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What's happening with those 320 mostly marines who are at the al assad air base in the al anbar province of iraq coming under fire from isis troops they were surrounded this area, how worried should their families be these american marines? >> it is true the al assad air base has received indirect fire in the last few weeks or so. it's infrequent. it's not multiple attacks every day. it's also important to remember the side of al asad air base. it's a big place. there are 320 marines there. there's also an infantry unit of iraqi soldiers there. so it's not just u.s. troops potentially at risk ...

Weapon and gear but took his compass, his digital cam remarks his diary. the evidence seemed to mount that based on the guys who knew him personally and seeing him on a day-to-day basis there wasn't any other explanation that he must have intentionally left the guys in his unit behind and wandered off. deserter is a strong word doesn't get thrown around very often. >> there early on had been conflicting reports about whether he had abandoned his often or whether he had gotten fallen behind while on a roll. according to what you know there was no patrol at night, correct? >> there was no patrol...

His weapon, body armor, health and gear but intentionally having taken his compass, digital camera, his diary. the evidence seemed to mount that based on the guys who knew him personally and seeing him on a day-to-day basis there wasn't any other explanation that he must have intentionally left the guys in his unit behind and wandered off. deserter is a strong word doesn't get thrown around very often. but i mean, in the absence of orders, one leaving with the intention of not coming back, that is desertion. >> there early on had been conflicting reports about whether he had abandoned his post...

Whether he had abandoned his post or whether he'd gotten -- fallen behind while on patrol. according to what you know there was no patrol at night, correct? >> there was no patrol that night, and the problem, i think, that a lot of veterans of the unit have with the story that was presented originally is that anybody who knows anything about being in an infantry unit would understand that to say that we let this guy lag behind and no one acknowledged he was missing and they were able to snatch him up makes this unit sound like garbage. when the truth is he was on guard duty. a guy relieved him...

Place. you think you are running fast but you are carrying about 80 pounds of equipment. >> one of the worst episodes of d-day happened on omaha beach from an infantry unit from bedford, virginia. >> they went in on the first wave and what they faced was just a daunting task. >> president of the national da memorial foundation. >> 19 of them would lose their lives. >> it took until mid july before the last telegram came through. >> their story is part of the motion picture saving private ryan. >> the first 22 minutes of the de fiction of omaha beach is unlike anything ever captured before. oma...