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. ♪ for the gallegos family, wine is in their dna. >> my grandfather immigrated from mexico and settlednapa valley, and he worked for one of only five wineries in the area, and then in '66 he brought over his family, including my dad. >> often with his two sons, working in napa valley. >> i would go and prune and they would be with me, and i would do the big cuts and then they came through and helped. >> when he saw his boys wanted to follow in his footsteps, he considered doing something different. >> i was happy what i was doing and i enjoyed working with the people i was working with, and when i saw my boys were going in the same direction as i was, i thought it would be a good time to start a business. >> 2008, hand in hand with his sons he started a vineyard management company, and they tend the grapes that go into making some of the world's top wine labels and his son, eric, wanted to bring back another family tradition. >> my father would make wine when we were kids, and we would stomp the grapes with his feet and eric grabbed the bull by the horns as far as the wine making decis
. ♪ for the gallegos family, wine is in their dna. >> my grandfather immigrated from mexico and settlednapa valley, and he worked for one of only five wineries in the area, and then in '66 he brought over his family, including my dad. >> often with his two sons, working in napa valley. >> i would go and prune and they would be with me, and i would do the big cuts and then they came through and helped. >> when he saw his boys wanted to follow in his footsteps, he...
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. ♪ for the gallegos family, wine is in their dna. >> my grandfather immigrated from mexico and settlednapa valley, and he worked for one of only five wineries in the area, barringer, and then in '66 he brought over the rest of the family, including my dad. >> he spent his entire life working in the vineyards of napa valley, often with his two sons by his side. >> i would go out there and prune. they would go out there with me. i would do the initial cuts and they'd come through and size the spurs and everything. >> he was content working for other people but when he saw his boys wanted to follow in his footsteps, he considered doing something different. >> he was happy with what i was doing. i enjoy working for the people i was working with. but western i saw that both nacho and eric were going in the same direction as i was, i thought it would be a good time to start a business. >> so in 2008, hand in hand with his sons, ignacio started gallegos vineyards. they tend the grapes that go into making some of the world's top wine labels but that wasn't enough for the youngest son eric. he
. ♪ for the gallegos family, wine is in their dna. >> my grandfather immigrated from mexico and settlednapa valley, and he worked for one of only five wineries in the area, barringer, and then in '66 he brought over the rest of the family, including my dad. >> he spent his entire life working in the vineyards of napa valley, often with his two sons by his side. >> i would go out there and prune. they would go out there with me. i would do the initial cuts and they'd come...
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gallegos and peter lewis that day in 1991 are killed at the world trade center on september 11th, 2001. patty brown promoted to captain. kevin dowdell. and patrick o'keefe. the loss is felt by their familiesd colleagues and also by jose gallegos, who developed a lasting friendship with the men who saved his life. >> i don't have any words to express how i feel about these guys. they live in my heart. i carry them in a very special part of my heart. >> although he now lives in his native colombia, gallegos has come back to the building where he once feared his life would end. >> it was very hot. there was a lot of smoke coming out of all the windows. >> and we have a surprise waiting for him. on the corner of 7th avenue and 48th street. >> oh, man. >> hi. >> how are you? >> it's kevin shay, now retired and living in montana. shay and gallegos haven't seen each other for many years. >> what a great surprise. >> yeah. >> wow, man. i'm so happy to see you. >> yes. it's a great surprise. >> for these two men, the experience on the 12th floor of this building has created a bond that will never fade away. >> doesn't it feel much better once you know you're not alone? >> oh, yes. >> almost everyt
gallegos and peter lewis that day in 1991 are killed at the world trade center on september 11th, 2001. patty brown promoted to captain. kevin dowdell. and patrick o'keefe. the loss is felt by their familiesd colleagues and also by jose gallegos, who developed a lasting friendship with the men who saved his life. >> i don't have any words to express how i feel about these guys. they live in my heart. i carry them in a very special part of my heart. >> although he now lives in his...
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gallegos turn to sports to bring back the competitive energy. this week's rising star takes us to the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. like father, like son. >> a lot of my family august 20, 2006. serving in iraq, the vehicle of isaac gallegos ran over an i.e.d. >> i was launched out from the vehicle. thrown, i think it was 25 feet away. set on fire. >> majority of his body covered in burn. >> we did graphs with pigskin and shark skin. >> he has gravitated to sports. >> i had a privilege to compete with the marine trials. it was mazing to see the marines. >> he is a fighter. so next week in west point he will be representing the marines at the warrior games. paralympic style event for the injured, wounded and ill in the military. they have a saying pain is temporary, pride is forever. it's not about the short-term. it's the long-term. >> looking past scars of ten years ago. >> i look at them here and i see my old self. a lot of it still in me. >> forging ahead to a bright future. >> amazing, amazing man. the true definition of an inspiration. leon: you have done a few of those overcoming but i don't think we have seen anyone overcome more than that. amazing. al
gallegos turn to sports to bring back the competitive energy. this week's rising star takes us to the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. like father, like son. >> a lot of my family august 20, 2006. serving in iraq, the vehicle of isaac gallegos ran over an i.e.d. >> i was launched out from the vehicle. thrown, i think it was 25 feet away. set on fire. >> majority of his body covered in burn. >> we did graphs with pigskin and shark skin. >> he has gravitated...