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Vietnam. right away jim poured all of himself into his duties, treating the sick and the wounded. before long all his fellow soldiers called him doc. on may 13th, 1969, less than three months after he arrived, jim was one of 89 men in charlie company to embark on a mission to secure a transportation route near nen youn. as jim and his men jumped out of the helicopter, it quickly became clear that they were surrounded by enemy troops. within minutes two chop% were shot down and one of his men was...

Three days in july 2015. owens leading a 12-man team alongside african forces targeting 400 enemy militants, constantly ambushed and attacked with small arms, machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and improvised explosive devices according to his citation. owens repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire. the citation said eventually the team securing a town that had been in enemy hands for ten years. on earlier tours he helped rescue buddies down and wounded and med...

The will silver star, the nations third highest medal for valor in a never disclosed battle against 400 al qaeda militants in 2015. u.s. officials say it all happened deep inside war-torn somalia. >> this secret battle raged for three days in july 2015. owens leading a 12-man team alongside african forces, targeting 400 enemy militants, constantly ambushed and attacked with small arms, machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and improvised explosive devices according...

Worked heroically to open a gateway and get his money to safety risking his life to save theirs. and he did it. unbelievably he did it. but in saving those lives, andrew was killed right then and there by enemy fire. andrew has since been awarded the silver star for gallantry in battle. to his parents, david and rose, we stand in awe of your son and his courageous sacrifice. on behalf of the american people, i express to you our ever-lasting gratitude for what his son did for his country, for hi...

Gateway and get his men to safety risking his life to save theirs. and he did it. unbelievably, he did it. but in saving those lives, andrew was killed right then and there by enemy fire. andrew has since been awarded the silver star for gallantry in battle. to his parents, david and rose, we stand in awe of your son and his courageous sacrifice. on behalf of the american people, i express to you our everlasting gratitude for what your son did for his country, for his comrades and for all of us....

Gateway and get his men to safety risking his life to save theirs. and he did it. unbelievably he did it. but in saving those lives, andrew was killed right then and there by enemy fire. andrew has since ban warded the silver star for gallantry in battle. his parents, david and rose, we stand in awe of your son and his courageous efforts. on behalf of the american people, i express to you our everlasting gratitude for what your son did for his country, for his comrades, and for all of us. andrew...

Flying in the air. no matter where you were and where you were standing, easy target. the enemy had the high ground all around us. shooting down upon us. and the reports from each defensive position immediately came. in which is overwhelming accurate enemy fire. and to try to resupply and gain fire sportswriter at fire . almost 13, 14 hours next tried to push back and recover everything. >> steve: you were desperately outnumbered. >> they estimated we went up against the force of about 300 to 40...

They say the situation is getting worse and they are seeing firsthand how its affecting the mindset of our military elites. that echoed the sentiment of a pilot who face this emergency and said "when i go flying in combat whats more likely to kill me is not getting shot on by enemy fire. its a failure in my most basic life support system. theres no backup system that automatically detects the problem and switches to emergency oxygen. the navy and marine corps have been open, say they take safety...

Must get their work done. >> it would be a little strange if democrats are going to filibuster funding the military. democrats are going to filibuster securing our border. if theyre going to filibuster the things that people sent us here to do. so it would be surprising to me if theyre going to just try to shut down all of congress and do nothing. that makes no sense to me. >> some are calling this clearly a distraction, the whole comey fight. they dont need it when theyre trying to get things d...

Flights. theyre caused by oxygen loss or depre depressurization in the plane. i spoke with some pilots and they said the alarming situation is warsening and theyre seeing first hand how its affecting the mindset of our military elite. one pilot said "we signed up for this. its an inherently risky business. you may not come back each time you take the aircraft airborne but we should have a better than average chance." another pilot said "when i go flying in combat, what is more likely to kill me ...