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Full life before passing away in 2012. as mike said, that in itself made it all worth it. that marine was one of many men mike saved throughout those four days. mike treated an astounding 60 to 70 men. their company disrupted the enemy's continual resupply of weapons saving countless of additional american lives. today we are joined by many of mike's brothers in arms who fought alongside him in "operation tail wind." along with brave airmen and marines who provided critical support throughout the mission. as mike put it, if it wasn't for those air crews, all of us would still be in laos. among...

Called on his second combat mission. he was the only medic for 136 men who embarked on one of the groups biggest missions of the war. "operation tail wind." it was to prevent the north vietnamese from funneling weapons along the ho chi minh trail to use against our american troops. helicopters dropped the unit into laos. before they even touched the ground, enemy fire struck three men. once they landed in the clearing, they rushed to the jungle for much-needed cover. soon another man was shot outside their defensive perimeter. mike immediately rushed to his injured comrade, firing at the enemy...

Kneeled and roger goodell wrapped up a two-day meeting saying that everyone should stand but he won't force them to do that. saving more than 100 lives and using himself as human shield in middle of battle, today the war hero will finally be honored, michael rose will receive medal of honor nearly 50 years after operation tail wind during vietnam war. was serving as medic, he was wounded yet he kept treating other soldiers. well, the time now is about nine minutes after the top of the hour and only took a few days but liberal media has found a way to blame president trump for the deadly ambush...

>> to mike and all of the service member whose fought in the battle, you've earned the eternal gratitude of the entire american nation. you faced down the evils of communism. you defended our flag, and you showed the world the unblakable resolve of the american armed forces. thank you, and thank you very much. after serving in "operation tail wind" mike went on to become an officer in the army and served for over 20 years. now, mike and his wife margaret -- margaret. stand up, margaret. i met margaret. margaret's lovely. [ applause ] they reside in a fantastic place where i just left. huntsvil...