Welcome home and thank you for your service overseas... and... back in 2006, I looked at the difference in the two as a difference in interior covering, SE - no leather / LE -leather, I also looked around at some of the SE's and they actually came accessorized with what I was looking for so I bought the SE w/ the OEM accesories already installed that I wanted and then completed my "wants" list with better than OEM aftermarket equipment... that was how I came about my decision... if leather interior is what you want, get the LE... if leather isn't preferred, get the SE and find the one that is accessorized with what you want...