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And unless the united states generates more people like john mccain, we are going to be in a difficult place for a long time. the other thing about senator mccain is that he motivated the people around him to do the kinds of things they otherwise wouldn't be able to do. he motivated them with guidance. i mean, if you said something silly and it was because you were ignorant, he educated you. if you said something silly because you were a jerk, he took care of you pretty quickly. but he motivated people to do their best. it's extremely difficult to find people like that. and that's one of the r...

Analyst. deputy director general for the international institute for strategic studies, corey shockey. she served as policy advisor on the mccain/palin foundation. presidential historian mark uptagrove. jack jacobs and kelly o'donnell. colonel jack, you have watched this entire funeral. this man didn't just give himself to american politics. this man gave himself to service. to the military. >> think about the fact that he has been serving this country in uniform and out for 65 years. i mean, that's a long time. and it's been continuous since the time he went to annapolis until the day he died...

That he looked a lot charlie chapm chapman. he took the beat and he said yeah, i guess i do but i am a lot funnier than he was. the things that most people don't get because serious and wn the issues. >> yeah. >> and was such -- he really was a mountain of a man intellectually, despite his low finish in his class at the naval academy. never forget he had a great sense of humor. >> colonel jack, thank you so much. on this, what would have been his 82nd birthday, senator john mccain now lying in state there in his beloved arizona. the state capitol there in phoenix. his wife cindy paying her fin...

This place is important. the work we do is important. our strange rules and seemingly eccentr eccentric practices are important. we are an important check on the powers of executive. our powers are necessary for the president to appoint government officials and in many respects conduct foreign policy, whether or not we are of the same party, we are not the president's sub a ordinates, we are his we quaul. >> jack jacobs, retired colonel and a good friend here. colonel jack, good to see you. mccain's passing marks the end of the chapter, in some ways, a

Does that memory ever fade for you? is it there constantly or can you park it somewhere? >> it doesn't fade. but i have parked it. tom, in life we have to go on. and put it behind us and be grateful and every once in a while something reminds me of it or i hear from an old friend who calls up and asked me why i voted wrong and they never call me and tell me i voted right. so think about it. but what i really think about is the people that i had the honor of serving with. some of the gutsiest, most patriotic, most wonderful people i've ever known in my life. they're my dearest and best friends....