make scarves for combat flip- flops. >> so they're all woven, dyed, stoned, stitched and tasseled in afghanistan in a woman-owned factory. >> reporter: but for these vets, there is another more personal side to this mission. you are serving the memory of your guys you lost? >> i think we are definitely serving a memory. we lost six friends during our time in service, and is it worth it? now i can look at something and go, yeah, it's worth it. >> reporter: and perhaps flip- flop can accomplish something boots on the ground have not. john blackstone, cbs news, issaquah, washington. >> o'donnell: and that's the "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell reporting from our new home in washington. let us know what you think. and thanks to the entire cbs news team that made this possible. we'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org