Thanks very much for coming is. In the u. S. On the right path right now to destroy isis . I think we are. I dont think we have a choice. I think the way the president laid it out the other night in his address to the American People was quite right. Its not simply a matter of choice. Isis is very dangerous. Theyre at least as dangerous as al qaeda was. Al qaeda perpetuated the attracts on september 11th. How longs it going to take . I dont know. Im not a military planner. But i think as long as it takes, we need to do it. We need to have allies. We need to have arab allies. This cannot be the United States going into a country again for a regime change. The u. S. Has been trying to destroy al qaeda since 13 years ago. The leader of al qaeda, he was number two to bin laden, hes still at large. All of these other offshoots are still there. It could take a long time. Fighting terrorism takes a long time. Ask israel. I dont care who it is. Theyre all terrorists and they want to use it to achieve so this is like the war on poverty or the war on drugs, this is going to go on and on. This threeyear notion that the u. S. Can destroy isis in three years which the Obama Administration has been laying out, thats unrealistic . I dont know if its three years or two years or four years. I dont think it matters. I think what matters is that we are going after them. I think the Public Opinion shifted with these beheadings. It shows how brutal they are. They kill people for the wrong religion or even the right religion. I really believe that they pose a direct threat to our homeland, so its in the American National interest to act. Why just with air power . Why not go in there on the ground and crush them . Well, because i think americans are war weary. If its such a big threat, the United States has got to do that, right . No. I think as the president originally laid it out, right now, we can start with air strikes. They have a real army over there. Theyve got tanks. Theyve got armored personnel carrie carriers. They have military officers who are trained. Some trained by the United States over the past decade. The u. S. Trained them, armed them, financed them, sunni ir i iraq iraqis, they defected because they dont like the shiiteled regime. You cant defeat a real army just by the air. I think we should take these steps which are very prudent. If we have an International Coalition as the president is trying to do, i think we can defeat them. We do have troops on the ground. We have the kurds. We have the iraqis. There may be more down the line with special forces. Right now, i think when you say special forces, u. S. Special force sns that would be u. S. Combat boots on the ground. Im not for boots on the ground right now. I think that no ones talking about an invasion of iraq the way we had in 2002 or 2003. We are trying to remove cancer. As you mentioned, theyre absolutely formidable and i think every day of delay is another day theyre there beheading people and doing things. I think we really need to act. I think its very compelling. I was creating the Free Syria Army two years ago. Im glad were finally going to finally aid the syrians in syria. You cannot go after isis just in iraq. Theyre also but is it too late . That Free Syrian Army is pretty weak. They dont even control much of the area. Right now, theyre fighting isis. But thats a spinoff of al qaeda. You feel comfortable giving weapons to the Free Syrian Army that could end up in the hands of al news ra. Were going to vet them and train them. U. S. Vetted the iraqi army. All those weapons are in the hands of isis right now. Weve made mistakes for sure in the past. But you feel comfortable with the president s strategy. Yes. And i think they are very tou choices. The worst choice would be to do nothing. Are you and the chairman of your committee on the same page . Youll have to ask him. Based on your conversations with him. Well, i think he understands that theres a threat, that isis is a threat and america cannot just allow people being beheaded and all kinds of brutality that will affect our homeland. I would assume im just trying to get a sense if theres a broad consensus in the house of representatives. Will you vote for the 500 million to fund the moderate Syrian Opposition . I absolutely will. We have been trying to run it in the most bipartisan way we can. Foreign policy needs to be bipartisan. I think every member has got to do what he or she thinks is best. For me, its an easy choice. Thanks for coming in. Thank you, wolf. The french president says theres no time to lose in this fight against isis. France today hosted an International Conference on confronting the terrorist group. John kerry attended the conference. He says almost 40 countries have agreed to contribute to the fight. Middle Eastern Countries are willing to help with strikes against isis, he says. Iran says it will not cooperate with the u. S. And the u. S. Says it will not cooperate with iran. Our correspondent is joining us now from paris. Do we have a clearer picture of what role these countries are willing to play other than just uttering lip service in support of the u. S. Strategy . Reporter well, there certainly is a lot more than lip service. It certainly seems this coalition against isis is something that seems to be coming together. Secretary of state kerrys work was absolutely instrumental. All of his trips to the middle east over the past couple of weeks. What were getting is very little more than general statements. But we are getting the feeling that this coalition is really coming together. One of the things that came out, they said they would do everything in their power to help the Iraqi Government lead to some sort of stability including appropriate military measures. The french president said some countries would contribute humanitarian aid, other countries would be crucial in drying up finances for isis, then there would be those that would have military support in line with the United States. We know that secretary of state kerry said there were arab nations willing to conduct air strikes on iraqi territory. Its not clear how far along those discussions are yet or who they are. You heard that again and again in the statements, is that the support, especially of sighny majority countries is absolutely vital. We are talking about the sunni heart land of iraq and syria where isis is spreading. So its very important for the people there on the ground to see that its not just the u. S. And western countries doing the heavy lifting, but these arab nations. That was certainly a point of emphasis today in paris. It does seem as though this coalition against isis is really coming together at this point, wolf. Has any of the countries represented there where you are in paris, European Countries, middle Eastern Countries, agreed to put combat forces on the ground in iraq or syria to try to destroy isis . Reporter well, theres Nothing Official so far. Apparently the u. S. This is Something Else secretary of state kerry said. Apparently the u. S. Has gotten offers for combat boots on the ground. Its not clear whether or not thats something thats actually going to happen. So far what were getting from European Countries, they dont want to put boots on the ground. The frempbl have said their planes have started reconnaissance admissions. Its not clear whether theyll be willing to go into air strikes. The germans are supplying weapons, but have also said theyre not going to put combat forces on the ground except for the ones that would be add vie vors. Thats something the australians are doing as well. This is something that the u. S. Has been saying the entire time, they berea believe all the heavy lift something going to have to be done by the kurds and by the iraqi military. Theres very little at least on the outside of what were getting from the communications being relayed to us of any other countries willing to put boots on the ground. Well stay in touch with you. Thanks very much. Coming up, hes advised six secretaries of state. As far as the middle east is concerned. In just a moment, Aaron David Miller will join me. Hell explain the newly aggressive strategy on isis maybe isnt so new. And the 2016 race for the white house already getting a little hotter. What Hillary Clinton has to say about her plans. She spent the weekend in iowa. 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Well talk about that on another occasion. Congratulations on the new book. Lets talk a little bit about the president s strategy. You wrote a pro voktive piece suggesting that the president wants to kill isis before they kill us. You think hes got a reasonable strategy . Well, yeah, because there really is no other alternative. Hes a risk averse president except in one area and thats when it comes to protecting the homeland. Hes killed more bad guys that threaten the United States with predator drones ten times the frequency of his predecessor. Killed osama bin laden. I think this is quite consistent. Hes not interested in another social science experiment by invading iraq, but i think hes prepared to willfully and purposefully pursue this. So its realistic will think he can diminish isis, but its unrealistic to think he can ultimately destroy isis . Three years. Thats what theyve been saying, they can do this in three years. Maybe the next president will get a year to finish the job. 13 years after 9 11, 13 dwree years, what are the most eminent threats to the United States other than a lone wolf attack, theyre not going to say isis, theyre going to say al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. They have demonstrated bombmaking capacity. No, its not going to be three years. This fighting terror is like breathe lg. Its like as i say, its like the war on drugs, the war on crime, the war on poverty. Its been going on for decades and decades and its going to go on. The fact that they dont want to use the word war maybe has to do with congressional equities. He got reelected on this, we ended the war in iraq, were ending the war in afghanistan, but maybe that war has not been ended. I think he has to be very careful when he talks about traumatici i drawing a red line. We already have 1,800 special forces in iraq. Im not sure you can do the syrian thing about special operators there too. If this is such a threat, why not coordinate with iran . The u. S. Has in the past coordinated at times with iran. Why not coordinate with the regime there . Implicitly, there may well be an indirect con inflation of interest here. Look, 200,000 dead syrians, you cannot for political reasons for moral reasons and humanitarian reasons, you cant formally doorpt with bashar. The motion that the enemy is my friend doesnt really apply here. What does iran want out of iraq . It seems that theyre getting a lot of what they want. The shiiteled government, the new one is going to be pretty close to iran. In fact, isis presents a pair ra docks. It forces the majority of iraqs population to basically depend on iran as a consequence of the sunni threat. So, no, theyll play the long game. We play checkers while they play threedimension l chest. We need a strategy not measured in four to eightyear increme s increments. All right. Thanks very much. I want to talk about the new book, the end of greatness, im intrigued by this subtitle, why america cant have and doesnt want another great president. I would like another Great American president. I would too. Dont tell me now. Its going to be in bookstores shortly. Just ahead, while World Governments are trying to figure out how to defeat isis, the u. S. Government is asking you for help right here at home. Well explain. Eenie. Meenie. Miney. Go. More adventures await in the sevenpassenger lexus gx. See your lexus dealer. Big day . Ah, the usual. Moved some new cars. Hauled a bunch of steel. Kept the supermarket shelves stocked. Made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. Whats up for the next shift . Ah, nothing much. Just keeping the lights on. laugh nice. Doing the big things that move an economy. See you tomorrow, mac. See you tomorrow, sam. Just another day at norfolk southern. With the top speedou compare of comcast the top speed of business dsl from the internet. 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Through Law Enforcement agencies like the fbi, american thosht authorities are working to de similar nate information on foreign fighters in syria and iraq. Our justice reporter evan perez. What does the attorney general want to accomplish . Theyre trying to figure out how to get Early Warning signs when young people are being radialized. Over 100 americans have travelled to syria to join various groups. And over a dozen are believed to have joined isis. So the fear is that more of these people will travel from the United States and join these groups or perhaps do it here, carry out an attack here in this country and we wont know about it until it happens. Like that lone wolf fear is enormous right now whether nadal hasan, like we saw in texas, that lone wolf is someone that Justice Department, the fbi, they really worry about. Right. Exactly. They have a good handle on people who might be communicating with groups perhaps online. They can spot those people, i think, fairly well. The problem is people who you dont know about. People sitting at home in the basement of their moms home talking or reading about isis, what theyre doing in syria and getting radicalized in that process and you dont know anything about it. That article thats in the inspire magazine online, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, how to build a bomb in the kitchen of your mom, thats precisely the fear that generates these kinds of threats. As we saw in the boston bombing, these people can just come out of nowhere. Never heard of them or saw them, never had any indications and then you have an attack like that. And theyre taking a preimtive step. They put out a video to try to discourage people from going over there and joining isis or al qaeda. Thanks for much for that report. Coming up, did General Motors underestimate how many deaths were tied to its faulty ignition switch. Were going to tell you what a new report says. And u. S. 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Ray rice is expected to appeal a suspension to the nfl. He was banned indefinitely after a video showed him punching his then fiance. If you think youre being vigilant enough in securing your personal data, you could be wrong. A security hold is now being discovered that could be described as one of the biggest ever. Jake tapper is following this story. You have breaking news on this very disturbing information. It comes from two ethical hackers. They are individuals who use their computer schools to find these vulnerabilities and tell the companies and fbi about them. So the black hat hackers cant access that information. They found a hole in the systems from oracle that or call discovered in 2012 and sent out an alert saying, if you have our system, please get this patch. But a lot of Government Agencies did not manage to get that patch. They have identified more than 50 educational institutions, 20 governmentrelated organizations and five Different School districts each with 20 schools minimum in each one in three different states. And you can access here is just one of example. Im not going to identify this obviously. But this is a young girls information. Her Social Security number, birth information. In other records, ive seen bus routes. The fear of course is that any of this information can be used at the very least for Identity Theft which is a massive problem. Thats why they say this is even worse than the credit card breaches. You can always get another credit card. But you cant get another date of birth and Social Security number. We have reached out to two of the organizations that have already patched this hole. One of them, the Texas Department of child protective services, says that there were up to 30 breaches meaning its not just that the vulnerability was there, somebody went in and got the information. Some of the other organizations that were not i identifying because the holes are still there, the names, photographs, bus routes, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical information of students k through 12 in a large county midatlantic Public School system as well as parent Social Security information, addresses, names and marital status. In a court system, convictions, dockets, dui arrests from a big ten school, applicant information, students name, Social Security numbers, schedules, grades, test scores. Its all really rather shocking. I have to tell you, i was acc s accessing some of this with the help of this ethical hacker and its horrifying. You see a photograph of a student, you see bus routes, you can go into area wheres you see excuses for gym for not making gym. It is the most sensitive information. If you think the government is protecting it, you could be prong. So they advise even, you got to get this patch, fix it. Otherwise you could be endangering all these people. Why wouldnt every one of these organizations do what oracle told them to do . Well, i dont think when it comes to software in this country that there is the same kind of alert when you find out for instance if there is something wrong with your car. You might get an email. I dont know that oracle, which would not comment ft. Story, we fight add, i dont know that they reached out to every customer and made sure in every school district, every college, government organization, there was the Homeland Security area thats very sensitive, a major port and top secret Defense Intelligence agents visited this port. They left their names, their drivers license numbers, other information, diplomats, foreign dig tears have visited this port. All this information because the port is not guarding it, they still have this hole right there for the taking. There are questions about whether oracle was vigilant enough. And to fix it, the patch, is it complicated . No. Not at all. And i believe its free of charge. But because people are not as vigilant the Government Agencies that were talking about, the school districts, the counties, the major american port, this information is all right there for the taking and it is very alarming. Well have more at 4 00. I hope that after your report on the lead later today and the other reporting youre doing, these companies and oracle will get the job done. I hope so. I still cant believe they wouldnt comment on this. Youd think theyd say were going to fix this, this is shocking, just a no comment. Declined comment from oracle. By 4 00 p. M. Eastern they will have a comment. Maybe. Another horrible execution video from isis. Are we at least able to gather more intelligence . 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They called it a message to the allies of america. This one may provide important clues about the groups activities, the people responsible. We have been going through with experts on these three videos now. What are you learning . A couple of clues that reveal something about isis that you may have not seen in the foley videos. First, most people believe its the same person in each of the three videos. The same militant speaking. The voice, the way he tilts his head, thats pretty obvious at this point. This video of david haines, they give away kind of a time period as to when this might have been done. The militant mentions the bombing of the dam which was on sunday, september 7th, indicating it was made some time over the past week. We spoke to a former cia officer. He says this one is different from the others because if you look at the backgrounds, and i think we have a still picture of the three backgrounds. There they are. Look at the foley one top left, top right, then the latest one of david haines. Its much more generic. Its just dirt and sky. The others, you can see certain cuts in the terrain. In the foley video, not shown here, you can see at the end of it, you even can see a little bit of human habitation like up on a ridge somewhere. If you look at that video of david haines, it looks as if they are trying harder here to mask their location meaning they may be feeling some heat now with the pressure on them from the u. S. Campaign. It may be that at least this cell, this unit of isis might be on the run a little bit. So thats something telling there. And as you mentioned, our National Security analyst, he has written this morning that david cameron, the british Prime Minister knows the identity of that militant. Why wouldnt they reveal the identity of that individual who makes the statement with that british accent, what would be the downside of doing that . Analysts tell us its for security reasons. And peter drills down on this a little bit more saying they may be planning a rescue operation or some other kind of commando type operation now and giving his name might make him go underground more, maybe not make them as apartment t to come out another video with more clues. That one i dont necessarily buy because hes hearing us talk presumably right now saying they know the identity. So whats the difference if they say what his name is as opposed to this guy being told. Sure. Its one of these cat and mouse games between the two sides as to who knows what and whos planning what. Its a dicy and very delicate business. All right. I know youll be working the story. Thank you. Coming up, we havent made it to the midterm elections, yet 50 days from today, but there are clear signals the 2016 race for the white house could be heating up. One of those signals coming in from Hillary Clinton. But first, some historic signatures are on display at the national arrest could i haves. We take a closer look at some of the most notorious people in the world have left their mark in this american journey. In the heat of war, in the cool of peace and in the daily strug wl life, great souls have left their marks. And now at the National Archives those marks are getting their due in a show of historic signatures. Jennifer johnson is the cure ya tore. I think the power of the signature cant be overemphasized. Whether its a letter from an individual who had a question from a government or a president signing an act of congress and making those words law, the power is hard to walk away from. Dwight eisenhower traveled much in europe in world war ii collecting these signatures from people he met all along the way. There is much joy, this is Michael Jacksons patent for a dancing shoe as did magician harry houdini. It was truly part of his personality at the time. And that is his signature. There are surprises too. Like a calling card left for Vice PresidentAndrew Johnson by johns wilkes booth, the very day he assassinated president abraham lincoln, or the wedding registry of adolph hitler. I think the most powerful ones are the examples you might not expect to find. Jackie robinson and so many others pulled from the billions of papers in the archives, each making a mark in history. Tom foreman, cnn, washington. I make a lot of purchases for my business. And i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase. Like 50,000 bonus points when i spent 5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. And i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at Office Supply stores. With ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points. Travel, gift cards, even cash back. And my rewards points wont expire. So you can make owning a business even more rewarding. Ink from chase. So you can. It is true, i am thinking about it. All right. Not much surprise there, shes thinking about it. Thinking about running for president of the United States again. Her comments at a fundraiser in iowa over the weekend for senator tom harkin, the retiring democrat. There are more signs the race is starting to heat up a little bit. The independent senator, Bernie Sanders of vermont says hes thinking of running as either a democrat or independent. That could complicate Hillary Clintons path to the white house. The issue is not hillary. The question is at a time when so many people have seen a decline in their standard of living, when the wealthiest people are doing phenomenally well, the American People want change. Let hillary speak for herself, i know where im coming from. Another sign that the race is ramping up a bit, Chris Christie is taking a trip to New Hampshire on wednesday. With us now to discuss our chief political analyst. I dont think anybody really doubts hillary is running for president ent president. No. Is she giving any sign that shes not running . She isnt. Its clear that she intends to go back to iowa. The interesting thing to me in watching this from afar as i did, i wasnt there, is that it seems to me that shes traveling around with the greatest transactional politician of our time, bill clinton. Every time you compare to bill clinton, hes chatty with reporters about the senate races and whats going on in the country and how the country needs to be brought together, and she gives a very rigorous speech. And hes the one people are sort of flocking to still. Hes bill clinton. He is. He is. Arguably the greatest politician that weve covered at least at least around lets talk about Hillary Clinton. Its been almost seven years. Last time they was in iowa was january 2008 when she was running for the democratic president ial nomination. She came in third behind barack obama and john edwards by a little bit. She came in third and now shes running once again. What do you make . Theres no mystery in politics anymore. Shes running. She comes out and says im back. Basically shes in. I think the biggest problem for Hillary Clinton is going to be the fact that she has no opponent in the democratic primary because there could be this clinton fatigue that sets in. Theres been criticism of whether Hillary Clinton should have acknowledged shes running for president even earlier than what we saw yesterday but the fact of the matter is when youre running for two years, youre at the top of the mountain. Well will take pot shots at you. The clintons have tried to stay out of the limelight but stay in the limelight but having bill clinton as your wing man, theres no one better at that point. Hes a great politician. What about Bernie Sanders . How does he play into this . Hes 73 years old. Barry sanders represents one wing of the Democratic Party that is very disappointed in president obama and is just as disappointed in Hillary Clinton. They believe that not enough has been done to raise people out of poverty. That they are too hawkish. That Hillary Clinton certainly is too hawkish and so for a certain wing of the party and many of those people reside in iowa i might add, he can have a little conversation with her. Over the longterm though, i think that could be good for her to have that conversation. But over the longterm though is joe biden going to challenge Hillary Clinton . Hes on his way to iowa in the next few days. Once Hillary Clinton says shes running, i dont think joe biden will challenge her. I do think youre always better when you have a little competition. I think joe biden is too loyal. In the fact for the party moving forward for him to try to challenge Hillary Clinton in 2016. Hes going there in a few days. Who isnt going there . Martin omalley says i cant wait for Hillary Clinton to make a decision. I have to put Building Blocks in place. You would be foolish not to do so. Its only a little more than a year from now from the iowa caucus. They come up quickly. Inevitability has never been a Good Campaign strategy. If it was up to hillary, she doesnt want to be inevitable again. It didnt work for her last time. She wasnt. The more people get in the race, i would argue it would make her a better candidate. Chris christie on his way to New Hampshire. He already has three former staffers working in New Hampshire. One on the Gubernatorial Campaign and one running scott browns campaign. The bottom line is people left Chris Christie for dead, seven, eight, nine months ago but hes still in the high Single Digits at this point which isnt a bad place. Trying to raise as much money as he can. I wouldnt count Chris Christie out. I think his politics i think his politics being from new jersey fits well in with new england. And that works for him because it allows him to travel saying im not doing this for myself. Im doing this to raise money for other people. New hampshire is a lucrative spot for Chris Christie because independents can vote in a republican primary. We know what happened with john mccain. We know that lots of conservatives believe that Chris Christie is too liberate for them and so this is if you were going to run and you were Chris Christie, i think you would log some hours in New Hampshire. Senatorial race in New Hampshire is close as this new poll shows. They are basically neck and neck. And most disturbing is barack obama Approval Rating if youre a democrat not only across the country but in new england. You might expect to see that in other parts of the country. When its in new england, its telling. A state that he carried decisively both times in 2008 and 2012. So you think the announcements of who is running for democratic nomination and republican nomination could come shortly after the midterm elections, right . The first one back in 2007 was the first one in and first one out was tom vilsack. Hillarys timetable is the new year. I think youll start seeing people i think jeb bush has to make a decision. I think a lot of people who are raising money want to know whether hes in or whether hes out. And i think so thats going to be important on the republican side. Who knows. You could end up having Hillary Clinton jeb bush and mitt romney . No. Definitely not. You have spent time with him. I dont think so. I dont think the family would want him to. I dont think his wife would want him to. This is redemption for mitt romney because hes in demand on the campaign trail. He didnt just go away. He lost and he was not a great president ial candidate. And i think so now if he can make a difference and be a king maker in a couple senate races, hes doing it. There are a bunch of senate races that will determine as you know who will be the majority. Will democrats retain the majority. Will republicans be the majority. One of the things hurting the democratic candidate whether a challenger in kentucky or some of the other states, the incumbents, is low job approval number that the president has nationwide. Lets say its 40 . In some of these states in the mid 30s, low 30s, some of them even high 20s and thats not helping these democratic candidates. Certainly not helpful in states such as alaska, arkansas, kentucky, New Hampshire as weve seen today. And all across the country. I want to switch subjects. Importantly the president is about to bestow the medal of honor on two veterans. Two americans who work brilliantly, courageously. Lets listen to the president. American squad in vietnam sent out on patrol. They marched down a trail past a rice paddy. Shots went over their heads. A booby trap. A grenade rolled toward the feet of a 20yearold machine gunner. The pin was pulled and that grenade would explode at any moment. A few years earlier on the other side of the country deep in the jungle, a small group of americans were crouched on top of a small hill. It was dark and they were exhausted. The enemy had been pursuing them for days. They were surrounded and the men i was closing in on all sides. Two discrete moments but today we honor two american soldiers for gallantry above and beyond the call of duty at each of those moments. Specialist donald sloan who stood above that grenade and command Sergeant Major benny atkins who fought through a ferocious battle and found himself on that jungle hill. Nearly half a century after their acts of valor, a grateful nation bestows upon these men the highest military declaration. The medal of honor. Normally this medal must be awarded within a few years of the action but sometimes even the most extraordinary stories can get lost in the fog of war or the passage of time. When new evidence comes to light, certain actions can be reconsidered for this honor and it is entirely right and proper that we have done so and that is why we are here today. So before i go any further, i want to thank everyone present here today Whose Research and testimonies and persistence over so many years resulted in these two men deserving the recognition they so richly deserve. I especially want to welcome members of the medal of Honor Society and two American Families whose love and pride has never wavered. Don grew up in oklahoma. He grew big. To over 64. He loved football. And played it for a year at a Junior College and then he decided to join the army. But when he went to enlist, he didnt pass his physical because of high Blood Pressure so he tried again and again and again. In all he took the physical maybe seven times until he passed. Because he was determined to serve his country. In vietnam, don became known as one of the most liked and reliable guys in his company. Twice in his first months his patrol was ambushed. Both times don responded with punishing fire from his machine gun leaving himself completely vulnerable to the enemy. And both times he was recognized for his bravery or as don put it in a letter home, i guess they think im really gung ho or something. Then they went down that trail when the shots rang out. When the lead soldiers foot tripped that wire and set off the booby trap, the grenade rolled right to dons feet. At that moment he could have run. In that moment he could have ducked for cover but don did something truly extraordinary. He reached down and picked that grenade up and he turned to throw it but there were americans in front of him and behind him inside the kill zone so don held onto