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The President and CEO of Philadelphia’s Independence Seaport Museum gave an illustrated talk detailing the history of the USS Olympia, which is preserved and can be visited at their waterfront museum. The Olympia was commissioned by the United States Navy in 1895, eventually gaining fame for its role in the victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. The ship was later chosen to bring the remains of the World War I Unknown Soldier home from France for internment at Arlington National Cemetery on Armistice Day, 1921. Thank you to C-Span for it's preservation of historical clips like this one. C-Span is an enormous resource for America and the world for items of political Americana and is invaluable to any research into such. Please discover more at their web site, found here: https://www.c-span.org/ Original air date: April 3, 2019 USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service in the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. This vessel became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War in 1898. The ship was decommissioned after returning to the U.S. in 1899, but was returned to active service in 1902. She served until World War I as a training ship for naval cadets and as a floating barracks in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1917, she was mobilized again for war service, patrolling the American coast and escorting transport ships. After World War I, Olympia participated in the 1919 Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War and conducted cruises in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas to promote peace in the unstable Balkan countries. In 1921, the ship carried the remains of World War I's Unknown Soldier from France to Washington, D.C., where his body was interred in Arlington National Cemetery. Olympia was decommissioned for the last time in December 1922 and placed in reserve. In 1957, the U.S. Navy ceded title to the Cruiser Olympia Association, which restored the ship to her 1898 configuration. Since then, Olympia has been a museum ship in Philadelphia, where it is now part of the Independence Seaport Museum. Olympia was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The Olympia is the oldest steel American warship still afloat. Repairs, estimated at $10–20 million, were desperately needed to keep the Olympia afloat, and in 2010 the Independence Seaport Museum considered finding a new steward for the ship. By 2014, the museum reversed its plan to find a new steward and soon obtained funding from private donors as well as federal and state agencies to begin work on repairing the ship. The museum invested in extensive stabilization measures including reinforcing the most deteriorated areas of the hull, expanding the alarm system, installing a network of bilge pumping stand pipes (which will provide greater damage control capability in the unlikely event of a hull breach), extensive deck patching and extensive repair and recoating of the ship's rigging. This work was made possible by donations from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The U.S. Cruiser Sailors Association and many individual donors. By 2017, the museum completed the first phase of repairs to the ship and has embarked on an ambitious national campaign to raise the $20 million needed to dry-dock the Olympia and address waterline deterioration of the hull.

Radio play of the iconic movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still. An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. Staring: Michael Rennie and Jean Peters Aired on: Jan 4, 1954

The Mercury Theatre production of, H.G. Wells epic drama, War of the Worlds, Directed and Starred in by Orson Welles. "The War of the Worlds" is an episode of the American radio drama anthology series The Mercury Theatre on the Air directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds (1898). It was performed and broadcast live as a Halloween episode at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 1938 over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. The episode became famous for causing panic among its listening audience, but the scale of that panic is disputed, as the program had relatively few listeners.

Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned. Starring: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello As produced by the Lux Radio Theatre production team. Original Air Date: October 13, 1941

The iconic movie brought to the radio. A screenwriter is hired to rework a faded silent film star's script, only to find himself developing a dangerous relationship. Stars William Holden and Gloria Swanson play the roles they played in the movie. Originally aired on: 9/17/1951

An insurance representative lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. From a novel written by James M. Cain. Also appeared in the 1944 film of the same name. Originally Aired on: Oct 30, 1950

The Screen Guild presents their radio version of Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart as Rick, Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa, and Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo. Cynical nightclub owner Rick, in possession of stolen Letters of Transit, learns an old flame and her husband, need them to escape the Nazis, but refuses to sell. Originally Aired: April 26, 1943

Band of Brothers, Major Dick Winters recounts the activities of Easy Company on D-Day, June 5th and 6th, 1944. Introduced by Stephen E. Ambrose. Recorded May 17, 1994. Aired June 3, 1994. Richard Davis "Dick" Winters (21 January 1918 – 2 January 2011) was an officer of the United States Army and a decorated war veteran. He is best known for having commanded Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. He was eventually promoted to major and put in command of the 2nd Battalion. As a first lieutenant, Winters parachuted into Normandy in the early hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944, and later fought across France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and eventually Germany. After the German surrender in May 1945, he left the 506th and was stationed in France, where senior officers were needed to oversee the return home. In 1951, during the Korean War, Winters was recalled to the Army from the inactive list and briefly served as a regimental planning and training officer on staff at Fort Dix, New Jersey. After volunteering and completing training to become a Ranger, Winters was issued orders for deployment and was preparing to depart for Korea, but instead left the Army under a provision that allowed officers who had served in World War II but had been inactive since to resign their commission. Winters was discharged from the Army and returned to civilian life, working first in New Jersey and later in Pennsylvania, where he set up his own company selling chocolate byproducts from The Hershey Company to producers of animal feed. He was a regular guest lecturer at the United States Military Academy at West Point until his retirement in 1997. Winters was featured in a number of books and was portrayed by English actor Damian Lewis in the 2001 HBO mini-series Band of Brothers. A thank you goes out to C-Span for it's preservation of historical clips like this one. C-Span is an enormous resource for America and the world for items of political Americana and is invaluable to any research into such. Please discover more at their web site, found here: https://www.c-span.org/

When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. Starring Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, John Payne and Edmund Gwenn. As presented by Lux Radio Theatre Productions. Original Air Date: December 22, 1947

When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies. Starring Alan Ladd and Joan Blondell. Original Air Date: January 1, 1943 As performed by the Lux Radio Theatre production.

Lux Radio presents their radio version of Casablanca, starring Alan Ladd as Rick, Hedy Lamarr as Ilsa, and John Loder as Victor Laszlo. Cynical nightclub owner Rick, in possession of stolen Letters of Transit, learns an old flame and her husband, need them to escape the Nazis, but refuses to sell. Originally Aired: January 24, 1944

Missing for seven years and presumed dead, a woman returns home on the day of her husband's second marriage. Performed live on Screen Directors Playhouse Starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne Original Air Date: December 07, 1950

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. But Dixon's vicious nature will get the better of him. Original Air Date: April 2, 1951 Starring Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter As produced by the Lux Radio Theater production team.

A gambler has plans to swindle money from a charity program, but starts to have second thoughts when he falls for a rich society girl. Original Air Date: October 18, 1943 Starring Cary Grant and Laraine Day As produced by the Lux Radio Theater production team.

A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church. Original Air Date: January 18, 1955 Starring Cary Grant and Phyllis Thaxter As produced by the Lux Radio Theater production team.

"... and I hope the day will come soon, when all parts of our society do for young minorities what the army and the other armed services have been doing for young men and women of all color over the years" Colin Powell, September 30, 1993 Colin Powell describes the US Army and the military establishment as it is and has been for decades. Not as present day Democrats/Marxists describe it. The least racist institution in the nation. Joseph Hewes served in the US Army from 1984 to 1988. The US Army and other US Military organizations are the least racist organizations in the nation. A common saying within Army culture then, as I understand has been since, is that the only color the Army sees, is green. We were all Army green, no matter what the color of our skin.

This is a movie mistake or blunder that made it into the Apollo 13 Film. Who is the man in the right bottom corner of the frame? I think this falls under the category of "crew or equipment" that doesn't belong in the film.

Joseph Hewes reviews Ethan S. Rafuse' book, McClellan's War. Highly recommended...

Joseph Hewes reviews the book, Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson. A biography of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) he served as a Confederate general (1861–1863) during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee. Jackson played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern Theater of the war until his death, and played a key role in winning many significant battles. Born in what was then part of Virginia, Jackson received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848 and distinguished himself at Chapultepec (1847). From 1851 to 1863 he taught at the Virginia Military Institute, where he was unpopular with his students. During this time, he married twice. His first wife died, but his second, Mary Anna Morrison, outlived him by many years. When Virginia seceded from the Union in May 1861 after the attack on Fort Sumter (12 April 1861), Jackson joined the Confederate Army. He distinguished himself commanding a brigade at the First Battle of Bull Run (21 July 1861) the following month, providing crucial reinforcements and beating back a fierce Union assault. In this context Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. compared him to a "stone wall", hence his enduring nickname.

McClellan’s Own Story is the memoirs of Civil War General, Major General, George Brinton McClellan, and was published after his death in 1887. This memoirs includes George McClellan’s written account of the events he was involved in during the Civil War, as well as letters and messages to and from key figures. This is Chapter Fifteen to Chapter Twenty-Four The entire memoirs can be found at LibriVox through the below link. https://librivox.org/mcclellans-own-story-by-george-brinton-mcclellan/ LibriVox recordings are Public Domain in the USA. If you are not in the USA, please verify the copyright status of these works in your own country before downloading, otherwise you may be violating copyright laws. About the author: George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army, which would become the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater; he served a brief period (November 1861 to March 1862) as general-in-chief of the Union Army. McClellan organized and led the Union army in the Peninsula Campaign in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862. It was the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. During the Maryland Campaign in September 1862, McClellan pursued Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Army into Maryland and launched an attack against his army, that would result in the Battle of Antietam, which is universally considered the bloodiest day in American history. Within the Congress, the popular press, in the Army, and even within the Lincoln Administration itself, McClellan’s opponents and enemies, many for political reasons, viciously attacked the General’s abilities and loyalties, often misrepresenting or exaggerating facts and even inventing fictions later proven false, in order to have him removed from Command of the Army of the Potomac. It was in this atmosphere that McClellan was removed from command the day after the 1862 midterm elections secured Republican majorities in both Houses of Congress. While the majority of historians have judged McClellan a poor battlefield general, this is beginning to change. In recent decades this view has been challenged by some historians, who claim that many of the narratives attached to McClellan were politically motivated and designed to unjustly tarnish his reputation. Their claim is that many of those narratives have proven to lack historical merit when the original sources and facts are examined closely. With this new examination ongoing, there is a re-evaluation of General McClellan as a battlefield General, and his role in the American Civil War underway.

McClellan’s Own Story is the memoirs of Civil War General, Major General, George Brinton McClellan, and was published after his death in 1887. This memoirs includes George McClellan’s written account of the events he was involved in during the Civil War, as well as letters and messages to and from key figures. This is Chapter Thirty Two to Chapter Thirty Seven The entire memoirs can be found at LibriVox through the below link. https://librivox.org/mcclellans-own-story-by-george-brinton-mcclellan/ LibriVox recordings are Public Domain in the USA. If you are not in the USA, please verify the copyright status of these works in your own country before downloading, otherwise you may be violating copyright laws. About the author: George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army, which would become the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater; he served a brief period (November 1861 to March 1862) as general-in-chief of the Union Army. McClellan organized and led the Union army in the Peninsula Campaign in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862. It was the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. During the Maryland Campaign in September 1862, McClellan pursued Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Army into Maryland and launched an attack against his army, which would result in the Battle of Antietam, universally considered the bloodiest day in American history. Within the Congress, the popular press, in the Army, and even within the Lincoln Administration itself, McClellan’s opponents and enemies, many for political reasons, viciously attacked the General’s abilities and loyalties, often misrepresenting or exaggerating facts and even inventing fictions later proven false, in order to have him removed from Command of the Army of the Potomac. It was in this atmosphere that McClellan was removed from command the day after the 1862 midterm elections secured Republican majorities in both Houses of Congress. While the majority of historians have judged McClellan a poor battlefield general, this is beginning to change. In recent decades this view has been challenged by some historians, who claim that many of the narratives attached to McClellan were politically motivated and designed to unjustly tarnish his reputation. Their claim is that many of those narratives have proven to lack historical merit when the original sources and facts are examined closely. With this new examination ongoing, there is a re-evaluation of General McClellan as a battlefield General, and his role in the American Civil War underway.

McClellan’s Own Story is the memoirs of Civil War General, Major General, George Brinton McClellan, and was published after his death in 1887. This memoirs includes George McClellan’s written account of the events he was involved in during the American Civil War, as well as letters and messages to and from key figures. This Biographical Sketch was written by George McClellan's close personal friend, W. C. Prime The entire memoirs can be found at LibriVox through the below link. https://librivox.org/mcclellans-own-story-by-george-brinton-mcclellan/ LibriVox recordings are Public Domain in the USA. If you are not in the USA, please verify the copyright status of these works in your own country before downloading, otherwise you may be violating copyright laws. About the author: George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army, which would become the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater; he served a brief period (November 1861 to March 1862) as general-in-chief of the Union Army. McClellan organized and led the Union army in the Peninsula Campaign in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862. It was the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. During the Maryland Campaign in September 1862, McClellan pursued Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Army into Maryland and launched an attack against his army, that would result in the Battle of Antietam, which is universally considered the bloodiest day in American history. Within the Congress, the popular press, in the Army, and even within the Lincoln Administration itself, McClellan’s opponents and enemies, many for political reasons, viciously attacked the General’s abilities and loyalties, often misrepresenting or exaggerating facts and even inventing fictions later proven false, in order to have him removed from Command of the Army of the Potomac. It was in this atmosphere that McClellan was removed from command the day after the 1862 midterm elections secured Republican majorities in both Houses of Congress. While the majority of historians have judged McClellan a poor battlefield general, this is beginning to change. In recent decades this view has been challenged by some historians, who claim that many of the narratives attached to McClellan were politically motivated and designed to unjustly tarnish his reputation. Their claim is that many of those narratives have proven to lack historical merit when the original sources and facts are examined closely. With this new examination ongoing, there is a re-evaluation of General McClellan as a battlefield General, and his role in the American Civil War underway.

Major General Jesse Reno, Commander of the 9th Corps of the Union Army of the Potomac, was killed three days before the battle of Antietam. But because General Reno was a Corps Commander in General George B. McClellan's Army, and because McClellan has been reported as the villain of the war (and unjustly so) Reno has been a forgotten man, in large measure, because of that relationship with George McClellan. What if he had not been killed, and had been at Antietam? Would the Union Army have destroyed Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia? Would the war have ended had Jesse Reno been in charge of the 9th Corps at Antietam, and not Ambrose Burnside? For 160 years this question has been obscured because historians have been preoccupied with other things. Mainly, in their collective attacks on George McClellan. And because historians negative obsession with George McClellan, many of the things that happened, and the men involved in the great battles of the Civil War, have been mis-reported, obscured or forgotten. Historians are now reassessing these narratives and histories, and the truth is starting to come out.

Joseph Hewes reviews Stephen W. Sears book, George B. McClellan, The Young Napoleon. Not recommended...