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Reporting From Camp Grizzly in Kuwait
Aired February 14, 2003 - 07:10 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Time to move back to Bill, who is standing by at Camp Grizzly in Kuwait.
Good morning again -- Bill.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Hey, Paula, a bit of news here. A Kuwaiti news agency reporting overnight that the longest convey seen in years, about 2 kilometers in length, about a mile-and-a-half essentially, moving through southern Iraq near the Kuwaiti border, setting up shop just a few miles on the other side. Again, the first time they have seen significant movement of that size in years, they report. More on that throughout the morning when we get it.
In the meantime, quickly, I want to introduce you to two very special men we've met already out here at Camp Grizzly. Colonel Joseph Denver, Jr. (ph) is the commanding officer essentially of a number of the Marines out here.
There is a significant day today at the U.N. with Hans Blix going there. Is there much talk about that out here?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think probably less talk here than back in the States. Before the deployment, we followed international events much closer. Now, I think we're just focusing on the challenges ahead.
HEMMER: What about that challenge? What about the possibility of war? How much talk is there out here?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We talk about it quite a bit, and our focus right now is to image our Marines through what we may expect to see if we do go to war.
HEMMER: Well, listen, good luck to you. Keep training, all right?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you very much.
HEMMER: Thank you, Colonel.
Sergeant Kevin Hughes (ph) is also a very special guy I want to say hello to, Paula. Sergeant Hughes (ph) was in the South Tower during the attacks of 9/11. He's in the Marine Reserves, leaving his job back in New York and now serving here in the Kuwaiti desert.
I have to think that this has special significance for you. Am I right? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It does, Bill. I was in the South Tower on 9/11 when this war on terror began. I'm here in Kuwait continuing the training to do what I can to prevent it from moving forward, and I'll do so again in the future.
HEMMER: How much serving here in this Kuwaiti desert, how often do you think about the events of that day now?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think about me personally every day just with the significance of being in the tower, and it helps me with the motivation and morale and keeps me going in the training and every day.
HEMMER: You were on floor 5 that day. It was an easy exit for you, but not easy for thousands of others.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Not at all. I had a lot of friends and family that have lost loved ones, and I just think about that every day.
HEMMER: Well, thank you, Sergeant.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
HEMMER: You are one tall guy, too, by the way. What are you?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Six foot 6.
HEMMER: OK, I'm going to need -- I'm going to spring up a little bit next time for you. Thank you, Sergeant.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
HEMMER: Colonel, thanks to you as well.
Paula, two of the fascinating people we've already talked to today in the several hours we've been out here. We are essentially in the middle of nowhere, about 30 miles from the Iraqi border, and a lot more coming up throughout the morning here on AMERICAN MORNING -- Paula.
ZAHN: Thanks so much, Bill. We will see you a little bit later on this morning.
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Aired February 14, 2003 - 07:10 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Time to move back to Bill, who is standing by at Camp Grizzly in Kuwait.
Good morning again -- Bill.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Hey, Paula, a bit of news here. A Kuwaiti news agency reporting overnight that the longest convey seen in years, about 2 kilometers in length, about a mile-and-a-half essentially, moving through southern Iraq near the Kuwaiti border, setting up shop just a few miles on the other side. Again, the first time they have seen significant movement of that size in years, they report. More on that throughout the morning when we get it.
In the meantime, quickly, I want to introduce you to two very special men we've met already out here at Camp Grizzly. Colonel Joseph Denver, Jr. (ph) is the commanding officer essentially of a number of the Marines out here.
There is a significant day today at the U.N. with Hans Blix going there. Is there much talk about that out here?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think probably less talk here than back in the States. Before the deployment, we followed international events much closer. Now, I think we're just focusing on the challenges ahead.
HEMMER: What about that challenge? What about the possibility of war? How much talk is there out here?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We talk about it quite a bit, and our focus right now is to image our Marines through what we may expect to see if we do go to war.
HEMMER: Well, listen, good luck to you. Keep training, all right?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you very much.
HEMMER: Thank you, Colonel.
Sergeant Kevin Hughes (ph) is also a very special guy I want to say hello to, Paula. Sergeant Hughes (ph) was in the South Tower during the attacks of 9/11. He's in the Marine Reserves, leaving his job back in New York and now serving here in the Kuwaiti desert.
I have to think that this has special significance for you. Am I right? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It does, Bill. I was in the South Tower on 9/11 when this war on terror began. I'm here in Kuwait continuing the training to do what I can to prevent it from moving forward, and I'll do so again in the future.
HEMMER: How much serving here in this Kuwaiti desert, how often do you think about the events of that day now?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think about me personally every day just with the significance of being in the tower, and it helps me with the motivation and morale and keeps me going in the training and every day.
HEMMER: You were on floor 5 that day. It was an easy exit for you, but not easy for thousands of others.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Not at all. I had a lot of friends and family that have lost loved ones, and I just think about that every day.
HEMMER: Well, thank you, Sergeant.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
HEMMER: You are one tall guy, too, by the way. What are you?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Six foot 6.
HEMMER: OK, I'm going to need -- I'm going to spring up a little bit next time for you. Thank you, Sergeant.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
HEMMER: Colonel, thanks to you as well.
Paula, two of the fascinating people we've already talked to today in the several hours we've been out here. We are essentially in the middle of nowhere, about 30 miles from the Iraqi border, and a lot more coming up throughout the morning here on AMERICAN MORNING -- Paula.
ZAHN: Thanks so much, Bill. We will see you a little bit later on this morning.
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