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Louisiana National Guard Force Protection officers conducted an active shooter exercise with New Orleans Police Department SWAT and other local agencies Nov. 15, Jackson Barracks, New Orleans. The purpose of the exercise was to help officers to move as team and add new techniques to their tool box. (Army National Guard video by Spec. Duncan Foote)
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The Louisiana National Guard welcomes youth-science program STARBASE to Jackson Barracks
The Louisiana National Guard officially welcomed back the youth-science program STARBASE during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Aug. 8.
STARBASE is a Department of Defense funded program aimed at fifth grade students in the Orleans and St. Bernard Parish areas. The five-day interactive program focuses on the STEM curriculum of science, technology, engineering and math, in both a hands-on and classroom environment.
Introduced in Orleans Parish in 1999, the program has since served more than 9,300 students. As a result of Hurricane Katrina, it was relocated to Pineville in Rapides Parish where it continues to grow and thrive.
Today represents more than a ribbon cutting, it is a symbol of the continued community partnership between the Louisiana National Guard and the Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes, said Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the LANG. This program is aimed at trying to excite kids about math and science ... which is what our nation needs.
During this decade, employment in science and engineering is expected to increase for all occupations, said Cheryl Arbour, STARBASE director. Because less than one percent of current elementary school students will seek advanced education in the science, math and engineering fields ... we need to increase the interest.
The program covers areas such as physics and nanotechnology, and even exploring some space and NASA concepts. Another goal of STARBASE is for kids to learn to work as a team and communicate together for a common goal.
We use the core components as required by the DoD, but we also individualize our curriculum a little bit as well, Arbour continued. We have a 20-hour curriculum that we balance between classroom, computer labs and hands-on activities.
During the curriculum, students conduct an engineering-design project that helps them learn about space and lab modules. The aspiring young scientists also learn about and build rockets that are launched at the end of their five-day journey and then get to use flight simulators in the computer lab.
The staff also works closely with the teachers of visiting schools to give them new ideas for educating the students once they return to their regular school environment.
There are currently 76 STARBASE programs in 48 states which have graduated more than 820,000 students nationwide.
Jackson Barracks Museum returns
The Jackson Barracks Museum reopened Wednesday after being wiped out by Hurricane Katrina.
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The mission of the Louisiana National Guard Museums is to collect, preserve and interpret the history of the Louisiana Army and Air National Guard in order to provide our guardsmen and our citizens with an educational resource which promotes espree de corps and an increased positive public image of the Louisiana National guard. Preserving Louisiana's National Guard History is not a new Process, but with your help, we would like to take the preservation and exhibition to a new level. Our vision is to become the first National Guard museum to be certified by the U.S. Army Center of military history.
Sponsorship donations, regardless of size, are essential to the livelihood of the Louisiana National Guard Museums. Both private and corporate sponsorships are available.
They aid in the ability to our doors open to the public and ensure that our cultural history is preserved for generations to come. There is also an opportunity to have your name, the name of a veteran or that of a loved one, stamped onto the permanent footprint of the museum.
We are thankful for your sponsorship and believe that your generosity should be recognized. For this reason, every dollar that you donate is added together—as your contributions grow, so will your sponsorship achievement level. We ask that you please consider a donation to the Louisiana National Guard Museums and watch as we continue to grow together.
Defending the Bayou at the LANG Museum in New Orleans
The Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans is hosting a temporary exhibit which has artifacts from the Battle of New Orleans on display until May 22, 2015. The artifacts are part of a display honoring the role the Louisiana Militia played in the War of 1812 battle, whose bicentennial is being commemorated in events throughout the New Orleans area. - See more at:
Jackson Barracks New Orleans and Police Cannons from Liberty Battle
On Sept 12th, 1874 the Metro Police covering 3 parishes of South Louisiana confiscated a shipment of guns headed to Charles Leads, the Democratic Candidate for Mayor of New Orleans.
The following day, an ad was run by the Democratic Club asking shop owners to close at noon at meet at the Canal Street Wharf to chant so loud the Governor could hear them.
Other Issues at the time were Corruption, high Government debt, crime, and voter suppression. After three houses the police came down Decatur Street with 2 cannon and a Gatling Gun. Shots were fired but in the end the citizens shot 11 police officers and took over the Canons and Gatling gun. Thirteen citizens died. All that died were white.
Mayor Landrieu has explained this battle as White Supremacists attacking a bi-racial police force. If sWhy didn't any blacks die that day?
Hurricane Katrina Museum in New Orleans
At Jackson Barracks, the Louisiana National Guard Headquarters, is a museum that has a section dedicated to Hurricane Katrina. I got a chance to check the place out, and it's pretty incredible! Please make sure to subscribe, and thank you for watching! I post a video every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!
Whitney Plantation museum confronts painful history of slavery
The first museum in America dedicated entirely to slavery opened a few months ago in Wallace, Louisiana. Michelle Miller visits the museum and found a surprising history, not only about the plantation, but her own family.
141st Field Artillery holds 174th annual ceremony.
NEW ORLEANS -- The Louisiana National Guard's 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, also known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, Nov. 3, 2012 and its 174th annual Pass-In-Review at Jackson Barracks, Nov. 4, 2012.
These two longstanding events memoralize the decorated history of the 1-141.
Saturday's wreath-laying ceremony, started in 1965 by the Washington Artillery Veterans Association, honors the unit's heritage and its fallen Soldiers.
Standing in front of the Washington Artillery Monument at Lake Lawn, Ronald R. Besson, president of WAVA, spoke to the current Soldiers of the 1-141 and gave them a brief history of what the monument represented.
The base of the monument lists all of the engagements of the Washington Artillery, including [Operation] Iraqi Freedom, said Besson. It also includes the names of all members who have lost their lives in active service.
The following day, Sunday, Guardsmen of the 1-141 participated in the Pass-In-Review ceremony. The pass-in-review dates from the earliest time in military history and demonstrates the glory and strength of the assembled troops who march in formation before their military leaders.
The LANG's 156th Army Band began the ceremony by playing the traditional military march, Semper Fidelis, as each battery, led by its commander, marched onto the field in unison.
Once the Soldiers were in their places and at attention, Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the LANG, Col. Jacques Thibodeaux, commander of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Lt. Col. Steven M. Finney, commander of the 1-141, surveyed the formation they would later inspect, unit by unit.
During the ceremony, A Battery was awarded the Continuous Fire streamer for being the best firing battery of the year, while B Battery received the Try Us streamer for superior overall unit performance. As the ceremony drew to a close, the 156th struck up the tune Invictus and the battalion marched past the official party for a final evaluation.
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Broadcasters: Sgt. Ramon Madrid, Sgt. Michael Ferrar, Sgt. Scott Longstreet
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The 2018 National Memorial Day Parade - Live Stream
Now in its 14th year, the National Memorial Day Parade highlights American honor and sacrifice from across generations. The parade is the largest Memorial Day event in the country, and calls attention to the true meaning of the holiday - honoring our nation's fallen heroes.
For more information, visit nationalmemorialdayparade.com
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The New Orleans National Guard Museum
A tour of the New Orleans National Guard Museum, Jackson Barraks in the Lower Ninth Ward
Louisiana National Guard Leaders Discuss the Guard’s Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Ri...
Soundbites from interviews with Louisiana National Guard leaders regarding the response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Part 1 of 3.
Behind the Scenes Look at the Louisiana National Guard History Museum (April 2013)
Progress on the Louisiana National Guard History Museum continues thanks to donors, supporters and volunteers. If you are a history buff, interested in antique items, passionate about the U.S. military or someone looking to volunteer to a great cause, please contact the Louisiana National Guard museums and join our team today.
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Louisiana National Guard Airmen help rescue citizens
Airmen from the Louisiana National Guardsmen help rescue citizens from Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish during Hurricane Isaac, Aug. 29, 2012.
Oral History Project with World War II Veteran Harold Beal of Southwest Harbor, Maine
Harold Beal is a World War Two veteran from South West Harbor, Maine. He served as a gunner's mate in the United States Navy from December 10th, 1942- March 8, 1946.
This 48 minute interview includes Mr. Beal leaving Maine for boot camp in Newport, Rhode Island at the age of 17, his time on different ships and training in southern England. Mr. Beal was also a part of the amphibious invasion of Normandy, France in June, 1944. Mr. Beal saw first hand the brutality caused by the invasion and it is not an easy story to tell.
The interview was conducted by New England School of Communications students Hannah Billings, Jesse Bunde, and Nelson Perez.
The interview was part of the journalism class Producing and Hosting Radio Public Affairs taught by journalism instructor Jeffrey Hope at the New England School of Communications. We would like to thank Mr. Harold Beal for his time.
Below is a log of the interview if you want to watch a specific section of the interview.
:00 Purpose of Interview, Introductions of Interviewer Hannah Billings, videographer Larry Ayotte at the New England School of Communications, Bangor, Maine
1:00 Harold Beal, Born October 27,1925, Southwest Harbor, Service, Navy Sailor
1:40 Volunteered and joined the Navy
2:00 Shipped off to boot camp at age 17, to Newport, RI, 12 weeks
2:45 Mr. Beal explains times spent on various boats and ships while in the Navy including the Higgins landing craft.
4:45 “What were your responsibilities as a gunner’s mate?
5:15 Training in southern England, Foy, Cornwall County, winter, 1943
5:50 Time in between training in southern England and the driving the Higgins landing craft for the invasion on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, June 1944
6:15 Learning each other’s roles on the boat and Navy training.
7:15 “We did not know exactly where we are going or when we were going.”
7:45 Thoughts the night before leaving for Omaha beach
7:50 Turning 18 in the middle of the ocean
8:00 Mr. Beal's experience landing on Omaha Beach Normandy, France June 6th, 1944
9:00 “What was it like for you storming the beach?”
11:15 Only 4 men survive when shell hits his Higgins landing craft.
12:47 “You grow up quick.”
13:14 Job on the Higgins landing craft
15:40 The Higgin’s landing craft
17:00 Transportation of prisioners of war; wounded soldiers, supplies
18:10 Mr. Beal injured his leg
18:46 Living on anchored ferry boat off the beach in Southern Europe
19:00 Meeting German prisoners of war.
21:15 “What were the prisoners like?”
22:15 “What about the Higgin’s boat made it so great?”
25:20 Bringing prisoners of war to the U.S.
28:20 “I was one of the first ones on the beach and one of the last ones off.”
29:00 Coming back home to the U.S. in New York in 1944
30:00 Lives in private home in New Orleans, Louisiana because there was no barracks
30:24 Work in Houston Texas at the ship yard on Liberty Ships
31:25 Volunteered at night for the USO
33:20 Meeting Andrew Jackson Higgins, designer of the Higgins Landing Craft
34:30 “What do you two talk about?”
35:45 Discharged March 8, 1946
36:00 Problems with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
36:20 Surgery on the same day as the Korean War broke out, kept him out of that war
36:50 Got a job driving trucks, primarily to stay away from people
37:30 “How did your parents react when you came home?”
38:14 Had a knee replacement
38:40 “How long after you had got home did you meet your wife, or did you know her prior?”
39:00 Married in June 1946
39:15 Living with PTSD “I didn’t talk much and my kids were scared of me.”
40:00 Joins a PTSD group in Bangor, ME
40:45 Volunteering at the Cole Land Transportaion Museum in Bangor, ME
44:00 “What is the most common question that the kids ask you?”
44:58 “What are your thoughts about military service today and the time that you serviced?”
47:38 Final thoughts
48:55 Interview ends
Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy: The Old Gamester: General John Burgoyne
Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy, Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello) presents his lecture The Old Gamester: General John Burgoyne
May 2, 2018
British General John Burgoyne’s theatrical personality, manicured appearance, and work as a playwright perfectly embody the stereotype of the aristocratic dilettante. His portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, painted about 1766, is the inspiration for this lecture, which details Burgoyne’s career as a rising military star before his defeat at Saratoga, a battle often regarded as the turning point of the American Revolution.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services. The modern army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775, to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War before the establishment of the United States. The Congress of the Confederation officially created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 after the end of the Revolutionary War to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The army considers itself to be descended from the Continental Army and thus dates its inception from the origins of that force.
The primary mission of the army is to fight and win our Nation's wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders. The army is a military service within the Department of the Army, one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The army is headed by the Secretary of the Army, and the top military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff of the Army. The highest ranking army officer is currently the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During fiscal year 2011, the Regular Army reported a strength of 546,057 soldiers; the Army National Guard (ARNG) reported 358,078 and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) reported 201,166 putting the combined component strength total at 1,105,301 soldiers.
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The Making of Asian America: A History
In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But as award-winning historian Erika Lee reminds us, Asian Americans also have deep roots in the country. The Making of Asian America tells the little-known history of Asian Americans and their role in American life, from the arrival of the first Asians in the Americas to the present-day. A book signing will follow the program.
Visit Port Hudson with Colonel Ford - History
Colonel Ford talks to us about the history behind Port Hudson State Historic Site. The song is Sonatina for Guitar and Piano, Op. 68 by Anton Diabelli, performed by Aaron Prillaman and Glen Prillaman. You can download it here:
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Port Hudson State Historic Site in Jackson, Louisiana, is the site of the Siege of Port Hudson, 6 miles of trails, a museum, and an annual battle reenactment.
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James Longstreet | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
James Longstreet
00:03:25 1 Early life and career
00:08:19 2 Mexican-American War
00:09:28 3 Subsequent activities
00:11:54 4 American Civil War
00:12:04 4.1 First Bull Run
00:16:10 4.2 Family tragedy and Peninsula
00:21:13 4.3 Second Bull Run
00:26:58 4.4 Antietam and Fredericksburg
00:31:14 4.5 Suffolk
00:33:59 4.6 Gettysburg
00:34:07 4.6.1 Campaign plans
00:38:03 4.6.2 July 1–2
00:42:52 4.6.3 July 3
00:46:15 4.7 Chickamauga
00:50:16 4.8 Tennessee
00:55:43 4.9 Wilderness to Appomattox
01:00:16 5 Postbellum life
01:07:18 6 Legacy
01:07:27 6.1 Historical reputation
01:11:33 6.2 In memoriam
01:12:58 7 In popular culture
01:14:49 8 See also
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James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his Old War Horse. He served under Lee as a corps commander for many of the famous battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Eastern Theater, and briefly with Braxton Bragg in the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater.
After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Longstreet served in the Mexican–American War. He was wounded in the thigh at the Battle of Chapultepec, and afterward married his first wife, Louise Garland. Throughout the 1850s, he served on frontier duty in the American Southwest. In June 1861, Longstreet resigned his U.S. Army commission and joined the Confederate Army. He commanded Confederate troops during an early victory at Blackburn's Ford in July and played a minor role at the First Battle of Bull Run.
Longstreet's talents as a general made significant contributions to several important Confederate victories, mostly in the Eastern Theater as one of Robert E. Lee's chief subordinates in the Army of Northern Virginia. He performed poorly at Seven Pines by accidentally marching his men down the wrong road, causing them to be late in arrival. He played an important role in the success of the Seven Days Battles in the summer of 1862. Longstreet led a devastating counterattack that routed the Union army at Second Bull Run in August. His men held their ground in defensive roles at Antietam and Fredericksburg. Longstreet's most controversial service was at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, where he openly disagreed with General Lee on the tactics to be employed and reluctantly supervised several attacks on Union forces, including the disastrous Pickett's Charge. Afterwards, Longstreet was, at his own request, sent to the Western Theater to fight under Braxton Bragg, where his troops launched a ferocious assault on the Union lines at Chickamauga, which carried the day. Afterwards, his performance in semiautonomous command during the Knoxville Campaign resulted in a Confederate defeat. Longstreet's tenure in the Western Theater was marred by his central role in numerous conflicts amongst important Confederate generals. Unhappy serving under Bragg, Longstreet and his men were sent back to Lee. He ably commanded troops during the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864, where he was seriously wounded by friendly fire. He later returned to the field, serving under Lee in the Siege of Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign.
He enjoyed a successful post-war career working for the U.S. government as a diplomat, civil servant, and administrator. His conversion to the Republican Party and his cooperation with his old friend, President Ulysses S. Grant, as well as critical comments he wrote in his memoirs about General Lee's wartime performance, made him anathema to many of his former Confederate colleagues. His reputation in the South further suffered when he led African-American militia against the anti-Reconstruction White League at the Battle of Liberty Place in 1874. Authors of the Lost Cause movement focused on Longstreet's actions at Gettysburg as a primary reason for the Confederacy's loss ...