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>> yes. and i can think of only two moments in history this calls to mind. one, of course, is joseph mccarthy in his final days, having his final showdown, have you know sense of desense decen and the other was john mccain who had just lost their son in combat for this nation's flag. you think at some point the cumulative weight of the attack on people who have risked their lives for the nation's welfare and protection, you hope that will pile up at some point but we can't count on that on any given day. >> gene robinson, the implication she was saying there is that the colonel who has a purpl...

More than double the years versus the average. joining me now, colleen rose who cares for her husband, john, an active duty marine, who sustained significant head injuries after an ied attack. colleen is also an elizabeth dole foundation hidden heroes fellow. and eric alva, first american injured in the iraq war who lost his right leg. also the iraq war's first purple heart recipient. colleen, i want to start you. thanks for being with us. 5.5 million. not a lot of people know about that. 5.5 million caring for veterans. independence day means a whole lot of different things for good people li...

Because, again, as i was mentioning, severe injuries in some cases. staff sergeant alva, again, having to lose a limb, in your case, an ied attack, then his head injuries you had to deal with. what sort of support do you need? >> the support that we need is valely ex te really extensive. it totally takes a village, richard. >> yeah. >> people in the community, if they're interested in helping, thank you, first of all, for acknowledging us and wanting to help people like me. i think you can learn about what our life is like. go to hiddenheroes.org and read stories about me and people like me. a...

Quote, the need to support men and women in our military and their families. n nbc's courtney kube is at the pentagon. what more do we know? >> as you said there were three u.s. service members who were killed in this roadside bomb and improvised explosive device just near ghazni city. you may remember there was a lot of attention on ghazni in august, a couple of months ago, when the taliban overran large parts of the city and parts of the province. it led to a bloody four-day battle and ever since then, that entire area has really been more dangerous. so of course u.s. troops and afghan force...

Did. she was failed by a small arms attack on a base. >> army staff sergeant tyler picket. >> yeah. this is the more interesting one, alisyn. because i had a list of soldiers that i wanted to talk about this morning. last night i got a note from one of sergeant picket's troops. he said, hey, sir, you're going on again. please mention sergeant picket this time. we all loved him. his picture is kind of goofy. but if you knew him as his soldiers did, he was an amazing young man and great leader. very charismatic. all of his soldiers really admired this guy. he was unfortunately killed in an ied a...