i got to play the pnr. i could play "home on the range" with two fingers. i knew i must be glamorous and important to the war effort. >> the victory gardens and the uso you bring up are synonymous with the home front during the war effort. solid strives, blood drives, civil defense drills, of course the victory gardens. what memories do those activities raise of the wartime shortages -- i know children had trouble getting tires for their bicycles. >> one of my most frightening moments came as a result of that. when i was in the fourth grade, if we brought a pound of copper, glass, or bronze to school, we got a free movie ticket. the movie involved a mummy that rose out of the swamp at midnight and dragged his foot on his way to consume various victims. i walked home in the fog and i was pursued by the mommy every inch of the way and it was all because of that stupid war. [laughter] >> that is going to be hard to top. [laughter] >> what are our d-day memories? how did you hear the news? where were you? what was the reaction to the news? was at one of hope? a