that date because it's very personal. and when he said grand marshal i said you know, let me get back to you and i called up some of the guys that i was with on that memorial day. i wanted to make sure they knew it was going to be a bigger parade than anything that they've seen. >> we are brothers. that's all it is. combat vets. we always stick together. we always have each other's back. it was an honor. >> memorial day, it's a tough day. a lot of people like to go out there and enjoy themselves barbecue it up and maybe have a few and that's fine, but i like to remember. not just for the people that we lost, but the people before us. we are pretty fortunate to be in a place that we are at and it's because of them that we are able to do a lot of the stuff that we are able to do today. >> it's not veterans today, it's