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Unarmed vehicle exposing himself to enemy fire to recover the wounded in search for wounded com comrades. it became clear of ground recovery of the fallen was necessary. his team returned to the kill joan another time in a humvee. he exited the vehicle exposing himself to enemy fire to locate and recover three fallen marines. his leadership against the enemy for six hours disrupted the enemy assault. is extraordinary heroism and selflessness reflect great credit upon himself task force phoenix t...

Mortar, and machine gunfire, captain swenson immediately returned fire and coordinated and directed the response of his afghan border police while simultaneously calling in suppressive artillery fire and aviation support. after the enemy effectively flanked coalition forces, captain swenson repeatedly called for smoke to cover the withdrawal of the elements. surrounded on three sides by enemy forces, inflicting effective and accurate fire, captain swenson coordinated air assets, indirect fire su...

Any minute now a rare and special moment at the white house. form her army captain will receive the medal of honor. he he helmet cam video shows him resc rescuing a fallen comrade. >> hi, gretchen for captain william swinson, four years ago he pushed through enemy fire to recover his fallen and injured comrades. this is the same fierce battle in the valley for which marine sergeant was given the medal of honor two years ago. the u.s. team wassen route to

Way. in that video as the helicopter touches down by a remote village, you see out of a cloud of dust an american soldier. hes without his helmet, standing in the open, exposing himself to enemy fire, standing watch over a severely wounded soldier. he helps carry that wounded soldier to the helicopter and places him inside. then amidst the whipping wind and deafening roor of the helicopter blades, he leans in and kisses the wounded soldier on the head. a simple act of compassion and loyalty to a...

The hell of war and into the soul of captain william swenson who refused to leave anyone behind and spoke up when it all went wrong. >> what happened that day was a result of clouded judgment. it was a result of clouded judgment on behalf of people who did later receive letters of reprimand. >> reporter: in this valley four years ago they were ambushed in one of the most brutal firefights of the afghan war. he said his men did not get urgently needed air support. then his nomination file was sai...

Going to be tomahawk missiles launched from our destroys parked there off the syria. but now there are new reports that it could involve b-2 and b-52 bomber as well. what does that shift tell you? >> an air campaign is much different than a missile strike from a naval vessel or submarine. a lot more is involved. theres much more at stake. theres intensive planning and the costs are much greater. so you have to consider air safe considerations, no-fly zones, aerial refueling, aircraft recovery pr...

Fan and media engagement center. hps technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. >> gretchen: good morning, everybody. its thursday, august 29, 2013. im gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing part of your day with us. the big story again, syria back from the brink. a timetable for a u.s. attack on syria could be changing. the president not making a decision. as one of the united states biggest allies is also ba...

The battle of kemdesh. it was an ambush. the night before local villagers had been warned to evacuate because something big was about to go down. nobody knows if theres civilians left, but the local police got out of dodge. more than 300 taliban fighters then launched a coordinated attack, firing down on the physically indefensible camp keating. eventually, the camp was overrun. some of the taliban fighters got inside camp keating. now, the american troops called in air strike, called in air sup...

So ty returned to the fight. with much of the outpost on fire, the flames bearing down on the aid station with so many wounded inside, ty stepped out one last time, exposing himself to enemy fire, grabbed a chainsaw, cut down a burning tree, saved the aid station, and helped to rally his troop as they fought yard by yard. they pushed the enemy back. our soldiers retook their camp. >> of the 53 u.s. soldiers who defended that outpost that day against 800 enemy fighters, eight americans were kille...

Escape, when their bodies were lost in the dust and in the smoke, staff sergeant carter and a fellow soldier defended that trapped humvee for hours until the smoke cleared, and they could see what was around them, including their fellow soldiers who had been wounded or killed. >> and if youre left with just one image from that day, let it be this. ty carter bending over, picking up stephen mace, cradling him in his arms, and carrying him through all those bullets and getting him back to that hum...