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heard the interview, and it struck her immediately. reporter: today, we caught up with paul in brockton, massachusetts, where he s still living out his son s message of strength and duty and yes, still driving jared s black dodge ram pickup. he was pleased to hear about the award. it was very uplifting. it was a song that s touched the hearts of gold star families throughout the country as well as other families that have lost their child. it s fitting that we have something out there that honors them, that they can hold on to. reporter: jared monte was killed trying to save a fellow soldier during an intense firefight with as many as 50 insurgents on hill 2610 in a remote area of afghanistan in 2006. when one of the soldiers, brian bradberry, was severely wounded and pinned down under a barrage of gunfire, jared tried to reach him three times. on his last attempt, he was hit
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songwriters. jared s truck gets bad mileage. it doesn t matter to paul. i m alone in the truck with him. it s just it s a very special peaceful feeling. reporter: that peace is hard to come by. people tell you time heals all. well, in this case, it doesn t. losing a parent is one thing. that s your past. but losing a child, you ve lost your future. you don t have those grandkids to look forward to and those special days of going to the ballpark together or going fishing. all of that that you envisioned is gone. reporter: paul says his hope is that those who enjoy the song learn what a gold star family is and what those families go through. listeners have to learn, he says, that freedom is not free. it s all paid for with the blood of our young men and women. a new series from the minds at marvel will be streaming to a netflix account near you. the company plans to develop