planned the invasion with general eisenhower, was tossing restlessly on his cot, just as the screaming eagles were about to launch their midnight assault. he pulled down the old testament, and he moved to the book of joshua in the old testament and started reading about the greatest battle the hebrew people had ever fought. he asked again for the charge joshua had given -- had gotten from god that night. i will not fail thee and i will not forsake thee. 1986, ronald reagan presented general ridgeway the presidential medal of freedom. this is what he said. heroes come when they are needed and great men step forward with courage it seems in short supply. so i will end with that message to the men and women of rolling thunder. you have not forsaken and you him have not failed the thousands and thousands of your fellow citizens whose sacrifices ensure that the people of this nation sleep soundly at night, so on behalf of president trump, on behalf of your department of veterans affairs, god bless you on this memorial day and thank you on behalf of of a grateful nation. god bless you. [applause] >

hadmonths later, we all screaming eagle combat patches 6"7".raq and one was aboutsacred duty, talking it with the author, senator tom cotton of arkansas, republican, joining us until 8:30 a.m. this morning. phone lines are different. active and retired military, (202)-748-8000. we want to hear from you. all others, (202)-748-8001. host: why did you think this book was needed now? guest: i was greatly honored to serve with the old guard in between iraq and afghanistan. i don't think i fully appreciated what a special place it has in the hearts of fellow citizens until i came to congress. thousands come to visit me every year. mostly, they stick around for days and see the sights in washington. for many, this is the first and only time they come to the capital. i asked them what the highlight of the tour was and they almost say, they almost always say, the tour of the national cemetery. good booknever been a about the old guard, a rich and long story going back to 1784, three years before the constitution was written. i want to tell the story of the young soldiers of the old guard who h

general eisenhower, was tossing restlessly on his cot, just as the all-american division and the screaming eaglese about to launch their midnight assault. he pulled down the old testament, and he moved to the book of joshua in the old testament and started reading about the greatest battle the hebrew people had ever fought. he asked again for the charge that god had given to joshua that night. i will not fail thee and i will not forsake thee. in 1986, ronald reagan presented general ridgway the presidential medal of freedom. this is what he said. heroes come when they are needed and great men step forward with -- when courage seems in short supply. so i will end with that message to the men and women of rolling thunder. you have not forsaken and you have not failed the thousands and thousands of your fellow citizens whose sacrifices and -- ensure that the people of this nation sleep soundly at night. so on behalf of president trump, on behalf of your department of veterans affairs, god bless you on this memorial day and thank you on behalf of a very grateful nation. god bless you. [applause] [no

member of the 101st airborne division known as the screaming eagles.d bronze star for his service. now, at the age of 97. tom rice will jump against next month to honor the sacrifice of those who never came home. i recently spoke to the trial by combat author about that you, a position he has bravely carried on in their memory for the past six d-day anniversaries. >> martha: let's go back to d-day 1944 if we could for a moment. what do you remember about the first time you jumped out of the plane? >> the first time i jumped out was in fort benning georgia. i had seen planes, never touched one. this was the opportunity to do it. we did our practice jumps in several places. and we jumped once a month for about 48 months. >> martha: so when you went to d-day and you got a chance to do the real thing and, you know, people were shooting at you, what was that like? what was going through your mind when the door opened of the plane and it was time to go? you were the first one out, right? >> we have no door on the aircraft. it was wide open. >> martha: i stan

hadmonths later, we all screaming eagle combat patches 6"7".raq and one was aboutsacred duty, talkingth the author, senator tom cotton of arkansas, republican, joining us until 8:30 a.m. this morning. phone lines are different. active and retired military, (202)-748-8000. we want to hear from you. all others, (202)-748-8001. host: why did you think this book was needed now? guest: i was greatly honored to serve with the old guard in between iraq and afghanistan. i don't think i fully appreciated what a special place it has in the hearts of fellow citizens until i came to congress. thousands come to visit me every year. mostly, they stick around for days and see the sights in washington. for many, this is the first and only time they come to the capital. i asked them what the highlight of the tour was and they almost say, they almost always say, the tour of the national cemetery. good booknever been a about the old guard, a rich and long story going back to 1784, three years before the constitution was written. i want to tell the story of the young soldiers of the old guard who have de

he also jumped into normandy as part of the screaming eagles on that day.r to meet them. brian: you have a book coming out on this. went to iwo jima, one of few people ever to do that. will be phenomenal for the special and we'll watch your coverage. >> thank you. brian: how much cost a contribution from our show when you're over there? >> when i'm no normandy? yes. ainsley: how much satellite. >> will do it for free. brian: free? >> absolutely. ainsley: have you been before? >> we took our kids when they were little. i recommend everybody if you can have the ability to bring your children there, it is pretty extraordinary. when we were there we met a veteran walking on the beach back for the first time. thanks, you guys. pete: one of our favorite videos of the year 96-year-old, speaking of of veterans, playing the national anthem on his harmonica. ainsley: harmonica pete joins us live for an on core. ♪ [cheering] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen. nothing says summer like a beach trip, so let's promote our summer travel deal on choicehotels.com like this: surf's u

planned the invasion with general eisenhower, was tossing restlessly on his cot, just as the screaming eaglesere about to launch their midnight assault . he pulled down the old testament , and he moved to the book of joshua in the old testament and started reading about the greatest battle the hebrew people had ever fought. for the charge joshua had given -- had gotten from god that night. i will not fail thee and i will not for sick the. -- forsake thee. this is what he said when he got the presidential medal of freedom. heroes come when they are needed and great men step forward with courage it seems in short supply. messagel end with that to the men and women of rolling thunder. you have not forsaken and you have not failed the thousands and thousands of your fellow citizens whose sacrifices and the people of this nation sleep soundly at night, so on behalf of president trump, on behalf of your department of veterans affairs, god bless you on this memorial day and thank you on behalf of of a grateful nation. god bless you. [applause] [no audio] ♪ johnr the last 30 years mchenry from oxford