It is Monday.

May 25th, 2006.

My name is Sam Cedar.

This is the five-time award-winning majority report.

We are broadcasting live steps from the industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal in the heartland of America,

downtown Brooklyn, USA.

On the program today, it's Memorial Day.

We have on Jasper Craven, freelance journalist, author of God Forgives.

Brothers Don't.

The long march of military education and the making of American manhood.

Also on the program today, not much else.

We are live to tape.

Taking Memorial Day off.

But let's check in with our resident expert on Memorial Day, Brian.

Who are?

Because Brian, of course, served honorably.

Yes, sir.

Nobody can take that away from me. In quotes. Thank you for your service, Brian. You're welcome. Thank you for your service, Brian. Now, you didn't die, so Memorial Day is not about you. No. But, you know, we can still. With the thought. I mean, you can still thank me. In many ways, a Brian did die when you were in the military and a new Brian emerged.

Yeah. I mean, you could still thank me. In many ways, a Brian did die when you were in the military, and a new Brian emerged.

Wouldn't you say that?

Yeah, it went in a boy, I came out of man.

That's right. And then you spent a couple more years being a boy again.

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