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Emotion, and the chaplain was there to treat people with empathy, respect and dignity. >> because you were trying in that situation, richard, to give them as much information as you could, but also within limitations which is something that we see myeshia struggling with. >> every time a soldier passed away, whether its overseas in garrison or on the weekend because it happens not just overseas, theres an investigation, and you have to be very careful about what you say before the investigations...

My life were when i held dying marines in my arms and then had to write the families and then sometimes go see them after i came back myself. and what presidents go through in trying to express their condolences, its such a personal and such a private and such a difficult thing. i find it stunning that somebody could criticize the president for doing what he did. widow johnson received a call that no one ever wants to get, no one ever wants to see somebody walking up their walk with a chaplain w...

And what presidents go through in trying to express their condolences is such a personal and such a private and such difficult thing, i find it stunning that someone could criticize the president for doing what he did. i mean, widow johnson, received a call that no one ever wants to get. >> tucker: yes. >> no one ever wants to see somebody walking up their walk with a chaplain with them. those kind of things happen too often in war. its a very, very personal intimate moment. and she has wrecked ...

Response was, the worst days of my life when i held dying marines in my arms and then had to rate the families and then sometimes go see them after i came back myself. and what presidents go through in trying to express their condolences, its such a personal and such a private and such a difficult thing. i find it stunning that somebody could criticize the president for doing what he did. widow johnson received a call that no one ever wants to get, no one ever wants to see somebody walking up th...

Response was, the worst days of my life when i held dying marines in my arms and then had to rate the families and then sometimes go see them after i came back myself. and what presidents go through in trying to express their condolences, its such a personal and such a private and such a difficult thing. i find it stunning that somebody could criticize the president for doing what he did. widow johnson received a call that no one ever wants to get, no one ever wants to see somebody walking up th...

Assistance contact officer, when we get wounded overseas during the war -- i was back in vietnam -- if you got healthy enough to get around on crutches, they would often assign you a temporary additional duty of being a caco, and your job is to tell the wives of your friends that they are now widows. he walked up the walk with a chaplain. its the most difficult thing i ever did in the marine corps. and i know that is like. i have also seen presidents do that. i know that president nixon did it u...

Were driving home, i said, why are you picking me up? and he said, well, your mom just wanted me to come get you, pick you up early. and i remember saying out loud to him, "maybe my dad came home. maybe my dads coming home today." >> i walked in the door, and thats when i saw the chaplain standing there and i actually saw my mom and my sister crying. and the next day when they said that they dropped the bomb, it hit him, i was angry. i actually hated the military for a little while.

Many may not have the fuel to get to work. there are a series of layers here, jake, that are complicating getting resources where they need to go. one that likely will take some time to unravel, jake. >> boras sanchez in puerto rico for us, thank you so much. with food and water in scarce supply, one chaplain is taking matters into his own hand. making and handing out hundreds of meals from a tiny house in one of the poorest neighborhoods of san juan. stick around, well bring you that story. >> ...

Never thought would be picking me up. and we got in the car and we were driving home, i said, why are you picking me up? and he said, well your mom just wanted me to come get you, pick you up early. and i remember saying out loud to him, maybe my dad came home. maybe my dad is coming home tod today. >> i walked in the door, thats when i saw the chaplain stand ing there and i actually saw my mom and my sister crying. and the next day when they said that they dropped the bomb, it hit him, i was an...

Were driving home, i said, why are you picking me up? and he said, well your mom just wanted me to come get you, pick you up early. and i remember saying out loud to him, maybe my dad came home. maybe my dad is coming home today. >> i walked in the door, thats when i saw the chaplain stand ing there and i actually saw my mom and my sister crying. and the next day when they said that they dropped the bomb, it hit him, i was angry. i actually hated the military for a little while.