the pentagon said yes he will be entitled to combat death benefits although he did not technically die in combat and he deserves nothingless. he was among and widely considered to be a legend among the army s elite delta force and deployed to iraq and afghanistan 11 times and he had 11 bronze stars, four with a valor device, the 39-year-old from oklahoma had a history of risking life to help others and difficulty on wednesday night. he paid for it with his life. he leaves behind a wife and four sons. what a hero. how tragic. our thoughts are with his family. thank you. the french sailor who took a heart stopping leap from the wrecked sailboat now speaking out about the incredible rescue off the coast of alaska. he wasn t afraid of the 20 waves, he was focused on finding the perfect moment to jump from the people on to the deck of the waiting ship and it was all
the pentagon said yes he will be entitled to combat death benefits although he did not technically die in combat and he deserves nothingless. he was among and widely considered to be a legend among the army s elite delta force and deployed to iraq and afghanistan 11 times and he had 11 bronze stars, four with a valor device, the 39-year-old from oklahoma had a history of risking life to help others and difficulty on wednesday night. he paid for it with his life. he leaves behind a wife and four sons. what a hero. how tragic. our thoughts are with his family. thank you. the french sailor who took a heart stopping leap from the wrecked sailboat now speaking out about the incredible rescue off the coast of alaska. he wasn t afraid of the 20 waves, he was focused on finding the perfect moment to jump from the people on to the deck of the waiting ship and it was all
was killed yesterday in a daring raid to rescue dozens of hostages who were literally hours away from being slaughtered by isis. his heroics are indisputable, but the administration is refusing to call this a combat death. in moments, we ll be joined by colonel schaefer. it would take a better part of an hour to read the accommodations and awards bestowed on joshua wheeler. he lived as he died. a lidgeened among legends. 39 years old, from oklahoma. wheeler enlisted while still a teenager. one look at his rack of medals shows the career of a man who spent 20-plus years at the tip of the american spear. as part of the army special operations command, he deployed 11 times to iraq and afghanistan. his awards include 11 bronze stars, 4 with a valor device. wheeler deployed to iraq the
was killed yesterday in a daring raid to rescue dozens of hostages who were literally hours away from being slaughtered by isis. his heroics are indisputable, but the administration is refusing to call this a combat death. in moments, we ll be joined by colonel schaefer. it would take a better part of an hour to read the accommodations and awards bestowed on joshua wheeler. he lived as he died. a lidgeened among legends. 39 years old, from oklahoma. wheeler enlisted while still a teenager. one look at his rack of medals shows the career of a man who spent 20-plus years at the tip of the american spear. as part of the army special operations command, he deployed 11 times to iraq and afghanistan. his awards include 11 bronze stars, 4 with a valor device. wheeler deployed to iraq the
he enlisted since he was a teenager deployed 11 times to iraq and afghanistan. his awards 11 bronze stars, four with a valor device. and where it really gets tricky is when it comes down to politics and this. and is the obama administration trying to say no, we are still making good on this campaign promise. we are sending in some forces to iraq, but they are not going to be involved in combat missions. so, now, did this guy, this hero, did he die in a combat mission or did he not. well, the pentagon insists that this is an advise and assist mission. but obviously when you are going to rescue a bunch of prisoners who are chained to the wall in isis controlled territory. i m not sure if that is the advising part or the assisting part. but we do have a sound bite from the defense secretary who tries to hash that out for us. could you please explain how more raids fits with no