he also had yorktown which had been badly damaged a month earlier at the battle in the coral sea. when he put hoped victory could be achieved against the japanese this plan was to ambush them when all of the pilots from the japanese carriers particularly the first four and striking force while they were attacking midway, he hoped to launch an attack from his carriers and mail carriers so that when the pilots returned there would be no ships for them to land on. may 28, the hornet and enterprise left pearl harbor for the ambush northeast. waldron went with them carrying the debt staters. 12 hours later, the 21 avengers arrived on the fast transform called the uss shelled. 12 hours to date to be incorporated into the arsenal of the hornets as the battle approached. over the four or five days, first four days the midway was heading -- excuse me, the hornet was hitting midway waldron was fighting for something to get his man and a hedge, it was a critical factor and fighter protection. a month later friend jack fletcher divided up the fighters under his command between the dive bomber

including seven years at wilson high school in the district, seven years at yorktown high school in arlington last 13 years, the principal at springbrook in montgomery county. in all of that time, in all of those schools, mike dersa has learned a lot of things and he speaks about them candidly. drugs -- >> i think today's students are probably more discreet. i think overall students are making better decisions. but if we think that we're drug-free or the no-drug zone signs that are up or say no to drugs is working, i think we need to pinch ourselves a little bit. >> reporter: gangs -- >> big problem that i don't think we are honest about admitting. in some communities, there has been a reluctance to even use a the term gang. >> reporter: literacy -- >> literacy, it remains in my opinion a huge issue. we have more and more students, i think, across the board not reading or not reading well. and i think that accounts for a lot of our academic issues. >> reporter: race -- >> always a challenge, always a problem. i think how it's dealt with, are students not unlike their predecessors i think are

slaveholding family in virginia, not far from the site of the climactic battle of the revolutionary war at yorktown, he chafed early on that the system of slavery that sustain his family's wealth. as a boy, he told the families slays how to read and write it is said against his parents wishes, and if not quite an abolitionist as a young man, he was one in the making, as revealed by his conduct in subsequent years. at the age of 19, he went off to west point, did well, groomed with william tecumseh sherman, whom he protected from upper-class boys. seem to never forget anything he learned. pot with conspicuous distinction in the seminal and mexican wars. return to west point to teach our children in cavalry tactics where jeb stuart and philip sheridan were among his pupils. in their development close friendship with the academy's new superintendent, robert healy. lee wrote that there was quote no more capable officer in the quote in the service of the united states. indeed, over lees protest, thomas was subsequently transferred to outpost duty at fort yuma, where despite the blistering heat he made t

slaveholding family in virginia not far from the side of the climactic battle of the revolutionary war, at yorktown, he chafed early on that the system of slavery that sustains his family's wealth. as a boy, he thought they-- taught the families slaves how to read and write, it is set against his family's wishes and if not quite in abolitionist as a young man, he was one in the making by repealed by his conduct in subsequent years. at the age of 19 he went off to west point, did well, the ground with william tecumseh sherman helmke protected from upper-class police. seemed never to forget anything he learned, fought with conspicuous distinction in the seminal and mexican wars, returned to west point to teach artillery and calvary tactics were just stuart and philip sheridan were among his pupils. there he developed a close with the academy's new superintendent, robert e. lee. lee wrote that there was "no more capable officer" in the service of the united states. in the olver lee's protests thomas was subsequently transferred to outpost duty at fort yuma where, despite the blistering heat, he made t

this is not even a family from yorktown. >> on move because of his actions.e newspaper, and it just moved me to look at how this young man did something that most of us probably would not do. in reading the article, i noticed that his family have relocated to my community in riverdale, and i just learned to reach out and do something special for his actions to let you know that when you do things -- when you do good things, good things come back to you in turn. jane: how did you even know what to do when the fire broke out? >> when we were in school, a fireman came, and he said that if there is a burning building, do not grab anything, just get yourself and everybody out, so that is what i did. jane: that is pretty amazing. what do you think of getting a new house? >> i'm glad about it. i'm just so proud about it. jane: i understand the house is going to need a fair amount of rehab. who pays for that? >> with the support of the house program, they are going to provide us with the funds needed to do the remodeling and the home. we are very happy, and we thank

the as i look back on my brooklyn the yorktown hinn learning about black life in history was a part ofy family upbringing. in my family sent book cases where we could pick up books by w.e.b. du bois, and ja rogers, then i reared all and others. i took this reality for granted. until i was at queens college as an undergraduate in the 1960's when there was no black history. there isn't now but there was then. fortunately the '60s witnessed a radical student movement at queens college and as unlikely as it is now those of us who are in the naacp were considered radical. [laughter] one semester of the so-called radical student association because there were about three or four of us come in groups, pulled our resources and invited malcolm x and herbert s. becker to give lectures on campus. their impact was unforgettable upon my growing black consciousness. if i discovered black history as a legitimate field of study not just a narrow discourse that i heard from my father. in and as in developing intellectual i began to probe and ask questions. but only one of my professors responded. saw a