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>> and i kind of got goose bumps. first off, how in the world did i just remember that? then i thought, forget counting. i started saying that over and over. "freedom itself was attacked this morning by a face les coward. freedom will be defended" it kind of hit me then. after weeks of training, 82 minutes into the flight i'm like i'm on this mission and we're going to kill him. two minutes out the doors open. and not a training site in the mountains in the united states. and it's not a desert. it's lights of the city. one minute out and i remember thinking, man, this is some serious navy s.e....

Loud "and freedom will be defended." then i'm looking at osama bin laden's house and i'm thinking, this is so cool. >> so the guys outside the compound had to blow open a gate in order to end ert compound. those who were in the chopper that had crash landed inside the compound began moving towards the target they had planned to hit. >> there's a door on the corner of the wall. we went up to that, one opt breaches put a big bomb on it to blast it and it opened sort of like a tin can. and there's a brick wall behind it. the breacher said fail breach. this is bad. and i remember thinking this is ...

All. we turn the corner. i remember looking up again at the house like we've seen pictures of nothing that big. this is awesome. there was a couple gunshots going back and forth through the window. >> of course, once there's fire, that's when the s.e.a.l. team to the enemy and these guys don't miss. they shot still the person who opened fire on them. and inadvertently wounded his wife who was there with them. then they just proceeded into the first floor of the building along with the team that's approaching from the inside of the compound. >> one of the guys that just did the shooting, he sai...

All. we turn the corner. i remember looking up again at the house like we've seen pictures of nothing that big. this is awesome. there was a couple gunshots going back and forth through the window. >> of course, once there's fire, that's when the s.e.a.l. team to the enemy and these guys don't miss. they shot still the person who opened fire on them. and inadvertently wounded his wife who was there with them. then they just proceeded into the first floor of the building along with the team that's approaching from the inside of the compound. >> one of the guys that just did the shooting, he sai...

House back in 1980 when jimmy cart ter's rescue mission to tehran had gone awry in the desert. so i have no doubt that images of that tragic moment flashed through his head. they're powerless at that point. they've sent these men to perform this mission. they've instructed them to fight their way out of the country if necessary. everyone in the situation was reassured but also surprised at how calmly colonel mcgrave dealt with the setback. because to him, it was the kind of thing that just happens. you expect the things are not going to go exactly as planned. all these men were hand-picked pre...