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D-day. >> they were there then they are not there anymore they saw somebody - - somebody stuff. >> nine patches among them the first army, to core five divisions and one battalion. the ss i is made to precise government specs. 9082 stitches for the first infantry 4200. on the fourth infantry patch exactly two weeks apart detailed and wrought with meaning the 29th infantry represents both sides of the civil war and the 82nd airborne aa means all-american depicting soldiers from all states but then the seventh core deactivated those patches no longer available. they design their own insignia tha...

China. >> martha: are they working on the same weapons? >> they are working on it. we are reluctant to say what they are working on but i assure you we are ready and we we wilt there first. >> martha: you are part of the 101 anniversary, the paratroopers the night before d-day and some of them we met h. while coaster your mind as you think about this 75th anniversary >> they are the greatest generation and i feel privileged to come i served in the 82nd over here in europe and the 29th infantry in the national guard. they are the ones with the first division that stormed the beach. when you wal...

Private stevens and his twin brother, roy. belonged to company a, 29th infantry. there were only two of 30 young men from bedford that hit the beach 70 years ago with 29th. by dusk, 19 would be dead. two sets of brothers would perish in the campaign. one small town, still carrying history's heartache. the monuments of history are all still here. american rangers scaled a 100 foot high sheer cliff to capture a german gun. the hedge rose. thick, dangerous, and ever-present. the villages. still looking much the same as they did when the allies came calling. and the largest of the cemeteries. the ...

I thought to myself, it would have been nice to have him here. >> and so that of course a part of the interview. doug brinkley, thank you so much and chuck todd, my friend here. and you can see more of brian williams exclusive interview with the president tonight on nightly news and on prime time special tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central time on nbc. also today, i had the privilege to sit down and speak with former sergeant james hill. 89 years old, a veteran from aurora tennessee, he he landed as a member of the 29th infantry. he has been honored by so many for his bravery but also awarded by fra...