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enemy attacking them for being u.s. troops? well, here s the update. tonight we can report, thanks in large part to cbs news really breaking this story wide open, today the u.s. army has announced that it is awarding the purple heart to 39 more america soldiers who were injured in that attack. purple heart nominations for an additional 11 u.s. soldiers are also being considered. when we heard the news today, we called captain hansen who we had interviewed last month and asked him for his response. he told us this tonight, he said i am extremely grateful for the army leadership who conducted this review in such an expeditious manner. the numerous leaders who worked tirelessly to make this happen are validation that we take care of our soldiers above all else. again, he, himself, wounded in that attack. it has taken nearly two years. today something astonishing and
practical benefits, including priority medical care at the v.a. it s an important, important thing. captain geoffrey hansen was an officer at the base at the time of the attack. he himself was wounded in the attack. he told cbs news last month, quote, the messaging i was getting was just the political situation wasn t going to support more approvals. meaning more approvals of more purple hearts. we spoke with him here on this show last month on veterans day. when the word came down who was going to get the purple heart we asked, you know, what the criteria was and who was going to get them and who wasn t going to get them, and the message we got back was don t ask any more questions, you re going to get what you re going to get, and be happy that you re getting what you re getting. as i said, when we covered this story a few weeks ago, we heard from a lot of you because it was just galling, right, what a shameful chapter in our history. we talk about supporting the troops. how abou