my son was sergeant thomas robert bagosy, i called him tommy. united states marine corps. >> he was stationed in north carolina and he served in iraq and afghanistan. tom actually took his own life on camp may 10, 2010. i think that a lot of people think of memorial day as the start of summer. and we don't really remember what the actual meaning is. so i think that it's really great to get out there and just show everybody and be like, look, there are people out there dying for your freedom so you can celebrate and enjoy your summer and your barbecues. >> we all belong to a club nobody wants to belong to. it's nobody wants to lose anybody to become part of this. >> you kind of want memorial day to turn into memorial may. when you're seeing those families walk legs with us and you're watching their children and you're holding their hand on a five-mile leg and talking to them about their dad, that to me is tough. but in the same breath it also