he served in the frontier with the united states army. he was secretary of war under president pierce. he served the united states congress. they also served in the united states senate. and he and his wife. were the host during james buchanan's administration in washington, dc? when the south left and formed their own government, they invited jefferson davis. to become its first and only president. jefferson davis would accept that invitation and become the president of the confederate states of america. we're standing in the cell where jefferson davis was held at the conclusion of the american civil war. in 1965 jefferson davis received word from general robert e. lee the commander of the army of northern virginia that they no longer could hold the federal army back from attacking the city of richmond. with that news jefferson davis adjourned his cabinet and sent his family on the road for their protection. jefferson davis soon after that would follow he would finally catch up with his family right below right above the florida state li

an official television report to the nation from the united states army. now to show you part of the big picture, here is sergeant stuart queen. >> today on the big picture, the d. of the army presents a documented report of the crimes and atrocities committed against americans and other united nations prisoners of war by their communist captors. you will hear the facts from repatriated prisoners of war, from major general william f. dean and from the former supreme commander of the united nations forces in the far east, general mark w. clark. to interview these men and reveal these facts, here is the noted commentator and war correspondent, bill dowds. >> the eventses you are about to hear are shocking. the films you are about to see are not pleasant. some of them are revealed for the first time. but what you will see and what you will hear is the stark truth that every american should know. ♪ ♪ .. their official army. they are only a tiny fraction of communist atrocities and we can't began to commemorate the terrible crimes committed by the communist

used is clearly against sold in the united states army. i will use them and keep them you will no longer have your slaves. this will create a math of folks their freedom. start out with three men and become 10,000 by the end of the american civil war in four short years. jefferson davis the man is a contradiction. jefferson davidson in his early life was a graduate of the united states military academy. he was secretary of war, he served the united states congress also served united states senate. he was a host during the james buchanan administration in washington. when the southwest formed their own government they invited jefferson davis to become his first and only president. jefferson davis would accept that invitation and become the president of the confederate states of america. we are standing in the cell or jefferson davis was held at the conclusion of the american civil war. 1965 jefferson davis received word from general robert e lee the commander they will hold the federal army back from attacking the city of virginia. with tha

, and then it's participant of the united states army -- part of the united states army. oh, okay, that's interesting. anyway, a friend of mine was the adjutant general of georgia, guy by is name of terry necessary bit. and he and i used to go to harry's barbecue. it's not there anymore, but anyway, terry and i were having lunch down there one day, and i said, terry, general what's his name works for me, and i asked her if she knew the difference, and he said, what'd you tell her in i said, i told her that the army reserve and the united states army worked for the president and the national guard was the state army, worked for the governor unless-federalized. he said, well, it's not right. i said, what do you mean? you're right the army reserve is part of the federal army. national guard is the confederate army. always thought that was good. i think a lot of, a lot of towardsmen in alabama and georgia -- guardsmen in alabama and georgia still think that. [laughter] anyhow, so i go to the central command, 3 11th signal command, was there for a year and a half and was promo

let me tell you, the army reserve is the united states army, the federal army, we work for the president of the united states. the national guard is the state army and it works for the governor unless it is federalized by the president and then it's part of the united states army versus the president. oh, okay, that's interesting and she walks off. anyway, the friend of mine, he and i used to go down to harold's barbecue by the penitentiary. i told her, what did you tell her, i told her that the united states -- the army reserveses, the united states army worked for the president and the national guard was a state army and worked for the governor unless federalized. that's not right. he says that's not right. you're right the army reserve is part of the federal army. the national army is confederate army. i think a lot of -- a lot of the guardsmen in alabama and georgia still think that. anyhow, so i go to the signal command. 311 signal command and was there for year and a half and promote today major general and was brought back to atlanta to be the deputy commanding general. the united

states army who were killed action during the korean war in 1950 to 1953. it will be a physical manifestation of the strength of the rock and u.s. alliance. it will educate over 4 million visitors here each year on the cost of freedom and the cost of war. and most importantly, it will honor and pay homage to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, their lives for freedom. i personally wish to thank president moon for his unwavering support of this project. i want to thank the ministry of patriots and veterans affairs. the rock national assembly. the korean veterans association. the national park service. and the generous contributions of the citizens of the republic of korea and the many american and korean individuals, organizations, and corporations that donated so generously to make this happen. without your continuous generosity, the dream of our korean war veterans could not become a reality. as you can see, the wall of remembrance is under construction. this symbolic, groundbreaking turns a concept, a dream into reality. we are hopeful to have the dedi

on november 29, 1864 by the united states army contingent. the park with authorize in 2005 and 2007. and so we recognize this as a massacre sites. it was not until after the military of the united states government did an investigation of the military action that was perpetuated on the unarmed group and found that there is military reason for the peaceful people. they may come to the reckoning. what happens when a people are pushed to the limit during the time of racial oppression. how do we protect themselves. or how do they respond to the racial violence that is being perpetuated against. we talk about these moments of reckoning. the two i would like to highlight two is little big horn battlefield national monument. most of you probably know this this is custer's last stand this is also called the greasy grass just a few years after the massacre. the same massacre was perpetuated against indigenous people that had agreed to give up their claim to land and have settled and land that was provided by the united states government. the battle of

the first united states army under his command and immediate steps were taken to concentrate american forces at one point on the line. that point was st. mihiel. the germans had held it for 25 miles wide since early in the war, then moveing it 16 -- more than half a million army troops existed for crushing it out of existence. 15 infantries were moved into position. then, at the end of the day, first army was ready for the first independent operation against the enemy. at dawn, on the 12th, in a drizzling rain, the attack was launched. foreman the enemy, st. mihiel was an unpleasant surprise. within days the americans were deployed along a new line. general pershing considered it a birthday present to him september 15th. he says this has probably done more to encourage the tired allies. >> built on a high, isolated hill, this memorial commemorates the capture of the salient by the american first army. >> we're standing at the memorial established by the american battle monuments commission to commemorate the st. mihiel offensive. it was the first major battle by the americans as an in

republic of korea soldiers that represent korea not mentation to the united states army began during the korean war. the program has grown into a dramatic presentation is to house differing lifestyles languages the national customs can coexist to benefit the common purposes of both nations. since 1950 progress within the republic of korea's armed forces has transformed them into one the largest in the free world. it's army, air force are combat ready well-equipped and well-trained. ♪♪ in recent years the defense of south korea has increasingly shifted to the republic of korea's military forces. in march of 1971 dmz security for the most part has been carried out by south korean soldiers allowing our 2nd infantry division to stand in reserve and the veteran seventh infantry division to be removed from korea and returns the united states for reactivation. this shifting emphasis to defensive responsibility by the republic of korea's armed forces does not mean a lessening of our resolve to meet their treaty commitments to the government and people of south korea. it is rather a dynam

in the attack was callsign had to be stopped read in the united states army, small part of it was here to help it would be men and other uniforms fighting with us as well, whole world is saying this. and we knew what the score was. then near the guns the score was against the enemy and they were losing points and losing time. there were tough decisions for leaders to make a general walker and the offense was winning and rolling back the enemy until help could arrive. we didn't feel it yet the reinforcements were on the way rated it takes time for the defense program and was more country with almost nothing. and not all of the stuff can get there overnight even when work used to think probably four and 500 miles an hour. we needed tanks and jeeps. some of the boys in the front and heard the wenches grind at the port. that would've been sweet. and something, television maybe could've shown us the soldiers were going to fight with us soon maybe it would've been easier. as it was the fox old needed every hollister and think they could get and more. and the men to go with them. yes, our mis

they served as nurses in the red cross, the ymca, united states army. the certain uniform for the first time in our history in the navy and marine corps. and of course two years after the war ended, they achieved the right to vote. the war was transformative in the role of women in american history. african americans, immigrants, native americans who weren't even citizens at the time, latinos, every racial and ethnic section of american society contributed to the war, served in the war, even those that did not enjoy the full set of freedoms and liberties back home. they fought for those freedoms overseas. the war changed the course of world history over the next hundred years. world war ii flowed almost directly from world war i. the soviet union emerged from the ashes of world war i and lead 30 years later to the cold war between united states and soviet union. the amounts of eastern europe, of the middle east, of africa were redrawn after world war one. those new borders gave rise to new or reawakened ethnic and religious tensions in those areas that

states army. and this cabinet, very fortunate have on display, colonel theodore roosevelt proxy brothers tunic, his tencent hat and his 1872 cavalry saber. you know, it's interesting to note that when the united states president leaves the white house, he's referred to as mr. president for the rest of his life. accept, there are two exceptions. generalize -- requested to be called generalize and how rental is death. and then when one of the porters was gathering the roosevelt's baggage in may of 1909 as he was leaving to head back to sagamore hill, he said, we sure will miss you mister president. and theodore stopped him right there. and where everybody can here and remember, he said, no, howard taft is your president. i am now just colonel roosevelt. and that's the way he stayed for the rest of his life. preferring to be remembered as the colonel commanding the first united states regiment of volunteers, the rough riders. so, always colonel roosevelt at the end. and it's just a wonderful opportun

i mean, when we tried to do is, is build a, a miniature united states army, a miniature united states, security services, trained equip, like u. s. military. and they can't function why? because you can't take it american style military templates and impose it on corruption. and that's what we have. we have generals who inflate their rank still money to treat their soldiers or lee. there's no motivation at the end of the day of the soldiers, not willing to die for a cause. then the army that she's part of isn't going to fight, and that's where we see the united states without a touch. we had military leaders who have deceived themselves and deceived their civilian leadership and saying that they have a solution. and yet every year, every 2 years, we rotate these military years out defeated. and we rotate a new series of military leaders. we say the same thing, die with us become obvious, we were going to when we weren't going to prevail. and it's time to leave, it's going to be ugly. going to be very ugly. the only way to get out of my stock and let me go to and you and couple, i mean

states army who were killed in action during the korean war war in 1950 to 1953. it will be a physical manifestation of the strength of the rock and u.s. alliance. it will educate over 4 million visitors here each year on the cost of freedom and the cost of war and most importantly it will honor and pay homage to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, their lives, for freedom. i personally wish to thank president moon for his unwavering support of this project. i want to thank the ministry of patronage and veterans affairs, the national assembly, the korean veterans association, the national park service, and the generous contributions of the citizens of the republic of korea, and the many american and korean individuals, organizations, and corporations that donated so generously to make this happen. without your continuous generosity, the dream of our korean war veterans could not become a reality. as you can see, the wall of remembrance is under construction. this symbolic groundbreaking turns a concept, a dream, into reality. we are hopeful to have the dedicati

states army. in this cabinet, very fortunate to have on display colonel theodore roosevelts brooks brothers made tunic, his stetson hat and 1872 caliber saber. when the united states president leaves the white house, he's referred to as mr. president for the rest of his life. except there are two exceptions. general eisenhower requested to be called general eisenhower until his death, and now when one of the reporters was gathering the roosevelt's baggage in may of 1909 as he was heading back to sagamore, he said, we'll sure miss you, mr. president, and he stopped him right there and where everybody could hear, and remember, no, howard taft is your president. i'm now just colonel res volt and that is the way he stayed preferring to be remembered as the colonel commanding the first regiment of volunteers, the roughriders. to colonel roosevelt to the end. it is just a wonderful opportunity for the national firearms museum to be the temporary custodians of the national treasures literally from the na

government, president biden you mitigated the united states, he cumulated the army states united states army. in my opinion, i don't say this lightly, i've never set about anybody else in this position, people have been talking about impeaching president biden, i don't believe president biden should be impeached, he's a commander-in-chief of the u.s. armed forces. he's essentially just surrender to the taliban. he shouldn't be impeached, he should be court-martialed for tray for betraying the united states of america united states armed forces. >> the four fascinating interview with former british armed forces airs tomorrow on life, liberty and living 8:00 p.m. eastern. president biden's predecessor was sort of famous for paying attention to what everybody said, especially if anybody ever said anything good about about him and in the days prior to that astonishing press conference earlier this week, you couldn't turn the tv on without hearing foreign leaders trashing our commander-in-chief and trashing the decision he made to withdraw from afghanistan and it's amazing to realize biden s

states army during the war they served in their own units. and for the most part did not see combat, but there were two divisions in the us army the 92nd and the 93rd divisions that did see combat service. the 93rd division was assigned to fight under french command. and instead of wearing the very familiar pyton helmets that were accustomed to seeing as the image of world war one which is called a brody helmet. it's a british helmet. they wore the french adrian helmet, which is very distinctive. it has a ridge along the crest. it has a smaller brim. and so the african-american figures and helmet that will appear in this in the sculpture. we'll be wearing that adrian helmet to reflect that they served on the segregated basis, but at the same time they appear arm and arm or shoulder to shoulder with white soldiers in other parts of the sculpture to show that they did serve along with all other americans. and the central figure is based on a marine corps gunnery sergeant named dan daly? gunnery sergeant daly had already received two medals of h

i mean, when we tried to do is, is build a miniature united states army of miniature united states, security services, trained equip, like u. s. military and they can't function why? because you can't take it american style, military templates and impose on corruption. and that's what we have. we have generals who inflate their rank still money to treat their soldiers poorly. there's no motivation at the end of the day of the soldiers, not willing to die for a cause. then the army that she's part of isn't going to fight, and that's where we see the united states without a touch. we've had military leaders who have deceived themselves and deceive their civilian leadership and saying that they have a solution. and yet every year, every 2 years, we rotate these military years out defeated. we rotate a new series of military leaders. we say the same thing. time with us become obvious, we weren't going to when we weren't going to prevail and it's time to leave and it's going to be ugly. going to be very ugly. your way to get out of my stock and let me go to and you and couple, i mean we all we, t

states army as a policy tried to implement in afghanistan. unfortunately, it was too little, too late at that point. it is very difficult to win wars because the only successful war we have seen in recent history is crimea and the annexation of it. so the longer wars, intractable conflicts are very difficult to resolve. in those circumstances, the united states really needed to understand the local context of the fighting. you cannot use this one-size-fits-all strategy for every region that you engage in. that meant that even when the united states took a back row in their engagement with afghanistan, should they -- they should have found people that had more of an understanding and afghanistan. what happened is the united states brought people into power from the west. that means they did not know much about the culture, just like the united states administration didn't initially. so these same people that fled the country, including the president, including his national security advisor, including his head of administrative office, all of t

i mean, when we tried to do is, is build a miniature united states army of miniature united states, security services, trained equip, like u. s. military. and they can't function why? because you can't take it american style, military templates and impose on corruption. and that's what we have. we have generals who inflate their rank still money to treat their soldiers poorly. there's no motivation at the end of the day of the soldier is not willing to die for a cause. then the army that she's part of isn't going to fight, and that's where we see the united states without a touch. we've had military leaders who have deceived themselves and deceive their civilian leadership and saying that they have a solution. and yet every year, every 2 years, we rotate these military leaders out defeated. we rotate a new series of military leaders. we say the same thing. tie with us become obvious, we were going to, when we weren't going to prevail and it's time to leave and it's going to be ugly. going to be very ugly. your way to get out of my stock and let me go to and you and couple, i mean we all we,

david mills is an assistant professor of military history at the united states army command and general staff college in fort leavenworth, kansas. he served a decade in the militaries and has since been teaching. in 2015, he became a fulbright scholar, teaching in russia. dr. mills has authored three books, the most current of which is the 2019 great wartime rescue and escapes. we're so pleased to have dr. mills with us this evening speaking about herbert hoover's humanitarian efforts during and after world war i. welcome, dr. mills. and thank you for being here. >> thank you. well, thank you so much for that kind introduction, and greetings, everybody. i'm dave mills, and let me start off with a standard disclaimer that none of the views discussed here are the official positions of the united states government, that as the presenter all mistakes, issues, and errors are entirely my own. i would like to add that i don't make any money from these presentations nor is there a lot of money to be made in academic publishing. most of the correspondence with my publishers says something to the

i mean, when we tried to do is, is build a miniature united states army of miniature united states, security services, trained equip, like u. s. military. and they can't function why? because you can't take it american style, military templates and impose it on corruption. and that's what we have. we have generals who inflate their rank still, money to treat their soldiers or lee. there is no motivation at the end of the day of the soldiers, not willing to die for a cause. then the army that she's part of isn't going to fight, and that's where we see the united states without a touch. we've had military leaders who have deceived themselves and deceive their civilian leadership and saying that they have a solution. and yet every year, every 2 years, we rotate these military years out defeated. we rotate a new series of military leaders. we say the same thing, die with us become obvious, we were going to, when we were going to prevail. and it's time to leave, it's going to be ugly. going to be very ugly. the only way to get out of my stock and let me go to you and couple, i mean we all we, thi

i mean, when we tried to do is, is build a miniature united states army of miniature united states, security services, trained equip, like u. s. military. and they can't function. why? because you can't take it american style military template and impose on corruption . and that's what we have. we have generals who inflate their rank still, money, treat their soldiers or lee. there's no motivation at the end of the day of the soldiers, not willing to die for a cause. then the army that she's part of isn't going to fight, and that's where we see the united states without a touch. we had military leaders who have deceived themselves and deceived their civilian leadership and saying that they have a solution. and yet, every year, every 2 years, we rotate these military years out defeated. we rotate a new series of military leaders. we say the same thing. time. it has become obvious. we weren't going to when we weren't going to prevail. and it's time to leave, it's going to be ugly, going to be very ugly. the only way to get out of my stock and let me go to and you and couple we all we, this was

i mean, when we tried to do is, is build a miniature united states army of miniature united states, security services, trained equip, like u. s. military. and they can't function, why? because you can't take it american style military template and impose on corruption . and that's what we have. we have generals who inflate their rank still, money, treat their soldiers or lee. there's no motivation at the end of the day. if the soldiers not willing to die for a cause, then the army that she's part of isn't going to fight. and that's where we see the united states without a touch. we've had military leaders who have deceived themselves and deceive their civilian leadership and saying that they have a solution. and yet every year, every 2 years, we rotate these military years out defeated. we rotate a new series of military leaders. we say the same thing. time it has become obvious, we weren't going to when we weren't going to prevail and it's time to leave, it's going to be ugly. going to be very ugly. the only way to get out of my stock and let me go to and you and couple, i mean we all we, t

david mills an assistant professor of military history at the united states army command and general staff college in kansas. he served a decade in the military and has since been teaching. in 2015, he became a full bright scholar teaching at a state university in russia. dr. mills authored three books, the most current of which is the 2019 great wartime rescues. and escapes. we are so pleased to have doctor mills with us this evening. speaking about herbert hoover's humanitarian efforts during and after world war one. welcome, doctor mills. thank you for being here. >> thank you so much for that kind introduction. greetings, everybody. i'm dave mills and let me start off with a standard disclaimer that none of the use discussed here are the official positions of the united states government that as the presenter of all mistakes issues and errors are entirely my own. i would also like to add i don't make any money from these presentations, nor is there a lot of money to be made an academic publishing. most of the correspondence with my publishers says something to the effect that my

, as well as the united states army. they served in uniform for the first time in our history in the navy and marine corps. and then of course two years after the war was ended they achieved the right to vote. so the war was transformative in the role of women in american history. african-americans, immigrants, native americans who weren't even citizens at the time, latinos, every racial and ethnic section of american society contributed to the war and served in the war, even those that did not enjoy the full set of freedoms and liberties back home, but they went and fought for those freedoms overseas. the war changed the course of world history over the next hundred years. world war ii flowed almost directly from world war i. the soviet union emerged from the ashes of world war i and then led 30 years later of course to the cold war between the united states and the soviet union. the maps of eastern europe, of the middle east, of africa, were redrawn after world war i. and those new borders reawakened ethnic and religio

so during the 1870s, this is the period when the united states army is trying to confine american indians throughout the country on to reservations. it is a period when there are still ongoing battles and skirmishes, but it is also a period when the country is feeling very confident that its westward expansionism is but it's also a period when the country is feeling very confident that its westward expansionism is virtually achieved and the country is going to be moving forward. so the battle of little bighorn was not by any means the first defeat, utter defeat of u.s. cavalry officers. but it was the first time that there was such a huge defeat that could be telegraphed loyal throughout the country and that all americans would understand what had happened from an american perspective at the same time. so the american people want to know the names of the officers who died. they want to know their biographies. they want to know the names of the enlisted men. then they want to know exactly how the battle occurred. they want to see a map where it occurred. they want to know where the soldier

i mean, what we try to do is, is build a miniature united states army of miniature united states, security services, trained equip, like u. s. military. and they can't function, why? because you can't take it american style military template and impose on corruption . and that's what we have. we have generals who inflate their rank still money to treat their soldiers poorly. there's no motivation at the end of the day of the soldiers, not willing to die for a cause. then the army that she's part of isn't going to fight, and that's where we see the united states without a touch. we've had military leaders who have deceived themselves and deceive their civilian leadership and saying that they have a solution. and yet every year, every 2 years, we rotate these military years out defeated. we rotate a new series of military leaders. we say the same thing. time with us become obvious, we weren't going to when we weren't going to prevail and it's time to leave and it's going to be ugly. it's going to be very ugly. your way to get out my stock and let me go to and you and couple, i mean we all we

they said unless you're free our family, then they will not served the uncle sam in the united states army, but the courts said no regardless of the family situation they have to report to the service they refused so they got federal. penitentiary service two to three years. so a total of 85 protested from heart mountain, wyoming a total about 300 protested from the 10 camps. when we were incarcerated into the camps, everyone got one of these. they told us to go to the haystack and fill it with. hay so this was our temporary mattress. the military is not prepared to house 120,000 people. so initially we had to make our own mattress. it didn't smell too good and sometimes i poked us but eventually we got standard distribution of mattresses. sometimes you see these tin can lids. nailed to the floors why because they had not holes in them. and the knot holds anytime you had any wind the dirt will come in through the floors. so to prevent that we put the tin can lids to cover the hose? and being from california, we didn't have winter clothing. so in wyoming the snow country. we're issued

so during the 1870s, this is the period when the united states army is trying to confine american indians throughout the country on to reservations. it is a period when there are still ongoing battles and skirmishes, but it is also a period when the country is feeling very confident that its westward expansionism is virtually achieved and the country is going to be moving forward. so the battle of the little bighorn was not by any means the first defeat, utter defeat of u.s. calvary officers, but it was the first time that there was such a huge defeat that could be telegraphed literally throughout the country and that all americans would understand what had happened from an american perspective at the same time. so the american people want to know the names of the officers who died. they want to know their biographies. they want to know the names of the enlisted men. then they want to know exactly how the battle occurred. they want to see a map of where it occurred. they want to know where the soldiers were, where the indians were, then they want to know if any blunders occurred. but at n

states army. what the court said, no, regardless of family situation, they have to report to the service. they refused, so they got federal penitentiary servitude, two to three years. so, a total of eight 85 in heart mountain wyoming. a total of about 300 protested from the tent camps. and when we were incarcerated in camps, everyone got one of these. they told us to go to the haystack and fill it with harry. so, this was our temporary mattress. the military was not prepared to house 120,000 people. so initially, we have to make our own mattress, it did not smell too good, and sometimes it -- but eventually we got the standard distribution of mattresses. sometimes, you see these tin can leads nail to the floors. why? because they had not holes in them. and the knot holes, anytime you had any wind, the dirt would come in through the floors, so to prevent that we would put it retain candidates to cover the holes. and being from california, we did not have winter clothing, so in wyoming, the snow cou

they said unless you free our family, then they will not serve uncle sam and the united states army. but the courts said, no, regardless of the family situation, they have to report to the service. they refused, so they got federal penitentiary service two to three years. so, a total of 85 protested from heart mountain, wyoming. a total of about 300 protested from the 10 camps. when we were in incarcerated in the camps, everyone got one of these. they told us to go to the haystack and fill it with hay. this was our temporary mattress. the military was not prepared to house 120,000 people so initially we had to make our own mattress. it didn't smell too good, and sometime it poked us, but eventually we got standard distribution of mattresses. sometime you see the tin can lids nailed to the floors. why? because they had knot holes in them. and the knot holes, anytime you had any wind, the dirt will come in through the floors, so to prevent that we put the tin can lids to cover the holes. and being from california, we didn't have winter clothing. so, in wyoming the snow country, we were