where u.s. forces weren't supposed to be, in laos. rose was wounded in a firefight, survived a helicopter crash. he ignored his own injuries to pull the chopper crew and members of his unit from the burning crash site. rose now becomes a member of a storied group of veterans, those who've been awarded their nation's highest military honor. this now makes it 73 men alive today to hold that honor. one of them happens to be here, our friend and colleague jack jacobs. he remains here with us, as does historian and author john meacham. jack, i have to threaten you that we have a photo of you and president nixon the day you were awarded. how has the action of being -- there you are. how has the action of being awarded the medal of honor changed? >> well, our wars have changed. we used to fight continuously, and now we fight in fragmented place at fragmented times with a force that's an all-volunteer