we help them fight the good fight. cvs health, because health is everything. gregg: and that's going to do it for us this memorial day. "happening now" begins now. jon: and we begin with a fox news alert as the nation pauses on this memorial day to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. i'm jon scott. patti ann: and i'm patti ann brown in for jenna lee. let's take a live look at arlington national cemetery outside washington where we are awaiting president obama who will lay a wreath at the time of the unknowns. today's remembrance comes as there are new questions surrounding the iraqi military a centerpiece in the u.s. fight to stop isis. a harsh assessment from defense secretary ash carter who questioned the iraqi military's willingness to fight for their country after isis captured ramadi last week. listen.

>> what apparently happened was that the iraqi forces just showed no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact, they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. and yet they failed to fight, they withdrew from the site. jon: general jack keane is a retired four-star general and a fox news military analyst. general it's good to have you with us on this memorial day. we will certainly be going to the president as soon as his remarks begin, but i want to get your take on what the defense secretary had to say. no will to fight those are four words that must chill any military commander. >> oh, yeah, certainly. you know, will is not something you find in a pill or something. it's about leadership, it's about training, and therefore, having the individual skill and the teammate skill to function effectively as a unit. it's also about discipline. and that's what's manifested in

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jon: the commander in chief at some of our nation's most hallowed ground arlington national cemetery just across the river from washington d.c. where you saw the president laying a wreath at the time of the unknowns. it is a somber and magnificent place to visit. if you're ever in the washington, d.c. area, make sure you put in a visit to the time of the unknowns in arlington cemetery in general. it is truly humbling and truly an honor to be there. let's get back to our discussion with general jack keane and before we do, i just wanted to mention that the president will be making remarks about 30 minutes from now. ash carter the new secretary of defense also will be speaking. we will certainly go back there when the president begins. general keane, you were talking about ash carter's remarks that the iraqi army basically just cut and ran. again, your thoughts on the challenge that faces iraqis and really all of us now in trying to defeat isis.

>> yeah. i was talking about and it's not a simple thing. it's complex and why units fight effectively and why they do not a function of leadership, training -- in other words a skill of the soldiers involved, the amount of teamwork that's involved in the discipline. and we've known this problem since last january when we saw the iraqis c fallujah and painfully aware of what took mace many know suggest -- in -- what took place in mosul in june. and i think what many of us have said from the beginning when the president crafted the strategy to defeat isis, we looked at it and said it's not enough. there's not enough trainers. the role of the advisers is misguided. you can't just keep them in the brigade headquarters, they have to be out there where the fighters are so they can help them plan and execute. and more importantly also call in close air support for combat that is essentially close combat

in urban centers. air power here during this ramadi attack was not effective. it was not involved in the fight and did not make y meaningful contribution. and the reason for that is 75% of the sorties that we fly sorties is a word that describes a mission with an airplane, and the weapons go home unexpended. and the reason for that is they can't acquire the target, they can't identify the target or the rules of engagement are too restrictive for them to release their bombs. and that would tell you there's something wrong here. so what i'm hoping is happening -- although that's a public pronouncement and puts the finger on the iraqi security forces for problems we know they have -- i hope we're accepting some responsibility to look at our plans and make them better, because what we have been doing for the last nine months is clearly not sufficient. jon: i know that you spoke to the u.s. senate armed services committee last week about u.s. policy in iraq and syria.

is that some of what you had to say, that we need to do more in terms of target spotting and so forth? >> yeah, absolutely. when you look at the strategy the strategy of supporting an objective to degrade and defeat isis and there's no strategy to defeat isis in syria because there's no ground force in syria, and you cannot defeat isis without a ground force supported by air power. and yet syria is their main base. it's where their headquarters is. it's where they recruit train conduct logistics operations to resupply operations in iraq as well as in syria. and it is from syria that they're expanding their operations into yemen sinai libya and northern africa and also into afghanistan. so syria is the center of gravity for isis. and yet we have no plans to deal with that. so the concept, i think, is flawed on that basis. on the second one dealing with iraq we're just not nearly

providing enough resources to help them with this thing. and not all of the iraqi army has a serious problem. the battle for ramadi was going on for 14 months, and they the iraqis put in their best forces special operation forces and their paramilitary police the so-called eru emergency response units, very effective. but they stayed there for months, and then we've got to give isis some credit. while the iraqis certainly outnumbered them, isis outmatched them tactically and operationally. thirty car bombs going off inside the city almost near smuggles, destroying -- almost simultaneous, that was staggering and a bit of a surprise to achieve that level of mass. and the fighters followed that. and, yes we did see iraqi units flee, and they should be held accountable for it. but you have to give isis some credit here, and we really should be relooking, jon our plans and are they adequate. they appear to anyone looking at

this that they're not adequate. jon: the same, i suppose, could be said about what's going on in afghanistan, some real setbacks there in terms of the fight against the taliban. another army, i'm sorry the afghan army that we have spent considerable time and treasure training. >> yeah. the afghan army fights, and they fight effectively. and by way, the iraqi army fought side by side with us in 2007 and '8 during the surge periods, and they distinguished themselves. maliki emasculated that army by putting cronies and hacks in there, and that took down the leadership. and then they took the money that was given to them to train. so the unit that's on the battlefield in iraq is a mere shadow of its former self. in afghanistan they have a warrior spirit, and they to fight. they do fight. and they have 320,000 odd that are part of that to include police. the fight has normally been in the south and in the east, and the taliban have owned up an

offensive in the north which i think is somewhat streamingically surprising that they're -- strategically surprising that they're doing that and they just don't have enough forces to cope with it. they're going back to something that gives us all a little bit of concern and that is appealing to the militia groups that are in there to arm. the fact is, iraq disarmed them and now asking them to arm themselves, and these groups have a tendency to fight each other and also cause problems for the central government. so there's some risk involved in what's taking place there, jon. jon: general a quick thought from you on this memorial day as a retired soldier, but as a man who has led troops into battle. >> well, memorial day to me has always been the most significant national holiday we have aside from religious holidays because we're honoring those who gave up their life. and, you know, our soldiers fought to establish this country fought to preserve the union and then for 160 years have protected our treasures and

protected the oldest democracy. i've been in awe of this all my life. i've lived among heroes, and here's what struck me is, our soldiers, they don't want to die, but they're willing to. and they're willing to put at rusk everything that they care about in life; the opportunity to have a full life, to be a parent, to have love in their life, to love and to be loved. and they put all of that at risk. why do they do that? i think they do it out of profound sense of duty, and also they do it for one another. and, jon, this is true honor and we can never, ever take that kind of devotion for granted. jon: general jack keane well spoken. thanks. >> good talking to you, jon. patti ann: republican presidential candidate carly fiorina is having a moment working the campaign circuit gaining will the of new supporters in the first in the country caucus while employing some one-line zingers to rally iowans. >> okay, ladies, this is a test. can anyone think of a single

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get your credit swagger on. become a member of experian credit tracker and find out your fico score powered by experian. fico scores are used in 90% of credit decisions. patti ann: republican presidential candidate carly fiorina is getting a surge of support in iowa. the former hewlett-packard chief executive may not be considered a go to p front runner but voters are responding to her speeches this month in the american heartland where she often takes jabs at hillary clinton. susan free chi owe is the chief correspondent for the washington examiner. "the new york times" says after lincoln day speeches and dinner in iowa earlier this month republican party activists were given the chance to meet the 11 potential presidential candidates individually, and the longest line was not for jeb bush, it was for carly fiorina. how significant is that? >> well, she's generating real buzz in iowa. iowa is really critically important for a candidate like

carly fiorina because she's pretty low on the pole. she's getting 1% here, 2% there. it's barely enough to really register, and it may keep her out of the debates where she might have an opportunity to launch herself into a higher tier. is so iowa is very important. if she can secure a top three placement or even win iowa, that could launch her really into political stardom from relative obscurity right now. not a lot of people know who she is. she's never been elected to political office. she's been a top executive but, you know she's still only down there really at the bottom of the polls. so for her to be able to generate some buzz in iowa and to do what she's doing now which is spend a lot of time in the state meeting people shaking hands and getting -- letting people get to know her, that really is a smart strategy because the early states are real opportunities for these underdog candidates. patti ann: yeah. so donald trump who by the way, says his line was as long as fiorina's also says that her

career at hewlett-packard went up in flames. what about that? >> well, that's one of the many weaknesses of her candidacy. not only has she never been elected to political office, but she was fired or let go from hewlett-packard and, you know, that will haunt her. she'll have to defend that. she already has been defending her departure. but it's going to be a big question about, you know, her tenure, because this is where she promotes herself as a leader her time at hewlett-packard. if she was doing such a great job, why did she have the lee? she's going to have to answer those questions. that's one area where, you know, she's going to have to give some really definite answers to voters. patti ann: if hillary clinton is the democratic candidate how helpful would it be for republicans to have a female candidate? >> well i think part of excitement about carly fiorina as a candidate right now is the fact that she really is uniquely able to neutralize secretary clinton's ability to use gender as a political advantage. already hillary clinton is

campaigning as someone who a president for women, for women's issues. she's put that at the top of her list. there's been a lot of people out there saying, hey, you know, these male republican candidates better watch it. they'll come across as sexist if they criticize her too much. carly fiorina does not have to worry about that. she's already campaigning against hillary clinton already, you know, questioning secretary clinton's leadership skills, her trustworthiness. these are all really important areas of attack for anyone who wants to go after this democratic candidate who's got, basically, a 60-point lead in her own caucus. patti ann: we'll see what happens, susan. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. jon: severe and deadly weather on the move, and it is not over yet. we have a live report straight ahead. also the brilliant man whose mental agilities but also long battle with mental illness inspired the hit film "a beautiful mind" has passed away. a look back at his incredible life coming up. also a number of ceremonies

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jon: a fox news alert on the severe weather tearing true parts of the country on this memorial day weekend. take a look at the devastation in texas after a catastrophic flash flood hit a end stretch of the blanco river. about a thousand homes have been damaged, at least one person has died. casey steegal live with the latest there dallas. >> reporter: yeah, jon and this just coming in, the governor of the state of texas has just included a disaster declaration for 4 counties in the -- 24 counties in the state, women bearly texas, appears to

be the hardest hit between the cities of austin and san antonio so south central texas. look at what folks have been dealing with torrential rains causing the blanco river to rise 26 feet in just one hour washing up to 400 homes off their foundations as it spilled over its banks. now, local authorities say a number of swift water rescues have been carried out, at least 12 people in that county said to be missing right now. >> i'm looking for my mother. she's 91 years old, and she lives by herself. and i about the seriousness of the flash flood. couldn't get her on the phone or anything so i came down here to check on her safety. >> have you been able to find her? >> no. >> reporter: about 15 miles to the southeast of wimberley a similar scene. the blanco river also runs through there. those rising waters have damaged about 300 homes in that

community. a fire station also flooded. this, of course, is a widespread event. many roads are underwater up in the state of oklahoma as well. in fact, oklahoma city so far has recorded more than 27 inches of rain so far and that is more -- that's compared to just the 4 inches of rain it received in all of 2014. so widespread flooding throughout texas and oklahoma, jon. jon: so sad for those people. casey steegal in dallas, thank you. patti ann: and we're going to take you back now to arlington national cemetery on this memorial day. the secretary of defense ashton carter, speaking at a ceremony there. listen. >> american men and women in unitom for its -- uniform for its security. as we gather here this morning i'm reminded of the words of one of our presidents a veteran who himself rests not a 10-minute walk from here. president john f. kennedy. in this very amphitheater he

once said, quote: these quiet grounds this cemetery and others like it all around the world remind us with pride of our obligation and our opportunity. on a day set aside for americans to honor and remember those who perished while serving our country, our obligation and our opportunity are one and the same. our obligation is to give voice to the fallen honor them and share their stories of sacrifice and heroism. our opportunity is to use this day to inspire new generations to understand the freedom they have been given, to grasp how and why it is theirs and to dedicate themselves to pass it on to generations unborn.

reflect for a moment on the way our nation's flag is flown on memorial day. first, it is hoisted briskly to the top with the same clarity of purpose we see in all those who step forward to join our all-volunteer force. then it is solemnly sober hi lowered to half staff -- soberly lowered to half staff a tribute to those who 2008 the ultimate sacrifice. but it doesn't stay there. at noon it is raised back toward the sky signaling our will to recover after tragedy and symbolizing the great strength and resilience that characterizes not only our nation but also those who defend it and their families. so today when we watch the american flag fully ascend once again, our thoughts will be with our service members both lost and living, including the nearly

200,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines beyond our shores as we gather here, so ably protecting us far from home. they too, join us in mourning the fallen. they, too, join us in celebrating our strength. and like those we remember today, they too serve in a long line of patriots who fought in places like lexington and concord, gettysburg and midway and more recently fallujah and helmand, a legacy that has made our military the finest fighting force the world has ever known. troops of such caliber demand great leaders, and there's no doubt they have one in our commander in chief. i see that every day. he knows well the challenges we must face, the obligations we must meet and the opportunities we must seize in order to keep

our nation safe and to make a better world for our children. and i see that he cares deeply about the safety, welfare and dignity of our men and women in uniform and their families. for all that and so much more, i am tremendously proud to serve as his secretary of defense. ladies and gentlemen it's my great privilege to introduce the president of united states barack obama. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you. appreciate it. good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> thank you secretary carter, for your leadership of our men and women in uniform. general dempsey, major general buchanan mr. patrick hallinan,

executive director of the military cemeteries, members of our armed services, veterans and most of all families and friends of our fallen, it is my deep honor to share this day with you again. for 147 years our nation has set aside this day to pay solemn tribute to patriots who gave their last full measure of devotion for this country that we love. and while the nature of war has changed over that time, the values that drive our brave men and women in uniform remain constant. honor courage selflessness those values lived in the hearts

of everyday heroes who risked everything for us in every american war. men and women who now rest forever in these quiet fields and across our land. they lived in the patriots who sparked a revolution and who saved our union. they lived in the young g.i.s who defeated tyranny in europe and the pacific. and this year we mark a historic anniversary, 70 years since our victory in world war ii. more than 16 million americans left everything they knew to fight for our freedom. more than 400,000 gave their lives. and today i ask all the family and friends of our fallen world war ii heroes spouses, children, brothers and sisters and fellow veterans of world war ii to please stand if you can or raise your hand so that our

country can thank you once more. [applause] these same values lived in those who braved the mountains of korea, the jungles of vietnam, the deserts of the middle east. and in the past decade, we've seen these values on display again in the men and women of our 9/11 generation. for many of us, this memorial day is especially meaningful. it is the first since our war in afghanistan came to an end. today is the first memorial day in 14 years that the united states is not engaged in a major

ground war. so on this day we honor the sacrifice of the thousands of american service members, men and women who gave their lives since 9/11 including more than 2200 american patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice in afghanistan. as an arizona kid, wyatt martin loved the outdoors. he started fishing when he was 2 years old. his dad says he was pretty good for a toddler. wyatt grew to 6-4, became a hunter and wore flannel shirts every day, so his friends nicknamed him paul bunyan. he planned to go to college and work in the arizona game and fish department is so that he could protect the land and waters he loved so much. wyatt's life was animated by the belief that the blessings that he and his family enjoyed as americans came with an

obligation to give back. an obligation to serve. so before he pursued his dream of being a good steward of the great outdoors, he enlisted in the army. and when he deployed to afghanistan as a combat engineer, there was no doubt in his mind that he was doing the right thing. last summer wyatt told his sister if something happens to me, know that i went happy. ramon morris was born in jamaica moved to queens as a teenager and like so many proud immigrants, he was called compelled to serve his new country. he too enlisted in the army, and he even recruited his older brother marlin to join as well. he served five tours including several in iraq. along the way he fell in love with an army reservist named christina and they had a little girl and named her arianna.

ramon was the kind of leader who would do anything for his men on and off the battlefield. but nothing was more important to him than being a great father to his little girl. specialist wyatt martin and sergeant first class ramon morris were 15 years apart in age. they traveled greatly different paths in life. but those paths took them to the same unit. those paths made them brothers in arms serving together in the the -- in afghanistan. in december an ied struck their vehicle. they were the last two americans to give their lives during our combat mission in afghanistan. today here in arlington in section 60, ramon lies in eternal rest, and we are honored to be joined by his brother,

sergeant first class marlon, who is deploying for germany tonight. thank you marlon. thank you to your family. [applause] these two men these two heroes, you saw them passing on the streets you wouldn't know they were brothers. but under this flag in common cause, they were bonded together

to secure our liberty, to keep us safe. my fellow americans this hallowed ground is more than the final resting place of heroes, it is a reflection of america itself. it's a reflection of our history, the wars we've waged for democracy the peace we've laid to preserve it. it's a reflection of our diversity, men and women of all backgrounds, all races and creeds and circumstances and faiths willing to to defend and die for the ideals that bind us as one nation. it is a reflection of our character seen not only in those who are buried here, but also in the caretakers who watch over them and preserve this sacred place and in the sentinels of

the 3rd infantry regiment who dutifully, unfailingly watch over those patriots known only to god but never forgotten. today a grateful nation thanks them as well. most americans don't fully see, don't fully understand the sacrifice made by the 1% who serve in this all-volunteer armed forces. the sacrifice that preserves the freedoms we too often take for granted. few know what it's like to take a bullet for a buddy or to live with the fact that he or she took one for you. but our gold star families, our military families our veterans they know this intimately. whenever i meet with our gold star families like i did this

morning, i hear their pride through their tears as they flip through old photos, run their fingers over shiny medals. i see that their hearts are still broken and yet still full of love. they do not ask for awards or honors, they do not ask for special treatment. they are unfailingly humble in the face of unspeakable loss. they represent the best of who we are. they're people like ramon's mother who could carry hate for the people who killed her son, but she says i have no anger no bitterness even for the person who did this. i feel sorry for them, and i ask god to change their hearts. that's one gold star mother's amazing grace. folks like wyatt's parents, brian and julie martin who said of their son he is not just our

kid, he's everybody's. he's an american soldier. and as an american soldier, he belongs to everybody. they are the siblings like the gold star sister who wrote to me of her brother private first class stephen ben ish who gave his life in iraq in 2004. she said: remember him not as the 1,253rd war casualty but the 6-7 burst of light and positive influence he was on the world. these sons and daughters, these brothers and sisters who laid down their lives for us they belong to us all. they're our children too. we benefit from their life their positive influence on the world, and it's our duty our eternal obligation to be there for them too.

to make sure our troops always have what they need to carry out the mission, to make sure we care for all those who have served to make sure we honor all those whom we've lost, to make sure we keep faith with our military families, to make sure we never stop searching for those who are missing or trying to bring home our prisoners of war. and we are grateful for the families of our p.o.w.s/m.i.a.s. this may be the first memorial day since the end of our war in afghanistan, but we are acutely aware as we speak our men and women in uniform still stand watch and still serve and still sacrifice around the world. several years ago we had more than 100,000 troops in afghanistan. today fewer than 10,000 troops remain on a mission to to train and assist afghan forces. we'll continue to bring 'em home

and reduce our forces further down to an embassy presence by the end of next year, but afghanistan remains a very dangerous place. and as so many families know, our troops continue to risk their lives for us. growing up in massachusetts john dawson was an honor student who played varsity soccer loved the bruins, loved the pats, was always up for fun. running into a room while spraying silly string or photo bombing long before it was in style. john was passionate about service. he shared the same convictions as so many we honor today who wanted nothing more than to join a common cause and be part of something bigger than himself. he channeled his love of cycling into charity bike rides with his he joined the army and as a combat medic, he fulfilled his dream of helping people. he loved his job.

in april an attacker wearing an afghan uniform fired at a group of american soldiers. army corporal john dawson became the first american service member to give his life to this new mission to train gavin forces. to train afghan forces. the words on john's dog tag were those of scripture: greater love has no other than this and to lay down your life for your friends. the americans who rest beneath these beautiful hills and in se cred ground across our country -- sacred ground across our country and around the world, they are why our nation endures. each simple stone marker arranged in perfect military precision signifies the cost of our blessings. it is a debt we can never fully repay. but it is a debt we will never

stop trying to fully repay. by remaining a nation worthy of their sacrifice, by living our own lives the way the fallen lived theirs a testament that greater love has no other than this than to lay down your life for your friends. we are so grateful for them. we are so grateful for the families of our fallen. may god bless our fallen heroes and their families and all who serve, and may he continue to bless the united states of america. [applause] patti ann: president obama speaking on this memorial day of the debt that can never be repaid talking of how grateful our nation is to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to

protect this country and its freedoms on this memorial day. jon? ♪ ♪ jon: independent vermont senator and democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders calling out the media for what he says is biased coverage of the presidential campaigns. senator sanders says the media are obsessed with little things and refuse to cover the real issues. >> i think we're doing pretty well, and i think the media, we have gotten more serious discussion on our issues than i might have thought about but this is what i worry about, in terms of campaign coverage there is more coverage about the political gossip of the campaign, about raising money, about polling, about somebody saying something dumb or some kid works for a campaign sends out something stupid on facebook. [laughter] you can expect that to be a major story. but what your job is, what the media's job is, look, these are the major issues facing country. we're a democracy, people have

different points of view, let's argue it. jon: good point or sour grapes? alan colmes the host of the alan colmes show, nationally syndicated by fox news radio tammy bruce is a radio talk show host and a fox news contributor as well. what do you think, alan? does the senator have a point? >> yes. [laughter] you know we love scandal or so-called scandal, love gossip that's what gets eyeballs on television shows, clicks online, and, you know, a lot of people would rather spend their time blasting the candidate they don't like, hillary clinton in an alleged e-mail scandal. i know there'll be a debate over whether that's a scandal or not. that's what really sells and bernie sanders will stick to the issues. every time he says middle class take a shot and, you know he will answer on the issues. he's never run a negative campaign. that's good. jon: all right. tammy? >> look, i love that he suddenly cares. >> suddenly? >> this man is a career politician. he has been running for office since the '70s.

he finally becomes mayor of burlington and he's been on the budget committee in the senate and it seems like the media allowing everyone to be ignorant has served the democrats well while they've controlled the government and created this havoc. and suddenly now when the republicans are in control of congress, the media is biased in its coverage of who's in charge of congress. i find it to be a little convenient, it is classically political. this is not a guy who's separate from the system. this is all he's done. he's a politician through and through and this is one of those issues. now that he's running for president and he's now the ranking member for the democrats on the budget committee, suddenly he cares about -- >> he's always cared come on -- >> no, he hasn't. [inaudible conversations] >> we've heard from him before on this? suddenly bernie sanders was like the paragon -- >> if he's getting attention now from the media because he's running for president. jon: all right, we're going to

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jon: democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders is complaining that the media are not paying attention to the right things. let's continue to talk about it with alan colmes and tammy bruce. alan his critics say look the guy spent 16 years as a member of the house of representatives. in that time he managed to sponsor one bill that became a successful law and 15 amendments. that's an average of one a year. if this is such a burning issue to him, couldn't he have started working on it some years ago? >> we talked about everybody running for president and whether or not they have a good or bad legislative record? the only reason -- bernie

sanders is getting media attention he never got before because he's running for president. if the media had given him more attention for the last 16 years we'd have a much more robust dialogue in terms of what really matters in this country. he's had the same message for a long time. >> he woke up -- >> no, the media's waking up to bernie sanders. >> no, you have got to be doing something to want to be able to make a difference. by the way to get into the house it was the most expensive campaign in vermont history. mr. social democrat, socialist democrat. money matters to him money is what got him into congress. and i think that it's important for us to realize that just because you haven't heard from somebody doesn't mean that they're fabulous or they're great or they're like, you know, uncle jack who's going to be a fabulous guy. the fact is these are politicians. he's got an agenda, and i don't know maybe he's like the stocking horse for hillary. >> let's get all the politicians out of the presidential race, all the people with an agenda --

[laughter] >> we admit they're all the same and let's do that for mr. sanders as well. jon: tammy bruce, alan colmes thank you both. >> thank you. jon: regular viewers of "happening now" might have noticed i wasn't in this chair last week on thursday, i was in augusta, georgia, honored to receive the inaugural highway owe no, sirness award from america's warrior partnership. leo is truly a national treasure one of my all-time heroes. so so to receive this award from the man himself was truly special. america's warrior partnership is a national organization devoted to helping our veterans get whatever assistance they need. they partner with the wounded warrior project and other groups to integrate programs in communities so that veterans both wounded and able bodied can go to one place and get help to improve their quality of life. if you'd like more information go to the web sites you see op your screen. as for leo read his incredible

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