office and said i need to go. in one of the most harrowing engagements of operation, enduring freedom, john was part of a highly trained team on a combat mission to establish a secure position on the peak of takur ghar mountain. in the early morning of march 4, 2002, john and his teammates were preparing to land onto the mountain when their helicopter was struck by heavy machine gunfire, and a rocket propelled grenade. they were under serious attack. as the helicopter lurched away, petty officer first class neil roberts was flung out of the aircraft and onto the top of the mountain as the helicopter crash landed into the valley below. a horrific crash. the team survived the crash, and without hesitation they volunteered to return to the
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