remember glenn miller? for the first time on television, tex beneke and his orchestra, ray everly and the modernaires with paula kelly in a special salute to the music made famous by glenn miller. ♪ ♪ don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me anyone else but me, anyone else but me, no, no, no don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me 'til i come marchin' home ♪ ♪ at last, my love has come along my lonely days are over and life is like a song.... you smile, then the spell was cast and here we are in heaven... for you are mine at last - why are the stars always winking and thinking about what makes a fella start thinking of falling in love? it's not the season, the reason is as plain as the moon its just elmer's tune... a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h i got a gal in kalamazoo i'll make my bid for that freckle-faced kid i'm hurrying to we're goin' to michigan to see the sweetest gal in kalamazoo (zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo, zoo) (kalamazoo!!) couple a jiggers of moonlight and add a

big band leader glenn miller, whose plane disappeared on tour entertaining troops during world war iihole new generation of war dead. senator kennedy often attended funerals for the service members from massachusetts killed in iraq or afghanistan. even one of today's military pallbearers was personally touched by ted kennedy. when his mother was short on money, he says, kennedy helped her get medical care. >> in my family, he's a huge -- he's an icon. he's a hero. >> senator kennedy's grave will be marked by a simple white cross and a small marble slab, like his brother's, robert. tom? >> thanks very much, nbc jim miklaszewski tonight. earlier in this special report we said that a number of families from the victims of iraq and afghanistan war, those who lost their lives there, have been asked to delay their burials at arlington national cemetery because they're so backed up, burying about 27 veterans a day there now, part of that, of course, is the result of the world war ii generation dying at an ever-accelerated rate into their mid and late 80s and into their 90s. it's hard to know

for glenn miller, owning a home was part of the american dream. that dream turned into a nightmare when he paid thousands to a developer to build a home. he never got a house. he is now out thousands of dollars. his credit is ruined. >> it is embarrassing. you save all of your money. you try to do the right thing. >> the financial hard have also been a strain on the nine other families that contracted with coleman. each of the families got construction loans. he cashed the checks. the construction never began. >> words cannot describe what we have gone through. >> he apologized to the victims and his family. he said he never intended to do anything wrong all while maintaining his innocence. the judge sentenced him to 12 years in jail and restitution. >> it is sort of the first case of this kind. >> the victims of hope it will give him time to think about the families that he has hurt. >> i think it was sufficient for the crime. >> i wish you could've gotten more. he was found guilty twice already. he had an opportunity to least try to pay somethin

dancing with my dad those last few days, playing glenn miller songs with him and seeing his face lightup, i don't want someone else defining what's quality of life. gretchen: so many people can relate to what you are talking about. we have all had parents and we love them. we have an understanding what you have are talking about. lori roman thank you so much for being our guest this morning. >> thank you. steve: straight ahead. house speaker nancy pelosi has called town hall protesters unamerican. really? speaker? remember when you said this? >> when franklin roosevelt died and i draw great inspiration from him because he was a disrupter. and i'm a fan of disrupters, people who make -- steve: now she a fan of disrupters. steve: dana perino weighs in just a few minutes. steve: we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] there's a revolutionary cure for post party sickness syndrome. cascade all-in-one actionpacs. it has the power to pre-wash... and then rinse the whole mess away. cascade all-in-one actionpacs. for a perfect clean, every time. brian: no charges have been fired against a har