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>> it was so exciting. he asked what the children did. >> it's an amazing thing to be walking -- i lost all now. i hear nothing. >> ok. well, so what happened is they walked out. u.s. airways rallied the people. all the flyers there. anybody in the airport when they started asking a few people. they asked a few more so when the u.s. airways flight attendants turned around, they thought, this is going to be embarrassing. we only have our staff here. they turned around and every single flier, everybody that was there, every pedestrian that was there to greet their family had gathered around and ...

It was -- it was pretty wonderful pulling in there. they had the fire ranges giving us an honor order salute and then there's people in the airport when we got there, it was amazing. >> right. and ed, would you just ask brooks how he felt the entire time, what he felt like when he walked out through that doorway? >> how did you feel when you walked out the doorway at the airport in washington? >> if i could communicate, i would tell you. >> he's listening to you. he can hear you. >> it's part of what you just said. it's when these young children, 150 strong and hundreds of kids on the cart pat...

Jacobs now with the 49ers. wonder if he kept the $4, brian. >> always talking sports, steve. now it's about patriotism. here's proof that patriotism never fades. it's stronger than ever. a group of world war ii veterans arriving on an honor flight in d.c. were shocked when they were greeted by an enormous crowd of supportive strangers. [applause] all right. two of those veterans are my guests this morning. ed cavanaugh and brooks holder. these honor flights is really a nonprofit organization who brings veterans back and forth to monuments and to washington, d.c. basically for free. ed cavanaug...

Have told them what happened to us, why we were in war with all of our adversaries going on. but it's a pleasure and really happy moment to go through and visit with people who have been in the wars and the wars that have come and gone and the many, many people, i understand there's somewhere around 400,000 possibly buried in arlington. and areas around it. and it's a matter of really staying at attention and giving a salute to all and that's what we would want to do and we look forward to do. we still are looking down the road and even though we got a little age on us, if we had to do it agai...

This flight, u.s. airways brings you here. and as you land, what did you see? >> it was just an outstanding day. it was the day of a lifetime to be honest with you. the people that run the honor flight, honor flight myrtle beach, the finest group of people i've ever had the opportunity to work with. the trip that day was unreal! >> so u.s. airways, you're on the flight, you're flying basically for free for your service to the country, world war ii, and brooks, when you land, you expected just to go about your day. but what you saw, too, can you hear brooks? >> i'm not getting anything. >> he's...