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Mission. he was the only medic for 136 men who embarked on one of the group's biggest missions of the war, operation tailwind. their goal 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 as he ran. in the middl...

The president of the united states. officially retired captain gary mike rose, his friends call him mike, was never in laos at the height of the vietnam war. rose is -- captain rose is 69 years old. he served as a medic in the military assistant command studies and observations group, which was an elite division of the special forces and is. it was so secret at the time for more than four decades he never spoke about it to one person on earth. for four decades. not even the people with whom he served. so this will be the first time that the people with whom he's served have gotten together sin...

>> to mike and all of the service members who 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 unbreakable resolve of the american armed forces. thank you and thank you very much. after serving in operation tailwind 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 ] reside in a fantastic place where i just left, huntsville, alabama, ...

Battle, you have earned the eternal gratitude of the entire american nation. you face down the evils of communism, you defended our flag and you showed the world the unbreakable resolve of the american armed forces. thank you and thank you very much. after serving in operation tailwind, 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. i met margaret. margaret is lovely. [applause] reside in a fantastic place, where i just left, huntsville, alabama, where he lives by a core conviction. you serve your country by fi...

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 tailwind 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 those here today are ten members o...