he was a veteran of world war ii, guadalcanal, and we would just say we will do what he does. he was a leader that would tell you not to do with but to follow me and we will do it. he did not said anybody anywhere. he would say let's go. that is why he was so powerful. whenever he was shot, it took the heart out of us. we said if rocco zullo can die then anybody can die. that is why we were so surprised 40 years later to see him alive. as we went up this road, the chaos that was involved, of all of the trucks blowing up , 150 vehicles in the convoy and the only thing you can do. you cannot maneuver by just protect your track. they were on both sides there were 12 men to a truck. go to see wherever the pressure was greatest that is where you put the machine gun. some men did not have machine guns. the bits and pieces thrown into the convoy somebody had to go up the road to. it was not pleasant. but we finally made it. then there was no hot food or water showers. ice and snow and dead chinese and live chinese on the hill. they told us to get some sleep because tomorrow morning a

rocco was a veteran of world war ii, guadalcanal and all we could say was, well, we'll just do what he does. and he was the kind of a leader that would tell you not to do it, but follow me and we'll do it. he didn't send anybody anywhere. he says, come on, let's go. that's the kind -- that's why he was so powerful. and whenever he got shot, it really took the heart out of us. we said, boy, if rocco can die, anybody can die. but that's why we were so surprised 40 years later to see him alive. but as we went with up this road, the chaos that was involved here of all these trucks blowing up -- there was 150 vehicles in this convoy. and it, and the only thing you can do, you couldn't maneuver. you just had to protect your truck. and they were on both sides, so there was, like, 12 men to a truck. and you'd go from each side to see wherever the pressure was the greatest, that's where you would put your machine guns. and some of the men didn't have machine guns. the bits and pieces that were thrown into the convoy that somebody had to go up this road, and we were the only ones there. so it wa

country with honor in the navy for three years, and he's in the battle of midway, the battle of guadalcanalo my immediate questions, h come there isn't a biopic on tito puente, and how come... i mean, one of your concerns is that you said, "when i find out that there are kids who have never heard of tito puente," your heart breaks a little bit. >> well, it's not only that. kids don't know who duke ellington is, john coltrane. some kids now today don't even know who carlos santana is. >> hinojosa: although he did play on american idol. that's a very big deal. so probably a lot of people know him now. >> that's all well and good, but i don't think... what kids need today to do, and it's very easily accessible, especially with the technology we have today, all these people that you just mentioned, they can look them up on youtube and readily see them right away. like, when i do concerts all the time, whether with my own groups or with the groups that... the two orchestras that i teach at the new school university and at the manhattan school of music... >> hinojosa: in new york. >> they come up

he enlisted in the navy during world war ii and fought in the battle of guadalcanal.dy, john f. kennedy's sister, in 1953. the shrivers settled in chicago and had five children, including broadcaster maria shriver. >> the programs he created from the peace corps, head start, job corps, vista. they are still affecting millions of people today. >> reporter: after the assassination of president kennedy, shriver surprised many by going to work for president lyndon johnson for whom he led the war on poverty. it was a time when the country was torn by the issues of vietnam and race. >> we only have one war. we have a war for the freedom of people and for opportunity for all people, regardless of race, color, or creed. >> reporter: in 1972, shriver did run for office as the vice presidential candidate and running mate of george mcgovern. he made his own bid to become the democratic presidential nominee in 1976 and embraced the kennedy family tradition. >> the cure will come from honest, truthful leadership that summons the best in us as we remember john kennedy once did. >>