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>> it got to a point where a sniper knew where i was at, and i would open the window and fire across the river at insurgents, and then i remember closing the window, and as soon as i closed it, spark shot out. the two inch gap, the sniper zeroed in on and was trying to put a bullet in the vehicle to get either myself or sergeant larson. >> to make matters worse, taliban fighters are now inside combat outpost keating. >> we were low on ammo. everybody around us that was friendly was either wounde...

Grab mace. but the incoming fire is too intention. sergeant larson tells him, its a suicide mission. >> because of larson, i survived that day. and he held me back when i could have died going to get him, because i was going to go get him. >> time passes and the enemy fire focuses on other parts of the camp. carter thinks he hears a horn from a nearby truck. he darts to it. inside, he finds more ammo, and he realizes now is the time to rescue mace. >> i thought i would ask sergeant larson again,...

Youve got the experience and the knowledge. its up to you, man. you need to lead us. what do you want us to do? he said, well, i think we should exit. and i says, okay, ill hang back here and provide cover and larson did the same. so it was almost like a football, ready, break. and people started exiting the vehicle. [ gunfire ] >> then they realized the situation is even worse than they thought. >> theres insurgents just 30 meters in front of me. >> in the camp? >> in the camp, yeah. >> had you...

Larson radios the camps operations center for help. and the men there hatch a plan. with massive cover fire, carter and larson carry mace to the aid station. >> we almost stepped on or over the two insurgents that he shot and to my right, i saw an american soldier dead on the ground, and i had a feeling, i couldnt see his face, but i knew it was griffin. we kept on sprinting. every muscle in my body was on fire and tears were coming down my eyes because everything hurt so bad, but theres no way ...

>> he discovers a radio in the dirt and rushes it back. larson radios the camps operations center for help. and the men there hatch a plan. with massive cover fire, carter and larson carry mace to the aid station. >> we almost stepped on or over the two insurgents that he shot and to my right, i saw an american soldier dead on the ground, and i had a feeling, i couldnt see his face, but i knew it was griffin. we kept on sprinting. every muscle in my body was on fire and i couldnt breathe. and te...

Caliber machine gun. so he runs back to the barracks through a barrage of enemy fire. >> i remember entering the door and a lot of yelling. i remember sergeant hill telling everybody to be quiet. >> carter returns and hes very sweaty, very tired. >> and he said that we need to know who needs what. and i caught my breath. thats when i yelled, everybody needs everything. >> carter grabs lubricant for the machine gun and ammo. >> right then sergeant francis asks me where i was going. i told him and...

You hit a bulls-eye on a target. the only difference is every time i squeeze the trigger, my head or my mind took a very detailed picture that just kind of lasts with you. >> but the taliban still have the advantage, and the three men carter is covering go down. sergeant vernon martin. >> and i saw him kind of go towards the rocks, jump over the rocks. the last time i saw him is he had blood coming down from his kevlar on the back of his neck. >> and sergeant justin giagos, who is trying to help...

>> but mace is still out there, still alive. just out of reach. >> about that time is when i seen mace coming around the corner drag -- dragging his legs. he was on his forearms and his elbows, and he went towards giagos. thats when i said hey, sergeant larson, mace is alive. ky get to him, hes right there. i think he looked and he says no, you cant get to him. he says, youre no good to him dead. i knew he was right, but it ate me up so bad. i need a break. hold on. >> yeah. take as much time as...

The same feeling you get when you hit a bulls-eye on a target. the only difference is every time i squeeze the trigger, my head or my mind took a very detailed picture that just kind of lasts with you. >> but the taliban still have the advantage, and the three men carter is covering go down. sergeant vernon martin. >> and i saw him kind of go towards the rocks, jump over the rocks. the last time i saw him is he had blood coming down from his kevlar on the back of his neck. >> and sergeant justin...

>> i remember entering the door and a lot of yelling. i remember sergeant hill telling everybody to be quiet. >> carter returns and hes very sweaty, very tired. >> and he said that we need to know who needs what. and i caught my breath. thats when i yelled, everybody needs everything. >> carter grabs lubricant for the machine gun and ammo. >> right then sergeant francis asks me where i was going. i told him and he said no, you cant go there, youll get killed. >> carter runs the deadly gauntlet a...