Podcast appearances and mentions of sergeant york

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features the box-office champion, Howard Hawks' Sergeant York. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, Walter Brennan, Margaret Wycherly and George Tobias, Sergeant York is based on the diaries of real-life World War I veteran Alvin York.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1941/07/03/archives/sergeant-york-a-sincere-biography-of-the-world-war-hero-makes-its-a.html), Time Magazine, and Herbert Cohn in the Brooklyn Eagle.Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you're a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at

Allen and Joel discuss their experience at the ACP OMS event in Nashville, Tennessee. Ameren's High Prairie Wind Farm shuts down all turbines following three turbine collapses. GE Vernova partners with Amazon Web Services on wind projects. And a larger discussion about the way OEMs attempt to solve problems. Fill out our Uptime listener survey and enter to win an Uptime mug! Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes' YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! You are listening to the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast, brought to you by build turbines.com. Learn, train, and be a part of the Clean Energy Revolution. Visit build turbines.com today. Now here's your hosts, Allen Hall, Joel Saxum, Phil Totaro, and Rosemary Barnes. Allen Hall: To start off the week, Joel and I have just completed a couple of days that. ACP OMS in Nashville, Tennessee. And if you don't know where Nashville is in the center ish of the country, more towards the eastern part than the western part. It's the same state where it Davey Crockett came from Daniel Boone. Am I right about that, Joel? Sergeant York, Andrew Jackson. Yeah. This is some old names. Yeah, it's right next to, actually next to North Carolina. So we're like I don't know, an hour's drive from North Carolina with the area that got hit with hurricane a couple of months ago. We're not very far from it. But Nashville, the event was pretty well populated. I was trying to relate it to the OM and S event that happened in San Diego a year ago. It felt like it was a little bit smaller of an event, Joel, and maybe the attendance was a little bit lower. Joel Saxum: Yeah, the interesting, we were at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center. It's absolutely massive. I learned today that it's the largest like resort convention center without a casino in the entire world. Like it felt like he walked like a mile through the inside of the thing to get to it. Like the conference center. What I think the issue there was, or what it felt like, is it didn't feel like it was as well attended as it was last year. A lot of ISPs, so a lot of blade repair companies, a lot of service companies, all floating around, not as many operators, but my thought is we're used to having this thing in San Diego. It was 40 degrees and raining today. And in San Diego every year it's like 75, 80 degrees. Beautiful. Everything is fantastic. People bring their families and stuff like that. So you hear a lot of people, oh yeah, I can't grab dinner tonight. I got, my, my wife and kids we're gonna go do this. When you're in the San Diego event here, not so much. 'cause it's, there's live music that's great that but it, you're also 20 minutes from downtown. It is a little bit of a different feel. But yeah the show floor. Of course, Allen and you and I took a couple laps around it and Claire, our producer as well. We took a couple laps around to see what was there. A lot of the same players that we're used to seeing a lot of the same companies. Nothing super new that stuck out. Nothing groundbreaking, however. A couple cool things, right? We sat down, I think we rec, we recorded a bunch of great material with some of our podcast friends and people new to the podcast at the thing. You'll hear those in the coming weeks, of course. But we did get to look at the Earth next platform from Earth Wind. That was really cool. Also the Gulf Wind Technology team was there and they were show showcasing their up tower root bushing repair. That was really cool. Other than that, ah, c nnc onsite, right? The ability to do precision machining up tower, which is really neat.

On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why after the loss at NC State, Wake Forest's NCAA Tournament status is clear, tells why he has Florida State beating UNC, attaches letter grades to the ACC basketball from the weekend in Graham's Grades, and Wake Forest head coach, Steve Forbes, joins the show to reflect on the loss at NC State.

EPISODE 76 - “MEMORABLE OSCAR SPEECHES OF THE GOLDEN ERA OF HOLLYWOOD” - 2/24/2025 Winning an Oscar is a dream for most people who work in Hollywood. But you can't just win the Oscar, you have to have a good speech once your name is called and you head to the podium. There have been some great ones — OLIVIA COLEMAN's funny and cheeky speech hit the right tone and who can forget JACK PALANCE's one-arm push-ups or CUBA GOODING's exuberance? There have also been some bad ones — don't we all still cringe a little at SALLY FIELDS' “You like me” speech? As we prepare to celebrate the 97th annual Academy Award ceremony, Steve and Nan look back on some of their favorite Oscar speeches and why they resonate. So put on your tux, don the gown and jewels, pop the champagne, and join us for a fun talk about … well, people talking.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: “Five Times The Oscars Made History,” January 20, 2017, www.nyfa.edu; “Hollywood History: How World War II Forced the Academy to Rethink the 1942 Oscars,” April 16, 2021, Entertainment Weekly; “Charlie Chaplin vs. America Explores the Accusations that Sent a Star Into Exile,” October 24, 2023, byTerry Gross, www.npr.com; “The Most Memorable Oscar Speeches in Oscar History,” March 6, 2024, by Shannon Carlin, www.time.com;   Wikipedia.com; TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; www.Oscars.org; Movies Mentioned:  Stella Dallas (1938), starring Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley, & Alan Hale; Gone With The Wind (1939), starring Vivian Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen, Thomas Mitchell, & Barbara O'Neil; How Green Was My Valley (1941), starring Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, & Donald Crisp; Sergeant York (1941), starring Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, & Walter Brennan;  The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), staring Jean Arthur Robert Cummings, & Charle Coburn; Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), starring Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains, & Evelyn Keyes; Ball of Fire (1942), starring Barbara Stanwyck & Cary Cooper; Double Indemnity (1944), starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray & Edward G Robinson; Key Largo (1948); starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G Robinson, Claire Trevor, & Lionel Barrymore; All The King's Men (1948), starring Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, & Mercedes McCambridge; Pinky (1949), starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Waters, Ethel Barrymore, Nina Mae McKinney, & Wiliam Lundigan; Marty (1955); starring Ernest Borgnine. Betsy Blair, Joe Mantell, & Esther Minciotti; The King and I (1956), starring Yul Brenner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, & Rex Thompson; Elmer Gantry (1960), starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger, and Patti Page; West Side Story (1961), Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chikiris, & Russ Tamblyn; Lillies of the Field (1963), starring Sidney Poitier;  In the Heat of the Night (1967)l starring Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier, & Lee Grant; The Producers (1967), starring Zero Mostel & Gene Wilder; Rosemary's Baby (1968), starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, & Charles Grodin; Faces (1968), starring Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel, & John Farley;  The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), staring Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Cecily Tyson, Stacey Keach, & Percy Rodrigues; The Last Picture Show (1971), starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, & Eileen Brennan; Murder on the Orient Express (1974), starring Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Martin Balsam, & Jacqueline Bisset; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Sgt. Alvin York— the reluctant World War I infantryman who became an American legend—has stood as a symbol of courage and sacrifice for over a century.The Tennessee mountaineer whose religious convictions at first kept him from fighting became the recipient of the Medal of Honor and nearly 50 other decorations for single-handedly capturing (132) or killing (28) an entire German machine‐gun battalion.Here to tell the story is JD Phillips, who runs the popular YouTube channel, The Appalachian Storyteller. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This one has a LITTLE dust on it, but you can still jump in there and follow along! Featuring... What Is It? — Corey's movie identification mettle is tested with audio clips from famous films. How does he do today? What We're Watching — Impulse, Sergeant York, Straw Dogs (1971), a re-release of the first episode of You Must Remember This on Kim Novak Hosted by your own personal cinematic Pineapple Upside-Down Master Blast and Fried Chicken and Waffles Benedict! Music by Splash '96 Recorded & Edited by Boutwell Studios Write us about tacos vs. pizza at podcast@sidewalkfest.com NEW: Sidewalk is on Threads! Follow us!

Joey is up for the first time this season and he takes us all the way back to WWI via 1941 and the Gary Cooper led “Sergeant York”. Join the 1001 by 1 crew as the discuss trench warfare, the propaganda nature of the film, the unintentional comedy, and the story that could have been told about Alvin York. Plus, what are the best WWI films of all time? Plus, this week Joey recommends “Paths of Glory” (available on Hoopla & Tubi), Adam recommends “The Zone of Interest” (available on PVOD), and Britt recommends “The Wind Rises” (available on Max).   You can listen to us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, & Google Play. You can find us on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/1001by1/ You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook at facebook.com/1001by1. You can send us an email at 1001by1@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music is “Bouncy Gypsy Beats” by John Bartmann.

The real story of Alvin York isn’t quite what we see in this film led by Gary Cooper’s Oscar-winning performance. The post A034: Sergeant York (1941) appeared first on .

In the heart of the maelstrom that was World War I, amidst the chaos of battlefields and the deafening roars of machine guns, a most unexpected hero emerged—an unassuming man named Alvin York. York's journey was not one of conventional heroism; rather, it was a saga of unwavering courage, unyielding faith, and a relentless commitment to a higher calling. Testicular Fortitude is presented by Haines Knives - http://hainesknives.com/manlihood Enter to win an EDC by Haines Knives here: http:manlihood.com/contests York has been called “The Deadliest Pacifist in US History.” After he single-handedly captured 132 enemy soldiers, they asked him how he did it. He said, "I surrounded them." Alvin York's testicular fortitude was in his strategic brilliance that completely went against all of the conventional norms of warfare. He was born in a log cabin near the Tennessee-Kentucky border in 1887, grew up in a family sustained by subsistence farming and hunting.  In 1915, he had an experience with God, and became a devout Christian As World War I engulfed the world, York, now a man of profound faith, sought conscientious objector status upon being drafted.  That pacifist position was challenged though, when he encountered Luke 22:36  "He who hath no sword, let him sell his cloak and buy one." Guided by those words from Jesus, York abandoned his initial stance and enlisted in the U.S. Army's 82nd Infantry Division. The crucible of York's heroism unfolded on October 8, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the final Allied push against German forces. Tasked with seizing German-held positions, York's battalion was under fire - a German machine-gun nest rained bullets upon them. As chaos ensued and the unit's numbers dwindled, York was thrust to the forefront, commanding a squad of merely 17 men. Undeterred by the odds, York, feeling a divine calling, advanced alone against the machine-gun position. Drawing upon his sharpshooting skills cultivated during Tennessee Turkey hunting days, he systematically neutralized the enemy. The undergrowth around him ablaze with gunfire, York's determination and marksmanship cut through the chaos,with lethal precision. Ammo was running short. Six Germans charged him with bayonettes, and with only seven shots, he took out all six. As he approached the German commanding officer, the tide of the battle irreversibly turned. Faced with the inevitable, the officer surrendered his entire unit, a total of 132 men, in exchange for his life. York's story reverberated far beyond the battlefield. Lauded as "the war's biggest hero" by The New York Times and hailed by General John J. Pershing as "the greatest civilian soldier" of World War I, York returned home to a hero's welcome. He leveraged his fame to found a school for underprivileged children, the York Industrial Institute. In 1941, Hollywood immortalized his bravery in the movie "Sergeant York," starring Gary Cooper.  When York died in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson eulogized him as "a symbol of American courage and sacrifice," embodying "the gallantry of American fighting men and their sacrifices on behalf of freedom." Alvin York, A humble man propelled by faith and armed with unyielding determination, became a symbol of courage, defying expectations and inspiring generations.  His name echoes as a testament to the enduring power of faith, courage, and commitment on the battlefield. Alvin York - a soldier with true Testicular Fortitude. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manlihood/message

This week, the guys get all plumb grandiose and patriotic as they discuss Howard Hawks' war/Grapes of Wrath-esque epic - Sergeant York! Just how gosh-golly hokum can Gary Cooper get before Brendan's head explodes? And he won an Oscar for this?! How much did Hacksaw Ridge borrow from this film? Just how valuable is bottomland? All this and a bunch of extras getting wet for Walter Brennan in this week's episode!   Next week: a very strong helmet... some kind of metal, you might say... Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com   Full List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/war-movies/the-100-greatest-war-movies-of-all-time Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://instagram.com/its.mariah.xo) Sergeant York stars Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, Walter Brennan, George Tobias, Stanley Ridges, Ward Bond, Noah Beery Jr., June Lockhart, Dickie Moore and Margaret Wycherly; directed by Howard Hawks Is It Streaming? USA: available to rent. Canada: available to rent. UK: available to rent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesus shows us that what is most important is that we give our hearts to God and the rest will follow. In giving our hearts to God, our motivations will be good. We won't always get it right but in loving God our intentions will be good.

Presenting The Screen Guild Theater production of "Sergeant York" aired on Jan 18, 1942. Movies for your ears!

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these movies: Black Hawk Down, Sergeant York, and Che! Events from This Week in History Black Hawk Down Sergeant York Che! (or the two-part movie also called Che. Part 1 and Part 2) Birthdays from This Week in History Hitler: The Rise of Evil (or Wonder Woman) Gandhi The Founder Movies Released This Week in History The Bridge of the River Kwai Lincoln Mentioned in this episode Meet Félix Rodríguez, The CIA Operative Who Captured Che Guevara And May Have Tortured A DEA Agent: https://allthatsinteresting.com/felix-rodriguez Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/277 Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Give value back: https://links.boatspodcast.com/value Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Harrison will be discussing "Sergeant York (1941)" #sergeantyork #garycooper #howardhawks#reelyoldmovies Theme Song: "The Good For Nothing" starring Charlie Chaplin Released 1914 https://youtu.be/3RKsuoX_bnU Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/reelyoldmovies --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reelyoldmovies/message

On October 8, 1918, seventeen American soldiers of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 328th Infantry, 82nd Division flanked a German machine gun nest, surprising and capturing dozens of German soldiers. Acting Corporal Alvin York – a conscientious objector turned warrior – was credited with leading the squad and singlehandedly killing 20 Germans, knocking out 35 machine guns, and capturing 132. York later received the Medal of Honor for this action, and his exploits were forever immortalized in the 1941 movie Sergeant York, starring Gary Cooper. The World War I Podcast covered the story of York in an episode in 2017, but since then, there has been additional scholarship. What about the other sixteen members of the patrol? What role did they play in the action? Why is so little known about them? Is there more to the story? To answer these questions, the World War I Podcast welcomed James P. Gregory Jr. to the podcast. Gregory is a PhD candidate and the author of Unraveling the Myth of Sgt. York: The Other Sixteen.  Follow us: Twitter: @MacArthur1880 Amanda Williams on Twitter: @AEWilliamsClark Facebook/Instagram: @MacArthurMemorial www.macarthurmemorial.org

Barrett Fisher and Sam Mulberry meet up in the video store to talk about the 1941 film Sergeant York and to get Barrett's film recommendation for next week. For more information about Video Store or to find all of our episodes, check out our website: https://videostorepodcast.wordpress.com/

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 829, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: geographic spelling 1: This island country was formerly called Ceylon. S-R-I L-A-N-K-A. 2: Panama adjoins South America at this country's border. C-O-L-O-M-B-I-A. 3: The capital of French Polynesia; it's also the largest city in Tahiti. P-A-P-E-E-T-E. 4: Once a walled Inca city, these ruins near Cuzco, Peru are a favorite tourist site. M-A-C-H-U P-I-C-C-H-U. 5: The capital of Iceland. R-E-Y-K-J-A-V-I-K. Round 2. Category: sergeant york 1: WWI's famous Sgt. Alvin York was born on Dec. 13, 1887 in Pall Mall in this "Volunteer State". Tennessee. 2: Ironically, York didn't volunteer for service; he asked for a draft exemption as one of these, Latin for "peacemaking". a pacifist. 3: Solo, York killed over 20 of the enemy and captured 132 during the Argonne-Meuse Offensive in this country. France. 4: York's many medals included this, introduced in 1862, which he got for charging a machine gun nest. Medal of Honor. 5: One condition York demanded in selling the movie rights to his life was that this man would play him. Gary Cooper. Round 3. Category: name the rockers 1: "Please Please Me","Rubber Soul","Help!". The Beatles. 2: "Another Brick In The Wall". Pink Floyd. 3: "Strange Days","L.A. Woman","Morrison Hotel". The Doors. 4: "Kashmir". Led Zeppelin. 5: "Colour by Numbers","Kissing to be Clever","From Luxury to Heartache". Culture Club. Round 4. Category: universal studios islands of adventure 1: If you like 3-D action, you'll love the amazing adventures of this webslinger. Spider-Man. 2: Sam-I-Am knows Universal has a cafe named for this "colorful" title breakfast. "Green Eggs and Ham". 3: A T-rex attacks just before you take an 85-foot plunge on the ride named for this 1993 film. Jurassic Park. 4: Seuss Landing is home to a rollicking ride named for this famous feline. The Cat in the Hat. 5: On Marvel's Superhero Island you may turn green when you ride the roller coaster named for him. The Incredible Hulk. Round 5. Category: turn 1: Duke Emanuele Filberto brought it to Turin in 1578; it's now housed in the Cathedral of San Giovanni. the Shroud of Turin. 2: While touring Turin, stop into the Biblioteca Reale, and you'll be drawn to this artist's self-portrait. da Vinci. 3: This opera that made its debut in Turin in 1896 probably helped Puccini pay his "rent". La Boheme. 4: Turin's Egyptian Museum has a well-known statue of this "Let my people go" pharaoh. Ramses II (Ramses the Great). 5: For most of the time, from 1720 to 1861, Turin was capital of this fishy-sounding kingdom. Sardinia. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Gary Cooper, a movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood, was known for his roles in High Noon and Sergeant York. Though raised in the Episcopal Church, he was not an observant Christian for most of his adult life. Friar Solanus Mary tells the story of how Gary Cooper deepened his faith and converted to Catholicism.

Author Ben Thompson and Professor of History Dr. Pat Larash discuss the most-decorated American soldier of the Vietnam War, First Sergeant Robert Howard, a one-man army who survived 14 wounds and was nominated for the Medal of Honor three different times. His story might not be as well known as those of Sergeant York or Audie Murphy, but his unbelievable exploits battling for his life deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia are no less heroic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Gary Cooper's daughter, Maria Cooper Janis, as this Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of her father winning the Best Actor Oscar for his role as Marshal Will Kane in the classic western “High Noon." They discuss her father's most famous roles, including “Morocco," "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,” “Meet John Doe,” “Sergeant York,” “The Pride of the Yankees” and of course “High Noon.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Gary Cooper's daughter, Maria Cooper Janis, as this Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of her father winning the Best Actor Oscar for his role as Marshal Will Kane in the classic western “High Noon." They discuss her father's most famous roles, including “Morocco," "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,” “Meet John Doe,” “Sergeant York,” “The Pride of the Yankees” and of course “High Noon.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margaret Wycherly (1881-1956) was an English stage actress who appeared in one silent film at the age of 38 (The Thirteenth Chair, 1929, dir. Todd Browning). 12 years later she reemerged as Ma York in Sgt. York opposite Gary Cooper, and was nominated for an Oscar. But in White Heat, as the conniving and murderous Ma Jarrett, mother to psychopathic killer Cody Jarrett, played by James Cagney, she positively electrifies the screen every moment she appears. The plot hinges on her throughout, and at the end Cody dies calling her name. This performance is for the ages!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_WycherlyMargaret Wycherly was born in London, England on October 26, 1881. She was predominately a stage actress, continuing stage work even after performing in films. Her first film role came when she appeared in The Fight (1915) at 34 years old. It was not until 1929 that audiences got another glimpse of her in The Thirteenth Chair (1929). Playing largely character roles, one of her finest performances was as Gary Cooper's mother in Sergeant York (1941). She later gave stellar performances in The Yearling(1946) and Forever Amber (1947). She appeared on the then-new medium of television on The Philco Television Playhouse (1948). After a small role in The President's Lady(1953), Margaret retired at age 72. Three years later, on June 6, 1956, she died at age 74.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson & MOThis British actress, born in 1881, is probably best remembered as the mother in her two best-known roles, Sergeant York (1941) opposite 'Gary Cooper' and White Heat (1949) opposite James Cagney who closes out the film screaming "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" as he goes to a fiery death. Margaret spent her early acting days on stage touring across England, and later working with stock theatre companies in the US, before making the jump to Broadway. There she starred in two memorable plays, Tobacco Road, a successful commercial play, and The Thirteenth Chair which proved to be a critical success. Her performances caught the attention of the studios and she wound up reprising her role in the The Thirteenth Chair (1929) film adaptation opposite Bela Lugosi. Returning to the stage, she periodically returned to Hollywood, making the film Midnight(1934), followed by roles in 17 movie films. The most notable being Sergeant York (1941) for which she earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Keith Burnage webmaster@sgt-york.co, & MO

Released shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Howard Hawks' SERGEANT YORK (1941) was an attempt to rouse popular support for America entering the Second World War. We excavate one of the biggest box office hits of its day and find a movie in which God and Country are pitted together, and Country wins. PLUS: we hash over some of the drastic and unhappy changes that have happened to our local government in Toronto, Canada.Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Released shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Howard Hawks' SERGEANT YORK (1941) was an attempt to rouse popular support for America entering the Second World War. We excavate one of the biggest box office hits of its day and find a movie in which God and Country are pitted together, and Country wins. PLUS: we hash over some of the drastic and unhappy changes that have happened to our local government in Toronto, Canada. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus

Spurred on from our previous episode concerning Sergeant York, we jump in to the deep end of Christian ethics and warfare and why pacifism is a heresy. Enjoy!

SERGEANT YORK stars Gary Cooper as Alvin York, a good-hearted, but hard drinking farmer in the Tennessee hills. His claim to fame is his astounding marksmanship. On his way to kill someone who cheated him, lightning knocks him off his horse and splits his rifle down the middle. Alvin takes this as confirmation from God of some lessons taught him by the local pastor. He immediately goes to get saved. Alvin forgives those who mistreated him, becomes an active church member and teaches Bible lessons to children. He's drafted and goes to serve after three conscientious objection appeals fail. He and an officer get into a Scripture-quoting contest about justified killing. He's sent on leave with a book about American history. He returns prepared to fight.

It's 1941: the valleys are green, the accent work is shoddy, and nobody's cast age-appropriate. Erin, Claire, Dan, and special guest Olav Rokne (co-runner of the Hugo Book Club blog) take on How Green Was My Valley, one of the more infamous Best Picture winners, to figure out if Film History gives it more hate than it deserves. Some find simple beauty, some find subtle anti-capitalist themes, Dan tells us which scene he could watch on a loop for two hours, all agree that casting choices make it impossible to judge time. Then we jump across the pond to another green valley to see where 1941 America's head was at vis-a-vis war in the propaganda biopic Sergeant York, the war movie that almost forgets to have a war in it. Is How Green over-hated? Is York over-praised? Listen and find out!Find all of our episodes and the rest of Writing Therapy Productions' various entertainments at www.writingtherapyproductions.com

Just a few months after the U.S. entered into World War II, the Academy tried to keep a bit of normalcy (in spite of their president's requests) by continuing with their ceremony. This year proved to be one of the most shocking years of all time. With heavy hitters such as Sergeant York, How Green Was My Valley, and of course Citizen Kane, this year was full of upsets. Join us to learn of all of the biggest! Up Next: A Place in the Sun (1951) directed by George Stevens Special thanks to Sean C. for being generous supporter of Once Upon a Time at the Oscars! You can find more info on the show as well as the full film list and watch order on our website: www.outaopodcast.com Or use our Letterboxd list! Support for Once Upon a Time at the Oscars is provided by our Patreon backers. For as little as $2 a month you can help support our show as well as receive fun benefits, including the chance to vote for what film you think deserves to win Best Picture every year! Subscribe to the show – Apple, Google, Spotify, Feed (Copy the url into the podcast app of your choice) If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes or your podcast player of choice! Help us reach more listeners! You can stay up to date with the show by following us at: facebook.com/outaopodcast twitter.com/outaopodcast instagram.com/onceuponatimeattheoscars Once Upon a Time at the Oscars is the weekly podcast where we take on the gauntlet of watching every single film that was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards! Starting with the films of 1927, Kyle and Marilee break down these movies every week. Each episode is part review, part trivia, and part critique. This podcast is intended for anybody that loves movies. We have zero background in the film industry, we're just a film-loving couple that thought it'd be fun to go on this odyssey together, with all of you! Let us know what you thought of the film! You can send your thoughts and we'll read them on an upcoming ceremony episode: outaopodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! See you at the movies, Kyle and Marilee

Today, Walt and Alan welcome guest, Barry King from B.K. on the Air to join them in a discussion about patriotism. They open with thoughts on celebrating Independence Day in America and what it means to them. After a brief discussion, they get into the heart of the discussion. To prepare for the show, they each came up with a topic and those would be used to create a TOP 5 list. The topics were: Patriotic Music, Patriotic Figures (real) and Patriotic Films. Top 5 Patriotic Songs Walt 1. America the Beautiful by Ray Charles 2. Ragged Old Flag by Johnny Cash 3. American Soldier by Toby Keith 4. God Bless America by Kate Smith 5. America by Neil Diamond Honorable Mentions: In America by Charlie Daniels Band and Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue by Toby Keith Barry 1. The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa 2. Back in the USA by Chuck Berry 3. America the Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates / Samuel A. Ward 4. This is My Country by Don Ray and Al Jacobs 5. America by Neil Diamond Honorable Mentions: Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key, God Bless America by Kate Smith and Livin' in America by James Brown Alan 1. America by Neil Diamond 2. Proud to be an American by Lee Greenwood 3. Pink Houses by John Mellencamp 4. Ballad of the Green Beret by SSGT. Barry Sadler 5. Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton Honorable Mentions: America the Beautiful by Ray Charles, Take me Home, Country Roads by John Denver, and This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie Top 5 Patriotic Figures Barry 1. George Washington 2. Chuck Yeager 3. Paul Revere 4. General Douglas MacArthur 5. Normal Rockwell Honorable Mentions: Audie Murphy, Neil Armstrong, Bob Hope, Gary Sinise Alan 1. Abraham Lincoln 2. George Washington 3. Thomas Jefferson 4. Ronald Reagan 5. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Honorable Mentions: George S. Patton, James Madison, Jackie Robinson Walt 1. George Washington 2. General George S. Patton 3. Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain 4. Henry Ford 5. Daniel Boone Honorable Mentions: General Jimmy Doolittle, General Douglas MacArthur, Paul Revere, Ronald Reagan, Ed DiGilio Top 5 Patriotic Movies Alan 1. Patton 2. Saving Private Ryan 3. The Patriot 4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 5. Apollo 13 Honorable Mentions: Miracle, Captain America: The First Avenger, 13 Hours Walt 1. The Longest Day 2. Patton 3. Miracle 4. Top Gun (1986) 5. Flags of Our Fathers Honorable Mentions: Midway (1976), Midway (2019), Sergeant York and Saving Private Ryan Barry 1. The Patriot 2. The Right Stuff 3. Sergeant York 4. Yankee Doodle Dandy 5. Captain America: The First Avenger Honorable Mentions: Patton, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, MacArthur, The Longest Day and Red Dawn (1984) Make sure you have subscribed to The Wilder Ride on your pod-catcher of choice so you will not miss a single episode! If you have not already done so, please come join our Listeners' Group on Facebook. Just visit our public page and click on the button to join the group. And don't forget you can support the show by visiting our Patreon page where they have a ton of exclusive content! You can learn more about us by visiting our About Us page. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

In 1941, Gary Cooper won an Academy Award for his title role in the film Sergeant York. Who was Alvin York? What happened in his early life to prepare him for that legendary moment in the Argonne Forest in the final weeks of the Great War? How did one man take on an entire German Battalion and win? What happened after that day? In today's episode, we look at the story of the man behind the legend.

In a time where heroes are seen as caped crusaders and colorful costumed fighters, it's rare that a real life figure gets an opportunity to shine on the big screen. Even harder still is it to take a man known for something as devastating and tragic as war, and praise him not for his merit on the battlefield but rather for his character. Hence the reason why Sergeant York continues to be such a moving and inspiring film over 80 years after it's release. Join us as we talk the charm of Gary Cooper, the perfect scoring of Max Steiner, and the story of a true American hero in Sergeant York. Up Next: Suspicion (1941) directed by Alfred Hitchcock Special thanks to Sean C. for being generous supporter of Once Upon a Time at the Oscars! You can find more info on the show as well as the full film list and watch order on our website: www.outaopodcast.com Or use our Letterboxd list! Support for Once Upon a Time at the Oscars is provided by our Patreon backers. For as little as $2 a month you can help support our show as well as receive fun benefits, including the chance to vote for what film you think deserves to win Best Picture every year! Subscribe to the show – Apple, Google, Spotify, Feed (Copy the url into the podcast app of your choice) If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes or your podcast player of choice! Help us reach more listeners! You can stay up to date with the show by following us at: facebook.com/outaopodcast twitter.com/outaopodcast instagram.com/onceuponatimeattheoscars Once Upon a Time at the Oscars is the weekly podcast where we take on the gauntlet of watching every single film that was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards! Starting with the films of 1927, Kyle and Marilee break down these movies every week. Each episode is part review, part trivia, and part critique. This podcast is intended for anybody that loves movies. We have zero background in the film industry, we're just a film-loving couple that thought it'd be fun to go on this odyssey together, with all of you! Let us know what you thought of the film! You can send your thoughts and we'll read them on an upcoming ceremony episode: outaopodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! See you at the movies, Kyle and Marilee

Join Nick and Sophia as they travel back 80 years, once again debating whether The Academy got it right at the 14th Academy Awards. This time, they discuss seven of the ten Best Picture nominees, including: Suspicion (5:33), The Maltese Falcon (16:20), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (29:18), The Little Foxes (36:20), Citizen Kane (46:27), Sergeant York (1:01:18), and the winner, How Green Was My Valley (1:08:41). They answer listener questions, ponder the meaning of Rosebud, and share other movies released in 1941 that they think deserve more attention. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @oscarwildpodFollow Nick @sauerkraut27Follow Sophia @sophia_cimMusic: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan Adamich

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Today I speak with James Carl Nelson about his book, The York Patrol: The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous Soldier. "October 8, 1918 was a banner day for heroes of the American Expeditionary Force. Thirteen men performed heroic deeds that would earn them Medals of Honor. Of this group, one man emerged as the single greatest American hero of the Great War: Alvin Cullum York. A poor young farmer from Tennessee, Sergeant York was said to have single-handedly killed two dozen Germans and captured another 132 of the enemy plus thirty-five machine guns before noon on that fateful Day of Valor. York would become an American legend, celebrated in magazines, books, and a blockbuster biopic starring Gary Cooper. The film, Sergeant York, told of a hell-raiser from backwoods Tennessee who had a come-to-Jesus moment, then wrestled with his newfound Christian convictions to become one of the greatest heroes the U.S. Army had ever known. It was a great story—but not the whole story. In this absorbing history, James Carl Nelson unspools, for the first time, the complete story of Alvin York and the events that occurred in the Argonne Forest on that day. Nelson gives voice, in particular, to the sixteen “others” who fought beside York. Hailing from big cities and small towns across the U.S. as well as several foreign countries, these soldiers included a patrician Connecticut farmer whose lineage could be traced back to the American Revolution, a poor runaway from Massachusetts who joined the Army under a false name, and a Polish immigrant who enlisted in hopes of expediting his citizenship. The York Patrol shines a long overdue spotlight on these men and York, and pays homage to their bravery and sacrifice." Check out James Carl Nelson's first appearance on CMTU in June 2019 where we discussed his book The Polar Bear Expedition! Want to listen to new episodes a week earlier and get exclusive bonus content? Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast on Patreon! Like the podcast? Please subscribe and leave a review! Follow @CMTUHistory on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & TikTok --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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In this episode we discuss WW1 politics and figures. We also discuss the WW1 fictional movie The King's Man. Note: Encyclopedia Britannia was used to discuss Sergeant York and George M. Cohan

On October 8th, 1918, seventeen men of the AEF 82nd Division went on a fateful patrol into the Argonne Forest. One of them would become a legend.    This episode will tell the story of Alvin York, both from the conventional telling and a newer recounting from the side of the other sixteen men there.    The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast.    Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter at @WW1podcast, the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook, and on Instagram at @WW1battlecast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Rate, review, and subscribe to the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

From the actual Sergeant York to certain historical aspects of Memorial Day - join us as we explore a day in honor of those who have sacrificed it all for our freedom.For more info visit: historycentricity.comMusic by: Scott BuckleyReagan Speech via: American Rhetoric

James and Sean discuss the classic 1941 film Sergeant York, which tells the fascinating story of Alvin York, one of the most decorated American soldiers of the First World War.

We take a hopefully representative cross section of Howard Hawks' voluminous output and run it through our extensive analytical suite to determine the truth of it. Join us as we poke and prod at Scarface, His Girl Friday, Sergeant York, To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes until they stop wiggling and give up their secrets. For science!

Feeling a little bit patriotic this President's Day? Want to watch a charming and shockingly true story about real life WWI hero Alvin C York? Want an excuse to stare into Gary Cooper's eyes just in general? Then Sergeant York is the movie for you! Howard Hawks, "the greatest American director who is not a household name" directs this oddly enjoyable (and let's be real, slightly propagandic) piece of Americana about a small-town pacifist who ends up winning the Congressional Medal of Honor. Gary Cooper won an Oscar for his performance in this film which costars Joan Leslie and Walter Brennan. Host, Sara Greenfield, and her Guest, Sarah Rois chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sara-greenfield/support

It's 1941. In this episode of Census of the Silver Screen, the team are discussing 'Sergeant York' directed by Howard Hawks, based on Alvin York: a real WW1 US Army soldier. Tune in to hear an amateurish yet fun discussion about this war-time classic!

Sergeant York, the highest-grossing movie of 1941, opened in American theaters in July and was still playing after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7. A biographical film starring Gary Cooper as the WWI hero Alvin York, it would receive 11 Oscar nominations and win two. Young men went directly from watching the movie in theaters to the enlistment offices, to sign up for the war that had just come to America. And the hero who inspired them to join the fight was a man of peace. 

Dr. Christopher McDonald discusses the innovations and developments of the bolt action infantry rifles of World War I. He explains the difficulties the British had in South Africa and the Americans had during the Spanish-American War when confronted with entrenched soldiers armed with Mauser rifles. He details the importance of smokeless powers and magazine weapons. McDonald covers the development of the Pattern 1913 Enfield for the British and the M1903 Springfield for the American Army. He discusses the production challenges after the war broke out and the contracts for the American companies Winchester, Remington, and Remington Eddystone to produce the British Pattern 1914. The United States had production challenges with the M1903 as well which led to the modification of the Pattern 1914 to create the M1917 Enfield for the U.S. Army. He touches on the controversy over which rifle Sergeant Alvin York used during his famous engagement, which was captured in the 1941 film Sergeant York starring Gary Cooper. Dr. McDonald finishes talking about the rifle developments during the period between WWI and WWII and what happened to the thousands of weapons left over after WWI ended.HOST: Rob MellonFEATURED BREW: Bass and Company Pale AleBOOK: Three Lying or Four Sitting - From the Front in a Ford: WWI Letters of Kent Dunlap Haglerhttps://www.amazon.com/Three-Lying-Four-Sitting-Letters/dp/193613201XMUSIC: Bones Forkhttps://bonesfork.com/

You’ve heard of Sergeant York, the most decorated American veteran of World War I. After all they made a hit movie with Gary Cooper as York. But what about Private “Buck” Simpson, an Austin cedar chopper and the second most decorated American veteran from that war? Turns out, he was a character in a family of Central Texas characters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the third episode of Season 2 of our retrospective Oscar podcast series -- And the Winner Still Is. Hosted by film editor Marisa Carpico and television editor Matt Taylor (Way too Early Oscar Predictions Podcast)this series looks at various years in Oscar history. The winner of Best Picture is spotlighted and then the other films in the category are discussed. The duo also breaks down the director and the acting categories as well as other another notable categories. Of course their own our personal snubs will be addressed as well. The episode focuses on the 1941 Oscars aka the 14th Academy Awards. Nominated for Best Picture were: How Green Was My Valley, Citizen Kane, Blossoms in the Dust, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Hold Back the Dawn, The Little Foxes, Maltese Falcon, One Foot in Heaven, Sergeant York, and Suspicion. Winning individual awards were: Gary Cooper (Sgt York), Joan Fontaine (Suspicion), Donald Crisp (How Green Was My Valley), Mary Astor (The Great Lie), and John Ford (How Green Was My Valley).

Topics Include:Is Henry Cavill the best there is at what he does?A loose schedule for next year's MCU output from Disney+Nicholas Hoult and Hayley Atwell accept an impossible missionIndiana Jones vs Han SoloWhat We've Been Reading:Catwoman Vol. 1: Trail of the CatwomanBPRD Hell On Earth Vol. 13: End of DaysBatman: Curse of the White Knight #6 & 7Punisher: Soviet #4Falcon & Winter Soldier #1Ant-Man #2Nathan's Question Corner:What would we choose if we had to eat the same meal for 2 weeks straight?What We've Been Watching:Better Call Saul 5x01 & 5x02Sergeant YorkThe MartianInterstellarHoney BoyThe Impractical Jokers MovieFeatured Movie Review: Sonic The HedgehogFeatured Movie Review: SwitchbackRuntime: 2 hours, 37 minutesWARNING: The Sidetracked Podcast contains spoilers and dirty words.

It’s back to back awkward biopic weeks here at Screen Test of Time, this time with the frustratingly miscast Gary Cooper in Sergeant York. Not the worst WWI movie Suzan and David have watched so far, but just how many rank beneath it?

n the second season finale, For Your Reconsideration takes on one of the most controversial years in Oscar history; 1942, when Citizen Kane was beat by How Green Was My Valley. Other films discussed include Suspicion, Sergeant York and The Maltese Falcon.

In the new episode of Flashback, movie critics Dana Stevens and K. Austin Collins discuss Sergeant York, based on real life war hero Alvin York and directed by Howard Hawks. Only Slate Plus members get to listen to Flashback in full. Sign up now to listen and enjoy other benefits. Production by Chau Tu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the new episode of Flashback, movie critics Dana Stevens and K. Austin Collins discuss Sergeant York, based on real life war hero Alvin York and directed by Howard Hawks. Only Slate Plus members get to listen to Flashback in full. Sign up now to listen and enjoy other benefits. Production by Chau Tu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the new episode of Flashback, movie critics Dana Stevens and K. Austin Collins discuss Sergeant York, based on real life war hero Alvin York and directed by Howard Hawks. Only Slate Plus members get to listen to Flashback in full. Sign up now to listen and enjoy other benefits. Production by Chau Tu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do 60% of Medal of Honor recipients have in common? Listen to the stories of Sergeant York and Brady to find the connection.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, we take a look at artifacts and monuments of The Great War found throughout the city. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Dr. Lisa Budreau, senior curator of military history at the Tennessee State Museum, about relics and souvenirs collected from Tennessee soldiers after World War I, including a German cannon and Sergeant Alvin C. York’s war medals. Dan Pomeroy, senior curator and director of the state museum, relates the history of the Military Branch Museum, located in the War Memorial Building. And Allison Griffey of the Tennessee State Library and Archives discusses stories from the Gold Star Records, including soldier’s letters, as well as women factory workers, the influenza epidemic, and the Mexican village at the Old Hickory gun powder plant. (Segment begins at 03:22) Some of the uniforms featured in the new Tennessee State Museum temporary exhibition titled “Tennessee and the Great War: A Centennial Exhibition” (left to right): aviator Lieutenant Charles McGhee Tyson of Knoxville (the boots belonged to his father, General Lawrence Tyson), Rebekah Dodson Senter of the Army Nurse Corps, and Captain Albert Harris Jr. of Davidson County and part of the Vanderbilt Medical Unit in France. The German breastplate armor discussed by Dr. Budreau in the podcast can be seen in the upper left. Beside it is a gas mask case. At the bottom is a Colt-Vickers water-cooled .303 caliber British machine gun, which were used by many countries during WWI, including the U.S. 30th Division troops attached to the British army. This German field cannon can be seen in the new Tennessee State Museum temporary exhibition about WWI. The 7.7 cm, Model 1896 cannon by Krupp was likely captured by the U.S. 30th Division near the German Hindenburg line in 1918. It took over two and a half years to restore it to operational condition.  This Sergeant Alvin C. York collection is part of a permanent WWI display at the new Tennessee State Museum. York's Medal of Honor and Croix de Guerre with palm can be seen in the middle right of the picture. The gold star flag of Nashvillian Johnny Overton, held in the Gold Star Records at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, features the popular WWI phrase “Over There.” Overton was killed on the battlefield in France on July 18, 1918, at the age of 24. You can read more about Johnny Overton in the November 2018 issue, in the article "A Nashville Soldier of the Great War Remembered," by John P. Williams. (Image: Tennessee State Library and Archives) At left is Cecil Calvert Bain, whose items in the Gold Star Records include a letter home about influenza in his camp. Like many soldiers in World War I, he would ultimately die of the disease at age 27 in Camp Gordon. At right is Private Luther Gilbert, Company B, 804th Pioneer Infantry, United States Army. Pvt. Gilbert was a member of one of the 14 African-American Pioneer Infantry units in World War I. Men in these units were often given dangerous maintenance and engineering tasks on the front lines. He died of pneumonia at 22 years old in France and was most likely a victim of the Influenza Epidemic of 1918.(Images: Tennessee State Library and Archives) Sue Howell (Mrs. A.C. Adams) is pictured with her seven sons, all of whom were involved in World War I and survived. She displayed seven blue stars on her service flag. The photo appears in the book Davidson County Women in the World War, 1917–1919, published in 1923, which you can read more about in the October 2018 issue of The Nashville Retrospect in the "Artifacts" column by Clinton J. Holloway. (Image: Clinton Holloway) The Old Hickory DuPont gun powder plant is shown circa 1918. (Image: Tennessee State Library and Archives) Also hear the song “Over There” from World War I and lines from patriotic songs written by two Nashville women for the war. (Segment begins at 54:40) The cover of the sheet music for “Over There” credits the Nora Bayes version of the song with introducing it to the country. A recording of Bayes singing the song can be heard at the end of the podcast. “Over there” became a common phrase during WWI, indicating where American troops were fighting. (Image: Library of Congress) The cover illustration for the sheet music of “Over the Top” dramatically captures the meaning of the title. Nashvillian Marian Phelps wrote the lyrics for the patriotic song. (Image: Washington University) And finally, Allen Forkum reviews some of the contents of the November 2018 issue, including such stories as: the toll of the 1918 influenza epidemic on Nashvillians; the city’s joyous reaction to news of the end of the Great War; and a Nashvillian’s letter from the front lines of the war. (Segment begins at 01:30)   SHOW NOTES A list of articles relating to this episode contained in back issues of The Nashville Retrospect (back issue can be ordered by clicking here): • “Tennessee’s Gold Star Soldiers of WWI,” by Allison Griffey, The Nashville Retrospect, June 2016 • “Artifacts: ‘Davidson County Women in the World War, 1917–1919’” by Clinton J. Holloway, The Nashville Retrospect, October 2018 • “Kidnap the Kaiser” by Tom Henderson III, The Nashville Retrospect, January 2013 • “Sword Unsheathed By Uncle Sam,” Nashville Banner, April 6, 1917 (The Nashville Retrospect, April 2018) • “Old Hickory’s ‘Swinging Bridge’,” Nashville Banner, April 25, 1919 (The Nashville Retrospect, April 2010) • “1918 Flu Epidemic ‘Horrible’,” Nashville Banner, April 26, 1976 (The Nashville Retrospect, March 2018) • Also see the November 2018 issue of The Nashville Retrospect for articles about life in trenches of WWI, the flu epidemic in Nashville, and extensive coverage of Nashville’s reaction to the end of the Great War.   Other related articles: • “Tribute Paid To Vanderbilt Unit,” Nashville Tennessean, Nov. 3, 1917 • “Lack of Patriotic Spirit,” Nashville Tennessean, March 5, 1918 • “Mrs. Ashford Writes Patriotic Song” (“Old Glory”) Nashville Tennessean, June 17, 1917 • “Miss Phelps, Author of Patriotic Song” (Over the Top”), *Nashville Tennessean, Nov. 14, 1917 • “Nashville Woman Writes Patriotic Song” (“Over the Top”), Nashville Tennessean, Nov. 14, 1917   Links relating to this episode: The Military Branch of the Tennessee State Museum Tennessee State Museum “Tennessee and the Great War: A Centennial Exhibition” at the State Museum Tennessee State Library and Archives Bodies of War: World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919–1933 (2010) by Dr. Lisa M. Budreau "Tennesseans, and their families, made the ultimate sacrifice during World War I | Opinion" by Dr. Lisa Budreau in The Tennessean “Alvin C. York Collection” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Old Hickory DuPont Gunpowder Plant Photographs” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Over Here, Over There: Tennesseans in the First World War” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Record of Ex-Soldiers in World War I, Tennessee Counties, 1917–1919” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Tennessee in World War I” at Tennessee Virtual Archives Tennessee Great War Commission American Gold Star Mothers Inc. “Over There” song info at Library of Congress “‘Over There’ At 100” by National Public Radio “Over the Top” sheet music at Washington University “Over the Top” sheet music at Library of Congress “Over the Top” song info at Wikipedia “Old Glory” sheet music at Library of Congress “World War I Sheet Music” at the Library of Congress “Music of Emma Louise Ashford” at Evensong Music Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation "The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918” by the National Archives   Audio excerpts from: “Over There” sung by Nora Bayes; “Over There” sung by Billy Murray; clip of “Sergeant York” (1941) by Warner Bros. Music: “Near You” by Francis Craig and His Orchestra (Bullet, 1947); “Quiet Outro” by ROZKOL (2018); “Covered Wagon” by Ted Weems and His Orchestra; and “The Buffalo Rag” by Vess L. Ossman

Tennessee native Alvin C. York made history exactly 100 years ago today by killing more than 25 German soldiers and capturing 132 enemy soldiers during fighting in France during World War I.  Jon Rawl shares the latest AP rankings in college football.  And Toccopola story factory Jerry Short recalls getting hit by McNairy County (Tenn.) Sheriff Buford Pusser's famous stick; and attending the 1970 game that Tom Dempsey kicked a record 63-yard field goal for the New Orleans Saints.

Tennessee native Alvin C. York made history exactly 100 years ago today by killing more than 25 German soldiers and capturing 132 enemy soldiers during fighting in France during World War I.  Jon Rawl shares the latest AP rankings in college football.  And Toccopola story factory Jerry Short recalls getting hit by McNairy County (Tenn.) Sheriff Buford Pusser's famous stick; and attending the 1970 game that Tom Dempsey kicked a record 63-yard field goal for the New Orleans Saints.

We’re coming up on the centennial of the act of heroism that earned Alvin York the Medal of Honor. His name is known thanks to the 1941 film “Sergeant York,” but it takes a lot of liberties, and omits what he believed was his greatest accomplishment.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Learn more about World War I Medal of Honor recipient who was the subject of the 1941 Gary Cooper film simply called Sergeant York. Check out more resources for this episode at https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/107-sergeant-york/

A daily devotional walking through God's word together using The Bible Reading Plan at http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.html. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com Bible Reading Plan - www.Bible-Reading.com; The Story, Chapter 29; You Version Bible app Engaging God's Story Reading Plan Days 197 through 203 Alvin was the third of eleven children born to William and Mary in a little town called Pall Mall. William scratched out a meager living as a blacksmith and farmer to support his family and died early in the hardscrabble life of the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. William died early, Alvin quit school to help support the family and was rough and tumble young man acquainted with fistfights. Alvin attended the Church of Christ near his home in Tennessee and found God during his young adult years making him a changed man. But like many his age, he found himself drafted into the Army to serve in World War I. He tried to get out of the draft as a conscientious objector, but discovered that his denomination had no specific doctrine concerning pacifism so found himself embroiled in the fight in Europe. Alvin C. York. One of our nation's most decorated soldiers. No one would have picked him for such a role when he was growing up. No one thought this backward boy from the hills of East Tennessee would in one battle kill 25 and capture 130 German soldiers and take a machine gun position that was destroying so many American troops. His actions helped open the way for the American victory in the Argonne offensive. Gary Cooper won an academy award portraying this great American hero. Alvin C. York, like many I have met who have been awarded our nation's highest medal, was a very quiet, unassuming man who sought no fame. He like many felt he was just doing his duty. He didn't talk about those days much and never bragged about them in any way. To him, it was something anyone would do to support his fellow soldiers. I know one of his direct descendants. He attended my church for a while. His character is similar. Quiet. Unassuming. In the business of saving lives. LTC York is a physician by trade and uses his skills to save thousands each year just as Sergeant York did. Sergeant York was an unlikely candidate to do what he did. No one would have picked him. We've seen a lot of those characters as we've moved through The Story, God's plan for bringing us back into community with him. Noah, Abraham, David, Hezekiah, Jeremiah, Matthew, the Samaritan woman, the Centurion, the women in Jesus' life. So many people recorded in God's word that from the outside just don't have what the world would say are the characteristics necessary to change their community or the world. Yet God saw each of these unlikely individuals from his upper story and knew their heart. He knew how he could use them to move us toward him in ways we could not understand. He knew he could use them to shape his plan toward the ends he desired. They only needed to obey him. These unlikely candidates did incredible, impossible, God ordained things and changed their world. They each bring us closer to understanding the relationship God wants for each of us. This week we read about another of those unlikely candidates. A man no one from a human perspective would think God could ever forgive because of the actions he took against those early followers of his Son, Jesus. Saul, who God would later call Paul, held the coats of those who stoned Steven. He received authority from the temple to chase down these followers of Jesus and have them not just persecuted but killed. Yet, God chose this murderer of Christians to be his missionary to Gentile world. Paul would write half of what would become the New Testament. Thirteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament are ascribed to his authorship. An unlikely character in God's pantheon of heroes. But God doesn't look at men and women the same way we do. He doesn't choose based on what we see in our lower story. He doesn't choose people the way we examine them with all our human relation tools for job hunting. No. God sees the potential in the way he created us and sets his plan in front of us. God's upper story uses the most unlikely people to advance his purpose to bring us back into a face to face relationship with him in the garden he has been preparing for us since Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden. God also asks us to be obedient to his call. He called each of these unlikely people to different tasks. Some were easy. Some were difficult and at great personal risk. But each required them to obey God's command to go and do something for him. So what is God asking you to do? It might be as simple as taking a meal to a sick neighbor to visibly share the compassion that God has for others. It might be to listen to the teenager that sits at the bus stop with tears in her eyes and just hear her story and tell her your own story so she knows there is a God in heaven who loves her. It might be something that is much bigger than you think you could ever do. It might even sound impossible. But when God gives you something to do, he will always give you what you need to make it happen. It might be resources, it might be skills, it might be relationships with other people who will give you help. God uses unlikely people so others know that when God-like things happen, we are not the ones responsible for their implementation. God is. We are just his tools in giving ourselves to him in obedient service. God uses unlikely people to help us understand that no matter who we are or how little you think you might could contribute to God's plan, he has a different view. God will use you to further his plan. He will use you to help others know that he is full of grace and truth. He will use the most unlikely characters so we can know that he wants everyone to come to him and know his salvation. There is only one thing to remember about it all. We are all part of God's Story, but to find yourself in his garden at the end of time, you must obey him. His creation. His rules. God is full of grace. But God is also full of truth. The balance is met at Calvary where those who believe in Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins and follow him will not perish but have eternal life. But that most famous of verses continues in Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus. He didn't come to condemn the world, but when we don't believe, we are already condemned. Jesus is the way to eternal life and there is no other. As unlikely as you might feel as a hero for God, he can use you in his plan. All it takes is looking up and letting him lead you wherever he wants you to go. And do whatever he wants you to do. That's it. Then you'll find yourself on that list of heroes, too. You can find me at richardagee.com. I also invite you to join us at San Antonio First Church of the Nazarene on West Avenue in San Antonio to hear more about The Story and our part in it. You can find out more about my church at SAF.church. Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, tell a friend. If you didn't, send me an email and let me know how better to reach out to those around you. Until next week, may God richly bless you as you venture into His story each day.

On October 8, 1918, during the Meuse Argonne Offensive, Alvin York led an attack on a German machine gun nest that neutralized more than 30 machine guns and killed at least 25 German soldiers. His efforts also resulted in the capture of 132 enemy soldiers. For these actions, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Months later, this was upgraded to the Medal of Honor. The fact that he was a conscientious objector turned warrior made his story particularly compelling. He became an overnight sensation in the United States - a virtual personification of the American ideal of the farmer turned soldier.

WWI Centennial News SPECIAL This is another special feature presentation of the WW1 Centennial News Podcast. Welcome to PART II of  “In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace”. This two part special is an adaptation from a live staged event the Commission produced on the April 6, 2017 centennial of America’s entry into: “ war that changed the world”. Edward Bilous as the artistic director, and Chris Christopher as the US WW1 Centennial Commission’s executive producer pulled together an amazing group of artists, historians musician, actors, and others for a live performance staged at the National WWI Museum and Memorial  in Kansas City to an audience of over 3,000 attendees. For this 2-part special we have excerpted key moments from the story that unfolds, the music that was performed and the readings from a cast of amazing actors, orators, musicians and other luminaries. In Part 1 we examined the great debate in America about getting into the war, and today, in Part 2, we present how events overtook the debate and as America declared its entry into WW1.----more---- Talent Credits This podcast was adapted from the live event In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace: Centennial Commemoration of the US entry into WWI Credits for the live event include: Edward Bilous Artistic Director John Rensenhouse Narrator Michelle DiBucci Music Director Sarah Outhwaite Video Designer   Carlos Murillo Script and Adaptation Greg Kalember Music Producer, Mix Engineer, Sound Design   Portia Kamons Executive Artistic Producer For Virtua Creative Shelby Rose Producer, Media and Special Events For Virtua Creative   Dale Morehouse Speaker   Carla Noack Speaker   David Paul Pre-Recorded Speaker   Janith English Principal Chief of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas   Sergeant Debra Kay Mooney Choctaw Nation   Col. Gerald York Grandson of Sergeant Alvin C. York   Deborah York Great-Granddaughter of Sergeant Alvin C. York   Noble Sissle Jr. Son of Noble Sissle   Featuring Musical Performances by 1st Infantry Division Band Michael Baden John Brancy Francesco Centano Billy Cliff Peter Dugan Ramona Dunlap Lisa Fisher Samantha Gossard Adam Holthus Christopher T. McLaurin Chrisi Poland Aaron Redburn Reuben Allen Matt Rombaum Alan Schwartz Yang Thou Charles Yang Alla Wijnands Bram Wijnands   Cast (In Alphabetical Order) Freddy Acevedo Yetunde Felix-Ukwu Jason Francescon Khalif Gillett Emilie Karas Chelsea Kisner Christopher Lyman Marianne McKenzie Victor Raider-Wexler   Artillery Master Charles B. Wood MEDIA CREDITS National World War I Museum and Memorial:  TheWorldWar.org Library of Congress: LOC.gov New York Public Library: DigitalCollections.nypl.org National Archives: Archives.gov National Historic Geographic Information System: NHGIS.org State Library of New South Wales: SL.nsw.gov.au Imperial War Museums: IWM.org.uk National Museum of African American History and Culture: NMAAHC.si.edu The Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation and the York Family: SgtYork.org Australian War Memorial: AWM.gov.au National Media Museum: NationalMediaMuseum.org.uk Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archive: WoodrowWilson.org Mathers Museum of World Culture: Mathers.indiana.edu Front Page Courtesy of The New York Times Company   PODCAST   THEO MAYERWW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Before we get into the main part of the show - - Let me try to set it up: [SOUND EFFECT - WAYBACK MACHINE] We have gone back in time to January 1917. Late last year, in 1916, Woodrow Wilson ran for president under the slogan “He Kept us Out Of War” and “America First” and he won - by a slim margin. In Western  Europe, Eastern Europe, the middle east and other areas around the world -  All tied together by colonial imperialism - the war rages on! NARRATOR Not long after the election of 1916, events would unfold at a rapid pace, until the United States reached a tipping point where isolationism could no longer be an option. January 19, 1917 – Arthur Zimmerman, Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, sent a telegram to German Ambassador to Mexico, proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of US entry into the War. ZIMMERMAN "We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance... make war together, make peace together... and an understanding... that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.... You will inform the President of the above... as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is certain...." NARRATOR The British Admiralty, which had cracked German diplomatic cipher systems, decoded the message within hours. Seeking to influence the American government, the British provided the Americans a copy of the telegram. On the 28t h  of February, President Wilson released the telegram to the press. The appearance of the news nationwide on March 1s t  galvanized American support for entry into the war. January 31, 1917, Robert Lansing, Secretary of State, received a note from the German Ambassador to the United States. GERMAN AMBASSADOR A new situation has... been created which forces Germany to new decisions.... England is using her naval power for a criminal attempt to force Germany into submission by starvation. In brutal contempt of international law, the... powers led by England..., by ruthless pressure, compel neutral countries either to altogether forego every trade not agreeable to the Entente Powers, or to limit it according to their arbitrary decrees. From February 1, 1917, sea traffic will be stopped with every available weapon and without further notice.... NARRATOR This message from the German Ambassador directly contravened the German guarantee to Wilson   that ended unrestricted submarine warfare following the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. Coupled with the Zimmerman telegram, Germany’s renewed aggression decisively changed American attitudes about the war.    On February 3, 1917, the United States formally ended diplomatic relations with Imperial Germany. On February 25, 1917, the Cunard Line ship Laconia was struck by German Torpedoes. Floyd Gibbons, an American correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, was on board and lived to describe the scene: FLOYD GIBBONS At 10:30 p.m., there was a muffled noise. Five sharp blasts – the signal to abandon. We walked hurriedly down the corridor ... to the lounge which was amidships. We moved fast but there was no crowding and no panic. ...we looked down the slanting side of the ship and noticed ... her water line ... was a number of feet above the waves. ... the lifeboats... rested against the side of the ship.... I could see that we were going to have difficulty in the descent to the water. ‘Lower away!’ someone gave the order and we started downward ... toward the seemingly hungry... swells. The stern of the boat was down; the bow up, leaving us at an angle of about 45 degrees.... The tiers of lights dimmed slowly from white to yellow, then to red, and nothing was left but the murky mourning of the night..... The ship sank rapidly at the stern until at last its nose stood straight in the air. Then it slid silently down and out of sight.... NARRATOR Austin Y. Hoy, a Chicago machinery company executive working in London, cabled President Woodrow Wilson after the sinking of the LACONIA: AUSTIN HOY My beloved mother and sister, passengers on the LACONIA, have been foully murdered.... I call upon my government to preserve its citizens’ self-respect and save others of my countrymen from such deep grief as I now feel. I am of military age, able to fight. If my country can use me against these brutal assassins, I am at its call. If it stultifies my manhood and my nation’s by remaining passive under outrage, I shall seek a man’s chance under another flag. NARRATOR Events abroad also served to tip American opinion. The fall of the Russian Tsar's regime on March 15, 1917 resulted in a greater moral clarity for the Allied cause: the war was now a struggle of democratic nations against autocratic empires. Despite the passions aroused by the Zimmerman telegram and the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, Wilson himself had no personal desire to bring the US into conflict in Europe. Wilson told a journalist off the record: WILSON If there is any alternative, for God’s sake, let’s take it! NARRATOR March 20. Wilson confers with his cabinet. They unanimously vote for War. March 21. Wilson calls Congress into special session for April the 2n  d . On the evening of April the second, 1917, President Wilson addresses a joint session of Congress asking for a Declaration of War. WILSON “While we do these momentous things, let us make very clear to all the world what our motives are. Our object, now as then, is to vindicate the principles of peace and justice as against selfish and autocratic power. Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples, and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments. We have seen the last of neutrality. We are at the beginning of an age in which it will be insisted that the same standards of conduct and of responsibility for wrong done shall be observed among nations and their governments that are observed among the individual citizens of civilized states.” NARRATOR The Congress rose to its feet and applauded enthusiastically. Cheering crowds lined the streets as Wilson departed from the Capitol. As author Byron Farwell wrote: FARWELL QUOTE It was the greatest speech of Wilson’s life. At about 10:00, when the president had returned to the White House, he and his wife had dinner with friends, after which Wilson wandered into the empty cabinet room. His secretary, Joseph Tumulty, found him there: ‘Think what they were applauding,’ he said to Tumulty. ‘My message today was a message of death for our young men. How strange it seems to applaud that.’ He put his head down on the table in the Cabinet Room, and sobbed.’ NARRATOR Still, in the face of aggression, there were voices of opposition. Arkansas Senator George Norris: SENATOR NORRIS Belligerency would benefit only the class of people who will be made prosperous should we become entangled in the present war, who have already made millions..., and who will make hundreds of millions more if we get into the war. To whom does the war bring prosperity? Not to the soldier. Not to the broken hearted widow. Not to the mother who weeps at the death of her brave boy.... I feel that we are about to put the dollar sign on the American Flag.” NARRATOR The Senate passed the War Resolution with only three Republicans and three Democrats opposed. The House voted 373 for, with 50 opposed. Jeanette Rankin, the first woman to serve in Congress, and the lone female Representative, voted against the resolution. The approved Declaration of War was sent to President Wilson on April 6, 1917. At 1pm that day he signed: “Approved 6 April, 1917, Woodrow Wilson.”   Tolling of the bells 19 gun canon salute   DEBORAH YORK As the country mobilized, we leave you with the voices of two soldiers: PERSHING Major General John J. Pershing to President Woodrow Wilson, April 10, 1917:  “Dear Mr. President: As an officer of the army, may I not extend to you, as Commander-in-Chief of the armies, my sincere congratulations upon your soul-stirring patriotic address to Congress on April 2d. Your strong stand for the right will be an inspiration to humanity everywhere, but especially to the citizens of the Republic. It arouses in the breast of every soldier feelings of the deepest admiration for their leader. I am exultant that my life has been spent as a soldier, in camp and field, that I may now the more worthily and more intelligently serve my country and you. With great respect, Your obedient servant, JOHN J. PERSHING Major General, U.S. Army DEBORAH YORK And from the diary of Sergeant York serialized in  Liberty magazine in 1927: SERGEANT YORK I had no time to bother much about a lot of foreigners quarrelling and killing each other over in Europe. I just wanted to be left alone to live in peace and love. I wasn’t planning my life any other way. ... I figured that if some people in the Wolf River Valley were quarrelling... it wasn’t any of my business to go and interfere, and Europe was much further away.... I never dreamed we’d go over there to fight. So I didn’t pay much attention to it. I didn’t let it bother me until I received from the post office a little red card telling me to register for the draft. That’s how the war came to me, in the midst of all my peace and happiness and dreams, which I felt all along were too good to be true, and just couldn’t last.” THEO MAYER In the meantime, the popular music of the time begins to address the American soldier, his image and his place in the world. IF HE CAN FIGHT LIKE HE CAN LOVE, GOOD NIGHT, GERMANY! If he can fight like he can love, Oh what a soldier boy he’ll be! If he’s just have as good in the trench As he was in the park or on a bench,   Then ev’ry Hun had better run And find a great big linden tree I know he’ll be a hero ‘over there’ ‘Cause he’s a bear in any Morris chair And if he fights like he can love Why, then it’s goodnight, Germany!   Verse 2 Ev’ry single day all the papers say, Mary’s beau is, oh, so brave With his little gun, chasing ev’ry Hun He has taught them to behave Little Mary proudly shakes her head, And says, “Do you remember what I said?”   Chorus If he can fight like he can love, Oh what a soldier boy he’ll be! If he’s just have as good in the trench As he was in the park or on a bench, Then ev’ry Hun had better run And find a great big linden tree I know he’ll be a hero ‘over there’ ‘Cause he’s a bear in any Morris chair And if he fights like he can love Why, then it’s goodnight, Germany! ANNOUNCER I Have A Rendezvous With Death (POEM: No Music or Sound) I have a rendezvous with Death At some disputed barricade, When Spring comes back with rustling shade And apple-blossoms fill the air— I have a rendezvous with Death When Spring brings back blue days and fair. It may be he shall take my hand And lead me into his dark land And close my eyes and quench my breath— It may be I shall pass him still. I have a rendezvous with Death On some scarred slope of battered hill, When Spring comes round again this year And the first meadow-flowers appear. God knows ‘twere better to be deep Pillowed in silk and scented down, Where love throbs out in blissful sleep, Pulse nigh to pulse, and breath to breath, Where hushed awakenings are dear... But I’ve a rendezvous with Death At midnight in some flaming town, When Spring trips north again this year, And I to my pledged word am true, I shall not fail that rendezvous. THEO MAYER And so America goes to war and takes her place on the world stage. Nothing would be same again as the country heads into the most rapid and profound transformation of her young existence. World War 1 Centennial news is here to tell you the story - We will explore WW1 Centennial News THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week. And we will explore WW1 Centennial News NOW - what is happening today with the centennial commemoration of the war that changed the world. And so it begins [MUSIC] That was Part 2 of our special feature presentation of “In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace” our 2-part special of America’s reluctant entry into World War 1. The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to-- inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1; Our podcast and these specials are a part of that endeavor We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms; We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country; and of course we are building America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC.   If you like the work we are doing, please support it with a tax deductible donation at ww1cc.org/donate - all lower case Or if you are on your smartphone text  the word: WW1 to 41444. that's the letters ww the number 1 texted to 41444. Any amount is appreciated.   We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn   on  iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for listening to this special presentation of WW1 Centennial News… A full list of the many talented people who contributed to this production is in the podcast notes.   [OVER THERE]   So long.

It's a tale of trial and tribulation for working class communities. We welcome back guest Anna Delman to talk about two films which deal with poor communities dealing with hardships inflicted by current events. Both of these films contended for Best Picture at the Oscars. "Sergeant York" examined the draft upon rural mountain homes in America. "How Green Was My Valley" looked at Welsh miners slowly losing their jobs. Which saga won our votes?

Sergeant York (1941) is the semi-autobiographical tale of Alvin C. York, the most decorated soldier of World War I. This movie starred Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, and Walter Brennan. Rough Script - Sergeant York (1941) We would love to get your feedback! Email HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! Tweet to your followers - I just listened to a classic movie review @classicmovierev If you dug this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to Classic Movie Reviews with Snark Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS Follow us on Twitter @classicmovierev You can also subscribe via Stitcher Read more at snarkymoviereviews.com  

If the Colt New Service is one of the most iconic of revolvers, the Colt M1911 is indisputably the most iconic semi-auto handgun. It’s been around for more than a century, it set the tone for pretty much every magazine-fed handgun since, and many early 20th century models are still in use today. I’m guessing Cpt. America is still using the one he was issued back in WW2, because, like him, they’re awesome, tough, and reliable. Visit Gordon's blog for supplemental notes and images, if you're so inclined. If you're moved to leave a comment on any of the YouTube videos or blog posts to which we've linked, be sure to mention you found them through this podcast: thanks! Show notes and links: Should You Load Five, Or Should You Load Six? (Single Action Basics) (youtube.com) Happy birthday 1911! | Monster Hunter Nation (monsterhunternation.com) Sergeant York (1941) Borchardt C-93 Mauser C96 Luger pistol  John Moses Browning (m1911.org) "Hard Magic", by Larry Correia (amazon.com) M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun a.k.a. "potato digger" FN M1900 Colt M1900 Colt M1902 ("military" and "sporting" models) Thompson LaGard Commission and tests Limbers and caissons Battle of Bud Bagsak John J. "Black Jack" Pershing Alvin C. York S.L.A. Marshall 1911A1 .45 Pistol from 1925 in Slow-Mo! (Jerry Miculek on youtube.com) Development of the Model 1911 Pistol (Forgotten Weapons) WWII 1911 .45 CAL Pistol Training (720p) (WW2 training film) 1911 Anniversary Thoughts (hickok45 on youtube.com)

What do American Graffiti and Sergeant York have in common? Aside from 'MERICA (as the kids now say it)? How about depictions of characters at crossroads in life? What to do with oneself in society? Uh... other things? We explore George Lucas' seminal rock n roll teenagers flick that is his only non-franchise hit, and Howard Hawks' sophisticated telling of a simple man who became a hero.

The Gods mourn the latest from Schwarzenegger and Depp, and praise new movies starring ScarJo and Russell Crowe. Digigods Podcast, 07/22/14 (MP3) -- 31.0 MB right click to save Subscribe to the Digigods Podcast In this episode, the Gods discuss: All Cheerleaders Die (Blu-ray) Anaconda (Blu-ray) The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (Blu-ray) Bethlehem (DVD) Blue Ruin (Blu-ray) Born Yesterday (Blu-ray) Brannigan (Blu-ray) Cesar Chavez (Blu-ray) Dom Hemingway (Blu-ray) Donnie Brasco (Blu-ray) The Essential Jacques Demy (Lola, Bay of Angels, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Donkey Skin, Une Chambre en Ville) (Blu-ray/DVD) The Face of Love (DVD) Flatliners (Blu-ray) Gamera Legacy Collection [Gamera: The Giant Monster, Gamera vs Barugon, Gamera vs Gyaos, Gamera vs Viras, Gamera vs. Guiron, Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera vs. Zigra, Gamera: Super Monster, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996), Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)] (DVD) Gridiron Gang (Blu-ray) Heaven is For Real (Blu-ray/DVD) Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Blu-ray) Insomnia (Blu-ray/DVD) The Last Action Hero (Blu-ray) Legend of Billie Jean - Fair is Fair Edition (Blu-ray) Like Father, Like Son (DVD) Love in the City (L'Amore in Citta) (Blu-ray) Make Your Move (Blu-ray) The Man From Laramie (Blu-ray) The Mechanic (Blu-ray) Noah (Blu-ray/DVD) The Pretty One (DVD) The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (BD) Radio Days (Blu-ray) Resurrected (Blu-ray) Rio 2 (Blu-ray) Road to Paloma (Blu-ray) Sabata (Blu-ray) Sabotage (Blu-ray/DVD) Save Your Legs (Blu-ray) SX TAPE (Blu-ray) That Awkward Moment (Blu-ray) The Train (Blu-ray) Transcendence (Blu-ray/DVD) Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club (Blu-ray) Under the Skin (Blu-ray) Violent Saturday (Blu-ray) Wet Behind the Ears (DVD) Witness for the Prosecution (Blu-ray) World War I Centennial Commemorative Collection (The Big Parade, Sergeant York, The Dawn Patrol, Wings) (DVD) Please also visit CineGods.com. 

Matthew Sweet looks at music for films set against the background of the First World War, including the Classic Score of the Week, Joseph Kosma's music for Jean Renoir's movie masterpiece, La Grande Illusion. The First World War prompted a cinematic response even before the War was over and it has continued to exercise the film maker's imagination ever since. From Charles Chaplin's Shoulder Arms in 1918 to Steven Spielberg's recent War Horse, the stories and commentaries are varied and include some of the great moments in film and film-music (The African Queen; The Blue Max; Sergeant York; Lawrence of Arabia).

Writer/director Dave Arnold talks about the sources and inspiration for Sergeant York, plus an announcement about "Get in the Show!"

Sound designers Christopher Diehl and Nathan Jones reveal their secrets in creating the unique sound effects in the "Sergeant York" episodes, plus a preview of "Child's Play."

Jon Curry (voice of Sergeant York) and Renee Dorian (voice of Gracie) share their stories. Katie Leigh and Gatlin Green share acting tips. And hear a preview of "Sergeant York, Part 3"

Phil Lollar and Milby Barron (the voices of Dale and Ann) talk about their characters' return to the show. Plus, hear a preview of the upcoming "Sergeant York."

Introduction Turn in your Bibles, if you would, to Matthew chapter 22. We resume our series in the gospel of Matthew. As I was growing up, one of my favorite movies - I love adventure movies and war movies, if they're done in a certain way. And this old movie, Sergeant York, was probably one of my favorites, a black and white film with Gary Cooper. Perhaps some of you've seen it. Sergeant York, a true hero, a military hero in World War I, captured 132 Germans in one day, almost single-handedly, amazing achievement. And they made a movie about his life a number of years later and Gary Cooper starred in it. In that film, Cooper portrays Alvin York as kind of a hell-raising mountain man before he became a Christian, riding through town and firing off guns and causing trouble. But the Lord got hold of his life, he came to faith in Christ, and he renounced all forms of wickedness, and all aggression, and fighting, and all the things that he'd done, and he walked with Christ, and he was a Sunday school teacher and he was growing. And then World War I came around for the United States in 1917, and the draft was enacted and he was drafted. And this threw him into a crisis of conscience. He didn't know whether he could go and fight, he might be a conscientious objector. He wasn't sure what to do, and so he went along in the process, and I think it was a sergeant that said, “You really just need to go and get it settled in your heart, whether you can even do this.” And so he took some time and he went off into the mountains there of Tennessee, and he wandered around with his Bible, and he sat down overlooking a beautiful valley, and he opened up to the passage of Scripture that we're going to study today. Matthew 22:21, and there he read, “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.” And in this way, he resolved his own struggling conscience. He felt that he was able to serve in the military and rendered to Caesar those things that were Caesar's, and he could do it as an act of worship to God. Now, whether you accept his particular interpretation of that passage or not, this passage talks about a Christian's proper relationship to government. And if you know anything about church history, you know that Christians have struggled with that question and continue to struggle. And I predict we're going to continue to struggle and even more in this nation. And therefore, we have to return to the Scriptures and find out what God expects from us in terms of our relationship with government. From the very beginning of the Christian church this has been a struggle, after all, it was Caesar's governor, Pontius Pilate, that put our Lord to death, unjustly at the human level. Who ordered the crucifixion of Christ, and it was Roman soldiers who nailed Jesus to the cross. But on the other hand, it was a godly Roman centurion, Cornelius, who was the first Gentile convert to Christ. A man of faith. The greatest apostle of them all, the Apostle Paul was both a quintessential Jewish Christian and a Roman citizen, both. And Paul frequently claimed the benefits of Roman citizenship and used the transportation and commerce abilities of the Roman Empire to spread the gospel. And yet it was Caesar who ordered the Apostle Paul's execution, as well. The New Testament constantly commands willing submission to the government. And yet, it was the government that viciously persecuted Christians on and off for the first three centuries of church history. The Emperor Constantine declared himself to be a Christian in the year 325 A.D., but that declaration brought a wedding of church and state, which was in some ways for a long time, ruinous to the Christian church. And required a massive reformation twelve centuries later to bring it out of some of the false understandings that happened at that time. In many nations around the world, it is government that is viciously persecuting our brothers and sisters in Christ. Godless governments or governments dominated by other religions, world religions, that are persecuting our brothers and sisters, hunting down godly pastors, arresting them, persecuting them, torturing them and killing them. And yet here in America, there has been for over 200 years, somewhat of a comfortable relationship between Christianity and the state government. Many godly Christians have had a massive influence on the governmental life of our nation. Christians have as much right to vote in this country and set policy as non-Christians do, to influence as any other group. Some have even gone so far, many times, there are many statements in history that America is a Christian nation because of the pervasive influence of Christians on the history of government in this country. Barack Obama recently distanced himself from that statement, said America is not a Christian nation. And some have been debating that statement as well. And so, we see in recent history, the comfortable relationship between the Christian faith and the surrounding secular government, decaying a bit, fraying around the edges, even becoming more and more corrupt. I think we all acknowledge that with the legalization of abortion over a quarter century ago, the Roe v. Wade decision, that the relationship between the Christian faith and the secular government turned for the worse, and in many ways corruption has entered this relationship and we stand in uncertain times. And we don't really know what the future holds in terms of our relationship with the government of our country. And so, the question stands before us as it has before, every generation of Christians: “How should a faithful Christian deal well with the government of the land in which they live?” Now, Sergeant York found an answer in the text that we're gonna study today, I think we can find an answer, too. I don't know that we're gonna find the exact same applications that he did, but this is a text that we should turn to and attend to. And it begins with an attack on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that was plotted out and executed by his enemies. An Attack Plotted and Executed Look at verses 15 through 17, “Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘We know that you're a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by men, since you pay no attention to who they are. Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?’” The Final Week of Jesus’ Life … One Conflict After Another So this is, as we've mentioned in context, the final week of Jesus' life. What a tumultuous week. One conflict after another. His enemies are mobilized. They're moving out and they're plotting against him. Jesus’ Enemies Plot Against Him Look at verse 15 again, “The Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.” They took counsel together, as in Psalm 2. They assembled together and took counsel how they might trap him. And the idea here is to trap him by his speech. Ordinarily, people who speak a lot are vulnerable to making an occasional gaffe. “Where words are many, sin is inevitable,” the Bible says. I actually pray, as one whose ministry involves a lot of speaking, that I might avoid saying something that will bring shame to the Savior, say something that's doctrinally not true. In our day and age of YouTube and electronic devices that can capture the moment immediately, you can say something you wish you hadn't said, and a million people can see it over the next week. And political campaigns have been scuttled by that kind of thing. An off-color remark, an off-hand remark, and there it goes up on YouTube and you're finished. Your dreams of being president are now over. Such an off-hand comment can torpedo a presidential campaign, but in Jesus' day, it could get you killed. And so they were looking for something by which they could trap him and - can we say it - right to the end, kill him. They want to kill him. That's their goal. And so they're trying to get rid of Jesus. And there are two ways, I think, if you look at it logically that they could have gotten rid of Jesus, they can get rid of him by law or they can get rid of him by force. Either way, I think it was okay, they would have attempted either one, but they had problems on each side. Now, if they wanted to get rid of Jesus by law, legally they had to work with the Romans because they were in charge. And according to Roman law at the time, the Jews could not have put Jesus to death. The Romans had no interest whatsoever in any religious controversy between Jesus and the Pharisees or Sadducees, would not have been interesting to them at all. The claim that Jesus was the Son of God was blasphemy to the Sanhedrin, but Pilate would not have been interested in such a thing. So Jesus had to somehow be made a criminal in the eyes of Rome. If Jesus was heard to be espousing rebellion against Rome, then the Romans would take an interest in that and they would take care of executing Jesus themselves. They have no problem putting the people to death. Hence, the question about taxation. On the other hand, the Jewish leaders could simply rise up and attack Jesus. Just kill him by force, as they tried to do several times in his ministry. But the problem there, as it says again and again in Matthew's gospel, was the people. They were afraid of the people. They all loved Jesus and held that Jesus was a prophet of God. And so, if they had managed to rise up and kill Jesus, then the crowd in rage would have turned and killed them. And they were afraid of that, they were afraid of the people. So in order to strip this protection away, Jesus had to be made repulsive in the eyes of the people. Hence, the question about taxation. If Jesus said that they didn't have to pay taxes to Caesar, then he would be made repulsive at least in the eyes of patriotic Jews who could then foment negative feelings about Jesus and it would be easier to put Him to death. Strange Bedfellows: The Pharisees and Herodians And so this whole issue brings together two strange bedfellows, if you can look at it that way: the Pharisees and the Herodians. Ordinarily, they wouldn't have agreed about much of anything. The Pharisees were orchestrating this whole thing. Verse 16, “The Pharisees sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians.” Interesting, they didn't go themselves. They had no problems confronting Jesus but the approach here is one of subtlety, they're trying to trap Jesus. And so, I think they might have felt that Jesus would let his guard down, if these young disciples came along and asked this question that they'd been fed by their masters. And so they send the disciples but they're organizing this. The Pharisees, you know, they were zealots for the law of Moses, sought to keep ritual purity at all costs. Their adamant desire to follow the laws of Moses and they absolutely despised the Romans, and the occupying forces, the Roman legions. Some Pharisees were even zealots who would have taken up arms against the Romans, and did at many times, would have favored armed rebellion against Rome. They would have absolutely repudiated paying any taxes to Caesar at all if they could. On the other hand, the Herodians were disciples or followers of King Herod, who was a collaborator with Rome. He was really a puppet king. His whole power was based on Roman consent, and he personally benefited from the taxes paid to Caesar. The Herodians would have instantly reported Jesus to the Romans if Jesus had said, “You don't have to pay Roman taxes.” So these are strange bedfellows. How in the world do they agree to get together? Well, there's an old adage, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” That's how it works. It happened in World War II. You remember how the Western countries like Great Britain and the United States worked together with a communist, totalitarian, dictator, genocidal maniac like Joseph Stalin, because they were all fighting against Hitler. And so these two groups that are ordinarily enemies, they got together, they represent opposite sides of the question on taxation. They didn't agree with each other in this question. But they did agree about one thing, they wanted Jesus dead. The Flattery And so they're willing to get together and come and ask him this question about taxation. And they come subtly. They come like a snake. They come with flattery. Look at verse 16, “‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘We know that you're a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by men since you pay no attention to who they are.’” Well, that's just flattery, is all that is. Flattery is insincere praise given for selfish reasons. It's an ancient technique. It's been around a long time. Dale Carnegie in his famous book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, said this about flattery, “Flattery is telling the other person exactly what he thinks about himself.” So in other words, the more prideful you are, the more susceptible you are to flattery. If you keep getting flattered and somebody uses flattery with you, could it be you have a pride problem? In Aesop’s Fable, “The Fox and the Crow,” the wily fox sees an ugly crow sitting up high in a branch with a piece of cheese in his beak, remember this story. And he persuades the crow that it has the most beautiful voice of any bird. And how much he would love to hear the crow sing another song. The crow believes this, and opens his mouth and begins to squawk some hideous song, and the precious piece of cheese flutters down to the ground and the fox gobbles it up. Do not trust flatterers is the moral of that story. Scripture has its own warning on flattery. Proverbs 29:5 says, “Whoever flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet,” isn't that what these folks were doing with Jesus, spreading a net for his feet? If I can just pause and urge, never use flattery. If you're going to encourage somebody, be sure your motives are pure. You wanna build them up in their faith. You wanna see them glorify God more. Don't give compliments or encouragement to get something back from somebody. And so they come with flattery. And the flattery, interesting that they use, actually is true. The things they said about Jesus are all true. The problem is they didn't believe they were true, and therefore, it's flattery. Jesus was in fact a man of integrity. NIV gives just “a man of truth,” he was true, literally. Honest through and through, perfectly free from any deception or corruption. Actually, Jesus was far more than that, he wasn't just merely a truthful man, he was the truth, himself. He was truth embodied. But they didn't believe this, the Pharisees actually believed he was a deceiver teaching false doctrines. Secondly, He actually did teach the way of God truthfully. He perfectly spoke the words of his Heavenly Father. He said nothing except what the father had told him to say. And he accurately portrayed the way of God. This is all true. But again, he's far more than this, he didn't just merely proclaim the way, he was the way to God and still is. For Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” But again, they didn't believe this. They actually believed he was a deceiver leading the people astray. And thirdly, Jesus was truly no respecter of persons. He didn't respect a man's face, he wasn't concerned with his appearance or his position, it meant nothing to him. Not swayed at all by public opinion. I believe never in human history has any man been so freed from concern about other people's opinions. Have you not noticed how many times Jesus puts out the fire by pouring a bucket of kerosene on it? He is willing to say the truth. They come at him in John 5, because he's healing on a Sabbath. He said, “Well, you asked me about healing,” He said, “Actually, my Father is always at his work to this very day and I too am working.” So he went to the next level. “I'm not merely just doing things on the Sabbath, I'm following my Father. God is my Father.” Don't imagine for a moment, Jesus didn't know the effect that his words would have. He was just utterly fearless when it came to dealing with people. The fact of the matter is, every leader, every king, every ruler, every judge, every great man or great woman that has ever lived, will stand some day before Jesus and be judged by him. He's the judge of all the earth. He has no fear before people. None whatsoever. He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Now, I actually think Jesus' enemies did believe that he was free in his speech, that he spoke his convictions and let the chips fall where they may. I think they believed that, they were actually counting on it. They wanted Jesus to speak forth his own destruction. And so they were counting on him to say what his opinion was. The Trap Sprung Now, having laid the flattery on thickly, Jesus' predators then spring the trap, verse 17, “Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” The word “tax” here is “census” from which we get “census”. This was the tax that was set up, the poll tax set up by Caesar Augustus, and then renewed again and again by these Caesars. And it was the most offensive tax. It was basically a tax for having a head. If you had a head, you had to pay a tax. And so they would count your heads and then you would pay the tax. Either Way … Jesus is Stuck And so Jesus has to answer this question, “Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” They believe this, either way. Either way, he's stuck. If he had said, “No. It is not lawful or it is not right for us to pay taxes to Caesar. This is the promised land, promised to Abraham. These Romans are usurpers. They ought not to be here.” Then they've got him. Because the Romans are gonna come after a great powerful leader like that and Jesus was, with multitudes of people following him, they would have shut him down, they would have killed him, he would have been instantly arrested by Pilate and put to death as an insurrectionist. And their problem would be solved. But if on the other hand, he said, “It is right to pay taxes to Caesar,” then he alienates the zealots and patriotic Jews, all of that harkening back to 2,000 years before that, when God had promised this land to Abraham and to his descendants forever. And they looked at these Romans as coming in and usurping their rightful place in the Promised Land. It was a brilliant ploy. They're playing chess with Jesus, and they feel like they have Him trapped, and there's nothing he can do, no matter what he does, he loses. But they forgot one thing, they didn't understand one thing. They were playing chess with the God who created the universe. They were crossing intellectual swords with the mind who is presently sustaining our atoms and molecules, together. You can't get ahead of Jesus mentally or intellectually. All praise be to God, for the mental powers of Jesus. You can't get ahead of him, you don't catch him with his guard down, it never happens. The mind of Christ. Jesus Exposes their Hypocrisy And so Jesus immediately goes to the heart of the matter and he doesn't immediately deal with the issue. He immediately deals with their hearts in bringing him the issue. Verse 18, he says “You hypocrites. Why are you trying to trap me?” The Scripture says “Jesus, knowing their evil intent.” He studied their hearts. The Omniscience of Christ It is one thing, and we can do this, to sense flattery and hypocrisy. Jesus didn't sense anything, He knew it. He knew their hearts, he knew their hearts perfectly. He studies our hearts and our minds, as it says in the Book of Revelation. He knew their evil intent and he called them hypocrites. A hypocrite literally, it's an actor, it's somebody who puts on a mask to cover up his true intentions, his true person. And so, they were pretending to be fawning kind of fans of Jesus. But actually they wanted him dead. Jesus Evades their Trap And so Jesus exposes their hypocrisy, and then he evades their trap. Look at verses 19-22. Jesus' enemies underestimated his infinite mind. And so do you, and so do I. There's not a single person here that rightly esteems Jesus' thinking power. “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways,” says the Lord “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my thoughts higher than your thoughts, and my ways higher than your ways." So as they're trying to play chess with Jesus, they didn't know who they were dealing with. I love stories in which somebody incognito gets into a certain situation and people don't know who they're dealing with. I read some time ago, a story about Dr. Emanuel Lasker, who is one of the greatest chess players in history. And he was Chess Champion, he was German and Chess Champion for 27 years, the longest chess reign in history. And he had a little hobby. He used to like to go around to coffee shops and little places in different towns, and just play chess with people. And he would gauge the ability, and just make it fun for himself. And he could dial his ability at whatever the level, and he just loved to do this. One day, he came to a village where there was this old blind man, who was a chess expert, who had almost never lost. This man was an expert chess player. Though he was blind, he was able to play the whole game in his mind, didn't have to see the pieces. And so they were playing and as the game unfolded, Lasker played a certain move and the blind man just smiled. And he said, “Dr. Lasker, I presume?” And he could tell just from the move, and he said, “I'm undone, I'm uncovered.” The blind man could see, but no one else could see, this was the greatest chess player in the world. I love those kind of stories because Jesus really was God incognito. In “Hark The Herald Angels Sing,” we say “Mild, he laid his glory by.” Why do they underestimate Jesus? Because Jesus wasn't fully on display in all of his glory there. He looked like just an ordinary Jew. And so, they underestimated his mind, they thought of him in a fleshly way, and so they thought they had trapped him. But let me tell you something, Jesus cannot be trapped. And this is a fundamental principle concerning Jesus' death. “No man takes my life from me, but I lay it down freely of my own accord. I have the authority to lay it down and I have the authority to take it back up again.” John 10:18. You can't trap Jesus into dying, you can't surround him with a force too great for him to handle. If he doesn't wanna die, he is not going to die. Then why did he die? Well, He died for you and me, because we're sinners, he died under the wrath of God, to take away the penalty for our sins. He chose to die, he wasn't trapped into death. He wasn't a victim, he died because sinners like you and me cannot stand before God and hope to avoid hell, except that Jesus saves us. I just have to appeal to you now and say, do you know him as a savior? Don't be amazed at his intellectual abilities, yes, be amazed, but that's not enough. Jesus laid down his life for you, if you'll only trust in him. I ask you to simply repent. You don't need a bunch of religion, you don't need a bunch of insights you don't need all of this, you need to know that Jesus was God, became man, shed his blood on the cross for your sins and all of your sins will be forgiven, God will see you as righteous as Jesus if you simply believe in him. It's all you need to do. An Object Lesson: “Show Me the Coin” So Jesus couldn't be taken by accident, his guard isn't down, no one takes his life from him. And so he decides to become a teacher and he uses an object lesson, you know an object lesson? You use an object to teach something. He says, bring me the coin. “Show me the coin used for paying the poll tax.” Apparently, they had to go get one, none of the Jews had one of those hateful things. Whose Portrait, Whose Inscription? So they managed to go get it. And he asked the question, “Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?” Well, on the coin would have been at that point, a portrait of Tiberius Caesar. But, and very offensive to the Jews, was an inscription which proclaimed the divinity of Tiberius Caesar, that he was a God. Now, it is an axiom of ancient governments and probably of governments today, whosoever face is on the money is ruling that country. And so, that was Caesar's country because his face was on the money. So Jesus is focusing attention on the coin itself and on the ruler. And that offensive coin would have been brutally offensive to the Jews, because it had an image, a graven image on it, of someone who was claiming to be god, the son of the divine Augustus, literally the son of a god. And it would have been a violation, therefore, of the Ten Commandments against graven images. As a matter of fact, if you go to Israel today, you can meet some Jews, Orthodox Jews, who will not allow their photo to be taken, even in the 21st century, because they believe it's a violation of the Ten Commandments. Secondly, on the other side, this coin would have shown Tiberius Caesar in priestly robe as though he was a high priest of God. It was a very offensive coin. And so Jesus' enemies are only happy to produce this coin and show it to him, because they imagine that Jesus is about to speak the words that will end his life. So go ahead, Jesus here it is. What do you wanna say? Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar or not? And then Jesus says this: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” Now, it's amazing, Jesus changed the word. They ask. “Is it lawful to give the poll tax to Caesar?” He changes the word to, what we would have to say in English, “Render” or “give back.” Something like giving someone their due. He changes and intensifies the word. It is Caesar's by right, render it to him, it is right to give it to him. It is his. So give it to him. And so, he asserts here, that it is in fact, lawful to support governments even wicked pagan idolatrous governments with tax money. It is their due, we must render it to them. And it is astonishing if you meditate on it, that Jesus is upholding the right of this pagan government that in a few days' time, will execute him, and he knows it. He's already predicted it, they're gonna hand him over to the Gentiles, to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day, he'll be raised to life. He's predicted it multiple times in Matthew's Gospel, he knows exactly what Pontius Pilate is going to do to him. And yet, for all of that, He says, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's.” But he doesn't stop there, he extends it beyond, infinitely beyond. “Render to God those things that are God's.” What We Must Render to Caesar The Simple Answer on Taxes: YES! Well, let's look at the first one. What is Caesar's? What should we render to Caesar? Well, let's start with taxes. The simple answer on taxes is, yes, you must pay them. So the federal government is not gonna come in and arrest me as an insurrectionist, I'm gonna say, “You need to pay taxes to the federal government.” I would urge that you not pay them a penny more than they deserve. That's a different matter. Okay, get a good tax attorney, or somebody, don't pay them a penny more. We're not looking to give charity to the federal government. I'm starting to show my political leanings here, but at any rate, we're not looking to give extra. Donating money to the federal government, I don't think we need to do that. I recently received my 10-40 in the mail. Boy, they're right on it, aren't they? And they get it out to you just in case you might wanna pay on January 4, just get it right in the mail. So at any rate. We must pay taxes. The answer is yes. Now, what does it mean when we talk about authority? Jesus basically is saying the authorities that exist have been established by God, He will say that through His apostle Paul. What is authority? It is the right to command obedience. It is the right to command obedience. Therefore, in our family, we talk about God-ordained authorities. There are authorities that have been instituted by God, and they have the right to give commands, not merely suggestions. Friends give suggestions, authorities give commands. And so, authority that exists has been established by God. It says again in Daniel 4:17, “The Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of men.” And so God sovereignly sets up kings. The Benefits of Caesar in Jesus’ Day Now, there were benefits of Caesar in Jesus' day, the Romans conquest of the Mediterranean had united that part of the world in a system and infrastructure that made the gospel able to travel very easily there. It meant that as long as a country accepted Roman rule, they could live under the Pax Romana, the Roman Peace, free of war, which is a great benefit. And the Romans were generally enlightened leaders, they used local leaders like Herod and others to rule over their own people and made it worth everyone's while to be peaceful, under the Roman yoke. And so, they were excellent at long-term stability, they gave a basic modicum of Roman justice, they punished the evildoers, as best as they could, although it wasn't perfect, because both Jesus and Paul were executed wrongly, at the human level. But at the same time, it was a better system of justice than many that existed. And as with any reasonable government, they protected the people from rampant crime, from anarchy, from armed mobs roaming the streets and brought stability and order to daily life. That's what you've got from the Roman government. The Benefits of Government Today Well, what are the benefits of government today? Well, in Romans 13:4, Paul says “The ruler is God's servant to do you good.” And again in Romans 13:6. “This also is why you pay taxes, because the authorities are God's servants who give their full time to governing.” Twice in that passage, it calls rulers God's servants who are doing you good. And so God's servants do you good by promoting peace, and public order, establishing and upholding systems of justice, punishing evildoers, protecting people from external military threats, promoting health and prosperity by roads, infrastructures and other things, etcetera, etcetera. Now, the debates on the etcetera could go on forever on the proper role of government, but at least governments do this. And if you wanna see the effect of no government, look at Somalia. And if you have any idea what's going on or has been going on in Somalia, from 1991 to 2006, there has been no permanent national government in Somalia. Armed bands of military thugs under different gangland warlords are trying to control the streets. It was might makes right, enforcing their wills on common people. No national laws governing commerce. And there were, in short, no taxes. So if you want a place where there are no taxes, go live in Somalia. That didn't mean you weren't going to be paying money out of pocket every time you stepped on the street, at some armed kid that came up with a gun. That was going on, but there were no taxes 'cause there was no government. The level of daily violence in Somalia has been called catastrophic. In 2000, statistics stated that only 21% of the population had clean drinking water. 79% of the people in Somalia did not have water to drink. No such thing as safe travel in the country, at any moment armed gangs could hit you with highway robbery. 10% infant mortality rate. 25% of the babies that are born in that country die by age five. Adult literacy declined from 24% in 1989 to 17% in 2001. So that's what anarchy looks like. Believe it or not, there's some people that kind of love Somalia and are studying it. They're in western universities that really love no government, they're watching to see if something good will come of that. Dear friends, good government is a blessing from God. Rulers are God's servants who do you good and why is that? Because sin is lawlessness, and if there is no restraining force, then there'll be lawlessness in the streets, and you know it. And so we ought to pay our taxes to Caesar, to government with grateful hearts for the benefits that we get. We Owe More than Taxes But we owe more than taxes, dear friends. We also all honor, 1 Peter 2:17 says “Show proper respect to everyone, love the brotherhood of believers, fear God and honor the king.” Honor is a hard attitude of respect. We don't do it grudgingly, we do it with respect, a sense of respect and gratefulness for what they do. We also owe obedience, we must submit ourselves for the Lord's sake, to every authority instituted among men, Romans 13. We must obey, 1 Peter 2:13-14. And as we're able, we must participate wisely as stewards of gracious gifts given to us. We are part of a representative democracy here. A republic. And so we are able to participate, nine times in the book of Acts, it is recorded that the Apostle Paul was a citizen of Rome. If that were some corrupt thing or some evil thing, it wouldn't have been mentioned like that, but it was usually a benefit to Paul. And that kind of citizenship is a stewardship that's entrusted to us. And we must make the best of it. So that involves such things as voting wisely, jury duty, and other things like that. The key example of proper participation with a secular even godless government is Daniel in the book of Daniel. Daniel, in Daniel 6:3, “Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.” He was a great magistrate. Servant of the state. And he was able to use his position as a wise counselor to give frank advice to a tyrant like Nebuchadnezzar. In Daniel 4:27, he says, “Therefore, O king, be pleased to accept my advice: renounce your sins by doing what is right and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.” Boy, that's some bold, frank advice-giving there. And so, I think that Christians can get involved in government at many levels, as salt and light to prevent the spread of corruption by making those kinds of messages. If in fact we don't lose our saltiness We also owe government prayer, we ought to pray. It says in 1 Timothy 2, “I urge, first of all, that requests and prayers and intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings, and for all of those in authority, so that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” That's the province of government, to enable us to live peaceful and quiet lives. But more than that, we have to pray for the salvation of government officials. Because Paul goes on to say “This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth.” And so we ought to be praying for presidents and senators and representatives for their personal salvation, That they would come to faith in Christ. Because frankly, some day God is going to call them to give an account. For the way that they carried themselves when they're in positions of power. And they will give an account to Christ. The Limits of Our Obedience And so, therefore, dear friends, there are limits to our obedience to Caesar. There's only so much Caesar can command us to do. In Acts 4, Peter and John said, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God.” So whenever that comes, where the government is forcing something that causes us that compels us to disobey God, we must disobey government. Daniel, again, our example of that, he was commanded to pray to no one but the king for 30 days. And so what does he do, he goes up to his room, and opens the window for everyone to see and prays toward Jerusalem three times a day just like he always had done. And they came and got him. Because there was no way that that secular government was going to compel him to stop praying. By the way, what are you willing to suffer for your quiet time? What kind of suffering are you willing to go through so that you can carry on your personal prayer life? Well, that was Daniel, and he was thrown into that lions’ den. But notice that Daniel still had a respectful attitude toward King Darius. And when Darius came and got him, he who had consigned him unjustly into the lions' den. The next day, Daniel has God been able to keep you alive, He said, “O king, live forever.” There was a respectful attitude that he had. And also Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego toward Nebuchadnezzar. A respectful attitude. “I will obey you as much as I can. But if you command me to do something that I cannot do, then I will not do it.” The ultimate end of that, dear friends comes when Antichrist rules the world. When the beast of Revelation 13 comes, and when he commands people all over the world to get a mark on their foreheads, or on their hands. And if they don't get that mark, they cannot buy or sell. No true Christian will receive that mark. For in Revelation 14, it says, “If anyone receives the mark of the beast, they are consigned to hell and the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever.” And so, that's Christian civil disobedience to the final degree there, and many Christians will lose their lives for that form of civil disobedience. What We Must Render to God Love God Above All Else So we have discussed what we must render to Caesar, what must we render to God? Everything. At the end of this chapter we will learn that the first and greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. This is the first and greatest commandment. So you render to God the utmost devotion and love and effort you have in your life. He should be uppermost in your affections, above all things, give him love. Render to God Worship Above All Else And render to God worship. Above all else. Jesus said to Satan, who said, “fall down and worship me, and I'll give you all the kingdoms of the world.” Jesus said, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” So can I say to you there are two things you must not give to government? Do not give them your worship, I don't care what they print on their coins. Men are men and they're not gods, and so this is really a warning to Tiberius Caesar, give to God the things that are God's. You ought to repent, soon, if you think you're a God. In Acts chapter 12, Herod thought he was a God and God struck him dead on the spot and he was eaten by worms and died, because he would not give glory to God. And so this is a warning to tyrants all over the world. If you get arrogant and egotistical and think that you are gods and you're only men, be warned, beware. But there are two things you must only give to God and certainly not to government: Worship and hope. Don't put your hope in the government, dear friends. It bothered me when Obama had a sticker that said hope in it. Don't hope in Obama. He might end up being some great president. I pray that he repents on his views on abortion. But don't put your hope in him even still, dear friends. Psalm 1:46 says, “Do not trust in princes, but put your trust in the Lord.” So do not give your hope to the federal government, it's not coming by ways of programs. The kingdom of heaven comes in by the power of the Spirit of God. So don't give to government worship and hope, give it to God. Ascribe to the Lord, give to him what is his rightful due. Ascribe to the Lord. Psalm 92, “Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.” From Him, through Him, to Him Are All Things And render means give back what is his. Well what is his actually then? Well, it says in Romans 11:36. “From him and through him, and to him are all things. To him be glory forever and ever!” So render to God everything, so that means rendering to Caesar is a subset of rendering to God. You render to God when you render to Caesar as a Christian, it's an act of worship to God. Pay Taxes and Serve Government as an Act of Worship to God So give him all things. As one statesman, and theologian put it, “There is not a square inch in all this universe that our Lord and Savior does not claim as his and say ‘mine!’” Everything is his. And so whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. So pay taxes and serve government as acts of worship to God, and submit to God thereby. Recognize that God is in Charge of Government and World Events And recognize that God is sovereignly in charge of governments. God rules through governments. I know that there are difficult questions about that. Let's say one of those warlords in Somalia, just gets a little more powerful than every other warlord and then he becomes the dictator of the country, is he God-ordained authority? It's an interesting question. But I know that in general, it's the business of Christians to submit when they can and go about the business of the kingdom, and not worry that much about the warlord and get involved in rebellion in that regard. We should therefore pay taxes as an act of worship to the God who gave us government. We should serve jury duty as an act of worship to the God who gave us the right to participate in the judicial process. We should vote as an act of worship to God, who gives us representative government. Some of us may be called on to serve secular government in even higher ways. In the police, law enforcement, as federal judges, in the military. And if you're able to serve and that's your calling, and you serve with a clear conscience, then serve in that way, also as an act of worship to God. Look Forward to a Future Perfect Government And one final thing: Look forward to the future government. The coming government. We celebrated it already, at Christmas time. Isaiah 9:6, “For to us a child is born, and to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.” Amen? “And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will rule on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.” That's the coming government. Be sure you're in a right relationship with the coming king, and serve him and wait for his time, when he will establish not just a thousand years of his reign, but an eternal kingdom where we'll bow knee to him. Let's close in prayer.

Arnold Dean offers a retrospective of the year 1941, from fashions (remember the zoot suit?) and books (Keys of the Kingdom, Berlin Diary) to the movies we watched (Citizen Kane, Blossoms in the Dust, Sergeant York).  Bandleaders Artie Shaw and Woody Herman describe where they were when they first heard the news of Pearl Harbor.