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Mission. he was the only medic for 136 men who embarked on one of the groups biggest missions of the war, operation tailwind. their goal was to prevent the north vietnamese from funneling weapons along the hochiminh trail to use against our american troops. helicopters dropped the unit into laos. before they touched the ground, enemy fire struck three men. once they landed in the clears, they rushed to the jungle for much-needed cover. soon another man was shot outside their defensive perimeter....

Made it all worth it. that marine was one of many men mike saved throughout those four days, mike treated an astounding 60 to 70 men. their company disrupted the enemys continual resupply of weapons, saving countless of additional american lives. today were joined by many of mikes brothers in arms that fought alongside him in operation tailwind. as mike put it, if it wasnt for those air crews, all of us would still be in laos. among those here today are ten members of mikes unit. please stand up...

Expire on my watch. >> but the men in his unit say its more than just training. listen to how his commanding officer, colonel eugene mccarley described what he did. >> he never, never stopped -- to my knowledge, i never saw him eat, sleep, drink or anything. he was constantly drinking wounded. not only did he treat them medically, he treated them psychologically. he talked to them, kept them calm. the desire to live. >> those men say they owe their lives to captain rose. but captain rose now owe...

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