This addresses some real world needs for things that are occurring right now for returning troops and for things we anticipate in the near future. It's a pretty good package.

I've got a lot of emotions churning around in me right now. One of the most important is to work with our folks to help them get hooked up elsewhere.

It shows America in a way that the world needs to see it right now ... and a way that America needs to see it right now. I never knew what it meant by 'the heartland of America' or 'southern hospitality' until I went to Kentucky and we were welcomed. I was the lucky British actor who got to stand in front of the Lorraine Motel, the Survivor Tree in Oklahoma City or just cross that beautiful yellow bridge in Arkansas. I was in those locations and they are very powerful places to be. This is an America that the world hasn't seen for a while ... or maybe even America has forgotten about. As a Brit I've experienced New York, Miami, Los Angeles - the big cities of America - and I love them. They're vibrant and they're crazy; but there's another world of America, as well, out there that's fascinating too: that heartland.

I recognize their good intentions, however I think their position is wrong. Withdrawing our troops would make our world more dangerous.

We think there is a difference between a fully trained service dog who is accompanying a student who needs assistance and a puppy in training. We know that some dogs are successful in completing the training, and others are not.

There is a growing unease, but all the folks I talked to support our troops, want us to win in the Middle East and still trust our military leaders to do the right thing. I think there's some skepticism of our civilian leaders.