Some of the people who said that mostly eloquently were our soldiers, our troops. People phoned me at home before we even left on our trip--soldiers who had done one, two, or even three tours voluntarily because they believed in the mission--that is, the larger mission of improving people's lives.
One soldier called me and started describing the schools and what it was like to walk into those schools and see the faces of the young girls. We got the opportunity to do just that. When you see their faces looking eagerly at these strange creatures from afar, and they reach out to you, you know that is just as much a part of this mission in every soldier's mind, every development worker's mind, as keeping the enemy at bay.
So on that side it was truly rewarding to see the progress--and you can see it.