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Else this army captain loves. a challenge. >> woo he to wake up at i think 3:00 in the morning. i laid in my cot and i thought oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh because the captain is going to attempt a gruelling 12-mile march. the final warrior skill that will earn her the expert field medical badge. one of the army's highest honors for combat survival. so intense, 80% of those who try to earn it fail. but what captain cud is about to do will make her a viral sensation and an inspiration. >> you got it!

>> everyone around her refuses to let her fail. >> i initially didn't recognize her and i said oh, my gosh, that is her. my heart just dropped. >> jacqueline is cud's commanding officer. that's her recording cud on her phone. >> i just screamed at the top of my lungs so she could hear my voice to keep going and she could do it. to encourage her to finish. >> i loved seeing not only your commanding officer in your grill, but i loved seeing all these big burley men get down and in your face. you got it, pam, get up. >> what was wonderful about that is there was no judgment and she's a girl. i'm ...

>> take a peek. >> so, it's no surprise she's an army veterinarian. >> good boy. ♪ >> but there's also something else this army captain loves -- a challenge. >> we had to wake up at i think 3:00 in the morning. it was really early. and i got up and i laid in my cot and i thought, oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh, because captain cud is going to attempt a grueling, 12-mile march. the final warrior skill that will earn her the expert field medical badge, one of the army's highest honors for combat survival, so intense, 80% of those who try to earn it fail. but what captain cud is about to do will m...

Your knees. >> i couldn't stand up straight. i kept falling forward. it was like my back was just rubber. >> everyone around her refuses to let her fail. >> i initially didn't recognize her. but once i did, i was like, oh, my gosh, that is her, and ran out there. and my heart just dropped. >> get up, now! >> you got it! >> jacquelin chondo is cud's commanding officer. that's her recording cud on her phone. >> i just screamed at the top of my lungs so she could hear my voice, to keep going and that she could do it and to encourage her to finish. >> i loved seeing not only your commanding office...

Sensation and an inspiration. >> you got it! >> come on! >> just to give you an idea of how much weight captain cud was carrying that day, she had her flack vest, her rucksack, her helmet, boots, and camo, and finally, her weapon. in all, captain cud carried about 50 pounds for 12 miles. so, take me back to the beginning of the race and how you were feeling. >> exhilarated. when the race started, i even started out at a faster pace than i had in practice. and i stayed that way for more than half the race. >> then, mile 11, cud starts to crash. you're feeling all the weight. >> yeah. >> you kno...