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Time. >> where were you? what unit were you in? >> i was with the engineer unit. >> army? >> army. i did 12 years. >> were you in rc east? >> i was in rc south. >> rc south? >> we actually moved -- the engineers were always out. we lived in a lot of places, moved around a lot. i was with the tactical unit out of denver, colorado. mostly kandahar area, housing madad. housing camps, we would build them up to livable, and move on -- >> in the fobs. >> basically. >> the question -- thank you so much...

>> thank you for your service. and the people listening at home, that applause is not just for these two fine gentlemen, but everybody who has served for america. you had a question for the speaker. >> yeah. the war in afghanistan has been going on for 17 years. still going strong. my deployment was in afghanistan in 2010. the whole year. but the important question is, i was looking for more of an end date and if so, whats the continuing plan for an actual end date? it would seem like were going...

Wear it for the people who didnt make it. over half of those who have received the medal of honor passpass passed away, only nine from iraq and afghanistan are still living. certainly, his humility here and the way hes receiving this honor is to be commended. theres a lot of other people from his unit now, three from the 173rd brigade, that served in afghanistan during that 15-month deployment that are living recipients of the award. i think all of them have been consistent with the fact that th...

Oblivious to the rising strength. >> there was a lot of foreign policy last night which surprised a lot of people. they were expecting more on the economy. let me play an exchange over afghanistan. >> thats the afghan responsibility. we trained them. >> not in the east. >> lets move to another war. >> not in the east? >> rc east is the most dangerous place in the world. thats why we should send americans to do the job? you would rather americans do the job? >> we are already sending americans to...

Its warm or its not. theyre still fighting us. theyre still coming over the passes. theyre still coming in to zabul, to kunar, to all of these areas but we are sending fewer people to the front to fight them. >> thats right. because thats the afghan responsibility. weve trained them. >> not in the east. >> lets move to another war -- >> not in the east? >> rc east. >> rc east is the most dangerous blaze in the world. >> thats why we dont want to send fewer people. >> thats why we should send ame...

Passes. theyre still coming in to zabul, to kunar, to all of these areas but we are sending fewer people to the front to fight them. >> thats right. because thats the afghan responsibility. weve trained them. >> not in the east. >> lets move to another war -- >> not in the east? >> rc east. >> rc east is the most dangerous blaze in the world. >> thats why we dont want to send fewer people. >> thats why we should send americans in to do the job. youd rather have americans go in to do the job? >> ...

Not only in kabul, but the rc east and rc south where most of the american fighting and casualties are taking place, i have never seen them as optimistic as this recent trip. the national intelligence estimate that says this cant be solved without cleaning out those safe havens in pakistan. nobody knows that more than the u.s. military themselves. they are the ones taking casualties from taliban forces in a safe haven in pakistan crossing into afghanistan. they will increase efforts to interdict...