American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam

Aug 27, 2009

Virginia Gun Collectors Association

Marine Colonel Oliver North (Ret.) talked about his book American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (B&H Books (May 1, 2009). In the book he tells the stories of the troops featured on his television show, "War Stories." Colonel North showed slides as he talked about the heroism of the men and women fighting America's war on .. Read More
Marine Colonel Oliver North (Ret.) talked about his book American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (B&H Books (May 1, 2009). In the book he tells the stories of the troops featured on his television show, "War Stories." Colonel North showed slides as he talked about the heroism of the men and women fighting America's war on terror and about his trips to cover the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also talked about media news coverage of those wars and compared it to World War II. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This talk was an NRA-NFM/VGCA Special Presentation Series event at the Virginia Gun Collectors Association's August meeting, held at the National Firearms Museum in the National Rifle Association headquarters. Oliver North is the host of Fox News Channel's "War Stories." His books include The Assassins; Mission Compromised; and The Jericho Sanction.

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00:00:10 Unidentified Speaker RETIRED COLONEL OLIVER NORTH DISCUSSES THE MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING AMERICA'S WAR ON TERROR. HE SPOKE...
00:00:29 Unidentified Speaker I SAY MY JOB IS ABOUT HEROES BECAUSE IT REALLY IS. I SAY THAT TO YOUNG PEOPLE, FOX WILL SEND ME TO...
00:26:43 Unidentified Speaker YOU NOTICE CAREFULLY THE CLOTHING ON THE WOUNDED WARRIOR. THAT IS A WOUNDED IRAQI REPUBLICAN GUARDSMAN....
00:33:36 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T THINK I BROKE ANYTHING ON THIS KEYBOARD. YOU'RE THE SECRETARY. [LAUGHTER]
00:33:51 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE MICS FOR THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE PRESIDENT OF THE NRA OF VIRGINIA....
00:34:04 Unidentified Speaker IT'S BEEN A DELIGHT.
00:34:06 Unidentified Speaker WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE DON'T DO THIS EVERYTHING DAY. JIM GOT THIS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. WE WANTED...
00:34:16 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE]
00:34:37 Unidentified Speaker YES, SIR?
00:34:39 Unidentified Speaker SEW IT ON MY FIELD JACKET. FIRE AWAY. WE GOT 15 MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. ANY TOPIC...
00:34:51 Unidentified Speaker ON THE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, HOW FAR AWAY WAS THE DEBT NATION -- DEBT NATION -- DEBT -- DETONATION....
00:35:10 Unidentified Speaker THEY'RE NOT THAT SOPHISTICATED IN AFGHANISTAN. THERE'S ONLY ONE PAVED HIGHWAY IN ALL OFA. I'M NOT...
00:36:54 Unidentified Speaker DO YOU FIND THAT OUR RESPONSE --
00:36:56 Unidentified Speaker USE THE MIC, PLEASE.
00:36:57 Unidentified Speaker YES, SIR. DO YOU FIND THAT OUR RESPONSE TO THE I.E.D.s AND SUICIDE BOMBERS OVER THE YEARS IS BECOMING...
00:37:13 Unidentified Speaker GOOD QUESTION. YES, AND YOU CAN SEE NOW -- I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2001. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE...
00:40:32 Unidentified Speaker QUICK, PHIL. [INAUDIBLE QUESTION]
00:40:48 Unidentified Speaker LET ME JUST MAKE AN OBSERVATION. EVERYTIME I GET ON A CH46 IN A PLACE LIKE IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN, I...
00:43:28 Unidentified Speaker YES, SIR. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE IRANIANS WERE INVOLVED IN THE ARMING OF THE TERRORISTS IN...
00:43:48 Unidentified Speaker GOOD QUESTION. THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE IRANIANS HAVE THROWN SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES FROM THEIR INDUSTRIAL...
00:47:15 Unidentified Speaker ON THE LIGHTER SIDE, I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS. YOU WERE INVOLVED WITH A CERTAIN SENATOR,...
00:47:34 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S TRUE -- I WON. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
00:47:47 Unidentified Speaker BY THE WAY, HE NEVER WON A CHAMPIONSHIP.
00:47:50 Unidentified Speaker ALL THE TAPES WERE DESTROYED?
00:47:51 Unidentified Speaker NO. I HAVE A 16-MILLIMETER FILM OF IT. HE MAY HAVE TRIED. YES, SIR. [INAUDIBLE QUESTION]
00:48:15 Unidentified Speaker DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE WORKING THAT OUT AND GETTING PEOPLE TRAINED RIGHT AND GETTING THEM INTO THE...
00:48:21 Unidentified Speaker I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION. BY TUESDAY I CAN GIVE YOU A BET ARE ANSWER. I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE...
00:51:44 Unidentified Speaker OLIVER NORTH IS THE HOST OF

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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