wartime. we were eating this every day for about eight days. my producer, dugle mcconnell demonstrated that. >> these are the rescuers that cnn has been embedded with. literally. the standard issue sleeping back and cot that some of these folks have been in. also standard issue, meals ready to eat. meals in a pouch, just add water, heat them up and you're ready to go. >> i have to say about two of the most courageous guys i worked with. they never flinched, never complained, never said we shouldn't go into a place that might be too dangerous. i frankly didn't deserve these guys. they were the ones that made the story. >> we were blessed to have all threw of you working for cnn. you did a great job, and we appreciate it. brian, thanks very much. >> thank you. we'll go back to the breaking news on libya. stand by. we'll be right back. ♪