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they're giving their best sales pitch. i was in the ma rein corp., i've got -- marine corps, i've got captain eric berger with me. tell us about the marine corps and why guys at home should join. >> i think9 what the marine corps offers to everyone is the uniqueness of us being part of this higher war-fighting purpose, right? so unique about the marine corps is every marine's a rifleman, you know that. regardless of being a cook, a mechanic, or if you're in the supply warehouse, you're going to get trained basic infantry tactics so on a moment's notice, right, you can make that call. joey: listen, marine corps the marine corps you have what it takes. rick, let's hear about the -- rick: i really love that we're doing this segment. commander rob ballard, you're with the navy. this is interesting. if you're a kid out there and you're thinking the military and
get cold cheers every time i see a band like this pessimism. we have the president's own in washington, d.c. this is the quantico band these are the marines that get their hands dirty, too. you have to deploy as well. 17 of you deployed iraqi freedom. so you have to maintain yourself as a marine corps rifleman this is sergeant dempsey? >> yes, sir. >> and sergeant dawson? >> yes, sir. >> joe: i want to talk to you real quick you are the one with all the decoration you have this in your hand what is this and what is your position. >> i'm the drum major for the quantico marine corps band this is a mace and this is a sash. >> joey: so i have been in a parade with marines and i have seen a drum major take this and do amazing things with it. what are you doing when you are marching in front and telling this band where to go, basically? >> so, everything that the band does has to have a signal. the mace is how you signal the band to make sure that they know what's coming up next. be it a turn or to cut the music
pete: what exactly happened and what should we expect going forward and let's go off the wall to learn more. let's start with daniel penny. he's facing second degree manslaughter charges in the subway death. time and time again, 24-year-old marine, he was a 300 series meaning he was a rifleman and infantry man in the marine and got out after four years and e5 sergeant, honorable discharge and as a rifleman, that means he was part of a combat unit. will: second degree charges by the waypoint us toward did he act, did -- would a reasonable person presume he acted recklessly with indifference to jordan neely's life. he lived in queens and from long island. this is a important detail, pete, as we talked about throughout the morning. it probably means like any new
hold people accountable. and so i wrote this book for ama the american people. t afghanisa it's not just about afghanistan. it's the last two decades reallyn.o de since vietnam where the military has gone unchecked and we need leaders with courage to take a hard l look at what's goingook at on . as has been said before, a rifleman who loses a rifleo'sa gets more punishment than a general who loses a war. yet yoheu were the only one thah spoke out.ite the white house wawas asked why they haven't talked about it if it was such a great success. here's a statement fro m white t house press secretary on monday. >> listen to this. >>row mark the one year anniversary of when the president for the end of u.s. forces from afghanistan atn the end of the war on how does the president plan to mark that occasion to speaiok the american people to his plan to fight fori the lives of the 35%ve? so as far as you know, last week on friday, we did put outst the president put out a statement, they put out a statement so they put outt it
book for the american people. it's not just about afghanistan. it's the last two decades really since vietnam or the military is gone unchecked and we need leaders with courage to take a hard look at what's going on. >> pete: s has been said before, a rifleman who loses a rifle gets more punishment than a general who's a warrior you were the only one that spoke out. the white house was asked why they haven't talked about it if was such a great success. here is a statement from the white house press secretary on monday. listen to this. >> tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of when the president marked the end of the u.s. withdraw from afghanistan at the end of the war there. how does the president's plan to mark medication and speak to the american people? does he plan to honor the lives of the service members? >> as you know last week on friday we did -- the president put out a statement. >> pete: they put out a statement.
served in combat who lost my legs fighting in afghanistan i will tell you straight up that when i was laying down there i didn't care who the person was, who the soldier was coming up and saving my life, didn't care what color skin they had, what religion they practiced, or their sexual orientation, but they met the standard, the warrior standard and for me that was a rifleman, the profession that goes to the hardest areas of the world, terrible climate, lack of food, lack of medication, lack of water and we are asking you to carry one hundred pounds and engage the enemies of the united states, fight them and if you are winning like i am you need to carry my 240 pound body over a mile to a helicopter even act, that is the standard. that is what is.
they have sensitivity. folks who read scripts of hollywood. they have intimacy coordinators who watch sex scenes. they're so careful with everything. >> intimacy coordinators. are they hiring? i'm not sure. >> family show. >> how do you prepare for that? >> it's not that show. >> they bring cigarette smoking on camera, right? you watch some movies, they constantly smoke. to your point, tommy, we always had guns on tv. my favorite show, if i can open up personally, was the rifleman. he shot somebody every day. single parent. he was going into middle of the town and shooting somebody. then i did my homework. i wasn't tempted to shoot anybody because there's something missing. guns are only part of it. i do think we have reached an age where bill maher is the voice of reason, and he actually is. i never thought we would be leaning on bill maher so much so often on this couch.