and the major said, hey, it's to show the government lost government property, essentially. and i wanted to speak up really badly and i looked at major hasan, he kind of shook his head like don't do it. what i wanted to say is it means a hell of a lot more than the government lost some property. it means that that dog saved our lives and then was taken out of the battle from my crew from there on out. >> you talk about yourself having a life sentence. and others who were injured as well having a life sentence. >> yeah. for sure. i mean, think about master sergeant allen. you know, takes him an hour -- his wife, it takes her an hour to get him out of his bed. so essentially master sergeant allen has a life sentence. he can't speak. he can't interact with his family. his wife has a life sentence. his children have a life sentence. you know, specialist morita who was hit in the hand with a rocket-propelled grenade, can't use his hand. you know, that's a life