. >> reporter: the point man, nicholas cheque, went in first. he was shot and later died. >> i was the second person in. when i entered the room and saw another enemy standing there with a weapon, i shot him, and then i saw another person that was moving across the floor. didn't know whether or not that person was the american hostage or if he was an enemy, so i moved down toward him. i was able to get on top of him and pin him down with my legs. his night vision goggles trying to get a better look at the person beneath him when he heard dr. joseph call out from another part of the room. >> that's when i shot the person i was on top of and jumped off him and on to the doctor who was like three or five feet away. >> why did you jump on the doctor? >> andy: we did that because we were wearing body armor and we want to protect him from any other potential threats. when i did, that i realized there was another enemy within arm's reach of where we're laying and so i was able to hold him against the wall by, you know, grabbing him around the throat an

. >> reporter: the point man, nicholas cheque, went in first. he was shot and later died. "take care of that threat," how did that work? >> our teammates came around and they shot him. >> reporter: you were holding him by the throat against the wall? >> correct, yes. >> reporter: when it was over, five taliban and one navy seal, nicholas cheque, lay dead or dying. dr. joseph was shaken but alive. how long did this last? >> probably it took a minute to actually go in the room and take care of everything we just talked about. >> reporter: that's a lot of action going on in a very confined space. >> that's the nature of this job. it's close quarters combat. >> reporter: and it takes longer to tell it than it did to happen. >> yes, it does. >> reporter: now there is a medal of honor to go with those five bronze stars and two purple hearts. you have to wonder how many other minutes of close quarters combat edward byers saw in his nine combat tours. one thing for sure, he'll never tell. david martin, cbs news, >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of