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Faced with a new situation they might not have expected they'll be able to succeed. griff: not to put you on the spot. it's memorial day weekend. you served and who would you like to remember. >> pa maloney, eric christianson, a few that passed. griff: we thank them and their loved ones for the sacrifice and thank you for being here today. >> thank you. griff: the colonel from the marine barracks washington commanding officer. back to you. >> that was such a beautiful conversation there and people can take away so much from it, especially when he talked about the lessons that he wants to impar...

Ourselves, life lessons, trust in family, have trust in your honor, all of those things could -- it could do us some good to let those weigh on us a little bit this weekend, to remember why we are here, why we have a three-day weekend, it's not just to have barbecues and enjoy the freedoms that we have and enjoy thanks to some of the sacrifices, because of the sacrifices like the colleagues and brothers in arms of colonel pastele. it's a great example of a wonderful human. griff: you know, just quickly to that point, alicia, that's why they often say on this weekend, enjoy your memorial day we...

Everyone disappears right before you go live. i've been watching you all day, you've been doing fantastic. isn't it true? [laughter] >> absolutely. there were bigger crowds, certainly, but they're going to pick up, we're told. we're told. alicia: everybody's out there, i swear. okay. charles watson, thank you so much. griff. griff: alicia, when we come back, colonel oliver north is going to talk about the brave men and women who served in iraq and afghanistan and talk about the war stories that we shot right here at iwo jima. did you know you can go to libertymutual.com to customizes your car ...

Me. alicia: absolutely. senator roger marshall, thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ griff: there are many heros who have given their lives for this country. today i want to remember travis with his story in iraq. before his final deployment to iraq, marine first lieutenant travis left his family with a powerful motivation as to why he was going back into the fight. if not me, then who, he said. but on april 29th, 2007, the experienced iraq war ambushed with fellow marines while searching a suspected insurgent house in province. his father colonel tom remembers. >> travis was the only one that didn't make i...

>> the challenges are different in detail, but the general general that we still have to overcome is the uncertainty. and that's the part we go back to the training and discipline for the marines is what will get them through any uncertainty that comes before us. we're excited to say or i'm excited to say that the marines really do step up to every challenge we've had them face so far. griff: it's certainly something i've been witness to. let's talk for a moment about you specifically this past monday, you just celebrated 25 years after you were commissioned in the marine corps. >> i did. grad...