There are only seven surviving members of the 6888. It’s estimated that some 245 veterans from that era pass away every day, according to the U.S. “The Eyes of the World” event at Carnegie Hall couldn’t come at a better time 16 million soldiers served during World War II. "We look a little deeper, so we look for Black Americans, women - where are they in these stories? They’re there, they’ve always been there, but we didn’t always look,” Monsky adds. Monsky is a great storyteller and during the event he will share this and other stories of World War II heroes, who have been left out of history books - like the Black soldiers with the 320th Balloon Battalion who stormed the beaches of Normandy. “He was a great baseball player and a Jew, and when he landed on Omaha Beach he took five bullets.” “One day my dad said, ‘I’m going to take you over to meet a real war hero.’ So I dressed up and I met Hal Baumgarten, grew up in the Bronx, right here,” says Monsky. The historian has an impressive life-long collection of flags - and he created this show as a love letter to those who have protected and defended old glory. John Monsky is the driving force behind this tenth annual event. That’s where my theater background comes in,” Weinberger says. "If i’ve done it correctly, you, the listener, will have something else to latch on to other than just the words and the images. The Orchestra of Saint Luke’s will be conducted by Ian Weinberger, the associate musical director of “Hamilton” on Broadway. “The Eyes Of The World: From D-Day to V-E Day” will be a musically driven, multimedia experience that tells the story of those who served.Īnd there will be some of star power at the event. Marshall will be part of a very special event at Carnegie Hall on November 10, in honor of the nation’s veterans. They made history as the only Black female unit to serve overseas during World War II. Marshall is deeply proud of his mom’s service with the Women Army Corp. “These were young ladies when you see their faces.
Even Black encyclopedias, they were just omitted,” James Marshall says. “Everything about World War II always talks about men, nothing about women.
NYC-based historian John Monsky returns on the eve of Veterans Day with "The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day." In a must-see program for history lovers, Monsky captures the dramatic final 11 months of World War II in Europe.
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