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Action by a sniper while serving in iraq. the loss was so devastating, but colonel mannion was determined to carry on his son's spirit of service, and he started a new foundation in his son's honor. the mission is to empower veterans and parents of fallen service members so they become mentors and role models in their communities. colonel mannion wrote, quote: through travis mannion foundation, i have gained thousands of sons and daughters cut from the same cloth. the living legacy of our country's enduring spirit, of duty and honor, we are honored to have retired colonel the tom mannion with ...

Talking about two soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the wars. our next guest is the father of one of those men and his best friend. he's written a book about them now. it's called "brothers forever." colonel tom mannion is my guest. great to see you, colonel. we heard the president speaking about brendan and his friend. why write the book, colonel? >> well, gretchen, we lost travis in 2007 in iraq and fallujah with all the activity going on over there. then we lost brendan in afghanistan in 2010. and that following spring the navy s.e.a.l.s caught, captured and killed osama bin laden...

adding security personnel. as the warship "uss mesa verde" heads to that region. how much closer are the fighters in getting to baghdad at this point? are they there? >> reporter: well, gretchen, iraq's leaders say that the military has stopped the advance of these insurgents and that they will hold baghdad. but there is very little in the way of evidence that backs that up. again today we are seeing militants push across iraq, now taking another city just outside mosul which is another city the insurgents took just a week ago. the insurgents appear to be consolidating their games in...