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Is inside, is in a void. we can have a person that, a live rescue. >> reporter: in philadelphia, toni yates, for abc news. an army sergeant has pleaded guilty to killing 16 afghan men, womeen bales telling a military judge there was not a good reason in the world for his actions. bales agreed to the guilty plea to avoid the death penalty. his attorney suggested he suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome after four combat tours. >> sergeant bales has been waiting for the day to accept responsibility for what he has done, a day he can give some sense of peace to the people who are the vic...

Stars of the show the air national guard aerobatics team. >> it is upside down. >> oh. (laughter) >> that's me in the cockpit. lieutenant colonel john class is the leader of the air national guard aerobatic's team. >> wow. >> it is all about the air national guard. it is real licks siting for us we represent 10501 -- 150,000 air national guard members. >> the lieutenant real flois how to wow the crowd around the country. >> it wasn't too long ago he was on a very different mission flying f-16 ace flying three combat tours around iraq. >> gave me flying lessons taught me how to fly gave me a ca...

Men and women all around the nation. heather: with over 15,000 hours of nighttime under his belt, he really knows how to wow the crowds around the country. it wasn't too long ago that he was on a very different mission flying f-16s during three combat tours in iraq. >> the air national guard gave me flying lessons, taught me how to fly, gave me a career in aviation. heather: it's that kind of experience that is putting my mind at ease, well sort of as he prepares me to go airborne. heather: this is will we will be flying? >> this is the 300 allen. the goal today is for you to do your first ali...

How was that? >> it was a lot of fun. it was scary, as you can imagine. but i definitely got a chance to go up with the stars of the show, the air national guard air aerobatics team. >> oh! that's me in the cockpit with lieutenant colonel john claps. >> i was so excited to represent 105,000, 110,000 aeurbl national guard men and women. >> with over 15,000 hours of time under his belt, he really knows how to wow the crowd around the country. but it wasn't too long ago that he was on a very different mission, flying f-16s during three combat tours in iraq. >> gave me flying lessons,

Recognized. but i -- i mean, one of these firefighters, i talked to him, he did three combat tours in iraq and afghanistan and he was treated for ptsd. and i asked him, do you think you need more treatment now? and he looked off and he said, probably. i worry about our -- i mean, we're in a stage right now -- i mean, there is so much attention larry today about whether there's an arrest, whether there's a suspect, whether somebody's in custody. and i have to be honest, as i walked around the back today, that just wasn't entering my equation. i was thinking about the victims. we need to bury ou...