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Bob kerry here with us. notably a recipient of the medal of honor for his combat actions as a navy s.e.a.l. and a member of the 9/11 commission. senator, here is why i was thinking about you most recently. it came down to your vote in 1993 for the entire clinton financial ball of wax, the budget plan, tax policy, and i want to show you whats going to -- its going to feel like youre looking at your high school picture. but i want to show you you from the senate floor in announcing how you were go...

Finished. it was the thrill of a lifetime. >> it was a motivational speech you gave that moved the entire room. jeff, you were amazing, too. jeff, what you did in service to the country, youre coming up on 30 years but it was wartime. you go to war. not only to fight but to also heal because youre a corpsman. >> thats right. >> what happened to you? that sent you home and stopped your 30-year career from being completed. >> what sent me home is the end of my time in iraq and some of the events a...

Reviewing a proposal that could someday award combat medals to u.s. and nato troops for not killing civilians. thats the blunt fact. what they are talking about is restraint, fire restraint in a situation where civilians may be killed might be something that a soldier would get a medal for. in fact, general mcchrystals spokesman sent us a statement regarding this saying, quote, in some situations our forces face in afghanistan, that restraint is an act of discipline and courage, not much differe...

Restraint in preventing civilian casualties. barbara starr is at the white house. what do we know about this proposal and isnt that the part of every man and womans mission is to hold back from firing when not necessary? >> reporter: absolutely, kyra. its called fire discipline on the battlefield. troops are trained very much to avoid civilian casualties at all costs. they are a big problem in afghanistan, of course. general stanley mcchrystal and staff are looking at the possibility of awarding...