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President trump responding just moments ago to the widow of sergeant la david johnson on twitter. he writes, i had a very respectful conversation with the widow of sergeant la david johnson and spoke his name from the beginning without hesitation. this comes as the family of 29-year-old army staff sergeant dustin wright who was killed in that ambush in niger is also speaking out about their calls with the president and what sergeant wright was fighting for. dustin wright's brother, william wright, joins us now. william, thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> we're so ...

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She serves on the local level, the state level. now in congress. he for him to try to demean her character and her integrity in this way is absolutely unacceptable. >> so congresswoman leave, if chief of staff john kelly said my memory failed me, sorry is, that's enough? >> first of all, let me offer good morning. let me offer my sympathy to the families of sergeants john john, johnson, wright, and black, they are the most important in all of this. there is room for apologies from all in the administration from communications director sanders, from general kelly who is a friend and i know part...

Freely as they are right now that tells you something. >> absolutely. >> jamie gangel, on thinner ice, thank you so much for being here. honoring service and sacrifice. one of the four special operation service officers laid to rest. dustin wright was remembered in his hometown of lyons, georgia. his body surrounded by friends and family in a funeral over the weekend. the sergeant was one of four soldiers killed in the attack but there's still remains questions of just what happened. cnn's barbara starr joins me live now from the pentagon here. barbara, what's the deal here? >> reporter: wel...

Went to the place in niger in west africa and did not know that they were walking in to an ambush of some 50 isis fighters. the town turning out to pay their respects to this sergeant and i just want to take a moment and tell everybody what an extraordinary military family sergeant wright came from. apparently 200 years of military service in this family. they believe their family records show he was the first to be killed in combat. listen to his brother. >> through our records we had not lost a single member until dustin. that's 205 years, that's a good run. so, it's been -- it's been great ...