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[applause] welcome home. job well-done. thank god. that s all i can say. my thoughts, great to be home. i spent four years over there. so good to see that come to a con rution conclusion. reporter: for all the joy of soldiers, the embrace of loved ones. time together is only one night. there are still dangers for a warrior at home. the suicide rate for the army is the highest it has ever been since we ve been measuring it. reporter: the modern army brings them back to base for seven days. they combat depression, post-traumatic distress, domestic abuse, alcoholism. you can not go back tonight or tomorrow for predeployment drinking habits. reporter: the army tests for physical and emotional wounds the soldier may carry home. we have a lot of emphasis on behavioral health. soldiers, when they first come back they have a big adjustment period. ....
Predeployment drinking habits. reporter: the army tests for physical as well as emotional wound the soldier may carry home. we have a lot of emphasis on the behavioral health. soldiers when they first come back they have a big adjustment period. reporter: it is wrong to create the impression that all soldiers come home from combat with emotional problems or otherwise. what s changed is that the army is not ignoring even the small problems. the observation doesn t stop after, it doesn t stop with the seven-day reintegration period. the army brings them back after 90 days to see if any problems boil up, jon. jon: mike tobin, fort campbell, kentucky. thanks, mike. jenna: a multimillion-dollar pay package or packages or executives at freddie mac and fannie mae under fire on capitol hill and otherwise. now the federal regulator in charge of handing them out is defending the big payouts. we ll talk to a lawmaker who wants to change that. ancient artifacts from the holy land including ....