her husband and others deserve combat status just like 9/11 victims at the pentagon received. combat status makes them eligible for purple hearts and other benefits. so far the government has denied this to them, so now she's taking her message to twitter, earlier writing, quote: >> reporter: and telling a fellow vet's wife, quote, this administration will not continue to sweep us under the rug. pete is the ceo of concerned veterans for america. hi, pete. >> hi. alisyn: so autumn manning has been expressing her great frustration on social media, on twitter, and she wants her husband and others to have combat status bestowed on them. how would that change their lives? >> very much so. if you, if you recognize the attack by may jar hasan -- major hasan as what it is, terrorism,