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Campaign. >> reporter: he consistently said hes not going to put boots on the ground, josh. you dont deny that. hes consistently said that. that would not be part of this strategy. >> well, again, kristen, the only quote you read to me is a quote from 2013 that is a direct question related to what we were prepared to do to ensure that our concerns about the assad regime and the need for regime change were implemented. the fact is the president said we are not going to implement a military strate...

Shooter drill. but since ive been in recruiting working in an office such as we do then yes, its something that we do train and practice on a regular basis. >> thank god. i mean it is remarkable with all of those shots fired and looking at that glass front of that building, it is remarkable that no lives were lost. i have to ask if you feel like -- >> we. >> sorry, go ahead, sir. >> we are very fortunate. >> you mentioned that a lot of you there are combat veterans. as far as i understand it you...

>> as a normal army training, i never trained on an active shooter drill. but since ive been in recruiting working in an office such as we do, then yes, its something that we do train and practice on a regular basis. >> thank god. i mean it is remarkable with all of those shots fired and looking at that glass front of that building, it is remarkable that no lives were lost. i have to ask if you feel like -- >> we. >> sorry, go ahead, sir. >> we are very fortunate. >> you mentioned that a lot of ...

Never trained on an active shooter drill. but since ive been in recruiting working in an office such as we do, then yes, its something that we do train and practice on a regular basis. >> thank god. i mean it is remarkable with all of those shots fired and looking at that glass front of that building, it is remarkable that no lives were lost. i have to ask if you feel like -- >> we. >> sorry, go ahead, sir. >> we are very fortunate. >> you mentioned that a lot of you there are combat veterans. a...

National guard soldiers and the seven marines on board all combat veterans. the air crew would have flown in very difficult combat situations in afghanistan. and yet a training accident apparently over the waters of the gulf takes everyones lives. it is so sad. and the search continues. >> we will keep you updated as we hear more on that. we will switch gears here a little. lots of folks or really just everyone is looking for the fountain of youth. there could be a pill for that. researchers say...

>> some troops will remain but wont actively be in combat situations. daniel bulger is a retired lieutenant general and the author of "why we lost." general, with a welcome to you, sir, is the president accurate when he says afghanistans not going to be the target of terrorist attacks again? >> the president is seeing the future as the glass is half full. but there are warning signs. afghanistan has created shelter groups like al qaeda and the taliban. theyre still there. in a way, the president...

Denial. didnt want to talk about it. i said wouldnt it be great in this book if you took this opportunity to tell me and other people what you went through. he remembered everything. he remembered every guy, every village and every road. its a really moving chapter. >> i always ask this of guys that are in a combat situations out there in the jungle which movie is the most realistic. did you ever ask him that? certainly "platoon" is pretty scary. >> yeah, ""apocalypse now"" probably goes a littl...

Like i said, when i first went through officer candidate school, i was able to do about nine to ten pullups. at the end of my 13 weeks, i could do less than when i first started because in the beginning, that training regular minute really breaks the body down. they are building you up endurance wise but strength-wise women need more time to build the upper body strength. the pullups are one way to measure upper body strength. >> and to measure overall fitness, as well. so with that in mind, cap...

This time for those men and women who are returning home deceased after having been killed in combat situations. just a few hours from now also, pete hagseth was on the show a short while ago. hes with concerned veterans for america and he says the white house is playing politics at the expense of military families right now. listen to this. >> i think they know where to turn the screws. they know where to turn the temperature up. i think it will backfire on them. i think were seeing it backfire...

Donnelly, was very credible and he is the zimmerman family/friend and also the guy that served in vietnam as a medic and testified that he believed it was george zimmermans voice because over 40 years ago he was able to distinguish voices of his mates in combat crying out for help but that really resonated with her? >> yeah. i think what he said he has seen grown big men sound like little children in combat situations or high-stress situations. i assumed that resonated with her very much but i a...