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>> it got to a point where a sniper knew where i was at, and i would open the window and fire across the river at insurgents, and then i remember closing the window, and as soon as i closed it, spark shot out. the two inch gap, the sniper zeroed in on and was trying to put a bullet in the vehicle to get either myself or sergeant larson. >> to make matters worse, taliban fighters are now inside combat outpost keating. >> we were low on ammo. everybody around us that was friendly was either wounded or dead. >> specialist stephan mace was severely wounded outside the humvee, exposed to the enemy....

Grab mace. but the incoming fire is too intention. sergeant larson tells him, it's a suicide mission. >> because of larson, i survived that day. and he held me back when i could have died going to get him, because i was going to go get him. >> time passes and the enemy fire focuses on other parts of the camp. carter thinks he hears a horn from a nearby truck. he darts to it. inside, he finds more ammo, and he realizes now is the time to rescue mace. >> i thought i would ask sergeant larson again, hey, can i go get mace now? he thought about it, and he says all right. you know, but wait for me,...

You've got the experience and the knowledge. it's up to you, man. you need to lead us. what do you want us to do? he said, well, i think we should exit. and i says, okay, i'll hang back here and provide cover and larson did the same. so it was almost like a football, ready, break. and people started exiting the vehicle. [ gunfire ] >> then they realized the situation is even worse than they thought. >> there's insurgents just 30 meters in front of me. >> in the camp? >> in the camp, yeah. >> had you seen them in the camp? >> i hadn't seen them. >> carter uses the last of his ammunition. he wou...

Larson radios the camp's operations center for help. and the men there hatch a plan. with massive cover fire, carter and larson carry mace to the aid station. >> we almost stepped on or over the two insurgents that he shot and to my right, i saw an american soldier dead on the ground, and i had a feeling, i couldn't see his face, but i knew it was griffin. we kept on sprinting. every muscle in my body was on fire and tears were coming down my eyes because everything hurt so bad, but there's no way i was going to quit. >> were you and mace close? >> no. we met a couple of times at a -- you know...

>> he discovers a radio in the dirt and rushes it back. larson radios the camp's operations center for help. and the men there hatch a plan. with massive cover fire, carter and larson carry mace to the aid station. >> we almost stepped on or over the two insurgents that he shot and to my right, i saw an american soldier dead on the ground, and i had a feeling, i couldn't see his face, but i knew it was griffin. we kept on sprinting. every muscle in my body was on fire and i couldn't breathe. and tears were coming down from my eyes because everything hurt so bad. but there's no way i was going ...