master. protected the union in the civil war, only to face disunion under jim crow. they sacrificed during two world wa ainst autocracy, only to be denied the freedom of their own democracy. when these veterans came home, they were still denied equal opportunity in housing, education, jobs, even marriage. families held in incarceration camps. many denied the benefits of the g.i. bill because the states, the states put up barriers to be able to collect that g.i. benefit. that s what happened 75 years ago when an american president chose to do right. that s what we commemorate tonight. a forward march in our own lives and the life of the nation, toward the north star, the idea of america that beats in the heart of all of our people. president biden speaking yesterday at the truman civil rights symposium, honoring the 75th anniversary of president
this is all completely fascinating. a little bit different than barbie. you can see oppenheimer and the total and complete lack of cgi today. that s super interesting, phil. thank you for that. up next for us, the u.s. women s take the field tonight in the as they begin their quest to be the first country to win three world cups in a row. men or women. our next guest knows a thing or two winning the world cup, the legendary breonna scurry joins us next.
reporter: tony bennett was born anthony dominic his father emigrated from southern italy, and he was just 10 when his father died. his mother left to raise the children during the great depression. he told me in recent years it was his mother who was his inspiration. that s the reason i went into show business, because she was working so hard to raise three children. reporter: as a young man, tony bennett would serve in world war ii, helping to liberate a concentration camp. he would come back to america on the g.i. bill and go to school, working as a singing waiter. it was bob hope who discovered him one night and asked him to open him, and it was bob hope who suggested tony shorten his name to bennett. from then on, tony bennett. who can i turn to? reporter: bennett once told us about his early year, counting frank sinatra as a mentor and a friend.
later on she also asked me is there anything that would change your mind. i think seeing how the military s leadership has gone down this path of the past few years. there is only one thing that would change my mind. pete: what is that? that is the veteran entrepreneur act of 2023 that caitlin rowe and my dad wrote and drafted. it is a bill and he could tell you more about it. pete: it would allow the g.i. bill to be used for starting business if i understand that. as a high school senior you started a social media marketing company so you have options. jason you re involved in the veteran space and you understand the military very well, hammocks has it changed, for those that might say it s not different.