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Mentions his instantaneous bravery, but he always saw it, quote, there was nothing else to do. bob maxwell returned to the u.s. and became an auto tech instructor at community colleges. for all those who came to know him, he was beloved for his inherent decency and modesty, equal to his towering bravery. his death leaves 70 living recipients of the medal of honor, among them, the three remaining world war ii veterans who received their medal for their combat actions in that conflict. and on that...

Bravery, but he always saw it, quote, there was nothing else to do. bob maxwell returned to the u.s. and became an auto tech instructor at community colleges. for all those who came to know him, he was beloved for his inherent decency and modesty, equal to his towering bravery. his death leaves 70 living recipients of the medal of honor, among them, the three remaining world war ii veterans who received their medal for their combat actions in that conflict. and on that note, that is our broadcas...

The medal of honor, along with his bronze star, two silver stars and two purple hearts. his medal of honor citation mentions his instantaneous bravery, but he always saw it, quote, there was nothing else to do. bob maxwell returned to the u.s. and became an auto tech instructor at community colleges. for all those who came to know him, he was beloved for his inherent decency and modesty, equal to his towering bravery. his death leaves 70 living recipients of the medal of honor, among them, the t...

And two purple hearts. his citation mentions his instantaneous bravery, but he always saw it, quote, there was nothing else to do. bob maxwell returned to the u.s. and became an auto tech instructor at community college, he was beloved for his decency and modesty, equal to his towering bravery. his death leaves 70 living recipients of the medal of honor, among them three remaining world war ii veterans who received their medal for their combat actions on that conflict. on that note thats our bro...

John kanly, a rank that meant his job was to care for his men, and lead them at all costs and he did. it is estimated h ed -- estimat that in the seven straight days that he spent in combat in hue, despite his wounds he saved 20 men, often times openly while in fire. he was originally awarded the bronze star, and more and more marines came forward and talked about the actions of him saving their lives. it was upgraded, you may say, effective today to the melgd of honor. born in -- to the medal o...

In the seven straight days he spent in combat in hue, despite his own wounds, he saved 20 men, often while exposed openly to enemy fire. he was originally awarded the navy cross, along with his bronze star and purple heart. but more and more marines came forward talking about his actions in saving their lives. it was upgraded, you might say, effective today, to the medal of honor. he lives in california, hes 80 years old, and seems about half that. and hes the 300th marine in our history to rece...

On board delivery. the crash is still under investigation a. statement released by the navy say they are focused on efforts to find the sailors, they indicated engine malfunction may have played the role. thats an educated guess. this is yet another incident on the 7th fleet. there have been 17 fatalities and at least five incidents this year alone, leading to the removal of eight top naval officers and the appointment of a new 7th fleet commander, vice admiral philip sawyer. with us here tonigh...

Of the medal of honor for his combat actions in vietnam. hes also an msnbc military analyst. john meecham is here as well, including books on presidents jackson, jefferson and bush 41, also an msnbc contributor. jack, id like to begin with you. its a complicated topic. i come from a family, world war ii era captain, two sons, he supported both of their efforts he could to not go to vietnam, which surprised us. when you look to your right and left when you were in vietnam, did you have ivy league...

American to serve, every american should serve. >> during his appearance today on the view, john mccain said he doesnt consider president trump as a draft dodger, but he blamed the system at the time saying, quote, certain americans could evade responsibility to serve the country. its an interesting topic, and a puzzling one. and here to talk about it with us tonight, retired u.s. army colonel jack jacobs, one of now 73 living recipients as of today of the medal of honor for his combat actions i...

Others, trump was being treated unfairly, and that he hated seeing dead soldiers become a political cudgel. here with us to talk about this tonight, retired four star u.s. general barry mccaffery, wounded many times in vietnam, heavily decorated for his combat actions. he went on to become a battle field commander in the persian of only 72 recipients of the medal of honor for his combat actions in vietnam. both gentlemen msnbc military analysts. jack, well start with you. you know general kelly....