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In the seven straight days he spent in combat in hue, despite his own wounds, he saved 20 men, often while exposed openly to enemy fire. he was originally awarded the navy cross, along with his bronze star and purple heart. but more and more marines came forward talking about his actions in saving their lives. it was upgraded, you might say, effective today, to the medal of honor. he lives in california, he's 80 years old, and seems about half that. and he's the 300th marine in our history to receive the medal of honor. 58 of those came for combat actions in vietnam. as of today, there are 74 ...

On board delivery. the crash is still under investigation a. statement released by the navy say they are focused on efforts to find the sailors, they indicated engine malfunction may have played the role. that's an educated guess. this is yet another incident on the 7th fleet. there have been 17 fatalities and at least five incidents this year alone, leading to the removal of eight top naval officers and the appointment of a new 7th fleet commander, vice admiral philip sawyer. with us here tonight, retired u.s. army colonel jack jacobs, a recipient of the med am of honor for his combat actions...

Of the medal of honor for his combat actions in vietnam. he's also an msnbc military analyst. john meecham is here as well, including books on presidents jackson, jefferson and bush 41, also an msnbc contributor. jack, i'd like to begin with you. it's a complicated topic. i come from a family, world war ii era captain, two sons, he supported both of their efforts he could to not go to vietnam, which surprised us. when you look to your right and left when you were in vietnam, did you have ivy leaguers, did you have guys from the old neighborhood? what was it like, and how did you feel about the...

American to serve, every american should serve. >> during his appearance today on the view, john mccain said he doesn't consider president trump as a draft dodger, but he blamed the system at the time saying, quote, certain americans could evade responsibility to serve the country. it's an interesting topic, and a puzzling one. and here to talk about it with us tonight, retired u.s. army colonel jack jacobs, one of now 73 living recipients as of today of the medal of honor for his combat actions in vietnam. he's also an msnbc military analyst. john meecham is here as well, including books on p...

Others, trump was being treated unfairly, and that he hated seeing dead soldiers become a political cudgel. here with us to talk about this tonight, retired four star u.s. general barry mccaffery, wounded many times in vietnam, heavily decorated for his combat actions. he went on to become a battle field commander in the persian of only 72 recipients of the medal of honor for his combat actions in vietnam. both gentlemen msnbc military analysts. jack, we'll start with you. you know general kelly. what did you make of today? >> i think he did as you reported, something he didn't want to do. i w...