saying that are the incredible women that i have had the honor of serving with and those who i have heard stories about, women like sergeant hester, the first woman since world war ii to earn a silver star. she was a military police sergeant. serving in iraq in 2005. and she led her squad of mps against a very, very hot insurgent attack, flanked the enemy, assaulted two trench lines and at the end saved american lives. and it s stories like sergeant hester s and countless women who throw out every argument that the critics have said because it s real. these are patriots putting their lives on the line for our country, selflessly. they happen to be women. oh wow. thank you so much for making time. i know you re very busy. still acclimating yourself to the new town. it snowed today. well, you will get a lot of that over the years. thank you so much. thank you very much. by the way, coming up, talking with tammy duckworth, her thoughts and the role of women in combat holes.