Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in uniform to share in almost every day.

I had seen the films out of World War II, the great 82nd Airborne, the 101st, and all of those of you in the greatest generation and the service that you had provided.

Well, it has been rather hectic since the 11th of September, and even before then it was quite busy.

Whether or not you could actually increase the size of the force is something that will have to be determined.

Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in uniform to share in almost every day.

They were involved in a firefight and felt they were surrounded. Whether they escaped from that and were fleeing and went in the wrong direction, we don't know.

But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it's been the greatest honor of my life.