Sergeant Brad Larson News Today

>> reporter: october 3rd, 2009. hundreds of taliban fighters are attacking the u.s. troops below them in a valley. combat outpost keating is in chaos. specialist ty carter is pinned down in a disabled humvee with three other troops. brad larson, stephen mace and justin gallegos. >> we all know that sooner or later fire power is going to breach. >> reporter: then they realized the situation is worse than they thought. >> there was insurgents just 30 meters in front of me. >> reporter: in the camp...

Vest, grabbed some ammo and he ran. into bullets coming down like rain for 100 meters to resupply his comrades out in that humvee. when they needed more, he ran back. blasted the locks off supply rooms and sprinted yet again, dodging explosions, darting between craters, back to the humvee. the ferocious fire forced them inside. and so it was that five american soldiers, including ty and specialist stephan mace, found themselves trapped in that humvee. the tires flat. rpgs pouring in. peppering t...

Is facing the sources of pain. as we prepare for the reading of the citation, ill ask you, ty, to never forget the difference that youve made on that day. because you helped turn back that attack, soldiers are alive today. like your battle buddy in that humvee, brad larson, who told us, i owe ty my life. because you urged -- youve had the urge to serve others at whatever cost, so many army families could welcome home their own sons. and because of you, stephans mother, vanessa, who joins us agai...