him personally. what did you talk about? did he give you insight into his future? >> yeah, he really hosted a dinner for all of the rotc staff at university of southern california. and his focus, he really opened it up to us, if we had questions for him. you know, as part of the military profession, he knows he's had some great experiences and he wants us to -- really gave us the floor to ask questions. but the focus really was on the military profession, on moving forward and some questions looking back at the war their rack and about his work with counterinsurgency and how he led the american forces through the surge. that was really the focus of our discussions. >> lee reynolds, assistant professor for the rotc program. thank you for talking with us. it will be interested to see the next chapter of his life. thank you, appreciate it.