. >> reporter: miltonberger retired from the army and went back to his home deep in the louisiana bayouafter he returned from war. among the items that survived the storm -- the silver star. >> i don't tell people i got a silver star. my brother-in-law, brian told me at work. i got a silver star. my wife tells him. i don't tell him. what do you say when they ask about it? >> yeah, i got one. >> reporter: end of conversation. as miltonberger tried to put the war behind him, young became the focus of the powerful 2007 documentary body of war. >> all of a sudden, my body just went completely numb. i couldn't feel anything. >> but young's life would soon get much worse. a pulmonary embollism took even more of his mobility. by march of this year, after talks with his new wife and family, he made an astonishing decision. he was ready to die. word spread quickly among those with whom he had served. a final reunion was suggested. thomas young wanted to see one of those from his past. the man who saved his life. robert miltonberger. so once again, we paid a visit to miltonberger. he was reluctan

i don't understand why anybody thought a bearded old redneck duck hunter from the louisiana bayou woulde a progressive civil rights leader in the first place. >> he made his feelings known long before. a&e knew what they were getting into. they had the right to fire him if they want but he has the right to say what he believes. >> he's also still going to be on the show. he's not shooting the show, but they have a season up their sleeve. >> they have nine done of the ten. >> what do you think is going to happen with him and the show? >> i suspect they pick him back up because it's such a high-rating show, so much money in it, or he walks and another network picks up the show. >> i wonder, though, if he's able -- if they can all leave, because you sign -- >> yeah, well, they would have to agree. i'm sure they wouldn't be able to leave without a&e's permission. >> steve carell was on letterman, having a conversation about surgery. >> a hip replacement surgery. he's only 51. normally you might associate with it older people. >> like me. >> 12 years ago, he was in an ice hockey accident. he

i don't understand why anybody thought a bearded old redneck duck hunter from the louisiana bayou wouldy have a season up their sleeve. >> they have nine done of the ten. >> what do you think is going to happen with him and the show? >> i suspect they pick him back up because it's such a high-rating show, so much money in it, or he walks and another network picks up the show. >> i wonder, though, if he's able -- if they can all leave, because you sign -- >> yeah, well, they would have to agree. i'm sure they wouldn't be able to leave without a&e's permission. >> steve carell was on letterman, having a conversation about surgery. >> a hip replacement surgery. he's only 51. normally you might associate with it older people. >> like me. >> 12 years ago, he was in an ice hockey accident. he had to get something done, but he didn't want to know anything about how the surgery was done. he was like, otherwise i'm going to back out. >> if i knew what was going to happen with my feet, i would have never done it, and i'm so glad i did. that was smart of him. >> a nurse named yolanda says, i'm goi

louisiana lies a close-knit communicatee. >> three years ago kelly martin and her husband found the perfect home on the bayou. >> it was a beautifulpot on the water. everything we had dreamed of having. >> but last month the landlord broke the bad new, their flood insurance expected to quadruple to $10,000 a year under a federal law called the bitter waters act. >> we were forced out. there's no way that we could have afforded it. >> so the martins moved into the house they had left, a place they had converted into kelly's animal boarding business. for that home they'll face higher insurance payments. >> my generation, my friends had to leave because it's too expensive to live here. >> coastal areas are not the only locations feeling the impact of the law. flood zones have been redrawn. it will affect areas like colorado where they swept through, and communities are rebuilding after superstorm sandy. some may be forced to cut down on expenses to pay higher premiums, others may be forced to give up homes one way or another. >> i'll be forced to sell my house and move on, to a place i can afford to live. >> errol knows the reality.

louisiana. >> in the coastal town lies a close knit community. >> all of these dogs come to us as rescues. >> three years ago kelly and her husband found the perfect home on the bayou and moved in on a lease to own contract. >> it was a beautiful spot on the water everything we've always dreamed of having. >> but last month the landlord broke the bad news, their flood insurance is expected to quadruple to $10,000 a year under a new federal law called the bigger waters act. >> we were forced out absolutely, and there's no way that we could have afforded it. >> so the martins moved back into the house they'd left, a place they had converted into kelly's animal boarding business. even for that home, they'll face higher insurance payments. >> my generation, my friends all had to leave. it's too expensive to live here. >> coastal areas are not the only areas to feel the impact. flood zones have been redrawn nationwide affecting areas like colorado where floodwaters swept through in september and the northeast, where communities are still rebuilding after last year's super storm sandy. >> while some maybe forced to cut down on other expense to say pay, others may be forc