time and effort the men and women put into it. michael, you were there when you were getting bombed. you just told us almost on a daily basis. when you left in december, what did you leave what was your experience like then? well, in 2006, i was there for 90 days with the 27 cav and yeah, we were in iraq during the surge. and it was a constant fight every day. and when i was just there this past thanksgiving, i was there for 30 days. and i didn t hear a single shot fired in anger, rocket, mortar, i.e.d., you know, walking the streets with iraqis. iraqi soldiers and policemen. back years ago, some of them probably were al-qaida and now the sons of iraq so it s it s come a long way. you say what the army does is far above what can be depicted. what do you mean? well, in today s current