[Leon Harris, Cnn Anchor:] Well, a short time ago, 15 U.S. special forces personnel wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom were honored for their bravery and for their heroism in Afghanistan. The troops were injured in Mazar-e Sharif and in Kandahar. CNN's Art Harris is at the site of that ceremony in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He joins us live. Hello, Art.
[Art Harris, Cnn Correspondent:] Leon, it was very moving as generals from Washington awarded 19 members of special forces units in Afghanistan for their wounds and their bravery. Nineteen purple hearts were awarded and some of them for valor. There were several bronze stars, for courage, and they went to the men for their fighting, at Mazar-e Sharif when they tried to put down the prison uprising, and five special forces men were wounded there. They received purple hearts.
[Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Lambert, U.s. Army:] They had to conquer the differences in language, and culture, and religion, and they had to the conquer centuries of difference in the tactics, weaponry and communication that Afghani warriors had practiced throughout the 23 years of this war. And finally, they had to conquer one last thing, and that was the Taliban, and they've done it.
[L. Harris:] All right, thanks much. Art Harris in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com