my father is buried at arlington. i want to say to my fellow veterans, that we can blame president obama and general shinseki who do deserve blame, but the real blame belongs to the congress and the senate. right now, as a republican the gamesdon't like that republican are playing using this as a political football. say that asto somebody who did not actually serve in combat, those of us who served during wartime, we still caught the same health the guys that went over there and served. . there's no recognition by anybody for those of us who served and were willing to die in uniform and do a good during veterans day. it is all about those who went to war and not that they shouldn't be recognized and have special recognition, but it is almost like if you didn't serve in war you didn't serve. did you go through all the same hell and everything. thatcher -- my fellow veterans to think about what i just said when it comes to our congressmen and senators. they're the ones that are really responsible. we can change presiden

director, arlington national cemetery. and major general jeffrey buchanan, commanding general of the united states army military district of washington. [background noises] jon: again you see the size of the crowd that is assembled and yet despite that nobody says a word at this hallowed ground, arlington national cemetery. formerly the estate of general robert e. lee after the civil war, the union army essentially grabbed his estate to bury the union war dead. it was at the time considered a slap, if you would at general lee and the confederates. it is now a place of, just incredible beauty and solemn purpose. again, a place that i think all americans should visit. president obama is there as we heard over the loud speaker. he has arrived. he will be walking to that wreath momentarily. to lay the wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and then he will make some remarks. here comes the presidential party. [background noises] jon: on the left of your screen, you see the first lady, michelle obama, vice president biden, d

we talked about possibly moving him down to arlington. we could never make a decision my wife was really just conflicted by it she wanted to visit him. but felt like he needed to be in arlington. worst thing happened we lost brendan. we went down there with brendan and his wife, amy. his parents. and amy said that she wanted brendan next to travis in arlington. we said he's not there. but it was finally felt right for my wife she came to me and said maybe we should try to make this happen. and we got a lot of support from arlington and we're able to move travis down. we moved travis in and buried brendan next to him. >> the remarkable thing is that this is not easy. you had to exhume the body of travis make sure the graves could be together. my understanding is that this went up to secretary of defense, robert gates said make this happen. a lot of people moved heaven and earth to make sure that this could take place. did that give your family some comfort? and understanding these boys are actually still going to be together in death? >> w

. >> axelrod: david martin on how arlington is keeping a solid commitment. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod, scott is off tonight. this is our western edition of the broadcast. on this memorial day, santa barbara remembered the victims of a killing rampage. six people, all students at the university of california santa barbara, were stabbed or shot to death. tomorrow, classes will be canceled for a service. one of the makeshift memorials. this one near the scene of one of the shootings on friday night. this is a tragedy with no shortage of warning signals. and the question being raised tonight: were they missed? we have team coverage tonight beginning with danielle nottingham. danielle? >> reporter: jim, police had contact with elliot roger three times over the last year. but district attorney joyce dudley ere was nothing in those incidents or a series of internet videos that signaled the 22-year-old was planning to kill. >> elliot roger here. >> reporter: elliot roger's f

we talked about possibly moving him down to arlington.ld never make a decision my wife was really just conflicted by it she wanted to visit him. but felt like he needed to be in arlington. we could never make that decision. worst thing happened we lost brendan. we went down there with brendan and his wife, amy. his parents. and amy said that she wanted brendan next to travis in arlington. we said he's not there. but it was finally felt right for my wife she came to me and said maybe we should try to make this happen. and we got a lot of support from arlington and we're able to move travis down. we moved travis in and buried brendan next to him. >> the remarkable thing is that this is not easy. you had to exhume the body of travis make sure the graves could be together. my understanding is that this went up to secretary of defense, robert gates said make this happen. a lot of people moved heaven and earth to make sure that this could take place. did that give your family some comfort? and understanding these boys are actually still going t

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arlington national cemetery. president obama will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in honor of memorial day. what is now called the tomb of the unknowns. today is the federal holiday for americans to remember those who died and served. veteran edward gorman. the 70th anniversary of d-day is two week ace way. gorman talking about his experience with colonel jack jacobs. >> when they talk about a pool of red, you see a whole -- hundreds of yards of shoreline. >> it's okay. you're talking to an old soldier, too, you know. >> you know. >> joining us now msnbc military analyst colonel jack jacobs. colonel, he reached over and he grabbed you and he said, you know. what memories did it bring back for you? >> well, there's an incredible bond among people, many of who didn't know each other, many who fought for this country. when i was talking to him, i couldn't help but thinking about my time in battle 45 years ago with friends of mine at a time when it was extremely difficult and when we were working very

his family requested a flyover at arlington cemetery. but with budget cuts, flyovers and military funerals will be given special consideration. each service would base flyovers on a series of factor, including the deceased ranks, awarded and whether there were flights scheduled already to save money. >> we were denied claiming budgetary concerns. >> reporter: a private group, warrior aviation had heard of the request and/or beganized its own flight. >> we estimated the costs to be $20,000. >> reporter: warrior aviation has similarly honored the service of other piemts, but it can't honor them all giving the costs. still, its contribution to this time-honored tradition has left more than one family eternly grateful. in washington, doug mche will way, fox news. >>> we put you in the milling of a battle between ukraine kran troops and pro russian supporters. >>> in california, the son of a hollywood movie director they say killed six and wounded 13 before killing himself. >>> fox news in phoenix with firefighters building containment li aga

it's a beautiful and very warm day. 87 degrees i'm told in arlington. a big crowd gathered there. we want to hear the sights and sounds so we'll make sure to keep quiet so you can pay your respects at home as well. >> the first thing we'll see in just a little bit is the president who will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns which is one of the most sacred sites in our nation. it was placed there and built in 1921. inscribed with words that are poignant. looking at pictures of it right there. >> we're waiting on the president's arrival where he'll lay that wreath. later he'll make remarks as will chuck hagel. we'll bring those comments to you live. we want to bring in -- we see the wreath arriving. i think we should just sit back and watch this happen. >> we are waiting for the president's arrival at this ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns in arlington national cemetery. he'll lay a wreath at the tomb. let's bring in michelle kosinski. the president just returned from an unannounced trip to afghanistan to meet with the troops serving there. what was his message when he was

[applause] >> to mark memorial today, president obama was at arlington national cemetery. that is next on c-span. then antiwar activists talk about the impact of war on civilians. antonin scalia spoke at william and mary law school, followed by terry mcauliffe at virginia tech, and later wisconsin governor scott walker. the second amendment is the most misunderstood part of the bill of rights. the conservative political agenda. then some of the middle east policy challenges. also your phone calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook on twitter. quotengton journal post every morning at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. the president and mrs. obama participated in a recent-laying wreath-laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. this is 50 minutes. >> halt. present arms. ["the star-spangled banner" plays] >> ladies and gentlemen, present arms. [drum roll] plays] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the invitation and the national anthem. >> the chaplain, national captioning will -- national capital region, and the military district of washington, major general geoffre

then the president heads to arlington national cemetery to lay a reith of the tomb of the unknown.ial day parade gets underway. world war ii veteran was a co pilot during a do little tokyo raid in the first official retaliation following the raid on pearl harbor. cole is 98 years old. >>> steve sent any live for us in washington. >> veterans are being remembered across the country. take a look at this. >> in chicago thousands turning out for the annual memorial day parade. marching pandz the bugle corp, rotv cadets and servicemen and women making their way down the street. >> the cub scouts and boy scouts are honoring those who gave their lives. they placed 35,000 mralgs on headstones at the nation -- place on headstones at the nation's cemetery. >> here in new york hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the famous blue ang angel's wowing the crowd. there's no better way to spend memorial weekend. >>> now the brew on this question, what does memorial day mean to you? send comments to us on facebook or twitter and send us an e-mail to foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. we will sha

president obama at arlington addressing a growing scandal over caring for our veterans in the wake of a surprise visit to the troops, how did the white house unintentionally expose america's top spy in afghanistan? >>> on a mission, pope francis on a historic visit to israel wading directly into the mine field of mideast peace. >>> and sticker shock at the supermarket this holiday. a look at what is to blame for the spike in prices for so many of your favorite foods. "nightly news" begins now. >> from nbc news would headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >> good evening on this memorial day. i'm cynthia mcfadden in for brian williams. >>> topping the news, the horrific massacre in santa barbara. ten minutes is all it took for a single gunman to take the lives of seven, including himself. as we learn more about those killed, a painful question, could something have been done to prevent the slaughter? mike taibbi has the latest. >> reporter: there were a number of red flags over the past year that elliot rodger was headed to trouble and might take othe

. >>> president obama visited arlington national cemetery, are after a surprise trip to afghanistan.e was there to honor the men and women who have died in military service. mike viqueria is at the white house. >> his second trip to afghanistan in two years, fourth overall. even the press wasn't permitted to are reveal his location until wheels down at kabul. quite some time for months as a matter of fact but it also comes at a critical time now in afghan politics and as far as the security situation there, the u.s. negotiating the status of forces agreement with the new government that's due to come in after the june 14th runoff aof hamid karzai exits office. and then today, after returning, very shortly, just two hours after returning to the white house, north lawn a very solemn ceremony on a brilliant day, at arlington national sell tears. president obama invoking the lives of all who died, world war ii, section 60 where the dead from both iraq and afghanistan wars lie at arlington, hallowed ground there. president obama made reference to the scandal of the va, and he talked and r

>>> you're looking at live pictures of arlington national selt a cemetery.ident obama will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. many families have already started gathering at section 60 to pay their respects. since september 11th, that's where more than 2,000 soldiers, marine, airmen and sailors have been laid to rest. >>> this memorial day defense secretary chuck hagel is speaking out about the ongoing veterans affairs scandal in addition to cooked books, the va admits 23 veterans died because of delayed care. up to 40 more deaths are under investigation. cnn chief washington correspondent and host of "the lead" jake tapper sat down with hagel. good morning. >> we talked about a lot of things including as a vietnam veteran what this day, memorial day, means to the defense secretary, chuck hagel, who served in vietnam and has shrapnel still in his chest. one of the first questions i asked is what about this va scandal. please react to it as you would react as a veteran. here's what he had to say. you come at the va controversy, va scandal from a

and reflect. >> arlington national cemetery, 150 years of history. jim vance. >>> it was 150 years ago that the first military burial took place here at the arlington national cemetery. today, it is the final resting place for more than 400,000 men and

. >>> a look from arlington national cemetery where we are an hour away from the annual ceremony to honor the fallen on in memorial day. coming up the event that rebound is taking part in right now in the white house and events away the bay. >> we are less than 24 hours away from the re-opening of southbound 280 in san francisco. we have an update from caltran on whether crews are on schedule. >> this is memorial day and i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. we have a beautiful day lined up. mike? >> better weather but hot inland but we know how to take care of ourselves. find some shade. wear the sunshine to the ceremonies and activities. a few clouds near the coast and they will come close and then they will retreat back to the ocean. a lot of sunshine today, 58 is the day planner at 7:00 a.m. temperature around the bay and 68 at noon and dropping down to 67 by 7:00. inland, we are dry with no fog and 83 at noon, and 88 at 4:00, with breezy 79 at noon, and in the mid-to-upper fists -- 50's and upper 50's at 7:00. >> we still have a partly blocked ramp in fremont, the 4th ramp to 880 wi

. >>> president obama visited arlington national cemetery for memorial day events. he laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknowns. he remembered those who had been lost. >> here today at arlington, we pay tribute to the nearly 2200 american pai patriots who made e ultimate sacrifice in afghanistan. and we will honor them always. >> more than 6500 service men and women have died in iraq and afghanistan. mike viqueria is in wash fo wasn for us and mike, president obama paid a surprise visit to troops in afghanistan. tell us about that. >> returning from the surprise trip to afghanistan. and appearing just a few hours later at arlington. his first in two years and fourth overall. arriving at kabul, at the dawn hour. first of all that bsa, that status of forces agreement that's being negotiated, hamid karzai on his way out, had put his finger in the eye of the government time and time again. karzai wouldn't sign it. let's wait for the elections in afghanistan. the first round has happened, down to two people in a runoff. a good thing, both of the candidates said they will

in arlington heights, senator kirk awarded john w. bock with the military's honor for valor.as given to bock's cousin, who petitioned on his behalf after bock died four years ago. the family believes bock earned his bronze star in the battle of the bulge, but official records were destroyed in a fire at the pentagon in the 19-60's. bock worked as an aeronautical engineer, after the war. pope francis speaking out about sexual abuse say he plans to meet with victims next month. he made his comments on a flight back to rome from the middle east say he's calling for a zero tolerance for sexual abuse saying that it betrays the body of the lord. three bishops are under investigation but not clear if they are accused of abuse or cover-up. he is inviting victims from several countries to a meeting in june. but survivors network group says the pope's comments didn't go far enough. >>chicago's divvy bike-sharing program set two new records. nearly 13-thousand rides were logged on saturday, setting a new single-day record. then, that record was quickly shattered with 16-thousand rides l

look at some of the members as they rode across the arlington memorial bridge. this leads into arlington national cemetery. >> c-span2 morro bay programs include former president george w. bush and joe but that -- and tol biden paying tribute 9/11 memorial victims. >> from our research we know that one problem is that veterans and employers have a hard time translating military experience. that is not surprising. you don't see many job posters that say -- wanted, willing to risk life and coworkers. what is a veteran supposed to put down? my last office was a humvee? the study will help veterans to tailor their recruitment hiring efforts. we are going to send a broader message. empowering veterans is not only the right thing to do, it is a smart thing to do. i have employed a lot of people in my career and i have learned that you can always teach skills . what matters most in employer is qualities like work ethic and responsibility. that is what our veterans bring. it means you can count on the applicant to be loyal, to have good leadership, teamwork skills, and

documentary, "arlington national cemetary," on our website. also there, learn about one historian's painstaking efforts to count, catalog and map the locations of american war dead buried outside formal memorial cemeteries. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day. pope francis visited the key holy sites for both muslims and jews in jerusalem. narendra modi was sworn in as india's new prime minister at a ceremony in new delhi. and nigeria's military says it now knows where nearly 300 abducted school girls are being held. but it fears the girls might be harmed if they use force to rescue them. boko haram militants kidnapped the girls in april. on the newshour online right now, social security expert larry kotlikoff answers a question about how to strategize when faced with a low-ball estimate of benefits. find his "ask larry" column on our making sense page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the fight to save louisiana's coast, as towns and cities

. >> marcus is *live at the arlington race track. hi marcus! >> you have never looked better darling. >> take a look at this. it's 4:00 in the morning but not too early for these courses. i'm told we couple later than right now i'm sure they are happy that we are here. but we're happy because they keep telling us is the first day of summer. >> it's the first day of summer as far as i'm concerned. >> even though we are in our jackets. for 3:00 p.m. the horses are just getting ready to go what usually happens at this time? >> they get fed and groomed and walked. we open for training for a few hours. the will get their work out then they will get a good night bath and get put away before the races. they get treated better than we do. >> we have a trainer coming through in a few minutes to will tell us about these horses. some of these forces may be racing soon. of these all racing horses? >> and not necessarily today but over the next few weeks they will be racing. we're here in the summer through september. these guys will get their chance to str

arlington national cemetery has become the national cemetery. presents are buried there, people of military service, you get a map and you go around. each grave is an amazing story. there so many medal of honor winners there. if you are a president, you have -- and you happen to be in d.c., you go to arlington cemetery. a lot of tourists go there. we have military cemeteries all over america. look into, just like we have had problems with some of our health care, some of our military cemeteries need to be kept in better shape. hopefully, memorial day is a time that we pause and think and say how can we make it a little bit better. the tradition it is ancient opening flowers and peoples graves or briefs. becoming related to dj which is the same time of year. rehab is reflection on the sacrifice of war. better and stay, which is in november, is for armistice of world war i. as more about celebrating and honoring our veterans. memorial day is more about the war dead. guest: i couldn't agree with that more. when commercialism bleeds into a sacred ho

. >>> well, later this morning the president will visit arlington national cemetery in the tomb of the unknown. the president will lay a wreath at the tomb to honor all the missing and unknown service members who gave their lives for this country. this is a live look. the president expected to visit the tomb around 8:00 our time and followed by a remembrance ceremony in arlington national cemetery. such a solemn place there. >>> the white house not commenting on an article that accuses it of accidentally outing a top cia officer in afghanistan exposing its cover. "washington post" article says the cia top officer in kabul among the people accompanying president obama during the surprise visit to the troops. his name is included on a list given to the press, including foreign media. the white house quickly revised the list taking the name off and "the post" would not list the name which wants to protect the officer and his family. valerie plame's name was exposed in 2003 an effort to discredit her husband. >>> pope francis has just finished his three-day trip to the mideast by visiting

. >> the president placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknown in the arlington national cemetery. it was a solemn ceremony. a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation. >> everything that we hold precious in this country was made possible by person whose gave -- americans who gave their all and because of them our nation is stronger, safer and will always remain a shining beacon of freedom. >> he made the visit to afghanistan yesterday. the white house was planning the trip for weeks. this will be the last memorial day weekend with american troopdize ployed to afghanistan. >> -- troops deployed to afghanistan. >> because of the progress they have made we are in a privitial moment. our troops are coming home. by the ends of the year our war in afghanistan will come to an end. [ cheers and applause ] >> 32,000 troops are still stationed in afghanistan. the president visited wounded soldiers there and he received a briefing from commanders on the ground. 2200 americans have died serving in the war and many are buried at arlington national cemetery. >>> police in

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thank you so much at arlington national cemetery.rdable topics concerns the deaths of veterans as they away treatment here at home at va hospitals. the president remarked about the scandal playing out on his watch. >> we must do more to keep faith with our veterans and families and ensure they get the bet fens that they have earned and deserve. these americans have done their duty. they ask nothing more than that we do ours now and for decades to come. >> jake, for all of the solemnness that is part of this day, we can't not mention this overriding story about the va. >> that's right. this is a day to commemorate those who are no longer with us, it is not veterans day. still a lot of veterans are gathering and a topic on many of their lips is the va scandal. i had a chance to interview chuck hagle and one of the first things i had to ask about is his reaction to the scandal. he is, himself, a vietnam veteran. take a listen. >> you come at the va controversy from an interesting perspective. not only are you a veteran, you were once de

. >>> after a surprise trip to afghanistan president obama visited arlington national cemetery todayo honor the men and women who have died in military service for this country. >> it was the president's first trip to afghanistan in almost two years, his fourth overall, and like the others done under a cloak of secrecy, even the press was not permitted to divulge his location until he was wheeled down just inside of kabul. this also comes at a critical time in afghan politics and in terms of the security situation there. the u.s. government negotiates the status of forces with the new agreement that is due to come in after hamid karzai leaves power. and then today after returning, very shortly, just two hours after returning to the north lawn today a very solemner is -- ceremony. walking about world war i, in particular world war ii, references as he always does when he goes to arlington section 60 where the dead from both iraq and afghanistan wars lie at the hallowed ground there. the president made reference to the phoenix va and some 26 other potential va's around the country. and

more than 400,000 veterans are buried at arlington dating back to the civil war. it's going to be a quick turn around for the president who returned to the white house just about four hours ago after making a surprise visit to afghanistan to meet with u.s. troops. the president talked with the troops about the upcoming withdrawal of most american forces in afghanistan by the end of this year. >> afghans will take full responsibility for their security and our combat mission will be over. america's war in afghanistan will come to a responsible end [ cheers and applause ] >> the president spent a total of four hours at bagram air base yesterday. country music star brad paisley traveled with the president and performed for the troops. >>> this year's primary for state governor is expected to have the lowest voter turnout ever in california. according to the university of san francisco's center for public service, the majority of people expected to cast a ballot will be older, wealthy, and white. a stark difference from 50 years ago when 63% of california's registered

many are worried in section 60 at arlington. fox news. >> the white house is taking responsibility for leaking highly sensitive information that could put the lives of several people in danger. the obama administration said it mistakenly included the name of the top cia official in afghanistan in an e-mail. they met with the president during his visit just this weekend. they have been asked to with hold the name to protect the lives of the official and his family. >>> his neighbor says he was brilliant and it is a life that is cut way too short. >> i saw him leave this morning and they were sad and in mourning. >> how a bay area community is remembering one of their own killed in the massacre in santa barbara. >> also new files on princess diana are being released. what they reveal. >> and three men missing after a huge mudslide, why they were there in the first place. >>> san >>> sancomplete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news. >>> elliot rodger left a trail of threats online. he also sent a

. >>> and a live look at arlington national cemetery this memorial day. it is monday, may 26th. this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> news this morning, officials looking for the station master who disappeared after a passenger train collide would a freight train in india. it happened in the uttar pradesh state. the passenger train plow under to a freight train that was sitting on the tracks. 40 people have been killed and about 100 others hurt. the cause of the crash under investigation. >>> rage and retribution. a college campus in shock after we learn more details about a deadly rampage in isla vista. all the dead students at uc santa barbara including two sorority sisters shot outside their house and a 20-year-old man shot and killed inside a popular deli. also among the dead, three young men all from the bay area. this morning we're learning more about them from the people who knew them best. "today in the bay" bob redell live in san jose where one of the young men worked as a teaching assistan

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president obama participated in a memorial day commemoration at arlington national cemetery. speaking to veterans following an unannounced visit with u.s. troops in afghanistan, he paid tribute to those that made the ultimate sacrifice and said the country's owes the veterans the care they need. for the ceremony, he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. ♪ anthem] national ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the introduction of the president, honors, and national anthem. >> national cap little regent and united states army district of washington. s.or general jeffrey buchanan. commanding general united states army, district of washington. her army national military cemeteries. . dempsey, joint chiefs of staff. the honorable chuck hagel, secretary of defense. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, chaplin brainerd. >> let judge doing together in prayer. join together in prayer. almighty god, we ask that your prayers and it's -- that your presence be upon us this day on which we come together. it is here on this holl

also, today, president obama honored fallen service members during a memorial day remembrance at arlington national cemetery. >> the observances included the traditional replaying ceremony. carried extra significance because this year marks the 150th anniversary of the cemetery. >> over that century and a half, in times of war, in times of peace, americans have come here to pay tribute not only to the loved ones who meant the world to them, but to all our heroes. >> the president also paid respects at the tomb of the unknowns. >>> here in the bay area, people join the nation in remembering the sacrifices of our fallen soldiers. >> a military aircraft fly over and vet remarks were some of the highlights from the ceremony at san francisco's national cemetery. now in its 146th year n. someone of the nation's largest memorial day observances. >>> in san jose, several american flags decorated oak hill memorial park. dozens of veterans gathered to honor their fallen comrades and the young men and women currently serving the country. bag pipes and patriotic songs also fill the air at the cypress

come back to the office refreshed and ready to work again. >> reporter: susan mcginnis, cbs news, arlington, virginia. >> if you are interested in starting walking meetings with your coworkers, experts say it's best for small groups. make sure it's scheduled far in advance so everyone knows to wear some comfortable shoes. >>> big name tech compensation are pushing governor jerry brown to implement computer science education in public schools. leaders from salesforce and netflix along with the president of stanford are asking for a meeting with the governor. they want computer coding classes offered in schools and right now, those classes are taught in fewer than 5% of k-12 schools. >>> happening today over in the east bay, a school board meeting deals with a charter school controversy. teachers at the dozier living medical high school want to break away from the antioch school district and form an independent charter school to control their own budget. contra costa county school board has a public hearing on the issue at 6:00 later tonight at the pleasant hill middle school. >>> four of the

on memorial day 2011 president obama stood in arlington national cemetery and he told the story of two soldiers that are buried side by side. u.s. marine travis man onand navy seal brendan looney were best friends and made the ultimate sacrifice. their story is told in a new book. i had the opportunity to sit down with the author to take a look at these brothers forever. >> the friendship between travis and brendan reflects the meaning of memorial day. brotherhood, sacrifice, love of country. >> vav sris man onand brendan looney became fast friends and then roommates. travis served in iraq. >> on april 29th, 2007, while fighting to rescue fellow marines from danger travis was killed by a sniper. >> our country lost a hero. brendan lost his best friend. >> i was lucky enough to room with travis for two years. a short time. he was a great friend and i will never forget him. i will miss him. >> brendan gave his only life along with eight others in a helicopter crash. >> that crash ended brendan's life three years after travis was buried in his home town. now the men are side by side burie

you're looking at a live picture of arlington national cemetery where more than 400,000 of america'svest military men and women have been laid to rest over the past 150 years. there's no place more poignant to reflect on their sacrifice on this memorial day. >>> time to bring some sports headlines now. we start with the nba western conference finals. >> there's jackson, tosses up the rebound and scores. >> oklahoma city's big man was back on the court. an injured calf kept ibaka out of the first two games but not game three. he scored 15 and helped his team outrebound san antonio 52-36. the spurs dialed up three pointers to answer before the half. but westbrook topped with his own. the thunder break it open in the fourth with defense and fast break points oklahoma city wins it 106-97. san antonio leads the series 2-1. in the nhl rangers, canadiens game four, madison square gardens, game tied 2-2 in overtime. >> very careful trying to play it a second time. can't do it. goal! >> three balls and two strikes to utley with a runner at second base. the pitch and a strike three. and josh b

found out from a number of people, that he actually had seriously talked about wanting to be in arlingtone never really got him situated. we had a wooden cross up there. i was ready to move him, but my wife visited him every day -- brendan's wife, amy, said, i want brendan next to travis in arlington. my wife finally said, okay, now, it's time to move travis and we made it happen. >> and it's such a tribute to both young men and to your families. having a lot of breaking news around this, but i'm really glad that we could have you in our studio to talk more about this amazing friendship. it's a wonderful book. you should be proud. >> thanks. >> we honor your son's service and you. thank you very much for being here today. >> thanks very having me. l. >>> when we come back, fears that more violence and bloodshed in ukraine could affect the elections there. we'll talk to two u.s. senators who are on the ground to observe this big election. stay with with us. [male vo] inside this bag exists over 150 years of swedish coffee experience. that's 150 years of experience in refining and perfectin

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placed the flags at the grave sites and this year there is special meaning. 150th anniversary of arlingtontional cemetery. griff jenkins spoke with jack, argueton's new superintendent. >> this year marks the 150th anniversary of arlington national cemetery. it's a sacred place with a connection to history honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. it's also a place where thousands come to pay tribute to the true meaning of memorial day, remembering our fallen heroes. ♪ ♪ allergyston national cemetery for 1450 years is where our nation has come to lay heros to rest. generals buried here. unique aspect buried side by side with the men they led. we also have the distinction of being national place that was put together in order to heal the wounds of the civil war. >> ever wonder who the first soldier was buried here? his name was private william chrisman of pennsylvania. >> he was buried on may 13th, 1864. and private chrisman was honored as we began the month long celebration of the 1 autoth anniversary of arlington national cemetery. >> when you come up to the tomb of the unknowns

>> i know, barbara, today you were at arlington cemetery.e there. >> well, we go almost every year here at cnn because it's so important for americans and for us to be able to show americans what happens in arlington, just one little slice of what happens at military cemeteries across the country. we saw so many young children, once again, as every year it happened, being brought there to pay their respects by their parents. young widows bringing infants in their arms. just really a place where you see the course of american military history. we focus a lot on iraq and afghanistan, of course, but this is the place where you see that long line back into american history of vietnam, the korean war, world war ii, world war i. 400,000 americans have called now arlington is their final resting place. brianna? >> barbara, thanks so much. >>> just ahead, privacy concerns over remarkable technology helped police fight deadly crimes from thousands of feet in the air. >>> plus, new details of extraordinary comments by pope francis speaking out about t

. >> his office is a short walk away from arlington knicksal cemetery where he frequently goes with his games ward. >> i visit this grave every year. this was the -- >> he was killed in action. >> he wasnd your command? >> he was squad leader. very fine marine. we recommended him for the congressional medal of honor when he was killed. he received a navy cross. second highest award our country can give. >> webb also received a navy cross for his service in vietnam during which he suffered wounds that forced him to retire from the marine corps. he went on become secretary of the navy under president reagan. and one term democratic senator from virginia. but vietnam keeps pulling him back. back to the fields of fire. back to a place the marines called arizona valley. >> i think what happened to the villageers is the greatest tragedy of the war. did you do them any good while you were there in 1969? >> we did our job. >> did that do them any good? >> i'm not so sure. >> his son went with him on one trip and afterwards enlisted in the marine corps. >> my son served in iraq. he was a lance c

more commencement addresses in the moment, we are looking at memorial bridge, the bridge that spans arlington, virginia, and washington, d.c., as the rolling thunder freedom group calls its 27th annual ride. they began at the pentagon, then they wrote here across the memorial bridge, aiming to ways -- raise awareness for veterans issues and prisoners of war. this group was started in 1987 by to vietnam that. they named the group after a bombing campaign against the north vietnamese called operation rolling thunder. the story from the associated press is that president obama is in afghanistan right now, paying u.s. troops a surprise visit, flying there overnight.