. >> ben keating was the second in command at combat outpost what was then called camp can desh. >> camp keating was a young man from, his parent were ministers, he was very devout republican who had really come to have his doubts about the war and he was killed in a horrible accident that had to do with the fact that the terrain is so difficult there. it is one of the things that was so interesting, to me charlie is that in that part of afghanistan, the foot of the hindu kush mountain range the land is just as dangerous as the taliban and you have soldier after soldier killed because these roads are not meant for the trucks we have there or the mountains are too jagged for our helicopters to fly and land there. and ben keating was killed driving a truck and he sounds like an amazing guy, i wish i had gotten to know him. >> rose: how does battle like this change soldiers? >> it changes them forever, i now hear from, i mean, i heard from them while writing the book but now i have heard from them even more wives in particular, but also troops who have now been subjected to madness. >> rose