Vice President Biden defused a protester interrupting a Thursday night speech with shouts about the Iraq War, pointing out that they both have lost loved ones.

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As the crowd tried to drown out the shouting man with chants of "Hillary," Biden held up his hand and to quiet them and responded to his questioning.

"My friends died!" the man then said.

"So did my son," Biden replied.

Biden invited the man to speak with him after the event.

"Come back here and talk to me about this, OK? You have my permission."

Biden's son Beau served in Iraq and passed away last year from brain cancer.