marine corps captain bernice armor is an iraq war veteran and first african-american woman combat pilot in u.s. history. and nick is with iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. captain armor, first of all, thanks to both of you for being here. tell us your personal connection to this story. clarence jackson, a former marine, married your mom, and your father of chicago was a retired major in the u.s. army reserve. tell us about your own connection to this story. >> well, i'll keep it short. but basically, my dad was exposed to agent orange. years later, developed cancer, prostate cancer, which is also very common with african-american men. received treatment. it came back. and he's going through the process of radiation and all that. well, he started to experience some pain. and they found that the cancer had metastasized to his bones. the pain was so excruciating he wanted to get an mri. they made the appointment for three weeks out, after he just wouldn't back down. two weeks into the pain, he woke up one particular morning, to go to the bathroom. he couldn't move. they called the