jillian: our proud american series ends this morning at norfork's great american picnic where the usscked. rob: an exclusive tour of this big ship. >> reporter: happy independence day to you and everyone at home. we are on board the uss monterey, and active-duty missile cruiser. this is the ship that launched 30 tomahawk missiles into syria after bashar al-assad used chemical weapons on his own people, 350 sailors told me they are proud to be americans and be part of world history in the fight for human rights. ♪ >> i'm proud to be an american because of the ideals america stands for, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and everybody is created equal. >> the main reason i'm proud to be american is the opportunity to grow with the country and as a person and being able to do what you want. when you want. >> small-town america, this is our home. anything you find in a small town you will find here, you will find the hospital with a corpsman, a post office, a store where you can buy ships memorabilia, a bag of fritos and a bottle of gatorade, everything you need is here. >> 3 meal

. >> reporter: welcome to naval station norfork.is giving us a look through the eyes of an listed sailor, these people and women are the backbone of the united states navy. all suited up, time to meet with sailors and get to work. >> we will make you an aviation mechanic. >> reporter: just arrived, a little noisy in here, the helicopter squadron, jumping one of these bad boys and go flying, not today. they will show me how to get them airborne. these things are heavy. i get to clean the windows and they are still flying. >> reporter: i see what it takes to get a helicopter in the air. now i will see what it takes to operate an aircraft carrier at sea. the uss abraham lincoln. ♪ >> reporter: request permission to come aboard. ♪ >> reporter: we are heading off in what they -- we are going to unload. what does that mean? >> life preserver is. we where this. >> reporter: how does being in the navy make you proud to be an american? >> i can go home and tell people i drove it aircraft carrier, got us from point a to b i was driving during