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Promptly sent. later that month they were sent extra helmets, bulletproof vest. in february of 2012 they requested support for major renovation of the walls surrounding the complex including making walls higher, adding wire, laying barbed wire, that project was completed. in march 2012 they asked to contract two extra guard positions. that was completed. in april of 2012 they needed help from experts in technical security and by may, a special team visited to enhance security equipment and security lighting. in june 2012 following the ied incident, immediately a regional team was sent to enhan...

Probably wouldn't do it. >> reporter: what may be a game to these dogs could mean the difference between life and death to the rest of us. good job, my man. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, anniston, alabama. >> now i know why dogs are amazing. we have been reporting on the people that have amputations in the wake of the bombings. if there is anyone that can relate, it is a marine sergeant gabe martinez. listen to what he's telling the victims in this tragedy. so, gabe, you lost both your legs in an ied incident in march, afghanistan, thanksgiving, 2010. what are they feeling now that you felt at...

You. >> thank you for your service, number one. >> back up, if people don't know the story, that was sydney and celeste corcoran, on the finish line, visiting a sister who was running. >> mother and daughter. >> mother and daughter, battling it out in their own room. you saw them, how were they? >> first of all, they were out of their hospital beds, for me, being a patient at one time. that's step one right there. getting out of the hospital bed, and they were -- they were in great spirits. a huge support system, all of the family there and that's the first thing i noticed. >> gabe, you lost b...

The number one killer remains those ieds, those roadside bombs. the statistics there, very grim. may is the month for which we have the latest statistics. more than 1,100 ied incidents in afghanistan in the month of may compared to the year before, may 2009. just over 500. again, a doubling of the rate of ied incident. these are just some of the things general petraeus will be focusing on. kiran? >> bottom line, that's because of the increased push. you know, more fighting or is it just becoming more dangerous? >> well, you know, it's both right now. the push into southern afghanistan certainl...