mr. brinkley, you are a very knowledgeable inarticulate historian. -- a particu -- and articulate historian. i remember as a youth following veterans to the local cemetery, where there were speeches and gun salutes. i knew as a teenager that these men had given their lives unselfishly for democracy, and it is important that we remember that. my neighbor is an 87-year-old veteran, who was a goner for 36 missions over germany. -- gunner for 36 missions er germany could it took me awhile to get him to sit over coffe and relate his experiences, because they are true heroes and they don't talk about it. but to do missions at night over germany, watching some of the other planes go down -- these are true heroes,nd we should always remember that they fought for our freedom and democracy. it is important that this memorial be a tribe to them. thank you very much. guest: that was beautifully id, and really, what this is is about a saving of our democracy. i was listening to some of the broadcasts of edward r. murrow with the cbs newsat would broadcast while on a bombing mission, actually, or standin