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Day, enjoying a nice fourth of july celebration, having a barbecue. then we'll get back to business. our first mission is sustaining the war fighter, doing that day in and day out. then we'll make sure that we process equipment to get it ready for the retro grade back to united states and other locations around the world. >> reporter: everything here has been here for as long as ten years that you are getting out of the country. >> yes. it will be decided on by the folks back in the states. most of the stuff will leave. >> you see the u.s. convoys going over the border. the last of th draw dow...

And you demonstrate are without parallel. our paths are uniquely identified targets and address them through the very techniques you teach is extraordinary. what could we learn about what those capabilities to both be more respectful of them and also use them more effectively? >> i think what i talk about in the book is really, you know, what goes in to making up the chris kyle who wrote "american snipe sniper." just the tremendous sacrifice these individuals make on a daily basis and the impact at home with their families as well. i try and really convey that in the book, and it's just a trem...

From the military example? there are some things the military does better than other sectors can do. are they particularly good at this? >> the military spends a lot more on development than research. more on the "d" than the "r." and so, but they do a lot of other things, too. they certainly help the war fighter, the soldier do the job more safely. more efficiently. now, not all products of research are equally helpful to people. i mean, just because we're able to kill people remotely more efficiently doesn't mean that we as a country should do that. but the defense department has maintained ...

no one cared that he was gay. >> a legal network for them estimates 14,000 were booted from the military because of don't ask, don't tell. authorities could decide whether a condemned man lives or dies. troy davis was convicted of murder in 1989. if the state does not intervene he will be put to death at 7:00 p.m. eastern. davis' supporters say he is innocent and the officer's family says justice is overdue. both sides spoke before the parole board. >> no time is easy when you have to go before the pardons and parole board but feel like we got to say what we needed to say. they hea...

Bombers? yes, you are but you are also guys who provide support to the war fighter on the ground through isr and so forth. >> this a farewell tour by the way? >> absolutely. >> last stop at west point, last stop at colorado springs? >> absolute, final messageness to the services. >> speaking of afghanistan, we mentioned general petraeus apologized for the death of nine boys in afghanistan who were killed accidentally. how did this happen and how much does this set back what the u.s. is trying to do? an incident like this goes so far beyond just the individual families. >> sure. >> that have be...