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Bergdahl. a lot of our platoons were spread thin already. our platoon or the third platoon, my platoon was ambushed and we lost lt. andrews and matthew martunic. lt. andrews saved some lives that day as well. to me, those are heroes, not someone who abandoned their platoon and left in the middle of the night and put everybody in danger for months and months and months to come. >> if i understand this correctly, that your platoon that got ambushed, the men in your platoon that were ambushed, they...

Month, do you think they would do it if they had any proof at all that he was a deserter? >> i dont think at this point, its real about beliefs or stories or anything like that, its about the fact answer they do have the facts. they have plenty of sworn statements that we wrote that day and the following days and its not only us and our platoon, our company saying it, its other platoons, navy seals and everybody else. >> of course the others in your platoon agree with you that he did walk off. b...

Concerned about the direction of the country, regardless of political strifes. many will live lives worse off than their parents and the first time that has ever happened. a lot of us agree we are on a dangerous path but the good news is i believe we can turn it around. if we just remember what made america great in the first place. our strength comes from the ground up. not the top down. we are made up of small platoons as we talk about in the book of individuals and families and things that re...

He got a standing ovation, said a lot of the right things. did it impress the crowd? did it impress you? >> well, yeah, well, hes a tough guy, and we know that the next president is going to have a lot of problems on his hands, so we need somebody with courage, but we also need people who have the right ideas, who understand that it doesnt matter just changing a federal program. a lot of this has to go back to the states and the little platoons that edmund burke always talked about that really i...

Negotiations and some of the things that hes indicated hes willing to do in the negotiations. its also up to president abbas, the palestinians need to decide whether or not theyre prepared to compromise, whether or not theyre willing to do some of the things necessary. this is not a burden exclusive to one party or the other. so we expect to have a good conversation. i dont think its some showdown or anything. this has been a very cooperative, very engaged process on a daily basis with both part...

Saying that the voters perceived her at that time as ruthless. hillary clinton, monica . >> and they are the words of hillary clinton fascinating saying the folks working for her husband are not mean enough and tough enough and we learned that hillary clintons abounding contempt for quite a number of people in politic life and politics including the media these documents were available four years and not a single member of the main stream media could bother themselves to go to arkansas compared ...

Greeley are the most inhospitable in the world. they stand ready to defend america in a moments notice. >> we have multiple military police platoons . >> how much of an impact does it take on them physically? >> physical impact not only from the darkness of the winter but also the cold weather as well. >> we will take you to the soldiers here. just the environment they live it every day. no one better to tell you what it is like living out here. >> what is it like for you guys? >> big thing is s...

Greeley are the most inhospitable in the world. they stand ready to defend america in a moments notice. >> we have multiple military police platoons . >> how much of an impact does it take on them physically? >> physical impact not only from the darkness of the winter but also the cold weather as well. >> we will take you to the soldiers here. just the environment they live it every day. no one better to tell you what it is like living out here. >> what is it like for you guys? >> big thing is s...

To the womens prison at night. >> bravo company is one of the six impact platoons. among the inmates that make up bravo is female trainee teresa warren. >> 22 years old, and ive been at impact for three months now. my charges are access to vice fraud, identity fraud, computer fraud, and forgery. i was sentenced seven years. i did a plea bargain. i asked for impact. >> good morning bravo. im trainee warren and im -- >> teresa is the only female in bravo company and was recently appointed squad le...

You up. i know this big sarge, wounded warrior project, has produced these mini-documentaries, and you watch it, and its about physical fitness, how you can combat depression and anxiety back home. and there are platoons, veterans out there, like team, red, white, and blue. this is a 30,000-person organization, veterans and civilians, in every town in america that are out there, they work out for free. they get together every thursday night, or they run a couple of miles, do yoga. and its civili...