army specialist greg missman was only on the ground in afghanistan for one month.ther jim got that knock on the door. >> a chaplain and a master sergeant showed up, so it was -- it was not a pleasant day. >> reporter: it was an abrupt end to what was actually missman's second stint in the army. left the service 11 years ago, but last year, he lost his job as a computer consultant. he lost his job? >> um-hum. >> reporter: became unemployed. >> lost his health insurance. >> reporter: missman says his son reenlisted to see to it his family had health insurance. he was full of confidence on the day he left for afghanistan. >> so he said, you know, i'm going to go back in the army and make sure jack has -- his son jack would have health insurance. that was really the motivating thing to have him go back in. >> reporter: greg missman grew up in a community that's already lost two of its sons in the war of iraq. greg made it three, only in afghanistan. keith's son matt is one of the other fallen soldiers. do you think we'll see more cases like greg missman? >> no doubt ab

. >> reporter: army specialist greg missman was only on the ground in afghanistan for one month. >> myad been ambushed. >> reporter: in july, his father jim got that knock on the door. >> the chaplain and the master sergeant showed up, so -- it was -- it was not a pleasant day. >> reporter: it was an abrupt tend to what was his second stint in the army. he left the service 11 years ago, but last year lost his job as a computer consultant. he lost his job? >> lost his health insurance. >> he reenlisted to see to it his family had health insurance. >> see you in a year. >> he was full of confidence the day he left for afghanistan. >> so he said, you know, i'm going to go back in the army. and make sure jack has -- his son, jack, would have health insurance. that was really the motivating thing to have him go back in. >> greg missman grew up in a community that's already lost two of its sons to the war in iraq. greg made it three. only in afghanistan. keith moppin's son matt is another of those fallen soldiers. >> do you think we may be seeing more cases like greg missman? >> no doubt abo

. >> reporter: greg missman grew up in a community that's already lost two of its sons to the war inthree only in afghanistan. keith moppin's son matt is one of those other fallen soldiers. >> second battalion. >> reporter: jim missman looks at the letters he's received from the president and military leaders and worries about the future. >> i'm a gold star parent because of my son's sacrifice, and i'd rather not see any more gold star parents. >> reporter: but this gold star parent doesn't have an answer on how to fix the nation's health care system. >> he made quite a sacrifice. health care is -- it's going to be a tough one. >> reporter: these days he's remembering a son who sacrificed to country and family. the pentagon spokesman says there's no way to count how many soldiers have joined the armed services to get health care benefits. as for greg missman, his son will continue to receive military health insurance so this soldier's sacrifice will live on. suzanne. >> well, president obama's first labor day as president sounding much like he is back on the campaign trail. >> cincin