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And about how the name of the b-52s means different things, entirely different things to different generations, in a later era the b-52s were only weapons of peace and joy and later karaoke. "love shack" and "rock lobster" would not exist were it not for the modern version of the b-52s. for a more modern era. and the iconic vocals of the pride of newark, new jersey, fred schneider. something completely different to end our broadcast for tonight as we start a new week. thank you so much for being here with us, and good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. tonight, on "all in". >> get...

Grandfathers of today's pilots, and their official name, the strattofortress, just sounds like the heady era of their birth and american military supremacy. now they are at work in america's longest war, part of the pentagon's belief that fighting from 20,000 feet will save the lives of american fighters on the ground. and about how the name of the b-52s means different things, entirely different things to different generations, in a later era the b-52s were only weapons of peace and joy and later karaoke. "love shack" and "rock lobster" would not exist were it not for the modern version of th...

Everything we do internationally, someone refers back to the vietnam experience. >> tao: mm-hmm. >> anthony: you know? "let's not do that again." or -- >> tao: "let's not repeat vietnam." >> anthony: but i find it interesting that the people who had, perhaps, the most painful experience were among the first to reach out. i think the john mccain story is particularly interesting because here's a guy who had an atrocious experience here in prison and yet he has been among the most vocal supporters of normalizing relations. >> tao: it took several trips to vietnam. and so he could see vietnam in ...

Aircraft, along with things like the a-10, the b-52, these are old airframes and yet they've never designed or built anything better for the task. >> you know, this aircraft, last time there was a crash of this aircraft was very nearly 40 years ago. you mentioned the b-52. the pilots who are currently flying the b-52, their grandfathers, literally their grandfathers also flew the b-52. we have some very good pieces of equipment. we have some fantastic people, not enough of either, in my view, to protect this country. >> jack, does anyone worry about how this looks? the piling up of these incid...

This piece of equipment, this aircraft, because there's often a reaction in washington and elsewhere to just, you know, try to modernize and replace something when, in fact, this aircraft, along with things like the a-10, the b-52, these are old airframes and yet they've never designed or built anything better for the task. >> you know, this aircraft, last time there was a crash of this aircraft was very nearly 40 years ago. you mentioned the b-52. the pilots who are currently flying the b-52, their grandfathers, literally their grandfathers also flew the b-52. we have some very good pieces of...