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Wilson Center for Leadership
P.O. Box 854
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
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The 65th Anniversary of World War II
MILITARY LEADERSHIP/NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES PROGRAM
of the
WILSON CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
at
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE, VIRGINIA
Thursday - Saturday,
April 15 - 17, 2010
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Session 1:
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010
4:00 PM, Crawley Forum
Keynote Address
"The Place of World War II in History"
Introduction by Dr. James Y. Simms, Jr.
Director of the Military Leadership/
National Security Studies Program
of the Wilson Center
Dr. Gerhard L. Weinberg
Kenan Professor Emeritus of History
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
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Session 2:
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010
7:30 PM, Crawley Forum
"Merrill's Marauders"
A film viewing with ongoing commentary
Introduction by Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (USA ret)
Wheat Professor
Hampden-Sydney College
Lt. General Samuel V. Wilson (USA ret)
President Emeritus
Hampden-Sydney College,
and Wilson Center Fellow
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Session 3:
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010
1:30 PM, Crawley Forum
"The Holocaust"
Introduction by Dr. David Marion
Director, Wilson Center
Dr. Charles W. Sydnor, Jr.
President Emeritus, Emory & Henry
President of Richmond PBS, ret.
AND BY POPULAR DEMAND...
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010
8:30 PM, Snyder Hall
"USO Show"
featuring Hampden-Sydney's own talented faculty and staff!
~ cash bar ~
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Session 4:
SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010
9:00 AM, Crawley Forum
"The Broad Impact of the War"
Introduction by Dr. James Y. Simms, Jr.
Director of the Military Leadership/
National Security Studies Program
of the Wilson Center
Panelists:
Dr. John H. Eastby
Elliott Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs
Hampden-Sydney College
Dr. Caroline S. Emmons
Associate Professor of History
Hampden-Sydney College
Dr. William W. Porterfield
Venable Professor of Chemistry
Hampden-Sydney College
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SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Crawley Forum
"WWII - A Conversation"
Panelists:
Dr. Charles W. Sydnor, Jr.
President Emeritus, Emory & Henry
President of Richmond PBS, ret.
Dr. Gerhard L. Weinberg
Kenan Professor Emeritus of History
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Lt. General Samuel V. Wilson (USA ret)
President Emeritus
Hampden-Sydney College,
and Wilson Center Fellow
the Office of Alumni Relations.





