memorial day. i m julie banderas. glad to be with you today. griff? i m griff jenkins. great to be with you. such a special honor to anchor on this day, memorial day, the day that we say never forget the sacrifice and valor of the brave men and women who laid down their lives in the name of freedom standing in the breach between tyranny and the cherished freedoms we have at home. arlington national cemetery a live look in the more than 400,000 tombstones in that hallowed ground of the sacrifice those heroes made. an important day as we reflect, honor and remember today, julie. but we also have more news to get to. that is go ahead. julie: i was just going to add it is a day we want to remind everybody not only a day to remember the fallen heroes, but also a day to give thanks for those veterans that were lucky enough to survive in place in war. those veterans today remembering and giving thanks for being alive but also remembering for those who did not be so lucky. we