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I tease patricia. i said, she looks like shes still in high school, but shes a marine. and we salute the families back home. they, too, have sacrificed in this war. [ applause ] thats why my wife michelle and the vice presidents wife dr. jill biden have made it their mission to make sure america takes care of our remarkable military families, including our veterans. [ applause ] now, this summer, tens of thousands of our troops in iraq are coming home. last week, vice president biden was at ft. ...

Afghanistan or iraq. nearly every night i would think that. and then one time i was with some troops at ft. bragg, and we were having lunch. and i said them. i told them that at night i worry about them and felt guilty when i got in bed. and they said oh, miss bush, were where we want to be. this is where we want to be. >> larry: did you talk to family members of people who lost their lives? >> sure. >> larry: wasnt that hard to do? >> very hard to do. we met with family members all the time. es...

What is it like for a first lady? >> its hard. it really is. i mean, its a constant worry. we always worried about our troops. every day. we worried about them. and a lot of times at night. and i write this in the book. i would get in bed and i would be in my comfortable bed with wonderful covers, and id feel guilty thinking about our troops who were sleeping on the sand in afghanistan or iraq. nearly every night i would think that. and then one time i was with some troops at ft. bragg, and we w...

>> larry: one week from tonight we have mick jagger. first, we welcome back laura bush. her new book is "spoken from the heart." a terrific read published by scriptners. you were such a private first lady. wasnt this hard for you to do? >> it actually was not. it was really great to have a chance to do this. it was really great to have a chance to do this. i wanted it to be very candid. i wanted it to be revealing. and i knew there were a lot of gaps that what reporters asked me about,...

one week from tonight weve got mick jagger here for the hour. right now we welcome back former first lady laura bush to "larry king live." we spent many hours together. her new book is "spoken from the heart." a terrific read published by scriptners. you see its cover. you were such a private first lady. wasnt this hard for you to do? >> it actually was not. it was really great to have a chance to do this. i wanted to be very candid, i wanted it to be revealing. and i knew there were a...

Was making the right decision. but all of the intelligence that everyone had, that everyone said, and you know, saddam hussein had defied 17 u.n. security council resolutions. so -- >> larry: its hard certainly for a president to send someone to die. what is it like for a first lady? >> its hard. it really is. i mean, its a constant worry. we always worried about our troops. every day. we worried about them. and a lot of times at night. and i write this in the book. i would get in bed and i woul...

So -- >> larry: its hard certainly for a president to send someone to die. what is it like for a first lady? >> its hard. it really is. i mean, its a constant worry. we always worried about our troops. every day. we worried about them. and a lot of times at night. and i write this in the book. i would get in bed and i would be in my comfortable bed with wonderful covers, and id feel guilty thinking about our troops who were sleeping on the sand in afghanistan or iraq. nearly every night i would ...

Even though they speak a different language, at the core theyre no different than me. right? then i had to reckoncile that with the fact that i, well, i killed them. >> he couldnt believe that his government would be doing that. and would be misleading people like him to do this. >> you have to understand that mcveigh hated the bully. and i think he felt like he was wearing the bullys shoes at that point. >> despite misgivings about the war and the u.s. government, mcveigh is still determined to...

Killed them. >> he couldnt believe that his government would be doing that. and would be misleading people like him to do this. >> you have to understand that mcveigh hated the bully. and i think he felt like he was wearing the bullys shoes at that point. >> despite misgivings about the war and the u.s. government, mcveigh is still determined to further his military career. while in the gulf, he is selected to try out for special forces. mcveigh reports to ft. bragg, anxious to make the elite un...

They provided relief in haiti, now the red falcons are coming home. more than 700 u.s. soldiers based at ft. bragg, they treated more than 7,000 patients over more than 40 days in haiti. meanwhile, president obama will meet with haitis president preval at the white house on wednesday. the government announced 11 more airports will get full-body scanner. austin gets them today. by summers ends, chicago, ft. lauderdale, columbus, kansas city, shar, san jose, oakland and los angeles airports will...