on wednesday, january 25th, william doughback speaks about his new book "freedom by the sword, the u.s. color troops 1862-1867." these are just three of the will 11 programs in genealogy workshops wep have ahead of us in january. please sign up on the table just outside theater doors to receive a calendar and keep up with our activity, both day and night. before today's panel begins, we have special film presentation to set the stage. the film "medal of honor portraits of valor beyond the call of duty" is actually taken from a film that's included with this beautiful book that's available for signing at the end of the program. so i invite you to listen in to the film and i'll be back to introduce our moderator in just a minute. thank you. >> many americans do not know what this medal represents. orr what sacrifices a lot of men and women have made for this country. i hope one of these days they will learn. >> it is hard for me to convey how important freedom is, and i didn't appreciate it and i don't think that anyone can until they've lost it. it doesn't happen automatically. it's got