martha: woody williams has spent his life honoring the men he lost spearheading memorial.ent. >> a lot of people want to get into the war but not the fight of war but to protect our country. >> we had to do at the time to keep our country safe. martha: may the memory of these men sustain us all and remind us of the sacrifice to secure our freedom. may we never forget their bravery and all they gave up so that we might live free. we are forever indebted to the heros whose unknown valor we are obligated to know. ♪ >> we shall send to the moon 240,000 miles away a giant rocket more than 300 feet tall, capable of standing heat and stresses, several times more than experienced on a untried mission to an unknown celestial body and then return it safely to earth and therefore we have blessing on the most hazardous and greatest adventure that

martha: woody williams has spent his life honoring the men he lost spearheading memorial.cipient. >> a lot of people want to get into the war but not the fight of war but to protect our country. >> we had to do at the time to keep our country safe. martha: may the memory of these men sustain us all and remind us of the sacrifice to secure our freedom. may we never forget their bravery and all they gave up so that we might live free. we are forever indebted to the heros whose unknown valor we are obligated to know. ♪ >> we shall send to the moon 240,000 miles away a giant rocket more than 300 feet tall, capable of standing heat and stresses, several times more than experienced on a untried mission to an unknown celestial body and then return it safely to earth and therefore we have blessing on the most hazardous and greatest adventure that

herschel "woody" williams is the last surviving marine to receive the medal of honor in that conflicte of iwo jima was canceled, but the 96-year-old still has plenty of advice about heroism, service, and survival. he spoke to our jan crawford before we were encouraged to keep six feet apart. >> reporter: it's an iconic image of american triumph. marines raising the flag on iwo ji jima. sometimes when you see the flag, you think that's mission accomplished. >> no. no. >> reporter: herschel "woody" williams, the 21-year-old marine from west virginia, had just joined other marines on the desolate japanese island. >> some of them were standing up firing their weapons into the air. so i fired a few rounds into the air myself. >> reporter: but the worst was yet to come. want japanese were underground. >> they were inside a reinforced concrete box, we're out in the open. you can't stand back and shoot all day. you've got to move forward. i got the flag on my back. i'm carrying the gun in my right hand. i'm crawling with one hand but pushing mostly with my feet. >> reporter: by the end of tha

williams: sergeant?! [laughter] you're welcome. ok, sergeant. ok. >> again, once woody gets this picture, we need to get him out so he can go sit down for a few minutes. we have all been able to sit. he has been up for a long time. you will keep your seats while we get him upstairs so he can take a rest and then exit the theater after that? [chatter] mr. williams: sergeant needs to go on a diet. [laughter] [applause] >> each weekend, we explore our nation's past. >> it is all available on-demand track of spread throughout the u.s. and the world with interactive maps. watch on-demand anytime unfiltered at c-span.org/coronavirus. >> why do you all know who is he is and raise your hand if you ever heard of the jean harris murder trial. >> where we will find the true meaning of the revolution was in this transformation that took place in the minds of the american people. >> we will talk about both sides of the story. tools and techniques of slaveowner power and the tools and techniques of power practiced by enslaved people. >> watch history professors lead discussions on to