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Live up to. >>chris: a helicopter flew 13 miles behind enemy lines to rescue tom. didn't want to leave his dead wing man. >> the pilot said we have to go. tom, you stay here. you die. you join jesse. tom shouted at the cockpit and said jesse, we will be back to you somehow, someday. >>chris: tom thought he would be court-martialed for crashing his plane. instead, he was the first member of the navy to receive the medal of honor in the korean war.did he carry the memory of jesse brown to his career and through his life? >> he helped put jesse's widow through college. when he received the cash a...

Tom came over to shake his hand. >> it was unusual that this tom was open to being friends with a black pilot it took jesse a little while to get used to the fact he could trust this man. >>chris: by 1950, jesse was the first black carrier pilot in the navy. he and tom were flying combat missions over the - - reservoir in korea where 100,000 chinese troops encircled 20,000 u.s. marines. >> the only way to find the enemy when you're seeking them out is to get low and slow. in this case, jesse's plane was hit by a random shop at agolden bullet if you will. >>chris: jesse saw a pastor on top of t...

There. tom died in 2017. back in 1950, a navy reconnaissance flight found the two - - and recent satellite images identified the pastor. but the two planes were likely salvaged for scrap metal and pam and adam could only hope someone buried jesse. how much would it mean to you to get your data remains back? >> it would mean everything to know my father as a final resting place. here on this side. we we can go visit. and also that we are keeping a promise to my mom. >>chris: adam hopes it's part of a mac diplomacy with north korea to keep his promise to his friend. >> he didn't see it as some b...

>> as we heard this week in the farewell to president bush, tales of heroism from world war ii have become part of our national identity. but some members of his greatest generation volunteered for the three-year conflict in korea. filled with heroes of its own, including our power players of the week. >> tom and jesse were devoted to their country. they were devoted to each other. devotion was his overarching theme. it was just fitting for men going to serve their country. >> - - is the author of devotion, and epic story of heroism, friendship and sacrifice. and what a story it is. tom had ne...

The enemy can see the smoke rising because the airplane is slowly catching fire. they begin moving in that direction. >>chris: what did tom do? tom has did something that had never been attempted. he made an intentional crash landing in that same pastor alongside jesse's plane. >>chris: tom shoveled snow into the engine to stop the fire and then tried to pull jesse from the plane. but he was trapped in the wreckage and had serious injuries. >> he almost practically held his hand and stayed with him as the darkness set in and jesse was fading. and he took him jesse's last words. and it was, tel...