. >> tim carter, seen here in '78, was a trusted aide to jim jones. he saw jonestown through different eyes. >> it was beautiful. i mean, something about nature, being in the jungle. it was beautiful. >> carter stayed almost till the end. he saw the gunmen come back from the airport. >> the tractor trailer that had come from the airstrip came up behind and stopped at the kitchen. and these guys jumped out and he said, we got the congressman. >> that's when the reverend jim jones told his people this would be the day they'd have to die. >> the congressman is dead. please get us some medication. it's simple. it's simple. there's no convulsions with it. it's just simple. just please get it. >> the children were killed first. >> tim carter saw his 1-year-old son poisoned. >> malcolm was dead. his little lips covered with foam. this is what happens with arsenic and cyanide as it foams at the mouth. >> he held his wife as she died. >> i put my arms around gloria as she was holding malcolm and just kept on sobbing, i love you so much. i love you so much. >> c

>> jones' mistress maria called tim carter aside. >> she says, come here. i think i have something for to you do. she goes, we have three suitcases of money supposed to be delivered to the soviet embassy in georgetown. >> as carter prepared to leave, he saw the airport gunmen return. >> the tractor trailer that had come from the airstrip came up and stopped at the kitchen, and these guys jumped out and said, we got the congressman. >> jim jones told his 900 followers. >> the congressman is dead. please get us some medication. it's simple. it's simple. there's no convulsions with it. please, can we hasten with that medication? you don't know what you've done. >> at one point, carter saw the mistress maria whisper in jones' ear. >> and he looked at her and said, is there any way to make it taste less bitter? so out loud she goes, no. it's not. and he said, is it supposed to be quick? and she said, yeah, it's supposed to be quick. >> please for god's sakes let's get on with it. we've lived as no other people have lived and loved. we've had as much of this world

. >> tim carter, seen here in '78, was a trusted aide to jim jones. he saw jonestown through different eyes. >> it was beautiful. i mean, something about nature, being in the jungle. it was beautiful. >> carter stayed almost till the end. he saw the gunmen come back from the airport. >> the tractor-trailer that had come from the airstrip came up behind and stopped at the kitchen. and these guys jumped out and he said we got the congressman. >> that's when the reverend jim jones told his people this would be the day they'd have to die. >> the congressman is dead. please get us some medication. it's simple. it's simple. there's no convulsions with it. it's simple. just please get it. >> the children were killed first. >> tim carter saw his 1-year-old son poisoned. >> malcolm was dead. his little lips covered with foam. this is what happens with arsenic and cyanide as it foams at the mouth. >> he held his wife as she died. >> i put my arms around gloria as she was holding malcolm and just kept on sobbing, i love you so much. i love you so much. >> carter

carter few of them are showing up on the campus of howard county community college. >> a number -- the number has tripled since 2007. tim the newsroom with their story. >> you can say that college is veteran friendly. administrators at have worked hard to make the process of getting back into school after the military stress free. >> do we need to extend live or not? >> this navy veteran is one of more than 300 veterans enrolled at howard community college. veterans who have served their country and are now back home to get an education. >> is a different perspective, going back to school after serving your country. you learn discipline and respect and i really appreciate the educational environment this time around. >> college in advisers have helped them with basic college matters like selecting courses and with payment plans. >> veterans like myself did their time and maybe there were too busy to take advantage of that education, and now they are looking for. the college is behind us 100%. >> that has helped gaines robinson make the difficult transition. >> that was one of the reasons i joined, i did not want to go t