jocko willink, retired navy seal, speaker best in the business. advice to americans who have gone through this trauma over the last year and say i'm really concerned about going back to work? do you understand that? >> well, of course you are concerned and worried. guess what? take a look around. take a look at states that are already opened back up. there's no real big negative impact. in fact, no negative impacts at all. people are leading the way. courageous people are stepping out and making it happen. it's time to follow their lead. >> brian: right. the jobs are open. go grab that job even if in the short term you might have gotten more for saying home. do the right thing. the other thing that's happening in this country i want you to weigh in. a big push on america built on slavery 1619. we fought 1776 to keep slavery. the facts really belie these new courses and this new academic push. what's your reaction to a man who shed blood for this country about patriotism and the red, white, and blue? >> look, we shouldn't hide anything from our chi

former navy seal commander jocko willink joins us now.d to see you and thank you for your service. >> it was an honor to serve. good to be here. jillian: what does this day mean to you? >> obviously, it's a day of remembrance and i think it's important to remember that these fallen heroes that we have from the army, the navy, the air force, the marines, we have to remember that these people, they weren't just warriors, that they were human beings. they were people with lives and with loved ones, with families and friends and they're people that had goals and had dreams and aspirations for their futures, for their lives. but they sacrificed everything they had for us, for our freedom, for democracy, and for our way of life and i think it's important we never forget that sacrifice and that we also remember their families and the devastating loss that those families suffered and a loss that they live with every single day. jillian: family makes such a great sacrifice in these scenario as you know very well. i know you lost a lot of loved one

pete: retired navy seal commander jocko willink joins us now. just warriors, they were human beings, they were people with families and loved ones, with mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters and husbands and wives, and most important they were people with a future. people with hopes, dreams, aspirations what they would do with life and they sacrificed all of that for us, for our freedom and for our way of life and that's something we can never forget. will: you know, jocko, we've talked to soldiers throughout the morning, one of the messages was, make it personal, make the story about what you know, make it about somebody that you know. for you on this memorial day, who do you think of? >> obviously first and foremost i think of my guys, mark lee, first seal killed in iraq. mike man sour, second seal killed in iraq, posthumously awarded the medal of honor. ryan jobe severely wounded wounn iraq and died of those wounds. chris kyle, the "american sniper" everybody knows, seth stone, awarded two silver stars who was killed in a parachute accident

he was a part of navy seals task unit 3 -- or sale team 3, task unit bruiser, and his commander jockoh that relationship -- came together through that relationship, and it's been an honor to have this opportunity to respect michael. edward: and he's a real hero. now let's turn to the race. last year there was no fans. this year the restrictions were lifted about two years ago, and i'm hearing ticket sales are going like crazy. [laughter] what does that energy do for you as a driver? >> well, like you said, it creates an energy. it's been a year now that we've been racing with no fans or very, very limited fans, and it's weird to go, you know, put on a race and put on an event and perform in front of nobody, you know? it's very awkward. so to have fans back and to feel that energy and that electricity of people cheering and booing and clapping and just excited, you know? they're the excited to be here at the event and watching all of us knuckleheads go around the racetrack at 200 miles an hour, you know, beating and banging, it's really great. edward: yeah, turn thing left. for the fir

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