sacrificing possibly our lives with the fact we may be going over to iraq are to afghanistan and fighting in this war. i think, you know, it's a very small thing to ask to be able to wear a stoll in a ceremony, especially a graduation ceremony. >> surely. so you sat there and watched your glass graduate. tell us about your future plans, jordan. >> right now i'm going to be going to fort benning georgia for 17 weeks on october 18th and then after that, if i decide not to reenlist, my plan is to go to college for a year or two and then come back to pennsylvania and be a state trooper possibly. >> a man with a plan and it involves public service. jordan marker, thank you very much for joining us from philadelphia. good luck to you, son. >> thank you for having me. >> great story. too bad he couldn't wear the sash, though. straight ahead, sarah palin isn't running for office so why is the mainstream media still scrambling to big up dirt on the