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1993 when the combat exclusion was lifted, i was 15 years old, and i didn't quite have an idea of how big of an impact that policy change would make, and obviously captain mariner and her contemporaries have a lot to do with that decision and if you look at the female aviators that took part in the flyover today, we all have multiple combat deployments and all because of women like captain mariner and joellen here and the other contemporaries that paved the way for us and broken down the barriers. >> joellen, i want to talk with you, i asked stacy about this, what was it like for you to witnes...

If you look at the female aviators that took part in the flyover today, we all have multiple combat deployments and it is all because of women like captain mariner and joellen here and contemporaries that paved the way for us and broke down those barriers. >> yeah, i want to talk with you. i asked stacy about this. what was it like for you to witness this all female flyover there, to honor your comrade and your colleague in the navy? >> well, today could not have gone any more perfectly. the weather was perfect. the entire community turned out for this event. there were people from the communi...

Told lawmakers because they're struggling to get votes for that. so they do want that bill to pass, but what we're probably going to end up seeing is in the house and senate, they are coming up withstand ja lone bills that just deal with this family separation issue and trying to get that done before the july 4th recess. >> ron, our audience might find it useful and interesting to know about you that you're a marine and you have had overseas combat deployments. and as a reporter for "the new york times," you've also seen a lot of sporty places around the world. what are you learning on the gro...

Trying to get that done before the july 4th recess. >> ron, our audience might find it useful and interesting to know about you that you're a marine and you have had overseas combat deployments. and as a reporter for "the new york times," you've also seen a lot of sporty places around the world. what are you learning on the ground in texas as our eyes and ears that has occurred to you only since being out there. what impacts you most? >> wl, i think what we're seeing here is we went out on patrol with border patrol agents today, and we encountered people coming across the border. in one case, ...

Joining us, retired four-star army general barry mccaffrey, governor of mississippi and secretary of the navy bray mabus and the chief of staff for the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, allison jaslow who is a former army captain who served two combat deployments in iraq. thank you all so much for being here. really appreciate it. i think it was important to make sure we have the perspective of people who had served as we talk about this story that's just consumed the country over the last week. general, i want to start with the circumstances around this mission. why, if you can lay ou...