families had in this mission. because, without them at home, these guys wouldn't have been able to fight overseas. and so when you meet them, they look like really fit people but you would never know that they were diplomats and warriors all rolled into one. their training is really really special. it's unique in american history what they accomplished. >> martha: they were vastly outnumbered. >> true. >> martha: against the taliban. they basically were able to capture shareef, the main sort of cold place where the taliban was hunkered down but after that they got surprised. >> you mean after they took monzar? after that. they prevail in that moment, too. but the battle continued after they -- they actually achieved what president bush and others had sent them to do which was to capture this key city and that in itself was an enormous -- no one thought they could do it.