this morning, as part of the ongoing effort, acting commander major dominick edwards and his team head to the local district center. even a short ride just a half mile up that road means massive security precautions. but this road has been costly. a four and a third mile stretch of concrete and gravel for which every day they're prepared to sacrifice their lives. eight members of the wolfhounds have been killed since may. one was killed just a few days before we got there. when you find out that one of the soldiers has been lost, what's it like? >> it's just very difficult. you run through a wide range of emotions. you're sad, you're very angry there's guys who say, why are we here? you question that. >> there's that split second where you're happy that, you know, like, it's not your wife and kid and then, you know, you feel like a horrible person because you thought that. and then, you know, you think about their family. >> reporter: schachman says his wife knew what she was getting into. >> when i first met laurie, the first movie i watched with her was "we were soldiers" because the