2013, cnn hero dale beatty passed away this year. his work rehabbing homes touched the lives of so many veterans. >> we also want to honor mayor brent taylor of north ogden, utah. he was 39 years old. he had completed two tours in iraq and one in afghanistan. tragically last month on his second tour in afghanistan he was killed. his wife, jennie and three of their children, jennie, meghan, lincoln and alexander are here with us tonight. please welcome them. [ applause ] >> their dad is a real american hero in every sense of the word, and we want to thank them and all our service members and their families who give so much to this country every single day. thank you.