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Byrd. >> each poppy of the more than 645,000 represents a man or woman killed in service to our country since world war i. the poppy is the symbol of remembrance. it started in world war i when lieutenant colonel john mcrae saw his comrade being buried and was moved by the red poppies moved among the white crosses. he penned a poem, an american picked up on that. she wrote a corresponding poem, "we shall keep the faith," and then she lobbied with the american legion to make the poppy the symbol of remembrance, which it is today. it's only a few inches deep, and they are quite packed in there. ...

>> katie: that's awesome. >> jesse: what club is that. thatgeraldo geraldo various clubs. >> katie: memorial day is on monday and the poppy wall of honor, we have to remember what memorial day is all about returned to the national mall for second consecutive year to honor 645,000 american service members who gave their lives for our nation since world war i. yesterday the u.s. army old guard put a bunch of flags at arlington cemetery to remember the sacrifices that have been made there. so, happy memorial day and i know that we are all grateful for the service of people who have given the ulti...

Flooding concerns, that is a big story in terms of the fact that the dnc, adding we continue to welcome help from researchers and other organizations to improve security posture of the we have heavy rainfall in the forecast for some of these areas entire system. it made changes as well. getting hit hard by tornadoes and in some cases historic levels of streams and rivers across the arkansas river, >> the committee men and women dealing with historic flooding this weekend and levees possibly breached. giving them security with dhs officials for it professionals. will be following not only today...

Community-based residences life work. we raise funds. john lennon did len legend didf tournament. 36th edition of the golf tournament. we raised about $7 million with these golf tournaments to create these homes that really are wonderful, humane, progressive places where they potential is realized. >> kennedy: beautiful. >> katie: that's awesome. >> jesse: what club is that. thatgeraldo geraldo various clubs. >> katie: memorial day is on monday and the poppy wall of honor, we have to remember what memorial day is all about returned to the national mall for second consecutive year to honor 645,...

Persian gulf. that's our presence but that's their lives. >> absolutely in the south china sea which was a place i operated in when i comawnsded the seventh fleet was high point tension as well as what the abraham lincoln is doing in the persian gulf. great point. these men and women give it their all to help us out and protect our national security. ainsley: just think about if these ships could talk they helped fight off our enemies and keep our americans safe. our men and women do that every day. this ship is actually made from some of the steel from the world trade center. >> to highlight ...