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Definitely took a toll on my body. it took a toll on everyone. however, i found that i broke down and had muscle atrophy and weight loss at a faster weight and noticeable rate than my male marines. i found myself tripping constantly. my legs buckling. falling in fire fights. having a hard time responding to enemy contact as far as my response time from when i initially got to country. >> the pentagon issued a statement tonight saying secretary panetta strongly supports the changes remarking that women contributed so much in the country's recent warring. he described this as being the beginning...

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...

>> and then suddenly it wasn't an average day for gator anderson and his fellow marines of alfred company. >> we got to the last house of the end of the block and gunfire erupted inside the house. it was obvious that we had made enemy contact. that kind of started the fire fight that would progress until later that night. but that initial gunfire that i heard killed corporal michael cohen. corporal cohen was the acting squad leader that day. this was not a job that he would normally be assigned to do. he was filling. in he was a natural leader. just a very intelligent person. and everybody fel...

You cannot see, it was a rough terrain. the four wounded were in the company. it was minor injuries, but it had to do with terrain, not with enemy contact. but i have to say that throughout the day, when the sun came up, and the taliban can see the marines moving around the firefight. you were running through the fields being shot at. there was -- they were firing rpg's, sporadic gunfire, we're hearing throughout the city. it's not just alpha company, but bravo company on the other side of the city. we're hearing other companies coming in by ground in vehicles. we are hearing the u.s. marines ...

Much. >> and like we mentioned, our atia abawi is embedded in afghanistan. hello to you again. if you can, give us the very latest about the offensive there. and i believe that u.s. forces believe they are making some head way. >> reporter: well, t.j., it started at 2:00 a.m. local time. we were with the main effort, that's the first battalion regimen. and i have to tell you, it was a very hard start. because it was in the dark hours of the night. you could not see, it was a rough terrain. the four wounded within the company, it was minor injuries, it had to do with the terrain not enemy conta...