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Gregg: it is a day for tribute and reflection across the country as memorial day services, pay whom man to america's fallen heroes and honor those who are still with us. the president also marking 50 years since the beginning of u.s. involvement in the vietnam war. while the conflict remains one of america's most unpopular battles he is i at thatting the day to specifically remember the men and women who served at that time, holding a special service at the vietnam veterans memorial, kicking off a 13-year project to honor those very same patriots. the lieutenant colonel oliver north served him...

Gregg: we are awaiting president obama's remarks honoring herro itch and sacrifice during the vietnam war, as we mark 50 years since the beginning of that conflict. you're looking at live pictures of the vietnam veterans memorial. the names of the fallen etched in stone forever reminding us of their service and their sacrifice. the vietnam war began when president kennedy deployed hundreds of military advisors at the end of 1961. the war escalated, half a million u.s. troops, on august 7th, 1964. congress passing the gulf of tonken resolution giving president lyndon johnson blanket authority t...

Especially about this subject. if we may, let's put up a picture of colonel north during his service in vietnam. there you are, young man serving your country. as you look back on that conflict, what should we remember, what did we take away from it? >> we ought to make sure we never end a war like vietnam ever again. number two, we ought never it treat the veterans of a war like we treated those who came back from vietnam. and to a certain extent, gregg, i think we have learned some of those lessons. certainly the latter. one can only hope the current conflict does not end the same way as vie...

And we would like for more corporations to step forward and help us because we are a nonprofit organizations located in denver, colorado. gregg: i think we can help you with that. i really do. so we'll try to do that. gentlemen, you're heroes and thank you, and you're very humble bit and thank you very much for sharing your stories. best wishes to you. >> thank you. gregg: heather. heather: thank you so much. i have to say things as well. when mr. scida describes the beaches of normandy as a bad day, that puts all into perspective. that's a bad day. thank you very much. we're awaiting a specia...

The president didn't support gitmo, he wanted to close it. said he dolled it in his first year. the president didn't support rendition and black sights. so would we have had the intelligence to get bin laden if he had his way prior? anybody think we would have? >> well, i think that, i mean, with all due respect to jose rodriguez, obviously, has a different viewpoint, the interrogator who got the intelligence for the kill, he thinks that it actually delayed getting bin laden, the intelligence trial. >> sean: the full story which was confirmed in an interview with nbc news with brian williams, ...