congress. the president never called it anything but a police action and the other people called it a korean conflict and as soon as iwas over the people responsible in washington forgot about it," said muilenburg. the chilly weather didn't stop people from attending and to jerry that meant something special. "i think it's neat, it surpriris me how many people...," said muilenburg. although veteranan day is typically spent thanking former service members. many veterans at a cross town celebration at the sioux city courthouse say they're the ones who are thankful for the support that's been received. "it's very satisfying to see the recognition that we are getting now. when we came back, people literally turned their backs "to be recognized and to get a free meal, you know...it's a nice deal and we appreciate it very much," said david binder. thank you's and video presentation would make up majority of each event, but the most important theme from all event in siouxland is to not take the country's service men for granted as one day on the calendar does not do them justice and to not forget the ones who never make it back safely. "we're doing the dirty work and really in country and getting shot at, so that's the real reason why we're here today is to honor some of those guys who didn't come home," said binder. bria bell abc 9 news. jessica rae: both events had great turnouts and showed an overeming amount of support for the men and women who serve for our country. jessica rae: president obama delivered an address at the national veterans day observance ceremony in virginia. services honoring all who have served in the united states armed forces took place at arlington national cemetery. the president encouraged americans to salute the service of the nation's military all-year round. " ""if tomorrow after the parades and the ceremonies we roll up the bannene and sweep the e terans forgetting the bond between the service of our veterans and our obligations as citizens then we will be doing a profound disservice to our veterans and to the very cause for which they served. jessica rae: and earlier in the day... the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at arlington national cemetery. jessica rae: and in new york... a veteran's group organized a special tribute for service members who died in the september 11th terror attacks. they l lt yellow roses at the 9-11 memorial site. the flowers were pled at the monument inscribed with the names of military personnel killed that day. more than 275 veterans died during the attacks. the group "team red, white and blue" organized the tribute. jessica rae: and a military robot participated in the ceremonial puck drop at the anaheim ducks and edmonton oilers hockey game the puck was actually dropped by one of the robots the army uses to help handle hazardous materials s d aid efforts s first responders in n e face of disasaer. the robot was also flanked by human members of the military. the drop was successful.... " jessica rae: and still to come... we'll continue our veterans day coverage with an amazing reunion 70 years in the making... between a world war two vet and his long lost love. you won't want to miss it. scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this morning....& jessica rae... and scott larson.... this is abc9 news this morning. " "" scott: jessica rae: scott: adlib off to the east and northeast. in its wake, we'll have strong winds miles per hour. saturdrd should be nice with sunshine and gradually warming temperatures as we get into the weekend. today's forecast calls for a high of 50 with sunshine and a brisk wind. we'll have clear skies and calmer condions tonight as we fall to a low of 26. tomorrow's high is 52 and it'll be sunny and pretty decent for our friday. the 7 day forecast shows high temperatures returning to the 60s for the weekend before increasing clouds and shower chances next week. continues to pass off to the east and northeast. in its wake, we'll have sunny skies but strong winds gusting around 40 miles per hour. tomorrow and saturday should be nice with sunshine and gradually warming temperatures as we get t to the weekend.d.oday's forecast calls for a sunshine and a brisk wind. we'll have clear skies and calmer conditions tonight as we fall to a low of 26. jessica rae: for the last few days... we've been bringing you stories of some of the men and women who have served our country... and this story might be the best one yet. a world war two veteran who just reconnected with a love he lost more than 70 years ago! reporter allison mechanic has the story. " norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) all through my life i had is little thought of what if? thth question has en hanging in the backckorwood thomas' mind sce 1944. it has to do with the future he imaged for himself and joyce durrant -- the woman in this picture - who he fell in love with during world war ii. ( norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) she was on this pedestal like a goddess untouched. pure. unattainable. the two met while thomas - a member ofthe 101st airborne division -- was stationed outside of london during wod war ii. thomas can't quite remember exactly how long he and durrant dated - but they spent e eugh time together for him to know that what they had was special. (norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) all i can say is it was long enough for me to become smitten. for me to decide that this is a girl that i want to marry and want to live with. but unfortunately -- love wasn't enough while a war was going on. (norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) and it was shortly before the normandy invasions where all of sudden instead of seeing her the next week, i just never saw her again. after the war -- thomas returned to the unitededtates - and sent letters to durrant asking her to come to america. but she declined. (norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) i went on and later met and married another woman. a good woman, who helped my mixed up head get straight. and raise of course 3 fine children. thomas admits -- he had a wonderful life with his wife before she passed away. and it wasn't until after her death -- that the thought of him anandurrant's fututu managed to creep up back in his mind. (norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) i feel that had she come that marriage would have been a success. but their future together remained only a thought - until a few months ago - when thomas' son, steven, received an email from a man in australia - who happened to be rrant's son, rorort. turns out - all the y on the other side of the world - durrant, who now lives in australia -- has been thinking similar thoughts and had her son do some research online to see if thomas was still alive - and willing to talk after all these years. (norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) it was a great revelation. now -- more than 70- years after their last meeting - the two are finally seeing each other again on a skype call. (norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) and this is joyce? (joyce durrant/ long-lost love) yes i'm re. the call l lted for more t tn an hour. the two joked talked about how much they have changed over the years - ( joyce durrant/ long-lost love) do you remember when you looked this young? (norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) that's the one that would wink at the girls. (joyce durrant/ long-lost love) yes you did. what they have been up to for the last 70 years - and even reminisced about their time together. (joyce durrant/ long-lost love) you were a lot of fun. i remember that you were a lot of fun. and while this is the first conversation the two have had in more thahahalf a century y it isn't the first time they have laid eyes on each other since their last meeting. (joyce durrant/ long-lost love) i have a picture frame on my bureau and i say good morning to you every morning. but after this skype call - they no longer have to rely on pictures. (norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran) that we're able to say hello eye to eye, this is a wonderful situation. though - skype hasn't quite fixed everything. (norwood thomas/ world war ii veteran)n)he only one big problem is that i can't take yo in my arms and give you a squeeze. jessica rae: " coming up.... i'll tell you about two christmas controversies... first up... the story behind a christmas display in a new york mall that had shoppers threatening a boycott. " jessica rae: and... i'll bring you the details behind the sweater that target is selling... that many say is offensive. we'll discuss the controversial sweater... plains-new york. the "space-age" glacier display was seen a atoo secular for too mama shoppers... and were threatening a boycott of the mall. now the mall is updating that display " (mos, mall shopper) ""i think change igood, it's nice to have something different." but when it comes to santa claus, not everyone feels that change is good. many people said this year's display at the westchester in white plains was nothing more than a 'humbug'! officials at simon malls, which owns the westchester as well as other malls across the country, say this year t ty were trying to create a glacier experience with interactive stations that included a simulation of the aurora borealis. but many said, with no christmas tree, elves or reindeer, it was just too secular. ( sky rodriguez,mall shopper) "they've already taken the christ out of christmas. how much more do you want to take out of christmas?" so, many took to social media threatening to boycott the malls during the holiday season unless changes were light of obsessive compulsive disorder. the red sweater has the acronym o-c-d, followed by the words "obsessive christmas disorder." some customers are demanding target stop selling the sweater. the issue lit up on social mediaiawith some saying the sweater mocks a serious mental lness. several other tweets urged people to lighten up. in a statement, target responded... "we never want to disappoint our guests, and we apologize for any discomfort. we currently do not have plans to remove this sweater." jessica rae: scott: jessica and scott are chatting about this sweater. jessica and scott are chatting about this sweater. jessica and scott are chatting about is sweater. jessica and scott are e atting about thth sweater. scott: jessica and scott are chatting about this sweater. jessica and scott are chatting about this sweater. jessica and scott are chatting about this sweater. scott: good morning jessica and scott are chatting about this sweater. jessica and scott are chatting about this sweater jessica and scott are chatting about this sweater. scott: good morning jessica and scott are chatting about this sweater. jejeica and scott e chatting about this sweater. system pinwheels away to the northeast. we're looking at temperatures in the 30s to start things off today with a breezy northwest flow to the wind at 15 to 25 miles per hour and some gusts over 40. a wind advisory is active today until 6 pm. we should at least have sunshine through most of the day as you can see on the dayplanner as we get to a high of 50. scott: here's a quick system pinwheels away to the northeast. we're looking at temperatures in the 30s to start things off today with a breezy northwest flow to the wind at 15 to 25 miles per hour and some gusts over 40. a wind advisory is active today until 6 pm. we should at least t ve sunshine thrhrgh mostf the day as you can see on the dayplanner as we hournd some gusts over 40. a wind advisory is active many folks still waking up and starting their workday....please drive safely everyone... jessica rae: thanks scott.. d-o-t traffic cam's here at . many folks still waking up and starting their workday....please drive safely everyone... jessica rae: thanks scott.. a major breakthrough will be changing the way airplanes s are tracked while in the air. kendis gibson and reena ninan have the details. hey, there. in today's "techbytes" -- gnaw wa of keeping track of the world's airliners. >> it will be done using satellites. it was motivated by t sappearance of malaysian flight 370 last year. the first reviews are in for apple's supersize ale ibook pro. "u"usa today's" says it's good but may not be a laptop replacement. >> joanna stern says it's not ready to be your main computer yet. researchers say facebook might be stealing your joy. >> a new study says quitting facebook may make you happier. a positive change for people after a week without facebook. >> and we learn. those are your "techbytes." >> have e great day, everyone. it's holiday time, and no fruit is as versatile as our ocean spray cranberries, which is why we're declaring it "t unofficial official fruit of the holidays." the fig's gonna be so bummed. [ chuckles ] for hoday tips and recipes, go to oceanspray.com. does your makeup rover take it all off? every kiss-proof, cry-proof, stay-proof look? neutrogena makeup remover does. it erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. need a any more oof than that? version of cheerios... with more protein... has a lot more of something else as well... abc's jim avila has more. "nat sound commercial "power up with new cheerios protein." the breakfast staple... today sued by the center for science in the public interest .... alleging new cheerios protein misleads customers. bite tiffany clark if it has more protein good selling point but cspi says... cheerios protein oats and honey has only a "smidgen" more protein and a lot more sugar. cspi you're getting a little more protein but it's not worth the price of four teaspoons more sugar. here are the cspi numbers... (graphic) for the same 200 calories... regular cheerios has 6 grams of protein, cheerios protein 6.7 grams. but look at the sugar regular cheerios... just 2 grams while cheerios protein oats and honey has a whopping 16 grams (graphic out) more sugar than every other cheerios general mills says it's label is accurate contains 18 percent more protein by weight than original cheerios and is 'good source of high-quality protein under the fda standard." jim avila abc news washington jessica rae: dunkin' donuts has unveiled its holiday season coffee cup. the white cup is designed with the word "joy" surrounded by a holly wreath. the big reveal comes amid controversy after starbucks announced it would abandon its christmas-themed cups for blank red cups this year. starbucks has argued the plain cups are to give customers space to get creative with their own holiday doodles. jessica rae: with the holiday season fast approaching... it's time to start planning those christmas cookies. and howard has a recipe that will fill your kitchen with oohs and ahhs. check it out. "here in the test kitchen, sampling food morning, noon and night is the norm. last week, patty, our test kitchen director, went around the office with a platter of cranberry shortbread cookies. and what stood out was the reaction these got. all you heard was, "these are fantastic!" and "can i have the recipe?" and the rave reviews went on and on. so with feedback like that, i knew i needed to share these with you as soon as possible. so here we go. all we do is cream together a couple sticks of butter with some sugar. once that's light, we beat in an egg yolk, vanilla and a touch of salt. now the flour goes in and after that's mixed, we slowly add some dried cranberries, white chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. we drop teaspoons of this onto a couple of cookie sheets and into the oven they go. these only take about 10 minutes to firm up and they're done. let me tell you, if you can resist these, you're a stronger person than any of us in the test kitchen. between the delicate shortbread that holds all this together and all the add-ins.these are one special cookie. i do hope you'll go online and get the recipe for, "cranberry shortbread drops," so you can pass these out to your gang. i'm howard, with patty, in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "sweeter way" for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" " jessica rae: if you would like a copy of that recipe you can send us a self addressed stamped envelope we'll assess the damage done to sioux city after a nasty storm made its way through the midwest yesterday. stay with us. scott: " " scott good morning. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales change your thinking about buying your next one. on the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. right now, it's about 40 degrees and there's a pretty strong wind cruising in from the northwest with rapidly clearing skies occurring from west to east across our siouxland map. keep in mind that a wind advisory is in effect today through 6 pm. here's a check of our stormcast hd where yesterday's storm system continues to pass off to the east and northeast. in its wake, we'll have sunny skies but strong windsgusting around 40 miles per hour. tomorrow and saturday should be nice with sunshine and gradually warming temperatures as we gegeinto the weekend. today's forecaststalls for a high of 50 with sunshine and a brisk wind. we'll have clear skies and calmer conditions tonight as we fall to a low of 26. tomorrow's high is 52 and it'll be sunny and pretty decent for our friday. the 7 day forecast shows high temperatures returning to the 60s for the weekend before increasing clouds and shower chances next week. skycam hd in siouxux city and the kinins pointe skycacahd in storm lake. right now, it's about 40 degrees and there's a pretty strong wind northwest with rapidly clearing skies occurring from west to east siouxland map. keep advisory is in effect here's a check of our stormcast hd where yesterday's storm system continues to pass off to the east and northeast. in its wake, we'll havesunny skies but rong winds gusting around 40 miles per hour. tomorrow and nice with sunshine and gradually warming temperatures as we get into the weekend. today's forecast calls for a high of 50 with sunshine and a brisk wind. we'll have clear skies and calmer conditions tonight as we fall to a low of 26. 52 and it'll be sunny and pretty decent for our friday. . e 7 day forecast shows returning to the 60s for the weekend before increasing clouds and shower chances next week. jessica rae skycam hd in sioux city and the king's pointe skycam hd in storm lake. right now, it's about 40 degrees and there's a pretty strong wind cruising in from the northwest with rapidly clearing skies occurring from w wt to east across our siouxland map. keep in mind that a wind advisory is in effect today through 6 pm. here's a check of our stormcast hd where yesterday's storm syem continues to pass off to the east and northeast. in its the midwest was slammed with severe weather yesterday... with snow, heavy rain and possible tornados hitting parts of iowa, nebraska, and colorado. millions of people expected to be in the storm zone today. abc's stephanie ramos has the "a fast momong.... major storm swswping the midwest. nats - "tornado on the ground!" reports of twisters in iowa.... nats - social video: "tornado warnings?" national weather service officials say the system began tuesday around utah ..then moving east into the nation's mid-section. in knoxville iowa...powerful winds and rain packing a punch.... tearing down trees and ripping through dustrial buildings in this town.... nearby, flipping this semi on its side. the driver doing ok. in all....3 rollover semi truck wrecks reported wednesday near avoca iowa. nats - wind/blizzard the storm didnt stop there.... ortions of new mexico, wyoming, colorado, nebraskaand kansas saw blizzard like conditions... some of those sameme ates hit with thunderstorms as well. truck driver "it's been rough, slow going....55mph from kansas city, that's about all i could get. you just wanna go, go, go but you can't!" nats: snow raping... from snow to ice...in colorado...? frozen roads more like an ice skating rink for drivers.... nats - wind/blizzard he saving it, he saved it lighter snow in western kansas.. but residents bracing themselves for slower commutes. in northern california...the early thing. skiers and snowboardede craving for some snow...welcoming an n early ski season... the main threat today will be strong winds from the central rockies to the great lakes.... up to 60 mile an hour winds... good news: expected to last just one day. stephanie ramos s news washington jessica rae: and here in sioux city... rain, wind, and even snow caused trouble for drivers, especially truck driverer downpours left sioux city witit over an inch of rain. winds gusted up to 40 miles an hour... and as temperatures droppe snow started tl mix in creatin slick spots on the roads. state troopers say always remember to go slow take caution especially in windy conditions. jessica rae: and the iowa state patrol is investigating three unrelated semi rollover accidents. the first was on interstate 80 near avoca. the accident was reported around 2 p-m... closing the westbound lanes for a period of time forcing officials to divert traffic. a second semi rolled on i- 29 near missouri valley and the third 18- wheeler r s repopoed to have rolled just south of i-80 not far from avoca. jessica rae: and the storms caused problems in the mornignside area after lightning struck a home. authorities say lightning hit the chimney of this home on the 4900 block of morningside avenue around 1-30 in the afternoon. two people were home at the time of the inciden, they are said to be o-k... but the home did suffer minor smoke damage to the chimney and attic area. jessica rae: and over 11 thousand people in and around sioux cici were without power briefly yesterday after problems at a locacasub station. officials with mid american energy say the outage hit around 11 a-m.... and lasted for about 4 minutes, but affected customers as far away as jefferson, south dakota and dakota dunes... as well as on the city's west side. jessica rae: two strangers...have come together tohelp a sioux city family who lost their 3 year-old son in a fire last month. 3 year-old nico torres was killed in a house fire on october 30th. to raise funds for his family... misty rains and tina lopez... who met on facebook.... are now planning a silele auction. so f f, they have received close to 4-thousand dollars in donated items for the event. the pair says they're also hoping to collect house-holds items for the family. "the family did lose everything in the fire, so we're having a collection point. they'rmainly in need of household items from big to small. so if you think about in your house you lose everything, we're talking spoons, plastic baggies, everything. all that has to be re-purchased," said misty rains. jessica rae: the silent auction... will be held on november 14th. that's this saturday at sainin michael's church in sioux city. the auction takes placacfrom noon until 6 p-m. donations will be accepted at the church between 9 a-m and 2 p-m. cash donations can also be made to the nico torres memorial fund... at siouxland federal credit union. jessica rae: authorities have released the name of a north dakota man found dead at a pomeroy, iowa residence early tuesday morning. the iowa d-c-i has identified the man as 41-year-old dale potter of devil's lake north dakota. authorities say potter was found dead with a gunshot wound. authorities are still awaiting thehe results of an autopsy and the investation into the man's death is ongoing. jessica rae: a murder suspect from florida has surrendered himself to the sioux city police department. authorities say 28 year old jonathan barrio turned himself in on wednesday afternoon. barrio was wanted for second degree murder in connection to a shooting back in florida last month. he's currently being held in the woodbury county jail while he awaits extradition back to florida. " jessica rae: coming up in sports... five siouxland teams took the court yesterday at the state volleyball tournament in cedar rapids. we'll have all the highlights after the break. dear future, please help. the present is kind of a scary place. i have no money, no job, no clothes. i feel completely helpless. but i hear good things about yoyo future. like i'll have hair, and friends, jessica rae: bin-buster no longer describes the kind of harvest season iowa farmers are enjoying. iowa is set to be the nation's largest corn producer and second largest soybean producer this year. the u-s-d-a is porting even larger yields for both corn and soybeans in the state than were projected just weeks ago. iowa's corn crop will tally nearly 2-point-5 billlon bushels with thesoybean crop climbing near 550 million bushels that's millions more than the government forecast just last month. nationally the 2015 soybean harvest looks to become the nation's largest ever. jessica rae: in this weeks gardening segment... melinda meyers tells us about the science behind the fall color. here she is now with more. "the brilliant fall l color in ourlandscapes is a magicaca transformation that happeneneach year. and the science behind it all is just as intriguing. each fall as the days shorten our deciduous trees and shrubs begin this transformation. the plants produce less of the chlorophyll that gives leaves their normal green color. in fact, the chlorophyll starts breaking down revealing the underlying pigments of yellow, red or orange. at the same time these plants begin to create an abscission layer between the leaf and stem. this barrier prevents the sugars produced in the leaves from moving dodo into the roots sunny days followed by cool nights without a hard frost mean more sugar and better red, orange, and purple fall color. genetics determine the color each plant tends to produce in fall, while weather and the plant's health influence if and how intensely the color will be expressed. i'm melinda myers, check out our website for this and other gardening tips. jessica rae: yesterday was a busy one at the state volleyball tournament in cedar rapids. central lyon beat gehlen in five--for those highlights head to our bsite siouxland maers s t com. ex walker has a full recap of the rest of the action. alex walker--the warriors are back at state for st their third time, and it's the first trip since 1985. the warriors opening tournament play against second ranked kuemper catholic. second set, knights won the first, kylee christensen lays down the hammer. warriors lead it 13-9 in set two. later in the set brittni olson comes up huge with a kill, warriors take it 25-23 to even the match at one. kuemper won the third but in the fourth, olson with the perfect placement, set tied at 23 a piece. she had 12 kills. but on match point amy adams finishes it off 3-1 the final. sb-l ends ititseason th a 28-4 record. brittni olson--"i i ink it's a grere thing. it's baby steps and next year hopefully they'll be here again representing sergeant bluff again." alex walker--"in class 2a, top ranked western christian starting its quest for a state title, against st. albert. second set wolfpack up 1-0. erica feenstra elevates and executes, but wc still down 8-3. later in the set, kaira moss with a monster swing. nobody's stopping that. a match high 15 kills for her. third set now, wolfpack looking for a sweep, feenstra making some big plays for that wc attack, 15-9 western christian. and on match point it's emily van ginkel sending the wolfpapa to the 2a semis withth 3-0 win western keeps on rolling. kaira moss--"i love the intensity, it's so much fun as our team. we're a family and we came here to do well and we did good today." alex walker--"the wolfpack could be on a collision course with unity christian in friday's title match. the knights ening the tournament against sumner- fredericksburg. inthe second set, unity down 1-0. we're used to anna kiel's power, but how bout the touch? the tap puts the knights up 14-10. later in the set it's kiel again this time on the block. unity takes set 2 27-25 to tie up the match. but they lose the third and struggle in the fourth. kiel a 23 kill performance to keep ththknights withinintriking distance, itjust wasn't enough. j jen seehehs finishes it f the cougars shock unity christian, the knights go home early. patt timmermans--"we fought. we gave it everything we had. things didn't seem to roll our way quite as much as you'd hope to and i've gotta give credit to sumner- fredericksburg, they played an awesome match." alex walker--"unity christian ends its season with a 36-5 record. from cedar rapids, alex walker, abc9 sports. jessica rae scott: it's time now to check on your forecast... ott:good morning siouxland. it's a cold start to your day as yeyeerday's storm system pinwheels away to the northeast. we're looking at temperatures in the 30s to start things off today with breezy northwest flow to the wind at 15 to 25 miles per hour and some gusts over 40. a wind advisory is active today until 6 pm. we should at least have sunshine through most of the day as you can see on the how siouxland honored our veterans on veterans day. plus here's what you can expect " " away to the northeast. we're looking at temperatures in the 30s to start thing off today with a breezy northwest flow to the wind at 15 to 25 miles per hour and some gusts over 40. a wind advisory is active today until 6 pm. we should at least have sunshine through most of the day as you can see on the dayplanner as we get to a high of 50. still ahead in our show.... we'll look back at how siouxland honored our veterans away to the northeast. we're looking at how siouxland honored our veterans on veterans day. plus here's what you can exexct coming up on gma on next years pasture leases... paul hughes has more. "many cattle producers are already working on pasture leases for next year, and a local extension educator is getting calls about lee terms. allan vyhnalek says he expects pasture rent to remain steady to a little higher, largely because of the strong demand and tight supply. each year, several nebraskans lose their lives in grain bin accidents, and producers are urged to make safety a priority anytime they enter a bin. burt county extension educator john wilson says it is important t tie a permanent lifeline inside each bin. wilson says no one should ever enter a bin n thout a rope anansafety harness - and at least two people on the outside in case a rescue is needed. small businesses in the norfolk area are urged to sign up now for small business saturday - november 28th. jeff christensen with the northeast nebraska economic development district says businesses that sign up will get a packet of free marketing materials. those and more stories can be heard on news talk wjag, lite rock 97.5 a 106 kix. " jessica rae:e: on veterans day, e of our local colleges honored the past and present students and faculty who have served our country. western iowa tech and the 185th air refueling hosted the veterans day program yesterday. there was a presentation of colors and the singing of the national anthem. major kenneth tidwell from the 1-85th air refueling wing is also the dean of arts and science at western iowa tech. major tidwell talked about thesacrifices veterans and theieifamilies make because they love our country. "well first i felt privelaged to represent the 185th here in sioux city and also to represent western iowa tech because i' employeed here, but to be a part of such a great opportunity...to just be a voice and to the business of our days ," said major kenneth tidwell. jessica rae: a slideshow was played to showcase wit's military personnel. from world war two... to vietnam... siouxland veterans represent a wide range of service. . but, some say the korean war is the forgotten conflict. jessica rae: delivered an address at the national veterans day observance ceremony in virginia. services honoring all who have served in th ited states armed forces took place at arlington national cemetery. the president encouraged salute the service of the nation's round. " ""if tomorrow after the parades and the ceremonies we roll up the banners and sweep the veterans halls and go back to our daily lives forgetting the bond between the service of our veterans and our obligations as citizens then we will be doing a profound disservice to o r veverans and to the very cause for which they served. jessica rae: and earlier in the day... the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. jessica rae: and in new york... a veteran's group organized a special tribute for service members who died in the september 11 terror attacks. they left yellow roses at the 9-11 memorial site. the flowers were placed at the monument inscribed with the names of military personnel killedthat day. more than 275 veterans died during the attacks. the group "team red, white and blue" organized the tribute. jessica rae: and a military robot participated in the ceremonial puck drop at the anaheim ducks and edmonton oilers hockey game the puck was actually dropped by one of the robots the army uses to help handle hazardous materials and aid efforts of first responders in the face of disaster. the robot was also flanked by human members of the military. the drop was successful.... jessicicrae: as america honored the men and women who have served in its armed forces... you may not be aware of one group of veterans. there were hundreds of thousands of young people who chose to fight in world war two, even though they were secretly too young to qualify. reporter andrew spencer has one man's story. " (jeff settle/ world war ii veteran) "can't say that i had a day .. a living day that i wasn't afraid." jeff settle was one of over 16-million americans who served in world war two. he enlisted when he was 16 years old. ( jeff settltl world r ii veteran) "i hitchhiked 72 miles to charlotte before daylight and joined the navy." no one under the age of 17 legally joined the armed forces of e united states during world war two. many altered birth certificates to join the military. the veterans of underage military service organization says there were about 200-thousand americans who were technically too young to serve, but did so anyway. (jeff settle/ world war ii veteran) "i finished the seventh grade in school and 15 years old, my dad got too old, he and i were left. he got too old to run the farm so we had to move off" settle was eventually sent to the philippines where he was a navy plane captain and worked on b-24's. he was wounded in 1945 when shrapnel from a japaneses anti-personnel bomb exploded hitting him in the face, a a and back. (jeff settle/ wowod war ii veterer) "it was loaded with all kind of steel, glass and everything. and i got hit in the right side of my face. got blown up from underneath a truck. i was picked up by someone in a jeep and carried to a bombed out catholic church they were using for a hospital. i had my first introduction to a lot of wounded people and dying people." he was awarded the purple heart. there were many other stories and even one that became a made-for-tv movie. (nats) "hi, this is calvin. i'm at the naval air station." actor ricky schroder played calvin graham, a twelve year old in the movie "too young the hero." graham served as a gunner on the uss south dakota in 1942. he also received the purple heart. more than 800- thousand other world war two veterans are still alive, most now well into their eighties and nineties. (jeff settle/ world war ii veteran) "i've had a great life, had a great journey, i don't remember anything that was anywherereear related to my experiences during the war." andrew spencer, cnn, atlanta. jessica rae: did you know anymore. coloring is catching on... fofothe calming affectit c c have for adultlt allilikirby of sioux city has been using coloring to relax for the pa couple months. she says it's the intricate patterns that force her mind to give up the worries of the day and just focus on putting colored pencil to paper. jenna says, "how did you get started coloring, as an adult, that is." allie kirby, sioux city, says, "actually one of my friends told me about adult coloring books, because it's something she used as a stress reliever." if you think this sounds a bit silly... well, coloring has been used in erapy for quite sometime. one local therapist says she uses it as a way to help her clientsts focus and relax. jessica rae scott: jessica and scott are chatting about adult loring books. jessica and sct are chatting about adult coloring books. jessica and scott are chatting about adult coloring books. jessica and scott are chatting about wake, we'll have sunny skies but strong winds gusting around 40 miles per hour. tomorrow and saturday should be nice with sunshine and gradually warming temperatures as we get into the weekend. today's forecast calls for a high of 50 with sunshine and a brisk wind. we'll have clear skies and calmer conditions tonight as we fall to a low of 26. tomorrow's high is 52 and it'll be sunny and pretty decent for our friday. the 7 day forecast shows high temperatures returning to the 60s0s for the weekend beforerencreasing clouds and shower chances next week. jessica rae scott: wake, we'll have sunny skies but strong winds gusting around 40 miles per hour. tomorrow and and gradually warming temperatures as we get into the weekend. today's forecast calls for a high of 50 with sunshine and a brisk wind. we'll have clear skies and calmer conditions tonight as we fall to a low of 26. tomorrow's high is 52 and it'll be sunny and pretty decent for our friday. the 7 day foreca shows high temperatus returning to the 60s for the weekend before increasing clouds and shower chances next week. jessica rae scott: later today...... thanks for tuning in and keep it right here on a-b-c 9...... good morning, america. a massive storm rattling m me than 30 million americans. a string of reporte tornadoes ripping up homes, flipping cars, powerful winds causing power lines to explode. sparking a fire and burning houseses. e storm on the move this morning. the donald doubles down o immigration. the gop front-runner calls for a deportation force to kick undocumented immigrants out of the country and taunts his opponents. >> we started off with 17, and one by one by one they're disappppring. >> caughghin the act. a laser strike t targeting a news helicopter from one of our abc stations. the green beam hitting the chopper. the news team springing into action. >> if we could get thecoulds over here, that would be awesomeme cause we've got him dead to right. >> helping police make an arrest. the fbi isnvestigating this morning. notehis girl is on fire and jnifer lawrence speaking out for women taking on