Morton Waitzman Living History Project
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Channel: Emory University · 2012 · Education
In this Emory University Emeritus College Living History Project, Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology and Physiology Morton B. Waitzman speaks with Emeritus Professor of English and Emeritus College Executive Chair John Bugge on December 5, 2012. Prof. Waitzman talks about Emory, his early education, research, and WWII service with the 29th Infantry Division (also known as the Saving Private Ryan Division). On September 27, he was among a group of 12 American veterans who received the Legion of Honor from newly appointed Consul General of France in Atlanta, Denis Barbet, in recognition of their courage. He was recently featured in CNN's Eyewitness to World War II history: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioMRkENnFGQ The Emeritus College Living History Project seeks to capture the institutional history preserved in the minds and memories of Emory faculty whose remarkable achievements have helped make the University what it is today. For more about the Emeritus College, visit http://www.emory.edu/emeritus
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