Stream CBSN live or on demand for FREE on your TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone. "Some of the paperwork had been lost," he said.
He was, just, the tears were running down his face. Now, that's crazy. "If it hadn't been for Pitzenbarger, there ain't no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't be here," Navarro said. "There was some real-time pressure, because Pitsenbarger's father was dying of cancer at the time," Peters said. CBS News "People moaning, praying, calling for their mothers. And they started to realize from one another that Pits never got the medal." Peters said, "The loss of his son probably was the worst thing that ever happened to him, and so, while he was proud that his son had performed courageously in battle, it was still the worst thing that ever happened to him. Although it departs from the standard Sunday morning talk show format, On April 22, 2015, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it reached an agreement with Attkisson to host a half-hour weekly Attkisson had been working as a freelance correspondent for Sinclair's Washington bureau since 2014 after she resigned as Washington, D.C. bureau correspondent for In announcing the program, its title, and premiere date,Owned by South Sound Broadcasting, Sinclair programs this station, as a simulcast of KOMO (AM). But he also brought in all the survivors of the battle, including Fred Navarro. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. ""Well, nobody worked for their price," Robinson replied.
"So, the hope was if we were gonna do this, we would get it done while his father was still alive. "With the advent of the internet, a miracle happened, and the miracle was that the wives of a lot of these veterans started to connect through email.
'"Todd Robinson was just a kid when this happened. The reports featured on the program deal mainly with topical matter that Attkisson considers to be "untouchable topic[s]" by other news organizations, intended to be reported in a manner that would not be "steer[ed] in a [ideological] direction just to prove a point". Choose any home station and then watch the first run of Full Measure each week" on the landing page at 10am ET. "When Robinson reenacted the ceremony for "The Last Full Measure" (with Christopher Plummer as Pitsenbarger's father), he naturally brought in all the stars for the crowd scene. And he said, 'Because you're here. "There wasn't enough time left to schedule the traditional White House Medal of Honor ceremony. In April of 2000, the ceremony was held at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio, with survivors and their families flown in from all over the world.Some men hadn't seen each other since the battle in 1966. Martin asked, "When you saw him coming down from that helicopter, what did you think? "Pitsenbarger put nine soldiers on litters so they could be hoisted out of hell, but when his crew signaled it was time for him to come up, he refused. Full purchase is currently pending.Formerly separately licensed as WCGV-TV and merged with WVTV's spectrum, but remains on its former channel number as a separate station
"The veterans kept it alive," Robinson said. "Navarro said, "I've had PTSD since that day. But the story of William Pitsenbarger would not die.What kept it alive? "Some people thought it had been hidden by the Army."Why? "There's about 300 people there that would not be alive as of 2000 had their parents not been saved by Pitsenbarger," said Peters.By then, Pitsenbarger's father was in a wheelchair, and had to be helped onto the stage. "As he was coming down through the trees, I just happened to be the one that met him, and we became friends real fast," said Navarro. The most fearless half hour of original and investigative reporting on Sundays. "It's all true, and most of it happened," said Todd Robinson, who wrote, directed and produced "The Last Full Measure."
All times are Sunday unless noted. Watch the latest full episodes, interviews, and clips from your favorite CBS TV shows To watch later on Demand on STIRR: Scroll down to "Explore More," Scroll over to the "News" box, and swipe over to "Full Measure." The place was full to overflowing with people whose lives Pitsenbarger had touched. "Navarro was wounded, and as depicted in the movie, Pitzenbarger dragged two dead soldiers on top of him as a shield.
Full Measure is an American Sunday morning political affairs and investigative news magazine series hosted by investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson.The program is produced, broadcast, and syndicated by the Sinclair Television Group. You've got that on for a purpose, but he gave it to me. "He didn't want to leave us," Navarro said. "Pitsenbarger was lowered through the jungle canopy to treat and evacuate the wounded. No one was more moved at the first screening of the movie than Peter Fonda. CBS News The speech that the actor playing Peters gave was the same speech Peters gave in 2000; the reenactment didn't need any more emotion than the original.Navarro said, "I wish he was alive, he got the Medal of Honor, and that I could meet him. "As depicted in a new movie "The Last Full Measure," Pitsenbarger, an Air Force pararescue man, descended into that hell. "In fact, at one point I asked him, 'Why are you here?' "Pitsenbarger was killed fighting off the Viet Cong.
"Robinson made a promise to the men: "The promise was that I'd get this story told on behalf of them. "Watch CBS News anytime, anywhere with the our 24/7 digital news network. "It was," he replied. You've probably never heard of William Pitsenbarger; he died more than half a century ago at the age of 21 saving Fred Navarro's life, among others'. Full Measure TV Station List. He learned about it 30 years later from the survivors of the ambush: "It was just phenomenal to sit with battle-hardened men who would weep openly in Beverly Hills restaurants or on military bases or wherever we might find them, because this was such a powerful experience for them. "This sounds like absolute hell," said CBS News national security correspondent David Martin. The survivors recommended him for the Medal of Honor, but it was downgraded to the Air Force Cross.
It wasn't hard to make that commitment to them, although it didn't occur to me it was gonna take 20 years. "Martin asked, "If you could meet him today, what would you say to him?
"To a man, they wanted to pay tribute to those sacrifices that people that they knew made on behalf of the rest of us," Robinson said. Watch anytime!
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