Despite high levels of stress, the military is sticking to its creed of never leaving a fallen soldier. Since the attack last Saturday in Iraq, US troops have been searching round the clock for three missing 10th Mountain Division soldiers.

We spoke to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team's spokesperson in Iraq by phone who says the soldiers are exhausted but pressing on.

"Everybody’s working really hard, long hours. It’s starting to get hot, so you know, certainly there's a little bit of fatigue. But I’ll tell you, its just focusing everybody. All soldiers know the importance of bringing these soldiers back," 2nd BCT Spokesperson Maj. Webster Wright said.

Major Wright said as the search continues, commanders are keeping an eye out for soldiers who become stressed out. According to Wright, they are rotating the soldiers in and out as need be.

"Will give them rest, will rotate them out for a little bit, you know. Get a hot meal, get a shower, and just decompress some time, and then the search goes on," Maj. Wright said.

As of 11 a.m. Monday morning Baghdad time, US troops had questioned 1,038 people and detained 70. Wright said some have confessed to the attack and capture, but they're still waiting for that one tip to lead them to their soldiers.

Now, what's also adding to the soldiers’ stress in Iraq is their three-month extension. By now, the brigade should have been starting their transition to re-deploy back. So to help deal with the stress, the brigade has already made plans for a psychiatrist to be sent to Iraq.

During our phone interview with Major Wright, he noted that they would do this for any soldier. He said its their number one focus to bring the soldiers back.