OUR
OUR WORLD
OUR WORLD WAR TO VETERANS ARE LIVING HEROES AND A PART OF OUR NATION'S HISTORY. SADLY WE'RE
LOSING HUNDREDS OF THEM EVERY
DAY. WELL NOW THERE'S A WAY YOU
CAN TAKE PART IN A WALK TO SHOW
SUPPORT FOR AMERICA'S WORLD WAR
2 VETERANS NFL TWO TIME ALL PRO
AND FORMER SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
DONNIE EDWARDS IS HERE TO SHARE
HOW YOU CAN ALL GET INVOLVED.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU. HOW ARE
YOU? I'M GOING TO LOVE. GOOD
MORNING, GUYS. GLAD TO HAVE YOU
HERE IN SAN DIEGO, ONE OF OUR
SAN DIEGO LEGENDS HERE. TELL US
HERE WHY DID YOU DO IT? WHY DID
YOU DECIDE TO DO THIS WALK IN
COMMEMORATION OF D-DAY HERE.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE WALK AND WHY YOU DECIDED TO
DO IT. WELL, YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN A
COMMEMORATION. SO OUR PROGRAM
THAT WE'RE TAKING WHAT WE'RE
TWO VETERAN FACTOR
THE COMMEMORATIONS IN NORMANDY
HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CANCELED.
AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE FIND A WAY TO HONOR AND TO
RECOGNIZE WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT
DAY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.
JUNE 6, 1944 THE DAY THAT
THE BID THAT CHANGED THE COURSE
OF HISTORY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE BRING AWARENESS AND
RECOGNITION TO THE WORK OVER
THERE TO OUR VETERANS AND HONOR
OUR FALLEN. AND I THOUGHT THAT
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO
COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO
WALK IN SOLIDARITY AS WE
REMEMBER THAT EVENT THAT
HAPPENED THAT DAY. AND YOU PLAY
BALL FOR 13 YEARS. HOW DID YOU
BECOME SO PASSIONATE ABOUT
THE MILITARY? DID YOU HAVE A
PARTICULAR ROLE MODEL OR AN
INSPIRATION THAT KIND OF
STARTED ALL THIS FOR YOU? YEAH,
ACTUALLY YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT. I'M ONE I'M BORN AND
RAISED RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO.
MY MILITARY FAMILY AND YOU
KNOW, IT ALL STARTED WITH MY
GRANDFATHER MACK RASOOL. HE WAS
A BARBER. IT'S A LOT MORE TO
VETERAN PAUL. HE KIND OF SET
THE FOUNDATION FOR ME TO LEARN
ABOUT THE COUNTRY BUT
OPPORTUNITY BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE
JUST ONE BORN FOR WHICH WANT SO
YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING IF YOU
WANT IF YOU WORK HARD AND YOU
KNOW I'M ONE OF ELEVEN SOLDIERS
OF 11 TOTAL IN OUR FAMILY
BROTHERS AND SISTERS. AND IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU START
WHERE FINISH IT. YOU WORK. YOU
CAN KEEP ANYTHING. SO IT ALL
GOES BACK TO RAND PAUL. MAX HEY
DANNY. YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING
UP HERE TODAY THE STATS ON
LOSING WORLD WAR TWO HEROES
HERE. BETWEEN 250 AND THREE
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EVERY
SINGLE DAY. AND OF COURSE WE'VE
LOST SEVERAL BECAUSE OF
THE COVETED 19. BOY, YOUR HEART
JUST GETS HURT WHEN YOU HEAR
THOSE NUMBERS. YEAH, IT'S
REALLY. THAT'S WHY YOU KNOW,
IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE
REMEMBER AND WE TAKE THESE
STORIES THAT WE KNOW NOW THAT
WE HEAR THEM NOW FROM A WAR
WHERE TO VETERANS AND PAY IT
FORWARD TO OUR NEXT GENERATION
AND TO THE KIDS MOVING FORWARD
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU
DON'T REMEMBER, HISTORY IS
GOING STUDENT REPEAT AGAIN. AND
YOU KNOW, I JUST REALLY TRULY
BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL
OF US TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE
REMEMBER THAT SURE WALK ON
D-DAY. DONNIE, WE'RE LOOKING AT
SOME OF THE PICTURES WITH YOU
AND SOME OF THE VETERANS ON
SOME OF YOUR TRIPS. YOU'VE
TAKEN THEM TO A PLACE LIKE
NORMANDY AND IWO JIMA. I MEAN
WHAT A INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
AND YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN TAUGHT
A FEW THINGS BY THESE GENTLEMEN
RIGHT NOW. THERE'S SO MANY
GREAT STORIES THAT I'VE LEARNED
JUST ABOUT YOU KNOW, ABOUT
GOING FOR WHAT YOU WANT. YOU
KNOW, AFTER I GOT DONE PLAYING
I MEAN AFTER WHEN A TOTAL 30
YEARS OF FOOTBALL EVER SINCE
SOUTH BAY POP WARNER HERE IN
SAN DIEGO TO CHULA VISTA HIGH
SCHOOL AND ONTO UCLA PLAYING
FOOTBALL. YOU KNOW WHEN I ENDED
UP RETIRING BACK IN 2010. YOU
KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT
TO DO, WHERE I WAS GOING. AND
BY HAVING A SIMPLE CONVERSATION
WITH THE TWO VETERAN SAY, YOU
KNOW, TELL ME YOU KNOW, I DON'T
KNOW WHERE I'M GOING BUT IF YOU
IF YOU IF YOU START WALKING
YOU'LL FIND YOUR PATH. SO START
START DOWN SOMEWHERE AND YOU'LL
FIND YOUR PATH. SO ONE HELP ME
LEON ON IT. ONE TO KIND OF HELP
ME TO MEET TO FIND MY PASSION
AND MY PURPOSE TO GET BACK TO
THE ONES I GAVE SO MUCH TO ME.
I'M LUCKY. I'M BLESSED. I'M
AMERICAN BORN IN THIS COUNTRY
WITH TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY.
AND IT'S IT'S LIKE I'M JUST SO
HONORED TO HAVE THE PLATFORM TO
GIVE BACK TO LOTS OF OUR
VETERANS THAT I GAVE SO MUCH TO
.YEAH, WE'VE GOT TO COUNT OUR
BLESSINGS FOR SURE EVERY SINGLE
DAY. ALL RIGHT, DANNY, TELL US
ABOUT THE SIX DAY WALK. WHAT
WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW FOR
THE INFORMATION PEOPLE GO TO
LEARN MORE AND HOW CAN THEY
HELP? WE'LL GO TO OUR
FOUNDATION. THAT'S THE SCIENCE
FOUNDATION, NOT WAR. THEY'RE
THE SIMPLE LINK. THEY'RE
PARTNERSHIP WITH VINCE DOT. SO
WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER THIS
VIRTUAL WHAT IS VIRTUAL EVENT
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE WALKING
ALL AROUND THE WORLD. WE'RE
GOING LIVE FROM OMAHA BEACH ON
JUNE 6 AND WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT
ARE WALKING ALL OVER THE WORLD
AND AUSTRALIA AND BRAZIL HERE
ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. SO
WE'RE ALL KIND OF GETTING
TOGETHER SMALL GROUPS, YOU
KNOW, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE OUR
GUESTS IN FOR SURE. YOU KNOW,
SMALL GROUPS. BUT WE'RE GOING
TO WALK IN SOLIDARITY. JUST GO
TO OUR WEB SITE. BEST DEFENSE
FOUNDATION DOT ORG SIGN UP. BE
A PART OF THIS GREAT EVENT. I'M
GOING TO BE WALKING HERE IN SAN
DIEGO WITH SOME FRIENDS DOWN ON
THE BEACH AND A LOT OF BEACH
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A
GREAT DEAL. DANNY, THANKS FOR
YOUR TIME HERE THIS MORNING. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING TO HELP
OUT OUR VETERANS. THANKS AGAIN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THERE'S A
AMAZING. YES. WHEN YOU SPEAK
WITH THE WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN
WE'VE INTERVIEWED THEM BUT AND
JUST THE WISDOM IN JUST FIVE
MINUTES YOU GET FROM SOMEONE IN
THAT GENERATION CAN IMPACT
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. I