1
00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:23,670
it was 24 years ago

2
00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:30,870
i walked down by the river

3
00:00:34,750 --> 00:00:33,750
tossing around the football

4
00:00:37,270 --> 00:00:34,760
to my

5
00:00:40,709 --> 00:00:37,280
four-year-old son

6
00:00:46,389 --> 00:00:40,719
he stopped in his tracks

7
00:00:52,790 --> 00:00:50,630
there from the eastern sky a loud rumble

8
00:00:56,150 --> 00:00:52,800
came that day

9
00:00:59,990 --> 00:00:56,160
saw the shuttle pierce the clouds

10
00:01:03,110 --> 00:01:00,000
and disappear on its way

11
00:01:06,390 --> 00:01:03,120
the sun lasts with the gleam in his eye

12
00:01:09,030 --> 00:01:06,400
dad what makes that spaceship go

13
00:01:10,390 --> 00:01:09,040
i said a lot of things i don't

14
00:01:16,149 --> 00:01:10,400
understand

15
00:01:22,630 --> 00:01:19,109
it's raised off the pad by americans who

16
00:01:25,670 --> 00:01:22,640
say yes we can

17
00:01:29,109 --> 00:01:25,680
guided by imagination

18
00:01:32,149 --> 00:01:29,119
and the innovation of man

19
00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:32,159
it's fueled with the pride of my friends

20
00:01:42,950 --> 00:01:35,840
who have touched its many parts

21
00:01:48,230 --> 00:01:46,389
and the sacrifices they gave

22
00:01:49,749 --> 00:01:48,240
will forever be

23
00:02:08,869 --> 00:01:49,759
embedded

24
00:02:15,910 --> 00:02:12,150
now many years have gone by

25
00:02:18,949 --> 00:02:15,920
and that young boy became a man

26
00:02:22,630 --> 00:02:18,959
he realized his childhood dream

27
00:02:26,150 --> 00:02:22,640
to be part of the space program

28
00:02:29,510 --> 00:02:26,160
now we go to work at ksc

29
00:02:32,949 --> 00:02:29,520
and we each do a needed part

30
00:02:38,150 --> 00:02:32,959
like the thousands before us

31
00:02:43,190 --> 00:02:40,630
yes we've seen every launch together

32
00:02:44,949 --> 00:02:43,200
since then and he's still there by my

33
00:02:48,470 --> 00:02:44,959
side

34
00:02:51,990 --> 00:02:48,480
got a myth that fills me with emotions

35
00:02:55,030 --> 00:02:52,000
but at times it's hard to hide

36
00:02:58,630 --> 00:02:55,040
and i'll never forget that one day as we

37
00:03:01,270 --> 00:02:58,640
stood in the midst of a watching crowd

38
00:03:02,309 --> 00:03:01,280
i heard him repeat the words i once told

39
00:03:08,309 --> 00:03:02,319
him

40
00:03:14,869 --> 00:03:10,229
you know it's raised off the pad by

41
00:03:16,830 --> 00:03:14,879
americans who said yes we can

42
00:03:18,589 --> 00:03:16,840
guided by

43
00:03:21,350 --> 00:03:18,599
imagination and

44
00:03:24,309 --> 00:03:21,360
innovation of man

45
00:03:28,070 --> 00:03:24,319
it's fuel with the pride of my friends

46
00:03:35,190 --> 00:03:28,080
who have touched its many parts

47
00:03:40,309 --> 00:03:38,550
and the sacrifices they gave

48
00:03:41,910 --> 00:03:40,319
will forever

49
00:04:06,470 --> 00:03:41,920
be embedded

50
00:04:13,350 --> 00:04:09,589
our mission's almost over

51
00:04:16,390 --> 00:04:13,360
all good things it comes to an end

52
00:04:20,550 --> 00:04:16,400
we all knew that it would happen

53
00:04:23,110 --> 00:04:20,560
we just didn't want to know when

54
00:04:27,189 --> 00:04:23,120
soon that bird will be resting

55
00:04:30,390 --> 00:04:27,199
from its long majestic run

56
00:04:35,590 --> 00:04:30,400
surrounded by its cousins

57
00:04:42,629 --> 00:04:38,870
it's a marvel of technology

58
00:04:45,749 --> 00:04:42,639
it's a tribute to man at its best it's

59
00:04:50,070 --> 00:04:45,759
the envy of other nations

60
00:04:51,909 --> 00:04:50,080
it's what separates us from the rest

61
00:04:53,110 --> 00:04:51,919
and when my grandkids ask me how we did

62
00:04:56,629 --> 00:04:53,120
it

63
00:04:59,510 --> 00:04:56,639
i know just what i'll say i'll tell them

64
00:05:05,830 --> 00:04:59,520
the words i told their daddy

65
00:05:12,310 --> 00:05:08,790
it's raised off the pad by americans who

66
00:05:15,350 --> 00:05:12,320
said yes we can

67
00:05:18,710 --> 00:05:15,360
guided by imagination

68
00:05:21,749 --> 00:05:18,720
and the innovation of man

69
00:05:25,510 --> 00:05:21,759
it's fueled with the pride of my friends

70
00:05:32,550 --> 00:05:25,520
who have touched its many parts

71
00:05:39,430 --> 00:05:35,909
and the sacrifices they gave

72
00:05:46,310 --> 00:05:39,440
will forever be remembered

73
00:05:46,320 --> 00:06:04,870
and the history we all were

74
00:06:11,350 --> 00:06:07,629
raised off the pad by americans who

75
00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:11,360
believed in a dream

76
00:06:23,909 --> 00:06:21,749
are because of the dedication

77
00:06:27,430 --> 00:06:23,919
of the finest

78
00:06:30,870 --> 00:06:27,440
yes sir greatest