Our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr as well as cnn military analyst Major General spider marks to join us in this conversation. General, its always great to have you on. Its great to have you on every day but especially on a day like this. This is a rather special day. Just on this day when the president s preparing to speak on a day that everyone takes a moment to stop to remember to honor, what does it mean for you . It means everything. I mean, this is what i dedicated my life to but more importantly, its what all these incredible young men and women of all generations routinely step up and make this decision to defend our freedoms. I mean, its absolute selflessness, and its the heart of what we stand for. Its a magazine nnificent tribu them. 19 million veterans in this country right now. And today is the day to thank each and every one of them. Barbara starr at the pentagon for us. We do expect to hear the president talk about what the tha nation now is doing for our veterans
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