pfc. lucas was so to determined to enter combat that he stowed away. he turned 17 at sea, a few for landing at iwo jima. the day following the landing, he was crawling through a ravine with three men. two enemy hand grenades landed nearby. the teenager used his own body to cover both grenades to save his fellow marines despite suffering injury. he was awarded the medal of honor by president harry truman. i had him on my radio show. during the interview, we talked about his experiences. he spoke with humility about his extraordinary courage. i asked him a question. i said, you are part of the greatest generation. you are probably really worried about the country when you see young people these days. in that moment, his manner changed. he said son, you don't have the first idea what you are talking about. i laughed nervously. this was live radio. i said, why don't you enlighten me. he did. he said, let me tell you something. growing up in the 1930's, we didn't have any more sense than kids do these days. we wasted just as much time and partied too much.

no one that i talked with, of course they were privates and pfcs and stuff like that. they really did not have a good handle on the situation. they, by nature, did not have anything good to say about anything in korea. but i had been in japan for 27 months when korea started. and i went, we moved from hachinohe to mount fuji in preparation for the move to korea. i was ready to go back to the states. my sergeant called me into his office. 1950, must have been early september, and advised me that i was going home. and handed me my orders, or attempted to. then he took them back and tore them up. of course, i was hurt by that. i wanted to go home. then he told me that all the orders have been rescinded and we were going to korea. as far as duty was concerned they decided that i was fully recovered. professor han: but you were in a country you never knew before. and there was nothing good at the time in korea. and you were captured. what were you thinking? professor han: primarily that is the opinion of all young soldiers. when they are faced with something they have no kn

>> as a pfc, i think i was making $95 a month. they had just raised it -- >> are you sure? $95, that sounds a lot. >> when i was first in it was 55. >> i may be wrong. i'm not sure. >> maybe special salary for the baseball players approximate. >> no, there was no special salaries. >> so you had a good time? >> oh, i loved it. played night baseball. >> and many goals came to you? >> as a matter of fact, it got me engaged to a girl from baltimore. >> i knew that. so what happened? how did you end up in -- >> what happened was when the korean war broke out, i was due for discharge. my enlistment was only two years. now i had a month's leave coming. september 3rd 1948 was when i enlisted. because i had a month's leave coming, that would be august 3rd. he had been told our company was going to go overseas. he says, look, this is where it is at conte. nothing i can do because i had special orders from the general opposed. i was tdy, but he said we're moving out. where are you going to go? you're going to be up for grabs or you can stay with the guys you have been with for two yea

conte: as a pfc, i think i was making $95 a month. they had just raised it -- professor han: are you sure? $95, that sounds a lot. mr. conte: when i was first in it was $55 when i was a recruit. when i was a private it went up to $75. i may be wrong. i'm not sure. professor han: maybe special salary for the baseball players -- mr. conte: no, there was no special salaries. the only special privilege was weighted not have to get involved with the regular military duties. -- we did not have to get involved with the regular military duties. professor han: so you had a good time? mr. conte: oh, i loved it. played night baseball. professor han: many girls came to you? mr. conte: as a matter of fact it got me engaged to a girl from baltimore. professor han: i knew that. so what happened? how did you end up in -- mr. conte: what happened was when the korean war broke out, i was due for discharge. my enlistment was only two years. now i had a month's leave coming. september 3rd 1948 was when i enlisted. september 3, 1950, i was due for dischar

by the way, president obama in his own selfishness and cynicism has made pfc as far as i'm concerned bergdahl the most hated guy in uniform. as far as the air strikes go cynicism again. they know obama is not going to do something. they know it's not working. i mean soldiers are cynical by nature. >> i know. [ overlapping speakers ] >> never seen it like this. it's a level i've never seen. >> gentlemen, thank you. next on the rundown how should you react to president obama's comparison of muslim and christian injustice if you're a christian? how would jesus react? >>> later gutfeld and mcgerk on king of jordan using clint eastwood in the fight against isis. coming right back. for only $5. save 40% on a 50 pack of bass pro stik-o baits. and save $15 on new johnny morris signature series spinning reels. if a denture were to be put under a microscope we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher brighter denture everyday. toenail fungus? don't hide it... tackle

president obama in his own selfishness and cynicism has made prior pfc as far as i'm concerned, bergdahle most hated guy in uniform. as far as the air strikes go. cynicism again they know obama is not going to do something. they know it's not working. i mean, soldiers are cynical by nature. >> i know. i never know what level is that. >> >> it's a level i have never seen. >> all right gentlemen. thank you. next on the rundown how should you react to president obama's comparison of muslim and christian injustifiable. if you are a christian? how would jesus react? later, gutfeld and mcguirk on the king of jordan using clinton eastwood in his fight against isis and the factor is coming right back. if a denture were to be put under a microscope we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher brighter denture everyday. the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer research

able to poke it out to remove this section of the magnetic strip causing it to fall and at that time pfcsing through. >> this little crack right here. her mouth was right there and she spit right at me. luckily she missed my head, but got my arm and it went down. >> i was already spitting out water. >> i didn't intentionally do it. i'm still going to say i did it because she walked into my line of aim. this is water! >> yeah! definitely not going home no more. [ bleep ]. water. all of you are some -- call the emergency task force, a.k.a. s.w.a.t. on a 22-year-old female weighing 160 pounds. you're all psycho had in this bitch. she walked into my line range. nobody purposely spat on her. if you see somebody spitting on water, why are you trying to walk across their cell. in addition to the disciplinary actions she'll face, buckner will file an assault charge against her. >> spitting and hitting is an assault against you. >> the same thing happened on the street it would be an assault on a law enforcement officer. it's an immediate felony. >> i know you all remember that [ bleep ] she was

since then more tests were conducted to find any remaining places on the base where pfcs may be released to the environment. >>> a good samaritan in colorado was caught on camera helping drivers struggling in the snow. now he is seeing an outpoiring of support from others wanting to help him. shelby hujdgens doesn't have much. he has his doing, a few belongings and his car but he does have a big heart. while standing on a colorado springs street corner he saw people in need struggling to get up the hill in the snow. for hours he ran out to give a helping hand and the kindness was returned. >> i'd rather make it a better place. i have enough to get by. so, it's better than nothing. he says helping people push their cars, he might have gotten a few leads on the job front. >> nice life lesson. >>> we continue to follow breaking news. an explosion levels a house in south jersey. >> several people were hurt and neighboring homes had to be evacuated. next, we continue to follow the investigation plus we look at several other recent house explosions. the nbc10 investigators take a closer look a

myself and one man, pfc. from raleigh, north carolina, people just scattered like flies. we got on a rock ledge and laid there until dark. we wandered for four days. we would stop at these abandoned houses, they were few and far between, but sometimes we would find a vegetable, a beat or turn up sometimes half frozen. i wanted everything i could get to eat. we stop in an abandoned house and stay there all night, very cold. an old korean man came to us, so we decided to trust him. he had gone 10 minutes or more. he came back with a broth or soup or something. he took us over this hill into a field into this little dugout. it was straw lined inside. we stated that night. why he was doing this, i don't know. if i knew, he was older than i was, but if i knew his family and new, i would try to repay him. the man i was with became claustrophobic and he cannot stay in the whole anymore. we decided we would climb to the top of the hill and look at the river and use it as a guide so we could go south. as we were on our knees looking over that thing, we were spotted by some chinese

>> as a pfc, i think i was making $95 a month. they had just raised it -- >> are you sure? $95, that sounds a lot. >> when i was first in it was 55. >> i may be wrong. i'm not sure. >> maybe special salary for the baseball players approximate. >> no, there was no special salaries. >> so you had a good time? >> oh, i loved it. played night baseball. >> and many goals came to you? >> as a matter of fact, it got me engaged to a girl from baltimore. >> i knew that. so what happened? how did you end up in -- >> what happened was when the korean war broke out, i was due for discharge. my enlistment was only two years. now i had a month's leave coming. september 3rd 1948 was when i enlisted. because i had a month's leave coming, that would be august 3rd. he had been told our company was going to go overseas. he says, look, this is where it is at conte. nothing i can do because i had special orders from the general opposed. i was tdy, but he said we're moving out. where are you going to go? you're going to be up for grabs or you can stay with the guys you have been with for two yea

pfc. lucas was so to coo determined to enter combat that he stowed away to read he turned 17 at sea, a few for landing at iwo jima. the day following the landing, he was crawling through a ravine with three men. two enemy hand grenades landed nearby. the teenager used his own body to cover both grenades to save his fellow marines despite suffering injury. he was awarded the medal of honor by president harry truman. i had him on my radio show. during the interview, we talked about his experiences. he spoke with humility about his extraordinary courage. i estimate question. -- asked him a question. i said, you are part of the greatest generation. you are probably really worried about the country when you see young people these days. in that moment his continents changed. -- manner changed. he said son, you don't have the first idea what you are talking about. i laughed nervously. this was live radio. i said, why don't you enlighten me. he did. he said, let me tell you something. growing up i