and mabry's family fierce the afghan's patience is wearing thin too. >> we talked with mabry and hisriends and they feel like the vast majority of the people don't want them there any more. they feel like they really do hate them. >> painry didn't expect war to be an easy fight. what he did expect was a fair fight. lee cowan, cbs news, baker city, oregon. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> back to the bargaining table as talks resume with striking israeli workers. what - - striking grocery workers. >>> we are going to raise every tax and burn down the house. [ laughter ] >>> flushed with power. why state democrats say they will not run rough shot over the republican minority. >>> how a community marks this veteran's day with a permanent place ,,,,

. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a nine month deployment, an army specialist mabry anders just 21from afghanistan in time for thanksgiving. instead his body came back to baker city, oregon on labor day to a hero's welcome. >> people lined both sides of the street and held flags, showing their support. >> reporter: mabry had joined the army right out of high school. he was smart, good with a rifle and level headed. it was the best his mom and stepfather troy could hope for. >> if it was a fair fight, you know what i mean, then we knew he would be okay. >> reporter: but a few months back, mabry's usual upbeat emails changed. >> the last thing he wrote was he was scared and afraid he wasn't coming home. >> what was he afraid of? >> he said he felt that his most dangerous part of his job was working with the afghan soldiers. he felt that something was going to happen. >> did he feel like he was constantly looking over his should center >> yes. he quit sleeping. >> reporter: in august, mabry's unit was clearing a vehicle hit by a roadside bomb when an afghan soldier in a passing convoy

and mabry's family fears the afghan patience is wearing thin too. >> we talked with mabry and his friendsthey feel like the vast majority of people don't want them there any more. they feel like they really do hate them. >> reporter: mabry didn't expect war to be an easy fight. what he did expect was a fair fight. lee cowan, cbs news, baker city, oregon. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org