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You probably shouldn't have been in the airplane. he had confidence in the people around him and in myself and our military, and he was comfortable enough to do it. >> thrill seeker is not often an adjective you hear to describe president bush, but you see it a little differently. >> absolutely. and the president who was shot down in world war ii felt like he didn't exit the aircraft exactly right, and him being a perfecti perfectionist, he wanted to do it again and do it right. that's how he fell in love with jumping out of airplanes? >> ed, a lot of people remember, of course, the former pre...

Here he is in june of 2014. here with me is somebody who knows this image quite well, michael elliot. he parachuted with george h.w. bush. michael and ed, thank you for being on. >> thank you. >> michael, let me start with you. as somebody who has seen the former president jump out of the plane, what are your memories of hip as -- him as he begin his services in washington and houston today? >> i just remember the president as being a man of honor. and living life. you know, jumping out of airplanes and just being a great american. as i refer to a superman. >> literally flying. right? i mean, ...

Like to share those moments with president bush? >> you know, definitely one of the highest moments of my life, being able to share those moments. now that i look back and seeing that i was a small part of his life and of the bush family, you know, it's quite an amazing honor. and nothing feels better than to be a part of this. >> ed -- >> what he says is good to remember. everybody who crossed george bush's path feels honored by it. honored by his presence. honored by the courtesies that he extended to them. that is a big part of his legacy. >> ed, the president, president bush, incumbent to ...

That shaped a lot of the era, and shaped aspects of his presidency, familiarly the gulf war. >> ed rogerss, michael elliot, thank you for coming onto talk about your memory and perspective as we honor and remember george h.w. bush. thank you. we're teaching an eye on the motorcade that is set to arrive at ellingtonfield in the next 30 minutes. you can see the highway shot. our big picture today of course will be from houston, texas. you saw him a little bit earlier on video. this is sully. this is the photograph we talked about. the former president's service dog lying in front of his casket. ...