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Troops. two combat tours taught her she was not as physically capable as her counterparts. >> i broke down and had muscle atrophy and weight loss at a much faster rate and noticeable mate than my male marines. i found tripping constantly. my legs buckling. falling during firefights. having a hard time responding to enemy contact as far as my response time from when i initially got to country. >> reporter: captain petronio believes women should be in combat as they are already are on the front lines. she wants open date, not policy decision where they can serve and not fail. jenna. jenna: inter...

Even vaguely relate to the danger of serving in an infantry unit or military unit in afghanistan. but the tragedies devastate families and we're trying to understand and deal with it. >> how about proportionately? are we seeing more suicides now than we have in the past? and if we are, sir, what is it about these most recent wars that makes them different or more challenging for these soldiers to deal with? >> certainly one factor, alex, has been a statistical correlation between multiple combat tours and suicide. so there is a correlation there. some of these troops after a decade at war have...

>> david, there is not a national focus on veterans, veterans fairs, health. you know, the sacrifices that they have made. do you sense that you know, as the president and the first lady have made more of a push to bring veterans' issues to the forefront that has changed attitudes at all? >> i don't think it's changed attitudes. americans are very proud of their military. they want to quol them home. they want to honor them. people don't know how. there's such a gulf of experience between veterans who are coming home with three, four, five combat tours and the rest of us who you know, we never...

Attic tress disorder. he enlisted after 9/11. he was injured with a brain injury, traumatic brain injury and lost part of his foot in another injury at war . he had three combat tours and told him no fourth and night before they send him to afghanistan, i moon- mean, this guy is been throughh hell and this case is symbolic. because the afghans didn't want him taken out. they want quick and certain justice. americans brought him out to kuwait and they went crazy and they now have him in fort leaven worth. the question is. with what happened to him be enough for the jury of 12 to say he is insan...

Attic tress disorder. he enlisted after 9/11. he was injured with a brain injury, traumatic brain injury and lost part of his foot in another injury at war . he had three combat tours and told him no fourth and night before they send him to afghanistan, i moon- mean, this guy is been throughh hell and this case is symbolic. because the afghans didn't want him taken out. they want quick and certain justice. americans brought him out to kuwait and they went crazy and they now have him in fort leaven worth. the question is. with what happened to him be enough for the jury of 12 to say he is insan...