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Action and the actions of all of his comrades, i'll repeat what the president said. we have to be astonished at the skill and the commitment and our enormous luck of these -- that we have kids like this who are willing to do whatever it takes to defend the country and protect us and take care of each other. >> well, john, to the point that colonel jack just made and made earlier in the segment, the reason why people like staff sergeant pitts are able to do such courageous and selfless things is because of the love that they have for the men and women who are fighting alongside them. i'm sure y...

Made so the rest of us could come home. and i'm not going to waste this gift that i have. i don't feel it's that day or the award or any of that has changed me as a person. but it's changed, i think, my responsibilities a little bit. i feel a responsibility to tell our story because there's nine guys who can't. >> colonel jack jacobs joins us now along with iraq war veteran john sultz. colonel jack, you talked with staff sergeant pitts and his wife, of course, there. my goodness. to suffer such a serious injury and yet keep going, it's so inspiring. it's so courageous. it makes me think about ...

Out and the u.s. looking to broker some kind of cease-fire. secretary of state john kerry has just arrived in cairo. this is that bid to revive some kind of cease-fire talks. this morning president obama spoke of the task ahead. >> the work will not be easy. obviously there are enormous passions involved in this and some very difficult strategic issues involved. nevertheless, i've asked john to do everything he can to help facilitate a cessation to hostilities. we don't want to see anymore civilians getting killed. >> john kerry's desire to be a trusted arbiter in the region there potentially ...

Think i'll be able to do it? my response from experience is always the same. yes, you will. i've never been in a situation when people didn't rise, no matter who they were, and no matter how bad the circumstances are because you're always fighting for each other. >> and john, you can see his character, not just in the way that he responded in that battle in the fog and the heat of war, but also in the way that he receives this great award with such humility and selflessness. always deflecting from himself to his comrades in arms who were there with him, saying this is our, no the mine, it belo...

Wear it for the people who didn't make it. over half of those who have received the medal of honor passpass passed away, only nine from iraq and afghanistan are still living. certainly, his humility here and the way he's receiving this honor is to be commended. there's a lot of other people from his unit now, three from the 173rd brigade, that served in afghanistan during that 15-month deployment that are living recipients of the award. i think all of them have been consistent with the fact that they want to remember those who fell. this was a very controversial battle where nine other soldier...