. >> reporter: her personal favorite is captain william hawkins, leading his men ashore at tarowa. >> that's him at the front. >> reporter: until a japanese sniper laid him in his grave. >> and they carried him off the field with his men openly weeping. and as he was dying, surrounded by his marines, he said "i'm sorry to leave you like this, boys." >> now the hawk lives again, thanks to charles terhou a hiinal >>> for some, chess is just another board game. for others, it's a teaching tool in the gym of life. here is jamie yuccas. >> it's the most unique piece in the game. >> reporter: for 12-year-old andre, chess is more than just a game. >> i learned a lot of stuff i learned on the chessboard in real life. like think before i move. think before i act out. >> reporter: he is one of thousands of students from some of l.a.'s toughest neighborhoods learning to play. >> i learned to play chess at age 13. it was a pivotal moment in my life. >> reporter: damon fletcher grew up in compton. after going away to college, he came home to find his childhood friends struggling. >> some of them h