by major general chuck yeager. chuck was my boss during the war and i went to dinner april 9th st year, had40 guests. and i made everybo aware of "band brothers." >> thank you very much. >> we should mention shifty powers was a gtleman, he's talking about, the expert rifleman, sharpshoer in easy coany and featured throughout the series. i beeve he was the only one features in every episode? is that true? >> a couple guys wer >> what do i know? >> good answer. >> al? >> shifty powers i think was the guy when we first went on the firing range that i bet him a candy bar he couldn't hit the bull's eye. eight candy bars later, he hit every bull's-eye and i didn't lose anymore because i didn't ve anymore. and that was shifty. i didn't realize who i was dealing with. >> shifty powers was certain one of the most well-known band of brothers. question right here.

fair force and the grand marshal is none other than retired major general chuck yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier. in arlington, kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> one more note about that national memorial day concert near the u.s. capitol building. if you can't make it sunday night, you are welcome to take in the full dress rehearsal saturday run or shine. gates open at 5:00. dress rehearsal starts at 8:00. >>> preparations are underway for next week's public farewell to the godfather of go go chuck brown. a public viewing for the d.c. music legend will take place tuesday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. all day at the howard theater on t street northwest. then the community can attend a memorial on thursday from noon to 3:00 at the washington convention center. bruce leshan has more on the final farewell to this washington legend. >> reporter: chuck brown used to play here at the howard theater on t street when it was a run down old dump back in the 1980s. he was actually scheduled here for a homecoming concert in june. instead a full circle moment, his viewing here on tuesday. >> yes

retired air force major general chuck yeager, the first to break the speed of sound, served as grand marshal. >>> and the tributes to our veterans continued outside the nation's capital as well. in rockville the city held its 68th memorial day parade. photojournalist joe martin was there and brings us the sights and sounds of the tribute to our troops. >> this is a wonderful kay to be out here. >> a good -- day to be out here. >> it's a good day to honor them. >> it's one of the greatest things i think rockville city could put on. >> raise the flag. >> hi! >> i'm here every year rain or shine. >> hey! >> we're at the rockville town center watching the memorial day parade go by. >> i've been coming here for about 50 years now. it gets better every year. >> so wonderful to see the different cultures. >> seeing the people, seeing all the people and everybody come out to celebrate to remind everybody why we're here. >> the drummers, oh, they're fast, man. >> we think the dancing is our favorite thing so far. >> we really like eating all the candy. we love this parade. >> i like all the r

air force and the grand marshal is none other than retired major general chuck yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier. now if traffic is not your thing, there's a lot of surrounding cities and towns that have their own memorial day parades, rockville, vienna, falls church to name a few. if you do want to get down to d.c. memorial day, leave early. you don't want to get in all that traffic. there's a lot of street closures to watch out for. >> good advice. if you are staying in town this weekend planning to take metro, be prepared for delays. there is track work that will affect service. all of it starts at 10:00 tonight and lasts through closing monday. green line has four stations closing completely, greenbelt, college park, prince gorge's plaza and west hyattsville. metro is providing schultz buses to the fort totten station. on yellow line no trains running north of mount vernon station. riders must take the green line between that stop and fort totten. >> i guess there's no good time to do that. >> no. but i think over the holiday weekend if you're going to have to. oka

and the right stuff is that sort of indefinable thing that people like chuck yeager have. that enables them to take these risks and, you know, come out of it alive. and that's, essentially, what lindbergh did. he was someone who came out of, literally out of obscurity, flying solo across the atlantic ocean nonstop, a distance of 3,610 miles, 33 hours and 0 minutes -- 30 minutes, thereby becoming the most celebrated and well known public figure of the 20th century. but ultimately, i think, what happened to lindbergh is that perceptions of him became so overstated by the media as we know it now, the press in those days that they outstripped reality. and ultimately, i think lindbergh was very uncomfortable with the notion of celebrity, he shied away from it. he was a very private man, and i think that many of the things that happened to him later on, the controversial things, are a direct result of this celebrity which, of course, was caused by the transatlantic flight. there's little to distinguish lindbergh, his life before the transatlantic flight. you literally -- he lite

retired air force pilot chuck yeager was the grand marshal of this parade which this year honored their force. for the second straight year heat was a concern for people marching in the parade and everybody along the sidewalks as well. several were treated for heat- related illnesses and a couple people were taken to the hospital as a precaution. ♪got a little story >> final preparations underway for this week's public farewell to the godfather of go go chuck brown. public viewing for the d.c. music legend will take place tomorrow. the time is 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. at howard theater and that's on t street in northwest. then the community can attend a memorial thursday from noon until 3 in the afternoon at the washington convention center. now you know chick died at the age of 75. he passed away may 16th weeks after being hospitalized for complications from arthritis, then developing pneumonia in the hospital. since then generations of chuck brown fans have been recalling and celebrating his life and homegrown music. organizers are urging those planning to attend this week's farewell t

air force and the grand marshal is retired major general chuck yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier. all right. now if you want to avoid the traffic, traffic is not your thing, there are a lot of things going on in the surrounding cities and towns, rockville, falls church, vienna all have their own big memorial day parades, put if you want to hear all these motorcycles, you got to be downtown early. this parade starts at 2:00 sunday -- excuse me, at noon on sunday. back to you. >> don't want to miss it. kristin fisher, thanks for a preview. ♪got a little story to tell you ♪ >>> preparations are now underway for next week's public farewell to the godfather of go go chuck brown. a public viewing for the d.c. music legend will take place tuesday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the hour theater on t street in northwest. then the community can attend a memorial thursday from noon to 3:00 at the washington convention center. bruce leshan has more about what you can expect if you plan to attend next week's chuck tribute. >> reporter: chuck brown used to play here at the howard the

chuck yeager was a world war ii veteran before becoming a test pilot, buzz aldren. tuskegee airmen, all coming out in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. >>> the parade wouldn't be complete you have musical performances as well, share with us about that too. >> absolutely. we have musical performances throughout, united states airforce band, dozens of marching bands, chris alan from american idol, g love famed recording artist, angie johnson an airforce veteran, before being on this season's the voice. but it will be dignified and fit being the day. >>> we appreciate it. thanks for talking with us this morning stay cool and dry out there if you can. >> lots of water thank you. >> exactly. >>> just a reminder we have the memorial day parade live on air 2:00 p.m. live from constitution avenue watch it here right on fox 5. >>> 7:20 a.m., 71 degrees, at 7:20 a.m. >>> one week since several catholic institutions filed suit taking aim at the president's health care overhaul. this morning the archbishop of washington is defending those lawsuits plus. >> if only

chuck yeager, the famous test pilot is the grand marshall. joint chiefs of staff our other reviewing officer and miss america. it will be a great parade, i think. >> thanks so much. and thanks for doing this and honoring our vets and those folks who did come home. happy memorial day. coming up, it doesn't get better than this on memorial day. country singer lee greenwood is going to be here live on our plaza performing his hit song "god bless america." always gives you chills when you hear it and we're headed back to tulsa, oklahoma, to interview these fine folks, the patriots cup where another country music superstar vince gill is honoring one family helping our heroes right here at home. oh, we call it the bundler. you give us your information once, line... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we ge you a discount on both. sort of like two in one how did you gu think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's ogressive. call or click today. i never believed i'd be in control of my weight. [ whistles ] ♪