sacrifice. he said to me, what do i say? i said to him, sir, there s nothing you can do to lighten the burden on these families, but let me tell you what my best friend joe dunphy told me, because he was my casualty officer. he said, kel, he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed. he knew what he was getting into by joining the that 1%. now kelly offered up this explanation at a time when president trump is under scrutiny for the tone and words he spoke to the widow of sergeant la david johnson. this is not the narrative the white house wants but how difficult it is to get away from all side, whether it s kelly, congresswoman, president trump,
murray at the white house. reporter: good morning. john kelly making an extraordinary appearance. he talked about something he rarely 1350eks publicly about, which is losing his own son in afghanistan and provided a window into the advice he gave to the president about how to talk to family members of a soldier who paid the ultima the sacrifice. he said to me, what do i say? i said to him, sir, there s nothing you can do to lighten the burden on these families. but let me tell you what i tell them, and let me tell you what my best friend, joe dunphy told me, because he was my casualty officer. he said, kel, he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed. he knew what he was getting into by joining the that 1%. now kelly offered up this
friend, joe dunford, told me. he was my casualty officer. he said kel, he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed. he knew what he was getting into by joining that 1%. he knew what the possibilities were because we re at war. and when he died and the four cases we re talking about, niger, my son s case in afghanistan, when he died he was surrounded by the best men on this earth, his best friends. that s what the president tried to say to four families the other day. i was stunned when i came to work yesterday morning and brokenhearted at what i saw and remember congress doing. sandra: kelly, a retired
uniform. with the medals that they burned. they have earned. and linked up with a casualty officer, and escort that takes them home. a very good movie to watch if you haven t seen it is taking chance. it s done in an hbo movie. a man was killed in my command right next to me. it s a good movie if you have not seen it. it s a long process. while that is happening, a casualty officer typically goes to the home very early in the morning and waits for the first lights to come on. the new knocks on the door, typically the mom and dad will answer. wife. if this is a wife, this is happening to different places. if the parents are divorced, two different places three different places. the casualty officer proceeds to break the heart of a family member and stays without family
will you accept the call? typically, they all accept the call. he called for people the other day. and expressed his condolences and the best way he could. he said to me what do i say? i said to him sir, there is nothing you can do to lighten the burden on these families. when we told tell you let ml you what my best friend told me, he was my casualty officer. he said he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed. he knew what he was getting into by joining that 1%. he knew what the possibilities were because we are at war. when he died and in the four cases we are talking about in