politics, a friendship under fire that these men say will last forever. day-to-day is really not about what washington says. 's abo your buddies. >> i don't care about the politics, ma'am. they tell me where to go and i just try to take care of them as much as i can. that's w i do. reporter: do you feel the same way? >> ayeah. i know without a doubt these guys would die for me just like i'd die for them. >> reporter: all three soldiers will tell you they are doing well but they will tell you, yes, they are still having nightmares about the attack. still, they all hope to return to afghanistan. barbara starr, cnn, ft. campbell, kentucky. >> this footnote, just think of pfc miguel garcia who you saw in the piece. 's 21 years old. on the morning of 9/11, he was a 12-year-old boy. a new generation of troop now fighting this war. thanks to barbara for that