MADISON, Wis. -- News 3 anchorman John Karcher and photojournalist John Wacker are safely back in Madison from their special assignment in Baghdad.

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They landed at Dane County Regional Airport Tuesday afternoon -- weary from a 36-hour flight, but full of stories.

They had high praise for the 32nd Military Police, the unit that kept them safe for a week.

"Just everywhere you go, everyone has loaded weapons and that's the norm," Wacker said. "Our bodyguards were great. They were constantly scanning, because it could come from any direction -- and you didn't feel at risk."

Karcher was walking on the street and says he felt the blast of Sunday's bomb.

"When that bomb went off Sunday -- that scared the hell out of me," Karcher said.

Their special series will begin airing Feb. 1 -- right after the Super Bowl on WISC-TV3.