My mother and father attended the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg battle on June 30, 2013. They were severely offended by the keynote speaker Doris Kearns Goodwin's rendering the solemn ceremony into a political event. Her comments were completely out-of-line and offensive. Our family has answered the call to serve our country since the Revolutionary War. Leaving our family farms in the hands of our wives and children while we were in service to our nation, frequently returning home without limbs. Now, your selection of Doris Keams Goodwin as the keynote speaker did a disservice to our nation as a whole. We will never return the Gettysburg because the disgraceful comments by the keynote speaker can never cure the pain we feel...
Read moreWent to 155th July 8th. Amazing. I've seen a lot of cool things, but wow, this was incredible! My young daughter and I really felt like a part of the action. It really has sparked a passionate interest and curiosity in the battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War, and American history in not only my daughter, but renewing it in myself. The reenactors were so lovely and friendly and helpful. We loved meeting them both at the reenactment and on the actual battlefields July `1-3. I can't say thank you enough to the people who worked to put it together and host and reenact this amazing experience and are looking forward to learning...
Read moreI paid 12.99 to be able to watch a "live" streaming even on July 7th (the final day of battle and Pickets Charge) and that did NOT happen. The "live" event switched to recorded video and there was no way to get to a logon page to reconnect! Multiple emails have been sent to you and have been ignored! Just wanted everyone to know that, evidently, you think it's acceptable to advertise an event that you are not capable of supporting when technical issues arise! I , for one, think it is NOT and would like to have my money refunded! You did NOT provide what was promised and where I'm from that's called a SCAM!...
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