dr. hatfield and hold your hand up.his is the head of the school of military history at the university of texas and one of the great military historians in the world. dr. hatfield, thanks for coming with us. you ask him any question on military history, and i appreciate you being with us today. he and i have been on magnificent trips to normandy and powerful influence on our young men and women back in my home state. mike, i wanted to take a moment, and as we wrap up here, i'm not going to talk a lot about mike. he was here last night. you all know his story. anybody that has that blue ribbon around your neck and that star, mike thornton truly is an american hero. his service to our country in the united states navy, navy seal. when you read his citation, the one thing that jumped out at me, i suppose in the last century at least, the only medal of honor recipient to save the life of another medal of honor recipient, tommy norris, whose live he saved in that mission back in vietnam in 1972 was extraordinary. give it up

dr. hatfield and hold your hand up. this is the head of the school of military history at the university of texas and one of the great military historians in the world. dr. hatfield, thanks for coming with us. you ask him any question on military history, and i appreciate you being with us today. he and i have been on magnificent trips to normandy and powerful influence on our young men and women back in my home state. mike, i wanted to take a moment, and as we wrap up here, i'm not going to talk a lot about mike. he was here last night. you all know his story. anybody that has that blue ribbon around your neck and that star, mike thornton truly is an american hero. his service to our country in the united states navy, navy seal. when you read his citation, the one thing that jumped out at me, i suppose in the last century at least, the only medal of honor recipient to save the life of another medal of honor recipient, tommy norris, whose live he saved in that mission back in vietnam in 1972 was extraordinary. give it u