. all of a sudden, in the middle of this movie, every bell, every church bell was ringing. the fire whistles were blowing. i will remember that day. that day was the happiest day of my life. never have i had such a feeling as that day, never. it was wonderfu
he was stationed under general patton. with him, he was in the battle of the bulge. he fought that battle and he was one of the lucky ones. he came back from that war and he lived to be almost 90 years. i will never forget the war. never in your life can you imagine a city like washington, d.c., new york, just full of soldiers, sailors, and greens. i still have my ration book as that lady before me mentioned. we at home, we did a lot. we did without sugar. we did without meat. all the will was...
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service members and veterans sergeant firs class brian hawthorne's grandfather served under general patton general mccarthy. brian served two tours in iraq earned the bronze star for saving his best friend they open veterans and military families navigate theirs. brian participated in sunday's jump. here yesterday he reenlisted in the army reserves. this generation, 9-11 generation of service members they, too, felt something, they answered the call and said i will go. they serve a cause that is greater th -- serve a cause gre than self. they knew they would be in harm's way. more than a decade they served tour after tour. corey has served 10. i have told his incredible story before. most recently when he sat with my wife michelle at the saturday of the unioned a dress. it was here at omaha beach on the 66th anniversary of d-day where i met corey and army rangers right after they jumped into normandy. next time i saw him he was in the hospital not able to speak or walk after an ied nearly killed him in afghanistan. over the last five years corey has grown stronger learning to speak again a
service members and veterans sergeant firs class brian hawthorne's grandfather served under general patton general mccarthy. brian served two tours in iraq earned the bronze star for saving his best friend they open veterans and military families navigate theirs. brian participated in sunday's jump. here yesterday he reenlisted in the army reserves. this generation, 9-11 generation of service members they, too, felt something, they answered the call and said i will go. they serve a cause that...
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this and this are with patent patent's -- patton's army. what is unusual about this.the only surviving tank engineer's complete uniform that i have ever seen. >> the head bands from kamikaze pilots. even the machine germans used to communicate in code. >> obviously it means a lot to veterans. it also is a pitching aid for young kids in school. >> the auction is being held today at 5:00 p.m. in new york city. go to fox friends first.com -- foxandfriendsfirst.com. >> thank you for that piece, heather. >> it is 26 minutes after the hour. jessie waters working to get the marine released. >> see what happens when waters shows up at the mexican consulate. >> it sounds like something out of oceans 11. how a robber pulled off a million dollar gold heist. that's why i got my surface. it's great for watching game film and drawing up plays. it's got onenote, so i can stay on top of my to-do list, which has been absolutely absurd since the big game. with skype, it's just really easy to stay in touch with the kids i work with. alright, russell you are good to go! alright, fellas.
this and this are with patent patent's -- patton's army. what is unusual about this.the only surviving tank engineer's complete uniform that i have ever seen. >> the head bands from kamikaze pilots. even the machine germans used to communicate in code. >> obviously it means a lot to veterans. it also is a pitching aid for young kids in school. >> the auction is being held today at 5:00 p.m. in new york city. go to fox friends first.com -- foxandfriendsfirst.com. >> thank...
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he's trying so hard to get paula patton back.e's singing songs, writing music. >> his new album is called paula, right? >> he named it after her. >> the question is, have you, has any man -- >> is there a song? >> let's watch the video. this is called get her back. ♪ keep alive keep alive ♪ all i want to do is make it right make it right ♪ ♪ all a i want to do is give you that thing tell you so when your girlfriends say get you back tonight ♪ ♪ i've got to get her go get her go get her go get her back ♪ >> they said that the bloody nose was because he wanted to be symbolic because he's physically hurt as well as emotionally. >> if you did something, all the pictures of him playing grab with other girls. if you did something wrong, i don't think you should make music videos about it. i think you should say, can we have some time -- >> it might be a little late. >> i think the public apologies are weird. >> it's none of our business. >> now it is. it doesn't sound like that is going to -- it doesn't to me. >> have you had any grand
he's trying so hard to get paula patton back.e's singing songs, writing music. >> his new album is called paula, right? >> he named it after her. >> the question is, have you, has any man -- >> is there a song? >> let's watch the video. this is called get her back. ♪ keep alive keep alive ♪ all i want to do is make it right make it right ♪ ♪ all a i want to do is give you that thing tell you so when your girlfriends say get you back tonight ♪ ♪ i've got...
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many, like my grandfather who survived in patton's army, lived a quiet life, trading one uniform andes for another, as a teacher or a sailsman or a doctor on an engineer, a dad, a grandpa. our country made sure millions of them earned a college education, opening up opportunity on an unprecedented scale and they married those sweet hearts and bought new homes and raised families and built businesses. lifting up the greatest middle class the world has ever known and through it all, they were inspired, i suspect, by memories of fallen brothers, memories that drove them to live their lives each day as thes they -- as best they possibly could. whenever the world makes you cynical, stop and think of these men. whenever you lose hope, stop and think of these men. >> barack obama. let's go to other news now. police in canada have arrested a man suspected of shooting dead police -- three police officers in moncton, news brunswick. a large part of the town has been in lockdown for the last 24 hours. >> reporter: from house to house they searched a city on lockdown on hunt for this man for jus
many, like my grandfather who survived in patton's army, lived a quiet life, trading one uniform andes for another, as a teacher or a sailsman or a doctor on an engineer, a dad, a grandpa. our country made sure millions of them earned a college education, opening up opportunity on an unprecedented scale and they married those sweet hearts and bought new homes and raised families and built businesses. lifting up the greatest middle class the world has ever known and through it all, they were...
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a new book coming out in september "killing patton." >> right. knew that. the nazis certainly knew it. he was not allowed to participate in that invasion because of something he did. eisenhower was so furious with him, he took him off the grid. so that's the kind of stuff we have in this book. d-day today, here is the tragedy of d-day 2014, i'll submit to you that 50% of the american population don't know anything about it. >> you're right. >> particularly younger people 'cause they don't teach history. >> they saw the movie. >> the movie was more than 40 years ago. i don't even think they saw the movie. you go out on the street and say d-day, they're looking at you, is that a reality show? they don't know. and there is something really frightening about that, that the american people are so disengaged with their own country. >> that's what you do with your books coming up in september "killing patton." the book out there "killing jesus," stories you haven't heard before. it makes a great summer reading project. >> and father's day gifts. >> i wa
a new book coming out in september "killing patton." >> right. knew that. the nazis certainly knew it. he was not allowed to participate in that invasion because of something he did. eisenhower was so furious with him, he took him off the grid. so that's the kind of stuff we have in this book. d-day today, here is the tragedy of d-day 2014, i'll submit to you that 50% of the american population don't know anything about it. >> you're right. >> particularly younger...
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many, like my grandfather, who served in patton's army, lived a quiet life.ng one uniform and set of responsibilities for another, a teacher or a saeleds -- salesman or a doctor or an engineer, a dad, a grandpa. our country made sure million of them earned a college education, opening up opportunity on an unprecedented scale and they married those sweet hearts and bought new homes and raised families and built businesses, lifting up the greatest middle class the world has ever known. and through it all, they were inspired, i suspect, by memories of fallen brothers, memories that drove them to live their lives each day as best they possibly could. whenever the world makes you cynical, stop and think of these men. whenever you lose hope, stop and think of these men. think of wilson caldwell who was told he couldn't fly a plane without a college degree to he decided to jump out of them instead. think of harryccowitz who funneled his -- fudged his age and don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. he came on shore on d-day. and now that he's come
many, like my grandfather, who served in patton's army, lived a quiet life.ng one uniform and set of responsibilities for another, a teacher or a saeleds -- salesman or a doctor or an engineer, a dad, a grandpa. our country made sure million of them earned a college education, opening up opportunity on an unprecedented scale and they married those sweet hearts and bought new homes and raised families and built businesses, lifting up the greatest middle class the world has ever known. and...