large pulmonary artery and pulmonary va vein had been lacerated. tying those vessels bag together had to resect a small part of the lung. then ended up taking out the rib that had been shattered. >> the operation lasted 2 and a half hours. >> the next day it was lieutenant general petraeus he aid i am going home. no way you had an m 16 hoot through the chest major vessels major urge gree. no way you can go home. he said well at least send me back so i can be at a local hospital so i can be back with my soldiers. >> what about that soldier who accidentally shot him? >> i read this where that when he went back therein stead of basically aing you are out, you are never going to be successful he ended up promoting him to ranger school. really does give an inieth into general petraeus's psyche. >> ever since that encounter in the er senator frist and general