in the u.s. army. "and genevieve chase who won a purple heart. still with us salamishah tillet and in d.c., kimberly dozier, former cbs news baghdad correspondent. thanks for all of you being there. kim, i want to start with you since you're there in the d.c. can you tell us how significant are the recent changes in opening up roles for new women? >> they're already on the ground dom some of these jobs. on the ground in afghanistan they might not have had the official assignments but because of the way the battle lines change, just driving across the country puts you in the middle of a war zone. the other thing is when i look around at my colleagues, diplomats, journalists, a good quarter of the third of people