it is this idea which animates vietnam's spirit today. it is an idea with which we americans are familiar. it is to honor or commitment to this idea that we take our stan, but wield hold you are the stand of at worthy and brave ally. i'd like to leave you with one thought in mind, to understand, to really understand what the vietnamese are trying to do today. we can think of our own country, just less than two centuries ago. we had won or revolution, won it on the battlefield. it took from 1776 to 1787, 11 years for our founding fathers to build the substance and structure that is now our great nation. the vietnamese are trying to do both of these things at one form not because they want to, but because they must, because history will not give them the luxury of the time it once gave us. ♪ ♪ >>> you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. >>> fort knox was chosen because it was america's most impenetrable location. it was the gold bullion repository, so the s

vietnam! >> the public secretary of defense mcnamara is full of bullish bravado, that we will prevail. but privately, he is gloomy about the prospects. >> until a strong government begins to function here in saigon, the war against the communists will continue to flounder. >> i tell you, the more i stayed away last night thinking about this thing, it worries the hell out of me. i don't think it's worth fighting for and i don't think we can get out. of course, if you start running the communists, they may just chase you into your own kitchen. >> that's the trouble. >> gentlemen, this is a modern war but different war. we're here to advise and support our courageous vietnamese ally. >> the most complex war we had fought to this time and i think his plan for the war was an entirely conventional plan in a very unconventional war. >> we're over here to win, and we have what it takes to assist them in this victory. is that enough for you? >> yes, sir. >> i'm going to put this in two parts. i'll be a

on the bottom it says my vietnam holiday. and this is really interesting, because as he was crossing off the days, he would put a little more information about what like his 280th day was. you know, he point here, 269th day was xm lz 2, so in the hump his first anniversary, it doesn't describe what the anniversary is, but it just, you know -- i'm assuming as he would experience a day, he would cross it off. fourth of july, 62nd day -- he only had 62 more days, man has landed on the moon, and then his last five davis, it says five day drop. here he sill caution, vietnam may be hazardous to your health. this is what we see often for, you know -- we get a lot of things from short-timers, people when had 30 days or less in vietnam, so we have a short of short-timer sticks where they would notch off the days. we had a lot of calendars counting down the days. the park service is guided by certain rules we follow, the an tick wits act, the organic act that kind of -- i don't know, they set the basis for all museum collections in our

they had hit dozens of cities all over vietnam. it was a tremendous shock. >> we have known for several months now that the communist planned a massive, winter-spring offensive. we do not think that our military operations are going to be at all materially affected. >> he was unable to be honest with the american people, because, of course, he was unwilling to simply say, this is an unwinnable war. >> cronkite's vietnam report, reel one, take four. >> these ruins are in saigon, capital of the largest city of south vietnam. >> when he went to vietnam during tet, it was the first time, and maybe the only time, that walter had shown any kind of bias in his public broadcast. >> it is increasingly clear to this report, that the only rational way out would be to negotiate, not as victors, but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy and did the best they could. >> after walter cronkite, johnson's popularity sinks. >> to most ordinary citizens, it's become obvious the war is not being won. >> opposition to t

i was born in vietnam but made in america. i count myself among those vietnamese displayed by america's deeds but tempted to believe in its words. i also count myself among those americans who often do not know what to make of vietnam and want to know what to make of it. americans as well as many people the world over tend to mistake vietnam with the war named in its honor or dishonor as the case may be. this confusion has no doubt led to some of my own uncertainty about what it means to be a man with two countries as well as the inheritor of two revolutions. today the vietnamese and and american revolutions manufacturh memories only to absolve the hardening of their arteries. for those of us who consider ourselves to be inher or to haves of one or both of these revolutions or who have been influenced by them in some way, we have to know how we make memories and how we forget them so that we can beat their hearts back to life. that is the project or at least the hope of this book. so those words actually are a pretty good desc

jill: when my alien was coming up with the design for the vietnam memorial, she said -- when maya the design for the vietnam memorial, she said she imagined taking a knife to the earth and opening it up to recognize pain that ultimately would heal. >> every veterans day, our annual ceremony begins at 1:00 p.m. and it is open to the public. this year, we are very pleased to have the current vietnam veteran and has gone on to have a distinguished career in public service out of uniform. >> so, your organization is in chargevietnam veteran and has gn to have a distinguished career in public service out of uniform. >> of maintaining that wall. i understand you are working hard to put faces to those. >> we need help to finish the wall. we are collecting a photo for everyone of the 50,000 names on the wall. we just passed a milestone we are very proud of with many volunteers around the country. we have less but the challenge is, as we know, the final photos are going to be much harder to get. we are asking for help from people in the community, family members, people who served with those l

. >> germany is making a long-term commitment to vietnam. this isn't only in our own interest, it's because we want to continue to support the process of modernization within the framework of our partnership with this country. at a height of 107 meters, the german house provides a lofty perspective and the hope is it will become a hub for german ties with vietnam. >> germany in vietnam, i would like to say that it is not the german house, the vietnamese house. >> it is his longest stay yet in vietnam, development of this country fascinates him. >> they are here. >> the last time i was here was eight years ago and what everyone feels is and just change. it is the ambition. if the optimism. and the dynamism especially among the younger generation. that mentality is bearing fruit on both sides of the saigon river. he see hotels, banks, and company headquarters. >> it gains more weight in asia and in germany, this means a more powerful partner. they can move on in terms of civil rights. this is a hope that they have quite openly spoken out here.

there's so much hate left ovov from vietnam, so many scars. but there came a point, for me anyway but, captain, every titi i look at that man it makes me want to kill. you've got to decide if that hate in your heart is greater than the love you feel for your grandmother. i apologize for the disrespect i i owed you yesterday. i was s ong to speak to you as i did. i accept y yr apology. you brought money for your grandmother. that's good. is it? or is it a one in a million chance? your grandmother will get her money. you're doing the right thing. what are you doing? nothing. nonoing? i'm not here to see kim if that's what you're thinking. i gave him money to send to my grandmother. yeah, i couldn't resist either. all the pai-gow brothers have been suckered. you gave him money, too? yeah, more than once. i wanted to help my dad, you know. try to make life better for him in vietnam. what happened? i never got a letter back. the money never got there. hooting? none. because sometimes our subconscious has a greater power than we realize. these accid

it was left by a group of vietnam veterans from wisconsin to honor fallen colleagues from the vietnam conflict. it's a beautiful thing. and as -- as you take a look at it, it has been decorated with artistic motifs and that evoke a feeling of the vietnam war. these veterans left this bike about 15 years ago, and -- and here is -- on the collar of the bike is a set of reproduction dog tags of the soldiers that are missing in action from the state of wisconsin. this motorcycle has been on exhibit at a number of locations. it was just most recently in lambeau field in wisconsin as part of a veterans ceremony honoring veterans of america's wars at lambeau field. these guys handmade this motorcycle. they created -- i mean, it's basically a harley-davidson motorcycle, but they have done all this beautiful artwork, beautiful leather work on the seat, and it's not to be ridden until all the pows have returned, and all of the missing in action have been returned. now for the most part people that leave things at the wall, they're more like school groups or individuals who will leave spontaneou

in "nothing ever dies," the vietnam war. andres reseven december looks at the enslavement of native americans in "the other slavery." 9 heather ann thompson reports on the 1971 uprise aring at new york's attica correctional facility. the winner of this year's national book awards will be announced on november 16th in new york city. .. from the 21st annual texas book festival. we are halfway through our coverage with a few more authors to go and you can follow us on social media to get the complete schedule with behind the scenes photos and videos on twitter. @booktv is our twitter handle. on his to grandma or booktv and facebook.com/booktv. here is jessica luther on the culture of college sports. inaudible conversations]÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ >> good afternoon. good afternoon, everyone. we are going to get started. thank you all for being here, welcome. this beautiful fall afternoon, the great state of texas, we are excited to talk about football. it is fall, after all and i currently we have the longhorns playing texas tech. not su

treated vietnam as a second-tier issue until 1963. he was dealing with berlin. he was dealing with cuba. he had his domestic challenges. he sent troops to train the south vietnamese army. but he wasn't happy about it. >> in the final analysis, it's their war. they're the ones that have to win it or lose it. we can help them, give them equipment. send our men out there as advisors. but they have to win it. the people of vietnam against the communists. >> kennedy felt that the united states had to draw a line against communist expansion but the soviets supported the north vietnam regime. we supported the south. >> it's what becomes known as the domino theory. if south vietnam falls, then all the rest of southeast asia laos, cambodia, the philippines, they might be defeated. >> as i believe i reported upon my return from previous visits, i'm very much encouraged by the progress the south vietnamese have been making and the assistance our forces have rendered to them. >> when vietnam started up, they believed that they so expertly micro m

not just china, vietnam. what is the overarching legacy of president nixon's foreign policy advances? sec. kissinger: well, first of all, he inherited a domestic situation, as has been pointed out, in which there has been assassinations, constant demonstrations and obsession with the vietnam war. he had put before the american --ple and alternative vision an alternative vision and said "we are about world order. and that's why we want to have relations with china and that's why we have prepared to talk to the soviet union. and europe also should look at it." i mean, these were his basic themes, and he had always been accused of being a war monger. and once his policy got going, some of his critics were saying "if nixon is for peace, maybe we ought to look at peace. maybe there's something wrong with peace." [laughter] sec. kissinger: and nixon suddenly found himself accused of being soft on the soviet union after having gone through two alerts, ordering two alerts, one in 1970 and the other in 1973. and in th

host: the vietnam veterans memorial. many people visiting that memorial not only remember friends and family who served in wartime and honor their commitment, but also walking around washington, d.c. as well. g around washington, d.c. as well. and our studios in washington, we have the honor of talking to to veterans of wars in iraq. to learn about what it is like to be a soldier, not only during a period of in active service but as they transition to civilian life. whoed by ashley nicolas served in afghanistan from 2012-2013. and brennan mullaney, an iraq veteran. both of you, happy veterans day. you think is the perception of soldier and active life by most people and what is the reality? everything with think about veterans is depicted by the media and in movies and if that depiction is not exactly the truth. i know from my time in active service which i valued very much. i did a couple of tors to iraq and some of the things did not look like that. 80%-90% did not look like that. a lot of hanging around with my guys a

.÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ as an american boy growing up i was cognizant of the fact the vietnam war was very important to the vietnamese-american refugee community and the american community as a whole but americans only saw one side of the story. apocalypse now which is 10 years old, much too young of an age guard me for life. my personal life is interesting the novel is my revenge, my attempt to also tell the history of the vietnam war from a perspective most americans never heard it before which is how their own allies, friends, south vietnamese experienced it÷ my narrator is a communist spy giving us the communist perspective on it and when he arrived in the united states, he is giving us the viewpoint of how the vietnamese the american culture which is not necessarily in a positive light so there is a satirical dimension of the novel as well. as i get white people to think about what white culture looks like to people from outside the country. the topic has been hard to exhaust for me which is why i had to write another nonfiction book about it, vietnam and the memory of war which is a larger co

in "nothing ever dies," the vietnam war. andres reseven december looks at the enslavement of native americans in "the other slavery." 9 heather ann thompson reports on the 1971 uprise aring at new york's attica correctional facility. the winner of this year's national book awards will be announced on november 16th in new york city. .. from the 21st annual texas book festival. we are halfway through our coverage with a few more authors to go and you can follow us on social media to get the complete schedule with behind the scenes photos and videos on twitter. @booktv is our twitter handle. on his to grandma or booktv and facebook.com/booktv. here is jessica luther on the culture of college sports. inaudible conversations]÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ >> good afternoon. good afternoon, everyone. we are going to get started. thank you all for being here, welcome. this beautiful fall afternoon, the great state of texas, we are excited to talk about football. it is fall, after all and i

i was chosen to go to south vietnam and fly helicopters in vietnam was even at. >> ominous troops establish-- >> in january of 1968 is when it started and believe me when i tell you it was probably one of the most terrifying experiences i ever had in vietnam. we flew around the clock which is unheard of. they are not made to fly like that. i came out psychologically it was--there's some things i still deal with about that so. [bring home, bring our brothers home] >> there was a period in the you were shunned. i experienced that coming out of vietnam so now seeing the young folks coming into the military young men and women and having faith in our country and our services is rewarding to me knowing that what i did and what happened to me during the vietnam era was not a loss. >> okay guys, so i'm going to say this again, okay--stop and see us again, okay? >> john says the uso got him and for today's soldiers sailors and air men. if you would like to say thank you donate whatever money you can afford for our turkeys for troops telethon to buy food baskets for local service members and their f

ending the war in vietnam is enough. it will be ended. but we must end it in a way that we don't plant the seeds for another war. this was the responsibility i knew was mine. from the time i entered the office, i had that uppermost in my mind. >> i like most of my colleagues has always been opposed and had formed certain images about him. and i found that he was really was totally different from the image in the cabinet. he is very analytical, quite gentle in his manner. and i had always had a quite different view. what he was trying to do is pretty well what he has done. is to get into revitalize our alliances, to get into a new relationship with the soviets, to begin to feel our way towards the chinese. >> joining back in 1965, i was an editorial writer for a conservative paper in the midwest. i went over to belleville, illinois to meet him. and if you had told me that day that a few years hence that i would be sitting in the great hall of the people in peking, china, clinking glasses while the people's liberation army band played home

i served in the infantry in vietnam in 1968-1969. to not getise trump us involved in situations like iraq and the a nominal and -- and vietnam and when he deploys our units that they know why they are being sent out and there is a clear and present danger to the united states these thingsome of that seem to be more like wars that are fought to protect corporate interest instead of protect the citizens of the united states. that's about all i have to say. host: josh in california, go ahead. ander: good morning, pedro the rest of c-span. one of the things that i really hope is that we can brings country together. i can hear the words civil war. i have been so involved with other countries especially korea , vietnam. make these with them [indiscernible] and i think this president has no idea what is going to happen. i hope you token, guys in the future with enough people calling in about the draft. whene in to the military it became integrated. a complete change in the country after it went away. for people that state in some type of mi

he was in vietnam. they had tours for one year. when they were deployed. and so the major objective that he did as a military intelligence was sort of mapping out where guerrilla warfare and attacks on the american forces were happening with a new sort of way of analyzing data and he was able to determine where the enemy was located. they were reducing the attacks greatly during his time period. this was a significant thing for the military during his time period there. jack murtha was elected to congress in 1974 in a special election. new congressmen are assigned to committee works and so one of the things that he was assigned to fairly quickly was the house subcommittee on defense appropriations. this was critical, because what is happening is this building on his military experience. i also would like to note, though, that in his election of 1974, he is the first member of the house to have served in vietnam. tip o'neill becomes sort of a mentor for jack murtha and tip o'neill decides that, you know, jack murtha needs to be on these fact finding trips a

he's in vietnam and the broader issue of peace and the world. we made a breakthrough in negotiations which will lead to peace in vietnam. we have agreed there will be a cease-fire. we have agreed that our prisoners of war will be returned. and we have agreed that the people of south vietnam will determine their own future and not have a communist government or coalition government imposed upon them against their will. there are some details that we are insisting still be worked out. we insist because we want to be sure that this will not simply be a temporary peace but peace that will last. but i am completely confident as a speak to you tonight, that we will soon reach an agreement which will end the war in vietnam. you can help take that goal. message toe, send a those of whom we are negotiating and to the leaders of the world, that you back the president of the united states as he insists that we seek peace with honor and never peace with surrender. will not go into other issues tonight, except to say simply that as we achieve our goal of pea

paid for by the vietnam veterans memorial fund. in addition, they are in the process of raising money to build an education center just a stones throw from here. in that center will go thousands of those items left behind. live at the wall, jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: great work ,jay, thank you. our tribute to veterans does not stop there. >> i'm in complete shock. surprise of a lifetime for a wounded warrior in virginia and his family. how they now have a home free and clear. jonathan: and a smartphone smoking, but this time it is not alison: an amazing gift for a veteran and his family, given at the verizon center. officer timothy goodrich was sergeant goodrich. tim: the basketball game on the court was exciting, but after the first quarter on veterans day, everyone was watching sergeant timothy goodrich. it was a moment he and his family will never forget. sergeant timothy goodrich is a giver, volunteering in iraq and a second tour in afghanistan. at tonight's wizards a new home. >> my mouth is dry. i don't feel like i'm re

ending the war in vietnam is enough. it will be ended. but we must end it in a way that we don't plant the seeds for another war. this was the responsibility i knew was mine. from the time i entered the office, i had that uppermost in my mind. >> i like most of my colleagues has always been opposed and had formed certain images about him. and i found that he was really was totally different from the image in the cabinet. he is very analytical, quite gentle in his manner. and i had always had a quite different view. what he was trying to do is pretty well what he has done. is to get into revitalize our alliances, to get into a new relationship with the soviets, to begin to feel our way towards the chinese. >> joining back in 1965, i was an editorial writer for a conservative paper in the midwest. i went over to belleville, illinois to meet him. and if you had told me that day that a few years hence that i would be sitting in the great hall of the people in peking, china, clinking glasses while the people's liberation army band played home

he was in vietnam. they had tours for one year when they were deployed. so the major objective that he wasas military intelligence mapping out where guerrilla warfare and attacks on american forces were happening with a new way of analyzing data. he was able to determine where the enemy was located. and they were reducing the attacks greatly during his time period. this was a significant thing for the military. jack murtha was elected to -- 1874.in 1974 new congressmen are assigned to committee works. one of the things he was assigned to fairly quickly was the house subcommittee on defense appropriation. this was critical because what is happening is it is building on his military experience. in his election in 1974, he is the first member of the house to have served in vietnam. and tip o'neill decides that, you know, jack murtha needs to be on these fact finding trips around the world. wherever there are appropriations for military movements. and so, for instance, one of the very first ones in 1978, he finds himself back in vietnam, back in southeast asi

president, if you get the accounting of missing in action that you want from north vietnam, or vietnam, i'm sorry, now, would you then be prepared to reopen negotiations for restoration of relations with that country? >> let me restate our policy. as long as vietnam, north vietnam does not give us a full and complete accounting of our missing in action, i will never go along with the admission of vietnam to the united nations. if they do give us a bona fide complete accounting of the 800 m.i.a.s, then i believe that the united states should begin negotiations for the admission of vietnam to the united nations. but not until they have given us the full accounting of our m.i.a.s. >> governor carter? >> one of the most embarrass in things of the ford administration that touches specifically on human rights is his refusal to appoint a presidential commission to go to vietnam, to go to laos, to go to cambodia, and try to trade for the release of information about those who are missing in action in those wars. this is what the families of m.i.a.s want. so far, mr. ford has not done it. we've

not least because of vietnam. between the sheer scale of the mess and the relative weakness of his position, he begins to compromise. very early on. to an extent that i think is overlooked. the strategy on the outset is nixon's strategy. it is only gradually that it becomes nixon-ger. people have backdated this process. in 69, it's not there. i think the narrative trick is that when the idealist enters the realm of power full-time, it was only part-time with kennedy, full-time then the , process of amending, qualifying, comprising must begin. that is the best answer i can give you. >> we have a gentleman in the middle. three people in. >> joe bosco, formally of the depends -- defense department and former student of henry kissinger. a small anecdote which confirms the insight you offered us regarding his reluctance to take preemptive action. during the berlin crisis, we were in the lecture hall and there was much agitation among the students. and much concern in the headlines, on the radio and tv. kissinger went o

non--- from vietnam. a great many moving parts they thought could improve the position that the united states was in and they entered the night house -- white house in 1969. -- when they entered the white house in 1969. let me leave you with a whodunit at the end of volume one. it was a mystery. the mystery is why of all people that richard nixon chose henry kissinger to be his national security advisor. myth that this was because of a devious, conniving, attempt to stop the peace agreements with north vietnam. an entire book was written to this effect. it turns out not to be true. that kissinger was far more closely identified with nelson rockefeller than with nixon. he repeatedly criticized nixon throughout the 1950's and 1960's. when nixon reached out to him in 1960, kissinger went to great lengths to avoid even meeting him. he claimed he had a pressing engagement in japan. if you want to avoid someone that's really want to avoid them, that is what you have to say. -- if you want to avoid someone -- re

and went to vietnam and said in vietnam, we will standby you because we think you can win this war and it's an important fight and one of the primary authors of the u.s. counter and he did that issue after issue and so that the standard it's the later bobby kennedy

associates in vietnam are order to destroy the vietnamese people. the police in our community could not possibly be there to protect our property, because we own no property. they couldn't possibly be there to see that we receive the due process of law, for the simple reason that the police themselves deny us the due process of law. so, it's very apparent that the police only in our community, not for our security, but the security of the business owners in the community, and also to see that the status quo is kept intact. >> people are not really aware, but they know shit is going on. a lot of people out there don't know exactly what it is. they think black people are doing it, 'ya dig? all those rights are causing my life to be miserable in all areas. they haven't focused on the fact that it is the pigs and their mentors, the people who control the power structure, the businessmen, the chamber of commerce. they are not turned on to that power structure. they just know that life is becoming increasingly miserable for everybody. because when they fi

as revered as the vietnam veterans memorial. more than 58,000 names are inscribed. >> it symbolizes sacrifice. >> reporter: for a generation, visitors have been placing items at the wall to honor and heal from a war that still haunts a nation. every night, park rangers pick up what's left behind. what youba every item ends up in an unassuming warehouse in maryland. >> we call it the artifact storage. blue boxes are where we store the vietnam collection. ? >> reporter: it's closed to the public. but what we found inside, you need to see. ? preserved here that hold literally hundreds of thousands of objects placed at the wall. they are things you would expect. >> these are all p.o.w.-m.i.a. bracelets. >> reporter: the hero bike left at the wall in 1995 honors the men from wisconsin listed as prisoners of war or missing in ac-- in action. we were items, so remarkable that we stepped back in time. to tell the story behind the object. >> kind of like piecing together a puzzle. >> reporter: there is a young pilot's emotional tape reco

its artifact storage and the front of you are where we store the vietnam collection." it's closed to the public. but what we found inside you need to see. nat-her going up towering stacks of blue boxes are housed and preserved here holding literally hundreds of thousands of objects placed at the wall.there are the things you would expect.4077-21-"so these are all pow/mia bracelets."along with the unexpected.4102-144-"it is of a kind."the hero bike, left at the wall in 1995, honors the men from wisconsin listed as either prisoners of war or missing in action.nat-musicbut we were shown a few, very special itemsa&so remarkablea&that we stepped back in timea&nat-projectorto tell the story behind the object. 4117-24-"it's kind of like piecing together a pilot's emotional tape spec there is a young pilots emotional recording only days before he was killed. spec hello. how is everything. spec there is a helicopter blade lost in history for a generation found in a farmer's field and vietnam. there is the unbelievable story of this. this it was crash in the jungle 46 years ago.

a vietnam veteran and his graver. it's a long-standing sign of respect in the military and a symbol that someone came to remember the veteran's sacrifice. alison: leaving something behind is not limited to the cemeteries, of course. in fact, the vietnam memorial on the national mall always has some small trinket of love left at the base. jay korff joins us live with a closer look at the tradition and how the veterans are honored there today. jay? alison. we are here live at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington to honor the veterans and talk about a powerful story months in the making. first and foremost this is the day to honor those who are veterans and those who decide to serve and sacrifice for our freedoms. we should do this 365 days a year but this is the day we set aside for them. now, more than a thousand this would end up being a moving event that included a touching wreath-laying ceremony. dozens of veterans organization participated in this, including the v.h.w., paralyzedded veterans and the vietnam

vietnam veterans memorial. visiting that memorial not only remember friends and family who served in wartime and honor their commitment, but also walking around washington, d.c. as well. and our studios in washington, we have the honor of talking to to veterans of wars in iraq. to learn about what it is like to be a soldier, not only during a period of in active service but as they transition to civilian life. whoed by ashley nicolas served in afghanistan from 2012-2013. and brennan mullaney, an iraq veteran. both of you, happy veterans day. you think is the perception of soldier and active life by most people and what is the reality? everything with think about veterans is depicted by the media and in movies and if that depiction is not exactly the truth. i know from my time in active service which i valued very much. i did a couple of tors to iraq and some of the things did not look like that. 80%-90% did not look like that. a lot of hanging around with my guys and our hurry up and wait mantra. -- metric -- i

. >> well, my perspective is from the vietnam era and two tours in vietnam in a different environment. we weren't deal with the volunteers. we were dealing with people that didn't want to be there. at the same time in the workplace i run into people who and the bottom line is somehow, and this is really strange, they feel more at home in a combat environment where they are experiencing fear than in a home environment where they have a fear of not being accepted, not being understood, and worst of all not being supported. >> yeah. andrew, you're from a younger generation of veteran? >> watching that video you could see a lot my age. i served from 2003 to 2007. a lot of the problems i had. i joined out of high school, and the reason i joined was for 9/11. some of the things that i do now, i kind of look back and say, you know what? awareness is because something like 9/11 is torn through so many lives, families, veterans. and it's everybody. like you were saying earlier, it's your neighbor. it's your friend. it's a colleague. somebody you may even work with. so a lot of the struggles th

. >> there are many populations that are going to go extinct in vietnam is playing a role in that. which is why i think they are doing this today to show that they are taking steps to educate the public year in vietnam to please don't buy ivory. >> vietnam will host a conference on illegal wildlife trade next week. it will be attended by officials and experts including britain's prince william, who's been a vocal critic of the illegal wildlife trade. >> from incredible video call camera in illinois -- a stolen pickup truck plows into a subway restaurant. it happened in the suburbs northwest of chicago earlier this month. police just released surveillance video of the in the video, you can see two men were in sight after the crash is still numerous items including cash. officers found the stolen pickup but they are still looking for suspects. >> a train to rome and kentucky sent 22 cars off the rails. amazingly no one was hurt. investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong. >> right now work is underway to remove the derailed train cars. here's a closer look at the damage.

as a refugee from vietnam and ended up in louisiana in 1985. he became so prosperous as a shrimper that by the mid 1990's, he owned his own dock, a big a few miles from the dock, he shows pictures of how his family weathered hurricane katrina. cheap imports flooding the market are today's threat. as shrimp prices have fallen, nguyen has sold his dock, downsized his boat, and now relies on his son to be his deckhand. robert nguyen: shrimp, it not like before. every year, it's going down. going down. sharyl: foreign competition could mean the death of a lot of family businesses. why does foreign shrimp cost so much less? other countries may use cheaper methods banned in the u.s. in thailand, some seafood farmers recently got caught using slave labor. videos posted on the internet methods banned in the u.s. appear to show images of foreign workers injecting gelatin into shrimp to make it plumper. acy cooper: our government doesn't allow us to put anything in it, but yet they can test, and they only test about 1% that comes into this country. shary

. >> iraqi freedom, vietnam, and world war ii. they came with families to watch one of the biggest parades in the state, cheering as floats passed by. it's a parade many veterans won't miss. >> we did two tours in iraqi freedom, two tours, two deployments. >> we brought his family, including young kid. missed a lot of holidays together, birthdays, and it's nice to be here and join everybody out here. >> the parade zigzagged down central avenue and camelback road and ended near the va. elected leaders and high school bands passed veterans like don jones, a world war ii vet. >> i'm the only one my age around. >> jones is 93 and had these words for young people watching the parade. >> just togetherness. it takes two to get started then you just build from there. >> 2,500 people took part in the parade, which lasted about two hours. the theme this year, welcome home vietnam veterans. >> americans still treasure their country, and the veterans are the top of the list that treasure the country. >> gary page is a vietnam vet and gave 20

since vietnam, the green berets warfare. if conventional warfare looks like the shock and awe of operation iraqi freedom, then it's the unconventional warfare that the green berets do best. they were one of the lead responders in afghanistan. months before troops and tanks arrived, the green berets were organizing and training the tribal leaders -- fighting like natives alongside the northern alliance. >> down here along our southern border. scott: back in pineland, the southern border. led by major general james linder, the forces are updated by the trainees about how their covert support of the local resistance is going. >> we got to hang in there, hold out for the help, help's coming. major general james linder: we're selecting soldiers who are going to go out in small teams and in environments where there are no absolute answers. and they're all going to be, they're going to be independent, and they're going to have to figure out how to problem solve on their own. scott:ro helicopter that has unexpectedly bombed their ba

i think that they really some from the vietnam generatio whenever properly thanked. any opportunity to thank them to show our appreciation to say thank you. is made possible through the hard work of the va staff and hard-working volunteers. cleveland raising money to help veterans returnin from war.r.nd she started the battle saints project to raise money for clinics to help veterans adjust to civilian life. >> to be in battle and to go through what they have gone is horrific. they need these clinics. i have everyone tell me that it isis literally save their life. >> va's is thousands struggle with combat stress and injuries, so they work with the intrepid fallen heroes fundss to build centers for veterans suffering would you say no to a lot more money? [excited scream] you just won a million dollars! no thanks. nice balloons, though! or no to more vacation days? janet, i'm giving you an extra week's vacation! oh, ah... nooo. what? no way. who says no to more? time warner cable's all about giving you more. like the most free hd channels and virtually unlimited movies

for church hihill partition vietnam. some historians believe this act saved off military intervention by the united states in vietnam in 1954. well, these three disputes between eisenhower and church hill did not, by any means lesson, reflect the respect between the two leaders, but they do reflect, ladies and gentlemen, the deeper differences between the two nations at mid century. britain was struggling to adapt to a different world. they met at crossroads in early 19 # 50s. when america's anticommunist sentiment was at its most intent. winston gently tried to constrain and buffer american hub rouse, with little success. united states would have to learn for itself, painful lessons of imperial over stretch. and those lessons would not register for many years after both ike and church hill had passed from the scene. thank you. >> we now have almost 15 minutes for questions and comments. so the floor is open for anyone who wants to speak. yes, sir. >> can a case be made that president roosevelt auz an antiimpurlist. and

at the end of the war, jonathan trid escaped vietnam on a makeshift raft with his family. after serving in the united states marine corps and obtaining a master's degree in education, he became the principal of this school, lee senior high, the most ethnically diverse school in the city. what percentage of your student body english is not the first language? >> i would say about 80% of them. >> do those kids get sent here specifically, or is it just reflective of the community? >> oh, no, no, it's reflective of the community. by chance. >> 80%. >> in the city of houston and the surround suburban area it's very well integrated. >> why? how did that happen? >> i think one of the main reasons is the strong economic base here. it's because of the ability for you to get a job and make a decent wage. it allowed for immigrants, families to come over and build a nest egg, to own their own home or go to a better neighborhood. it has to be a strong economically viable base for them to quickly overcome that poverty to make a life for themselves. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> a

nixon, watergate, vietnam, no one knows. but i do know this, from the crushing pain that followed his brother's death, she emerged and even the more compassionate man. as president, he would admit his mistakes. the war would be the last resort. we would talk to our adversaries and listen to them containing nuclear weapons would be a major urgent focus and he would be welcomed around the world. he would fight the corrupt and fight most of all the forgotten those stuck in urban ghettos mostly black, those in the hollows across the land and those picking the crops. they would see it in his face and that is what might have been. robert kennedy said we can do better. he was right. never have those were then so true as they are this night. you've written a great book and i'm pleased to introduce you to my fellow philadelphians. [applause] what i would like to do in trying to introduce bobby kennedy to you and i assume -- how many people in the room have lived through the campaign and 68? i'm going to call all of you appear to tell