he stayed there to call awe up because he had the radio. that was going to be the piece that he was going to take care of. i continued on because i didn t have anymore grenades. i already threw all my grenades, and i was already running forward. it just seemed easier. and to kind of put it into perspective, there was a lot of bullets in the air. and a lot of rpgs. but it was that way for everyone on the line. everyone congratulates me on doing such a heroic thing, but in my mind it s not that heroic. anyone would have done the same thing in the position that i was in. that s the kind of professionals that i serve with. well, i want to ask you about that. i thought one of the things that was really remarkable about his book was it painted such a picture of what it s like to be at war. this is a very different kind of war that we ve had in the past.