united states and around the world. i m don lemon. thank you for joining us in scotland. alongside my colleagues we ll continue to follow the procession going through scotland. the coffin bearing the queen about halfway through the journey to the scottish capital of edinburgh. thousands are lining the streets to say the final farewells to queen elizabeth ii. britain s longest reigning monarch. this is a first leg in her journey back to london where she will lie in state until the funeral set for next monday september 19th at westminster abby. we have live coverage with the team. nic robertson is here. also want to get my colleague first that s isa suarez in edinburgh with the latest. are you seeing crowds yet? reporter: yeah. we are indeed. starting to really pick up. it was very busy because in the last hour there was also a transfer of power. proclamation not just here but also in northern ireland and in wales. the crown starting to pick up. people wanting to be part of h
international airport during the very troubled withdrawal and evacuation several months ago when so many service members again lost their lives in a terrorist bomb. it always strikes me that that really has brack ket d / / what was the war in afghanistan. sure, the years have gone on and there are less and less people here at the pentagon that served in an active duty combat zone that most of the young people joining the military today will never see combat in afghanistan, gom bat in iraq. that s a good thing, that they will not have to serve in combat, that they will not be terribly wounded or their families will not have to make the ultimate sacrifice. but it is now again a new era in the u.s. military.