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Faced with a new situation they might not have expected theyll be able to succeed. griff: not to put you on the spot. its memorial day weekend. you served and who would you like to remember. >> pa maloney, eric christianson, a few that passed. griff: we thank them and their loved ones for the sacrifice and thank you for being here today. >> thank you. griff: the colonel from the marine barracks washington commanding officer. back to you. >> that was such a beautiful conversation there and people...

Ourselves, life lessons, trust in family, have trust in your honor, all of those things could -- it could do us some good to let those weigh on us a little bit this weekend, to remember why we are here, why we have a three-day weekend, its not just to have barbecues and enjoy the freedoms that we have and enjoy thanks to some of the sacrifices, because of the sacrifices like the colleagues and brothers in arms of colonel pastele. its a great example of a wonderful human. griff: you know, just qu...

Everyone disappears right before you go live. ive been watching you all day, youve been doing fantastic. isnt it true? [laughter] >> absolutely. there were bigger crowds, certainly, but theyre going to pick up, were told. were told. alicia: everybodys out there, i swear. okay. charles watson, thank you so much. griff. griff: alicia, when we come back, colonel oliver north is going to talk about the brave men and women who served in iraq and afghanistan and talk about the war stories that we shot...

Me. alicia: absolutely. senator roger marshall, thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ griff: there are many heros who have given their lives for this country. today i want to remember travis with his story in iraq. before his final deployment to iraq, marine first lieutenant travis left his family with a powerful motivation as to why he was going back into the fight. if not me, then who, he said. but on april 29th, 2007, the experienced iraq war ambushed with fellow marines while searching a suspected insurgen...

>> the challenges are different in detail, but the general general that we still have to overcome is the uncertainty. and thats the part we go back to the training and discipline for the marines is what will get them through any uncertainty that comes before us. were excited to say or im excited to say that the marines really do step up to every challenge weve had them face so far. griff: its certainly something ive been witness to. lets talk for a moment about you specifically this past monday,...

>> this memorial day weekend we are honoring all those who made the ultimate sacrifice. with me now is operation enduring freedoms veteran and commanding officer of the marine barracks in d.c., colonel-- thats operation iraqi freedom, i forgot we talked about that earlier. thank you for taking time an and its an important weekend. i want to talk about your command at the marine barracks, the oldest marine outpost in the country. first your thoughts and reflections on this weekend. >> first, grif...