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Pineapple express. they have helped bring over 600 people into the airport. a mission was under way yesterday when the attack happened. joining me is arm lieutenant colonel scott mand who led the rescues effort, and jason redman, a former navy s.e.a.l. who hemmed them evacuate. now, let's talk. scott, tell us about this mission. how did you get involved? tell me how it went down? >> well, it started -- first, i have to say, there are right now thousands of special op rater veterans who are doing the same kind of work and really, working hard to do it. they retired folks with jobs and they are ...

And i wonlt't get in details ho we manage to move people. because we are trying to do that. but the bottom line, it was just -- it was -- i think there's a lot of people in america who when they think of afghanistan, it's just this place, and think think it's just filled with terrorists. and that's not -- there are a lot of terrorists in afghanistan. but the reality, there are equally as many human beings, amazing people who are moms and dads and brothers and sisters and sons and daughters and they are no different than you and i, and all they are hungry for is freedom. we gave them a taste of...

Spirit of new york. one of the biggest things -- to be safe and helped us to accomplish our mission on the battlefield in afghanistan for over 20 years, and the government said, hey, we're going to support and you get you out, and that didn't happen. irt didn't sit well with me and with a lot of military partners out there, a lot of retired gals and guys who worked on the battle field. aknow all of us coming together, it's a sesment. this is what america is about. and if the government was unwilling to doilt, we were willing to come together and do it, and like scott said, it was just a networ...