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they seemed like the ultimate power couple. >> she told me, should be traveling on secret missions. >> he had all of the medals. the silver star, the purple heart. >> glamorous military careers, but, was it all camouflage? says >> the bs alarms are going off in my head like you wouldn't believe. >> did they have something to hide? >> we start doing surveillance. >> maybe a crime here? >> yes. >> something that made me say, this campeche. >> we were in disbelief. >> what happened to her last husband? >> whoever did this was evil. >> the hurt, the anger. it makes you question everybody...

>> the people who had served with him were warm fanatic that he added participated in these missions he specifically talked about. iran hostage missions, being on the fall of saigon, vietnam. >> the city was there -- he said he was there for all the big stuff? >> yes. >> first up was to check his service record, so we went back to the air force and was surprised by what he found in chucks files, not what he expected. >> his records did contain items substantiating significant combat service in vietnam, and after vietnam. >> did he have a silver star? >> purple heart. >> some very high. >> this...

Out a circulation for a while. he wouldn't be able to attend any more reunions anytime soon. >> and the bs alarms are going off in my head like you wouldn't believe. >> then on the others and form the air force, than the air force contact with endurance administration. >> i want to check the sky out. >> the job failed to federal marine and inspector general here in -- this is a case of a career i don't think a working thing like this again just because the different effects -- twists and turns. >> twists and turns that would end up leading to a chilling conclusion. right away, here is what mad...

Has been -- the u.s. military especially has been working very closely with. i think it is safe to assume that there were some kurdish elements there on the ground with the u.s. troops. they do work hand in hand. but this would be, to the best of our knowledge the first u.s. combat fatality on the ground in isis. they have gone in a couple of times into syria for hostage missions, for capturing high value targets. but this is something we have not yet seen a u.s. service member potentially killed on the ground in the war against isis. more information will be unfolding here at the pentagon in ...

Process for us as americans and certainly in the special forces equation for planning for the mission. and the colonel there laid out the difficulty. hostage missions are the most difficult to execute because the intended target is a hostage held by these captors. we had a deadline. they had a time lime so there was a sense of urgency there, which ramps up the planning and put it -- you always want to take a mission on at your time and place, but because al qaeda put out a 72-hour deadline, the clock was ticking and that's why this mission was given and approval by the commander in chief. >> d...