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Followed by a procession of tragic funerals. >> i lost all my friends this wedding. every household got either wounded or dead. but im a religious man. and that is why i dont ask god why. coming up -- >> holy smokes! i hope everybodys okay. >> i truly believed i was going to die that day. >> oh, my gosh! when "caught on camera: on the edge of death" continues.

Hinsdale, illinois, january 29th, 2008. a 72-year-old chicago man, frank treadzig, gets his minivan stuck on the tracks at a railroad crossing. a police dashboard camera records what happens as two trains race toward the vehicle. the train from the east hits first, pushing the van down the track as the driver narrowly escapes. moments later, the train coming from the west plows into it and the van bursts into flames. >> this person that was in this vehicle was literally seconds from losing their...

Unit are inside the vehicle, including sergeant jason daw. >> if you slack off and dont pay attention, thats when they get you. >> theyve been in the country for several months and seen their fair share of improvised explosive devices, or ieds. >> ieds are the number one threat as far as im concerned because you dont know where theyre going to be, what they look like or when theyre going to go off. >> theyre traveling a long, dusty road through the desert, eager to get back to their base. everyt...

Four-story facility was built. the wedding takes place on the top floor. no one else is on the other floors. amid the twisted wreckage, officials find evidence of unsafe construction, an inexpensive building design that was banned after the 15-year-old wedding hall was built because it was known to be unsafe. survivors of the collapse include this little girl, seen earlier on the dance floor. and the bride and groom, karens chest is crushed, her hips injured. he escapes with cuts and bruises. bo...

>> three other members of his unit are inside the vehicle, including sergeant jason daw. >> if you slack off and dont pay attention, thats when they get you. >> theyve been in the country for several months and seen their fair share of improvised explosive devices, or ieds. >> ieds are the number one threat as far as im concerned because you dont know where theyre going to be, what they look like or when theyre going to go off. >> theyre traveling a long, dusty road through the desert, eager to ...

>> it was coming down all over. my gunner kept complaining. he was, like, its raining down on me, sergeant dawes. im getting trashed up here. >> they can feel the force of the blast inside their armored vehicle. >> the shock waves hit us -- it rings everybodys bell. you could definitely feel it, but it was more of a punch to your chest. >> the eruption is unlike anything the soldiers have ever seen. >> i didnt know what the hell happened. >> its like slow motion. >> dude, i didnt know what happe...

I know! i thought the cement was going to land on us. >> it was coming down all over. my gunner kept complaining. he was, like, its raining down on me, sergeant dawes. im getting trashed up here. >> they can feel the force of the blast inside their armored vehicle. >> the shock waves hit us -- it rings everybodys bell. you could definitely feel it, but it was more of a punch to your chest. >> the eruption is unlike anything the soldiers have ever seen. >> i didnt know what the hell happened. >> ...

Humvee. its a trip hell never forget. >> nobody would believe us if we didnt have it on tape. three other members of the unit are inside the vehicle including sergeant jason dau. >> if you slack off and dont pay attention. thats when they get you. >> theyd been in the country for several months and seen their fair share of improvised explosive devices or ieds. >> ieds are the number one threat as far as im concerned because you dont know where theyre going to be, what theyll look like or when th...

Terrorism. and with the help of the heart-stopping video, launch an investigation into how the four-story facility was built. the wedding takes place on the top floor. no one else is on the other floors. amid the twisted wreckage, officials find evidence of unsafe construction, an inexpensive building design that was banned after the 15-year-old wedding hall was built because it was known to be unsafe. survivors of the collapse include this little girl, seen earlier on the dance floor. and the b...

>> i got that on tape, man. i know! i thought the cement was going to land on us. >> it was coming down all over. my gunner kept complaining. he was, like, its raining down on me, sergeant dawes. im getting trashed up here. >> they can feel the force of the blast inside their armored vehicle. >> the shock waves hit us -- it rings everybodys bell. you could definitely feel it, but it was more of a punch to your chest. >> the eruption is unlike anything the soldiers have ever seen. >> i didnt know...