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{\an7}Narrator: DEEP IN AFGHANISTAN,
\h\h\h\hA U.S. NAVY SEAL TEAM
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHAS BEEN AMBUSHED
AND IS NOW IN MORTAL DANGER.
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{\an7}THE TALIBAN CLAIM
\hRESPONSIBILITY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hA RESCUE MISSION
IS IMMEDIATELY LAUNCHED.
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{\an7}\h\hHELICOPTER RESCUE
FROM A MOUNTAIN LEDGE
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{\an7}IS THE SEAL’S LAST HOPE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hMan: SHOW YOURSELF,
THIS IS AIR FORCE RESCUE.
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{\an7}WE ARE HERE TO PICK YOU UP.
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{\an7}Second man: I WAS THINKING,
\hWOW, THIS IS PRETTY SMALL.
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{\an7}ARE WE GOING TO LAND HERE?
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{\an7}\hThird man: I’M LIKE [beep]
IF WE BUMP OVER 15, 10 FEET,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHATEVER IT MAY BE,
WE‘RE GOING TO HIT THAT WALL.
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{\an7}Narrator: A SPECIAL OPERATIONS
\h\h\h\h\h\hRESCUE HELICOPTER
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{\an7}HAS JUST BEEN SHOT DOWN.
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{\an7}NOW IT’S UP TO THE U.S.
\h\h\hAIR FORCE RESERVE
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{\an7}TO TAKE ON THE MISSION.
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{\an7}Third man: I TOLD THE GUYS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE BACK,
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{\an7}I’M LIKE IF YOU GUYS
\hARE PRAYING GUYS,
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{\an7}YOU MIGHT WANT TO PRAY NOW.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: TO SUCCEED,
THEY’LL HAVE TO CONFRONT
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{\an7}A HELICOPTER PILOT‘S
\h\hWORST NIGHTMARE.
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{\an7}Narrator: HIGH ABOVE
\hTHE GULF OF MEXICO
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{\an7}\h\hA U.S. AIR FORCE
PAVE HAWK HELICOPTER
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{\an7}IS LOW ON GAS.
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{\an7}[RADIO CHATTER]
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{\an7}\hTHESE VOLUNTEER PILOTS ARE
WITH THE 920th RESCUE WING--
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{\an7}THE ONLY RESERVE RESCUE WING
\h\h\hIN THE U.S. AIR FORCE.
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{\an7}THEY’RE REHEARSING THE DELICATE
ART OF IN-AIR REFUELING.
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{\an7}IT’S A VITAL SKILL THEY’LL NEED
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{\an7}TO FLY COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE
MISSIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hSkinny: I CAME IN
THE AIR FORCE 23 YEARS AGO
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{\an7}TO BE A RESCUE HELICOPTER PILOT.
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{\an7}\h\hTHAT‘S BEEN A DREAM OF MINE
EVEN SINCE I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hEVERYBODY HAS
THEIR CHOOSING IN LIFE,
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{\an7}AND THAT’S JUST SOMETHING
\h\h\hTHAT I WANTED TO DO.
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{\an7}Narrator: TODAY JEFF MACRANDER
\h\hIS COMMANDER OF OPERATIONS
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{\an7}OF THIS UNIQUE AVIATION UNIT.
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{\an7}FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE YEAR
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{\an7}THEY FLY ACTIVE DUTY
\h\h\hIN WAR ZONES,
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{\an7}BEFORE MANY OF THEM RETURN
\hTO THEIR CIVILIAN JOBS.
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{\an7}\h\h\hIN THE SUMMER OF 2005, TWO
HELICOPTER CREWS FROM THE 920th
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hARE NEARING THE END
OF THEIR TOUR IN AFGHANISTAN.
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{\an7}Spanky: WE’D HAVE MAYBE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA COUPLE,
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{\an7}TWO, THREE-DAY TURNOVER
\h\h\hAND THEN BE HOME,
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{\an7}AND WE ALREADY HAD PLANS FOR
THE 4th OF JULY AND PARTIES,
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{\an7}\h\hAND UNFORTUNATELY
NONE OF THAT HAPPENED.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hSkinny: OF COURSE
ALL GOOD WAR STORIES START
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{\an7}WITH "THERE I WAS..."
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{\an7}SO THERE I WAS GETTING READY
\h\h\h\h\hTO TAKE A SHOWER,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND MY ROOMMATE
COMES RUNNING IN AND SAYS,
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{\an7}"HEY, THE RADIO JUST WENT OFF,
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{\an7}AND THEY WANT YOU
TO REPORT TO OPS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hRIGHT NOW,
WITH A THREE-DAY BAG!"
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THIS THREE-DAY OPERATION
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{\an7}WILL BE A DAUNTING CHALLENGE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY ARE TO LOCATE
A COVERT FOUR-MAN NAVY SEAL TEAM
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{\an7}HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS
\h\hOF THE HINDU KUSH.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHILE ATTEMPTING TO KILL
A HIGH-RANKING AL-QAEDA LEADER,
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{\an7}\hTHE SEALS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT
IN A TALIBAN COUNTERATTACK.
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{\an7}[GUNFIRE]
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{\an7}\h\hFINDING THEMSELVES
COMPLETELY SURROUNDED,
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{\an7}THEY CALL FOR HELP.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE TALIBAN CLAIM
TO HAVE RECORDED THE ATTACK,
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{\an7}AND THIS WAS BROADCAST
\h\h\h\h\hON THE NEWS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA CHINOOK, PACKED
WITH SPECIAL OPERATIONS TROOPS,
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{\an7}SETS OFF TO EXTRACT THEM
\h\h\hIN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
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{\an7}JUST AS THE HELICOPTER
\hMAKES ITS APPROACH,
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{\an7}A ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADE
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{\an7}\h\hBURSTS THROUGH
THE OPEN REAR DOOR
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{\an7}EXPLODING THE FUEL TANKS.
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{\an7}ALL 16 ON BOARD ARE KILLED.
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{\an7}IT IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST LOSS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF AMERICAN LIFE
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{\an7}IN THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.
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{\an7}REELING FROM THIS DEVASTATING
\hBLOW TO THEIR RESCUE EFFORT,
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{\an7}SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
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{\an7}\h\h\hTURN TO THE RESERVISTS OF
THE 920th RESCUE WING FOR HELP.
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{\an7}Skinny: THEY’RE A COMMUNITY,
\h\h\hA VERY PROUD COMMUNITY
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{\an7}THAT DOESN‘T LIKE TO ASK
FOR HELP FROM OUTSIDERS.
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{\an7}AND SO THE INITIAL RECEPTION
\h\h\hWAS A LITTLE BIT COLD.
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{\an7}\h\hSpanky: I THINK THAT THEY
DEFINITELY LOOKED DOWN ON US,
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{\an7}\h\hQUESTIONED OUR TRAINING,
OUR CREWS, OUR CAPABILITIES.
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{\an7}Narrator: BUT SKINNY
\h\h\hCONVINCES THEM
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{\an7}THE RESERVISTS CAN DO THE JOB.
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{\an7}Skinny: OUR CONFIDENCE WAS HIGH
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{\an7}THAT IF THERE WAS SOMEBODY THERE
AND THEY WERE ALIVE,
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{\an7}WE WERE GOING TO FIND THEM.
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{\an7}Narrator: SKINNY WILL BE LEADING
HIS MEN INTO THE SAME VALLEY
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{\an7}\h\hWHERE THE TALIBAN
SHOT DOWN THE CHINOOK.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT INSTEAD OF
THE LUMBERING CHINOOK,
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{\an7}SKINNY’S CREWS WILL BE FLYING
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{\an7}ONE OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED
\h\hHELICOPTERS IN THE WORLD--
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hA TONED-UP VERSION
OF THE FAMOUS BLACK HAWK.
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{\an7}Skinny: WE CALL IT A PAVE HAWK.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THE PAVE HAWK
IS A RESCUE PILOT‘S DREAM.
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{\an7}Spanky: THIS IS OUR
\h\hHYDRAULIC HOIST
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{\an7}THAT HAS 200 FEET OF CABLE.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: USING ITS
IN-AIR REFUELING PROBE,
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{\an7}THE PAVE HAWK PILOTS CAN FLY
\h\h\hNONSTOP FOR 14 HOURS.
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{\an7}Spanky: ANOTHER GREAT THING
\h\h\h\h\hABOUT THE AIRCRAFT
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{\an7}\h\hIS THIS FLIR TURRET
AND COLOR WEATHER RADAR.
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{\an7}Narrator: ITS INFRARED CAMERA
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND COLOR RADAR
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hENABLE IT TO FLY
IN VIRTUALLY ANY WEATHER--
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{\an7}DAY OR NIGHT.
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{\an7}AND IT HAS ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSES
INCLUDING CHAFF AND FLARES.
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{\an7}Spanky: IT’S A VERY AWESOME
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHELICOPTER.
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{\an7}Skinny: I LIKE TO THINK RESCUE
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{\an7}REALLY IS ONE OF THE MOST
\h\hSPECIALIZED OPERATIONS
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{\an7}IN THE AIR FORCE.
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{\an7}I MEAN, BASED ON OUR TRAINING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND OUR TACTICS
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{\an7}AND THAT KIND OF THING.
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{\an7}\h\h\hWE ALWAYS LIKE TO THINK
OF OURSELVES AS SPECIAL, TOO.
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{\an7}Narrator: EACH RESCUE HELICOPTER
TRAINS WITH A CREW OF SIX--
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{\an7}TWO PILOTS, A FLIGHT ENGINEER,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA GUNNER,
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{\an7}AND TWO PARA-RESCUEMEN
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE BACK.
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{\an7}THE PARA-RESCUEMEN, OR PJs,
\h\h\h\hARE ELITE GRADUATES
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{\an7}OF THE SO-CALLED
SUPERMAN SCHOOL.
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{\an7}\h\h\hChecky: WE’RE USED
TO THE EXCITING THINGS--
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{\an7}\h\h\hJUMPING OUT OF AIRPLANES
AND SCUBA DIVING AND SHOOTING
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{\an7}AND RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE NIGHT
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{\an7}AND JUST DOING WILD THINGS.
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{\an7}Narrator: PJs ARE AMONG
THE MOST HIGHLY TRAINED
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{\an7}EMERGENCY TRAUMA SPECIALISTS
\h\h\hIN THE U.S. MILITARY.
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{\an7}\h\hIT’S THE PJs WHO WILL BE
FIRST OUT OF THE HELICOPTER
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{\an7}\hWHEN THEY REACH
THE LANDING ZONE.
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{\an7}SHORTLY BEFORE NIGHTFALL
\h\h\hSKINNY’S TWO CREWS
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{\an7}SET OFF FOR THEIR SEARCH
\h\h\hFOR THE SEAL TEAM,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT THEY HAVE LIMITED
INFORMATION ON WHERE TO LOOK.
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{\an7}THIS DANGEROUS MISSION WILL TEST
THEIR SKILLS TO THE LIMIT.
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{\an7}COMBAT RESCUE MISSIONS
\hARE PREFERABLY FLOWN
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{\an7}UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS.
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{\an7}BY HUGGING THE GROUND AT NIGHT--
IT’S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
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{\an7}\h\h\hFOR THE ENEMY TO SEE
OR HEAR THEM APPROACHING.
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{\an7}TO ENABLE THE PILOTS
TO SEE IN THE DARK,
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{\an7}THEY WEAR NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.
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{\an7}THESE IMAGE INTENSIFIERS
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{\an7}AMPLIFY THE AVAILABLE LIGHT
FROM THE MOON AND THE STARS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBY UP TO 5,000 TIMES
ONTO A GREEN PHOSPHOR SCREEN.
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{\an7}THE HUMAN EYE CAN DISTINGUISH
\h\h\h\h\hMORE SHADES OF GREEN
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{\an7}THAN ANY OTHER COLOR.
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{\an7}Spanky: WITH THE GOGGLES
\hON THE HELMET AND IN,
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{\an7}\h\hI’M GOING TO GET
THE DIOPTER SETTING.
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{\an7}WHEN I FIRST STARTED FLYING
\hGOGGLES IN PILOT TRAINING,
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{\an7}IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT
\h\h\h\hTO TRY TO LOOK
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{\an7}THROUGH WHAT I ENVISIONED
\h\hAS TOILET PAPER TUBES.
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{\an7}YOU HAVE ZERO PERIPHERAL VISION,
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{\an7}YOU CONSTANTLY GOT TO KEEP
\h\hYOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL.
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{\an7}IT JUST WAS DIFFICULT.
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{\an7}AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY’RE OUT
\h\h\h\hAWAY FROM MY EYES...
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT OVER TIME AS YOU GOT
MORE AND MORE GOGGLE EXPERIENCE,
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{\an7}IT STARTS BECOMING
\h\hSECOND NATURE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND NOW, OF COURSE,
WE DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
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{\an7}Narrator: IF IT’S CLOUDY
\h\h\h\h\h\hOR OVERCAST,
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{\an7}\h\hTHEY CAN ALSO USE
THEIR INFRARED CAMERA
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{\an7}TO NAVIGATE THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
AT NIGHT.
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{\an7}IT DETECTS HEAT--
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{\an7}\hEVEN WHEN THERE IS
ABSOLUTELY NO LIGHT.
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{\an7}\hHAVING BEEN BAKED
ALL DAY BY THE SUN,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE GROUND REGISTERS AS
A GLOWING IMAGE IN THE COCKPIT.
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{\an7}EIGHT HOURS INTO THEIR SEARCH,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHIGH UP IN
THE HINDU KUSH MOUNTAINS,
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{\an7}THE RESCUERS ARE STILL
LOOKING AND LISTENING
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{\an7}FOR ANY SIGNAL THAT COULD
\h\hLOCATE THE SEAL TEAM.
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{\an7}Gonzo: YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR
\h\h\h\hTHE RADIO KEYING.
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{\an7}\h\hYOU’RE LIKE, OH,
THEY‘VE RIGHT HERE.
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{\an7}THEY GOT TO BE CLOSE BY.
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{\an7}\hBUT IT‘S JUST FINDING
A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.
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{\an7}\hTHOSE MOUNTAINS WERE
6, 7, 8,000 FEET HIGH
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{\an7}AND A LOT OF AREA TO COVER.
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{\an7}Narrator: THEY FLY AS CLOSE AS
THEY DARE TO THE MOUNTAINSIDE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE FAINT CLICKING
ON THE EMERGENCY FREQUENCIES
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{\an7}SUGGESTS SOMEONE DOWN THERE
\hIS TRYING TO MAKE CONTACT.
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{\an7}\h\hSpanky: I CAN REMEMBER
JUST PLEADING IN MY MIND,
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{\an7}"PLEASE, PLEASE," AND WE WERE
EVEN DOING IT OVER THE RADIOS,
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{\an7}"PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN,
SHOW YOURSELF, DO ANYTHING,
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{\an7}\hBECAUSE THIS IS
AIR FORCE RESCUE,
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{\an7}WE ARE HERE TO PICK YOU UP."
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{\an7}Narrator: ANXIOUS AS THEY ARE
\h\h\h\h\hTO FIND THEIR GUYS,
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{\an7}THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE WARY
\h\h\h\h\hOF ENEMY ATTACK.
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{\an7}Skinny: WE WERE VERY CONCERNED
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{\an7}ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD CALL
\h\h\h\h\h\hA SAR-TRAP,
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{\an7}WHERE THE BAD GUYS NOW MAYBE
\h\hHAVE CAPTURED THESE GUYS
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND THEY’RE USING
THEIR SIGNALING DEVICES
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{\an7}TO LURE THE HELICOPTERS IN
\h\h\hTO SHOOT THEM DOWN.
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{\an7}\h\hAND THEY’D OBVIOUSLY
DEMONSTRATED AN ABILITY
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{\an7}TO SHOOT DOWN U.S. HELICOPTERS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THAT AREA,
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{\an7}BECAUSE WE WERE SEARCHING
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE SAME AREA
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{\an7}WHERE THEY HAD JUST SHOT DOWN
\h\h\h\h\h\hA U.S. HELICOPTER.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: DESPITE FEARS
OF BEING LURED INTO A TRAP,
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY DO NOT WANT
TO ABANDON THE SEARCH.
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{\an7}THEY KNOW THAT IF THEY DON’T
FIND THE MISSING SEAL SOON,
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{\an7}THE TALIBAN SURELY WILL.
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{\an7}IT’S BEEN TWO LONG NIGHTS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE COMBAT
SEARCH AND RESCUE CREWS.
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{\an7}AFTER HOURS OF SEARCHING,
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{\an7}THEY HAVE STILL HAVE MADE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO CONTACT
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{\an7}WITH THE MISSING SEAL TEAM.
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{\an7}THEY RETURN TO BASE
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{\an7}BEFORE SUNRISE TAKES AWAY
\hTHEIR COVER OF DARKNESS.
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{\an7}\h\hSHORTLY AFTER DAWN,
THERE‘S A BREAKTHROUGH.
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{\an7}Man: STOP RIGHT THERE.
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{\an7}Narrator: AN OLD MAN ARRIVES
\h\hAT A REMOTE MARINE BASE
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{\an7}WITH A HANDWRITTEN MESSAGE
\h\h\h\hFROM A NAVY SEAL.
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{\an7}\h\hTHE SEAL‘S NAME
IS MARCUS LUTTRELL.
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{\an7}\h\h\hHE CONFIRMS THE CLAIM
MADE IN THE TALIBAN VIDEO--
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE REST OF HIS UNIT
HAS BEEN KILLED IN THE AMBUSH.
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{\an7}HE IS THE SOLE SURVIVOR,
AND HE‘S BADLY WOUNDED.
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{\an7}THE OLD MAN’S VILLAGE
HAS GIVEN HIM SHELTER,
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{\an7}\h\hBUT THE TALIBAN
HAVE IT SURROUNDED.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWITHIN HOURS
THE HELICOPTER CREWS
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{\an7}\hHAVE A SATELLITE PHOTO
OF THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
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{\an7}WHERE LUTTRELL IS HIDING.
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{\an7}NOW SKINNY MUST DEVISE
\h\h\h\hA RESCUE PLAN.
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{\an7}FIRST TO PICK UP LUTTRELL,
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{\an7}THEN TO RECOVER THE BODIES
\hOF HIS FALLEN COMRADES.
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{\an7}\h\h\hSkinny: AS A FLIGHT LEAD,
YOU FEEL A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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{\an7}BECAUSE ALL THESE GUYS
\h\h\h\hARE YOUR GUYS,
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{\an7}AND IT’S YOUR JOB TO GET THEM IN
AND GET THEM OUT
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{\an7}SO THEY CAN GET BACK
\hTO THEIR FAMILIES.
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND IT’S JUST
ONE OF THOSE THINGS,
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{\an7}WHERE YOU KIND OF STAND THERE
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND SAY A PRAYER,
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{\an7}IT’S LIKE "O LORD, PLEASE DON’T
LET ME SCREW THIS UP."
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{\an7}Narrator: THIS IS THE MOMENT
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{\an7}EVERY COMBAT RESCUE PILOT
\h\h\h\h\hDREAMS ABOUT...
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{\an7}YET DREADS.
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{\an7}IT’S WHEN THEY HAVE TO
\h\h\hPUT TO THE TEST
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{\an7}THEIR YEARS OF TRAINING.
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{\an7}\h\hON COMBAT MISSIONS
THEIR TACTIC IS TO USE
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{\an7}\h\h\hTWO HELICOPTERS
TO PROTECT EACH OTHER.
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{\an7}FLYING INTO A DANGEROUS
\hLANDING ZONE--OR LZ--
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIS A SKILL THEY PRACTICE
BACK HOME IN THE ARIZONA DESERT.
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{\an7}Skinny: MOST OF OUR TRAINING
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{\an7}\hIS TO BE ABLE TO GET
INTO AND OUT OF AN LZ,
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{\an7}ONE, AS FAST AS WE CAN,
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{\an7}AND TWO, HAVING TACTICS WHERE
\h\h\hWE CAN COVER EACH OTHER.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE LEAD AIRCRAFT
MAKES A FAST LOW-LEVEL PASS
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{\an7}OVER THE LANDING ZONE
\hTO DRAW ENEMY FIRE.
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{\an7}IT THEN PULLS UP HARD AND HIGH,
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{\an7}LEAVING THE SECOND AIRCRAFT
\hTO SLIP IN FOR THE PICKUP.
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{\an7}Man: LZ IN SIGHT.
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{\an7}HAVE VISUAL.
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{\an7}PILOT HAS CONTROL.
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{\an7}Narrator: A CRUCIAL PART
\h\h\h\hOF THE TRAINING
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{\an7}\h\h\hIS LANDING ON
DIFFICULT TERRAIN--
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{\an7}ROCKY SLOPES THAT COULD EASILY
\h\h\h\h\h\hLEAD TO DISASTER.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE CREW HELPS
GUIDE THE PILOT IN,
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{\an7}RELAYING EVERY OBSTACLE
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND DANGER.
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{\an7}Cusick: IF YOU DO THAT
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{\an7}IN A SMOOTH, COORDINATED,
\h\h\h\h\hRELAXED MANNER,
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{\an7}\h\hWE ALL WORK TOGETHER
SO WE KNOW HOW WE THINK.
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{\an7}AND IF YOU HEAR A PERSON’S VOICE
START TO GET A LITTLE SHRILL,
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{\an7}YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE,
\hWHAT THE PROBLEM IS,
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{\an7}THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.
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{\an7}[RADIO CHATTER]
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{\an7}Man: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
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{\an7}Man: THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE CAN GO
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{\an7}DUE TO TERRAIN AND WINDS.
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{\an7}HOW’S MY COUNT?
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{\an7}Narrator: THESE MANEUVERS
\h\h\hARE DIFFICULT ENOUGH
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{\an7}IN ARIZONA IN DAYLIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT FLYING INTO
THE AFGHAN MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT--
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{\an7}THEY’RE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS--
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{\an7}PARTICULARLY WITH THE TALIBAN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLYING IN WAIT
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{\an7}\h\h\hTO SHOOT DOWN
ANOTHER HELICOPTER.
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{\an7}ON THIS MISSION, SKINNY DECIDES
HE’LL GO FIRST
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{\an7}IN THE LEAD HELICOPTER
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{\an7}\h\hAND DROP A GLOW STICK
TO MARK THE LANDING ZONE--
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{\an7}THEN FLY OFF TO DRAW AWAY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hENEMY FIRE.
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{\an7}SPANKY LEARNS THAT HE’LL BE
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE ONE LANDING
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{\an7}TO PICK UP THE NAVY SEAL--
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{\an7}IN A VILLAGE SURROUNDED
\h\h\h\hBY THE TALIBAN.
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{\an7}Spanky: AND THAT‘S WHEN
\h\h\h\h\hMY HEART SANK.
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{\an7}MY COMFORT LEVEL SHIFTED,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIF YOU WILL.
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{\an7}NOW I FRANTICALLY STARTED
\h\hPAYING MORE ATTENTION
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{\an7}TO THE BRIEF,
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{\an7}\h\h\hLOOKING HARDER
AT THE LANDING ZONE.
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{\an7}WE COULDN‘T REALLY
\hTELL THE ANGLE.
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{\an7}WE DIDN’T REALLY UNDERSTAND
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{\an7}THE SHEER STEEPNESS
\h\hOF THE TERRAIN.
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{\an7}YOU START THINKING
ABOUT YOUR FAMILY,
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{\an7}\h\h\hABOUT MY FOUR
LITTLE BOYS AT HOME
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{\an7}AND MY WONDERFUL WIFE
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{\an7}AND JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW,
\h\hIF NOT JUST FOR THEM,
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{\an7}DON‘T SCREW UP.
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{\an7}\h\h\hChecky: NOW I KNOW
THE ROUTE WE’RE TAKING,
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{\an7}\h\h\hI REALIZE WHERE
WE’RE FLYING THROUGH.
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{\an7}WE’RE FLYING IN THE SAME AREA,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE SAME VALLEY,
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{\an7}THAT THE CHINOOK HAD JUST
\hRECENTLY BEEN SHOT DOWN.
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{\an7}AND WHAT I FOUND OUT
\h\h\hAGAIN THAT DAY
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{\an7}WAS THAT IT’S WITHIN
\h\hABOUT TWO MILES
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{\an7}\h\hFROM THE LOCATION WHERE WE
WATCHED A GUY IN THE MOUNTAIN
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{\an7}SHOOT AN RPG AT OUR AIRCRAFT,
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{\an7}\h\hAND IT ACTUALLY WENT BETWEEN
THE LEAD AND THE TRAIL AIRCRAFT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hSO THE RPG WENT RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF OUR TWO AIRCRAFT,
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{\an7}AND I’M THINKING TO MYSELF,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWAIT A MINUTE,
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{\an7}THEY’VE SHOT AT US ONCE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE NEXT TIME THEY SHOT
AT SOMEBODY THEY SHOT THEM DOWN,
297
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{\an7}\h\hAND WE‘RE FLYING BACK
INTO THAT EXACT SAME AREA.
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{\an7}I GUESS IT BECAME REAL
\h\h\h\hAT THAT POINT.
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{\an7}Narrator: THIS TIME
\h\hTHE U.S. COMMAND
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{\an7}IS LEAVING NOTHING TO CHANCE...
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{\an7}\h\h\hONE OF THE BIGGEST
COMBAT RESCUE OPERATIONS
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{\an7}EVER MOUNTED IN THE WAR
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS UNDERWAY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEIR MISSION--
TO RESCUE THE NAVY SEAL
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{\an7}AND RETRIEVE THE BODIES
OF HIS FALLEN COMRADES.
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{\an7}ON THE GROUND, ARMY RANGERS
\hCREEP TOWARD THEIR TARGET.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE SKY
APACHE ATTACK HELICOPTERS
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{\an7}AND A-10 WARTHOGS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWILL TARGET
THE TALIBAN POSITIONS.
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{\an7}A GIANT REFUELING AIRCRAFT
\h\h\hWILL PROVIDE BACKUP.
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{\an7}AND FLYING HIGH ABOVE
\hTHE WHOLE OPERATION,
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{\an7}A SPECTRE GUNSHIP.
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{\an7}AT THE MOMENT OF RESCUE,
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{\an7}THIS WILL ILLUMINATE
\h\hTHE LANDING ZONE
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{\an7}WITH A NIGHT SUN,
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{\an7}\hA GIANT INFRARED SPOTLIGHT
INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT CLEAR TO EVERYONE
WEARING NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.
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{\an7}WITH SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED,
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{\an7}\h\h\hRADIO CHATTER
CROWDS THE AIRWAVES.
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{\an7}Spanky: THE INTENSITY
\h\h\h\h\hOF THE CALLS
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{\an7}GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER
\h\h\h\h\hAND QUICKER
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{\an7}UNTIL IT WAS AT TIMES
SOME GUYS SEEMED LIKE
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{\an7}WERE SCREAMING ON THE RADIO.
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{\an7}\h\hJosh: IT’S VERY TEMPTING
JUST TO PULL OUT THE RADIOS,
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{\an7}BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO KEEP
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOUR EARS OPEN.
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{\an7}IT IS JUST CONSTANT CHATTER,
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{\an7}\hIT’S HARD ENOUGH
TO HEAR YOUR CREW,
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{\an7}LET ALONE ASSETS THAT AREN‘T
EVEN ON THE SAME CONTINENT.
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00:17:42,128 --> 00:17:43,363
{\an7}EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE STATUS--
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{\an7}WHAT‘S THE STATUS?
WHAT‘S THE STATUS?
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{\an7}\hNarrator: AS THE PAVE HAWKS
SPEED ON TO THEIR DESTINATION,
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{\an7}ONE CALL PENETRATES
\hTHE RADIO CHATTER:
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hA NEW LOCATION
FOR THE PICKUP POINT.
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{\an7}JP: THE COORDINATES
\h\hFOR THE SURVIVOR
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{\an7}HAVE CHANGED BY TWO KILOMETERS.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN THIS STEEP
\h\h\hMOUNTAIN TERRAIN,
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{\an7}A DIFFERENCE OF A MILE
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{\an7}COULD MEAN LANDING
ON A VALLEY FLOOR
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{\an7}OR ON THE FACE OF A CLIFF.
339
00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,936
{\an7}Gonzo: THAT SPARKED A LITTLE
\h\h\h\hHELMET FIRE FOR ME.
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{\an7}WE’RE INBOUND, WE’RE FREAKIN’
THREE MINUTES OUT FROM THE LZ,
341
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{\an7}\hAND I’M LIKE, I DON‘T NEED
A GRID COORDINATE RIGHT NOW.
342
00:18:28,174 --> 00:18:30,810
{\an7}\h\h\hI CAN’T FOCUS
INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT
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{\an7}AND PUT THAT IN FAST ENOUGH.
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{\an7}Narrator: AS THEY SCRAMBLE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO ADJUST,
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{\an7}THEY REALIZE THE NEW LOCATION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMAKES NO SENSE.
346
00:18:41,454 --> 00:18:42,822
{\an7}JP: I COULDN‘T TELL
\h\hANY DIFFERENCE.
347
00:18:42,855 --> 00:18:44,557
{\an7}THERE’S NO DIFFERENCE
\h\h\h\h\hIN DISTANCE,
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{\an7}THERE’S NO DIFFERENCE IN TIME,
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND AT THIS POINT,
EVEN WITH MY HELMET ON,
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00:18:48,527 --> 00:18:52,798
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hI‘M SURE I WAS PULLING
WHAT LITTLE HAIR I HAD LEFT OUT.
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{\an7}Narrator: FINALLY,
\h\hTHEY REALIZE--
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00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:57,703
{\an7}SOMEONE AT COMMAND HAS ADDED
\h\h\hAN EXTRA DECIMAL PLACE
353
00:18:57,737 --> 00:18:59,372
{\an7}ON THE END OF THE COORDINATES,
354
00:18:59,405 --> 00:19:01,874
{\an7}ALMOST JEOPARDIZING THE MISSION.
355
00:19:01,907 --> 00:19:04,743
{\an7}\h\h\h\hJP: IT TURNS OUT
DUE TO A MISAPPREHENSION
356
00:19:04,777 --> 00:19:07,179
{\an7}OF WHAT THE SCALE
\h\h\hOF THE MAPS
357
00:19:07,213 --> 00:19:10,383
{\an7}AND THE COORDINATE FORMAT
\h\hTHAT THEY WERE USING,
358
00:19:10,416 --> 00:19:12,818
{\an7}THE ACTUAL OBJECTIVE
\h\h\hDID NOT CHANGE
359
00:19:12,852 --> 00:19:15,121
{\an7}THE TWO KILOMETERS
THAT WE WERE TOLD,
360
00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:18,991
{\an7}\hIT CHANGED PRECISELY
TWO METERS ON THE MAP.
361
00:19:31,871 --> 00:19:35,408
{\an7}Narrator: NOW SKINNY AND SPANKY
MAKE THEIR FINAL APPROACH.
362
00:19:35,441 --> 00:19:37,009
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY TURN OFF
THE MAIN RIVER VALLEY
363
00:19:37,043 --> 00:19:39,212
{\an7}AND BEGIN A STEEP ASCENT.
364
00:19:39,245 --> 00:19:40,880
{\an7}THE MOON ISN‘T UP YET,
365
00:19:40,913 --> 00:19:42,381
{\an7}AND CLOUDS SHROUDING
\h\h\hTHE MOUNTAINS
366
00:19:42,415 --> 00:19:45,752
{\an7}ARE BLOCKING WHAT LITTLE LIGHT
\h\h\hTHERE IS FROM THE STARS.
367
00:19:48,421 --> 00:19:50,890
{\an7}Spanky: ONCE WE TURNED
\h\h\h\hUP THE CANYON,
368
00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:52,425
{\an7}IT SEEMED TO GET DARKER.
369
00:19:52,458 --> 00:19:55,661
{\an7}THERE WAS NOT VERY MUCH
\h\hILLUMINATION AT ALL.
370
00:19:55,695 --> 00:19:59,732
{\an7}OUR GOGGLES WERE BASICALLY
\h\h\hALMOST SHUTTING DOWN
371
00:19:59,765 --> 00:20:02,034
{\an7}BECAUSE OF THAT.
372
00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:06,339
{\an7}Narrator: NOW TO SEE IN THE DARK
373
00:20:06,372 --> 00:20:09,075
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY HAVE TO RELY
ON THEIR INFRARED CAMERA.
374
00:20:09,108 --> 00:20:11,510
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE SMALL SCREEN
DISPLAYS THE RESIDUAL HEAT
375
00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:12,912
{\an7}FROM THE MOUNTAIN ROCKS--
376
00:20:12,945 --> 00:20:15,881
{\an7}OUTLINING THE HORIZON AHEAD.
377
00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,595
{\an7}Skinny: WE PRETTY MUCH WERE
\h\h\h\hHUGGING THE TERRAIN.
378
00:20:29,628 --> 00:20:31,997
{\an7}\hWE‘RE CLIMBING NOW BECAUSE
WE’D BEEN IN A RIVER VALLEY.
379
00:20:32,031 --> 00:20:36,636
{\an7}\h\hWE’RE TRYING TO CLIMB UP TO
THE ELEVATION WHERE THE LZ WAS.
380
00:20:36,669 --> 00:20:37,904
{\an7}AND SO WE’RE CLIMBING UP
381
00:20:37,937 --> 00:20:40,239
{\an7}\h\h\hAND TRYING TO FOLLOW
THE CONTOURS BEST WE CAN,
382
00:20:40,272 --> 00:20:41,740
{\an7}AND IT’S ALL ON MY SIDE,
383
00:20:41,774 --> 00:20:46,045
{\an7}\h\hSO THE MOUNTAINS ARE ON THE
RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.
384
00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:55,788
{\an7}Spanky: BUT THEN
AS WE GOT CLOSER
385
00:20:55,821 --> 00:21:00,759
{\an7}WE STARTED SEEING, IT SEEMED
\h\hAT FIRST LIKE LIGHTNING.
386
00:21:00,793 --> 00:21:03,796
{\an7}BUT WE SOON REALIZED
\h\hIT WASN‘T THAT.
387
00:21:05,831 --> 00:21:07,800
{\an7}Narrator: THE LIGHTNING
\h\hIS ACTUALLY GUNFIRE
388
00:21:07,833 --> 00:21:10,135
{\an7}FROM AMERICAN FORCES.
389
00:21:10,169 --> 00:21:11,937
{\an7}Skinny: THEY’RE COVERING
THE SOUND OF OUR ROTORS
390
00:21:11,971 --> 00:21:16,809
{\an7}\hWITH LARGE GUNFIRE,
U.S. FRIENDLY GUNFIRE.
391
00:21:16,842 --> 00:21:20,512
{\an7}YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE ROUNDS
IMPACTING THE RIDGE, YOU KNOW,
392
00:21:20,546 --> 00:21:22,948
{\an7}\h\hABOUT A MILE OFF
FROM WHERE WE WERE.
393
00:21:24,683 --> 00:21:26,118
{\an7}Man on radio: LEFT SIDE.
394
00:21:29,522 --> 00:21:31,057
{\an7}Narrator: BELOW THEM
\h\h\hA BATTLE RAGES
395
00:21:31,090 --> 00:21:33,759
{\an7}BETWEEN U.S. FORCES
\h\hAND THE TALIBAN.
396
00:21:33,793 --> 00:21:37,263
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE VALLEY IS ALIVE
WITH INFRARED MARKER STROBES.
397
00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:39,198
{\an7}THESE BRIGHT PULSES
\h\hARE ONLY VISIBLE
398
00:21:39,231 --> 00:21:41,300
{\an7}WITH NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.
399
00:21:41,333 --> 00:21:43,468
{\an7}THIS IS HOW EVERY RANGER
\h\h\h\h\hON THE GROUND
400
00:21:43,502 --> 00:21:45,170
{\an7}AND AMERICAN AIRCRAFT IN THE SKY
401
00:21:45,204 --> 00:21:48,207
{\an7}IDENTIFIES THEMSELVES.
402
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,209
{\an7}\hSpanky: EVERYBODY
IN THEIR RIGHT MIND
403
00:21:50,242 --> 00:21:52,478
{\an7}IS TURNING ON THEIR STROBE LIGHT
404
00:21:52,511 --> 00:21:55,481
{\an7}AND SAYING HEY, I‘M A FRIENDLY,
DON‘T SHOOT OVER HERE.
405
00:21:58,584 --> 00:22:01,854
{\an7}\hJosh: AN IR STROBE LOOKS A LOT
LIKE, YOU KNOW, MUZZLE FLASHES.
406
00:22:01,887 --> 00:22:04,456
{\an7}\hIT’S REALLY HARD
TO KEEP YOUR CALM
407
00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:07,693
{\an7}AND NOT BE TRIGGER HAPPY.
408
00:22:07,726 --> 00:22:10,596
{\an7}Narrator: TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF BEING HIT BY ENEMY FIRE,
409
00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:13,599
{\an7}THEY BEGIN EVASIVE MANEUVERS,
\h\h\h\h\hYANKING AND BANKING
410
00:22:13,632 --> 00:22:16,401
{\an7}THROUGH THE TWISTS AND TURNS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE VALLEY.
411
00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:22,608
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHEY ARE ENTERING
A DANGEROUSLY HOT WAR ZONE.
412
00:22:27,379 --> 00:22:28,847
{\an7}Spanky: THIS IS REALLY BAD.
413
00:22:28,881 --> 00:22:31,050
{\an7}IT’S SCARY DARK,
414
00:22:31,083 --> 00:22:35,154
{\an7}BUT AT LEAST THE LANDING ZONE
\hIS GOING TO BE ILLUMINATED.
415
00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:36,455
{\an7}Narrator: BUT THERE’S NO SIGN
416
00:22:36,488 --> 00:22:38,757
{\an7}\h\h\hOF THE SPOTLIGHT
SPANKY IS EXPECTING--
417
00:22:38,791 --> 00:22:42,128
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE INFRARED NIGHT SUN
ON BOARD THE SPECTRE GUNSHIP
418
00:22:42,161 --> 00:22:43,796
{\an7}CANNOT BURN THROUGH
\h\hTHE CLOUD LAYER
419
00:22:43,829 --> 00:22:46,865
{\an7}TO ILLUMINATE THE LANDING ZONE.
420
00:22:46,899 --> 00:22:50,736
{\an7}Spanky: I REMEMBER THE GUNSHIP
\h\h\h\hVERY LOUDLY SCREAMING,
421
00:22:50,769 --> 00:22:54,406
{\an7}"HALOS, NEGATIVE BURN,
\h\h\hNEGATIVE BURN."
422
00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,409
{\an7}Narrator: THE HELICOPTER’S
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLANDING ZONE
423
00:22:56,442 --> 00:22:59,045
{\an7}IS SHROUDED IN TOTAL DARKNESS.
424
00:23:04,416 --> 00:23:06,251
{\an7}THEN A LUCKY BREAK.
425
00:23:06,285 --> 00:23:08,687
{\an7}FLYING MUCH LOWER, A-10 WARTHOGS
426
00:23:08,721 --> 00:23:11,591
{\an7}\h\h\h\hARE ATTACKING
THE TALIBAN POSITIONS.
427
00:23:15,561 --> 00:23:18,497
{\an7}ONE WARTHOG PILOT SPOTS
\h\hA GAP IN THE CLOUDS
428
00:23:18,530 --> 00:23:20,198
{\an7}AND WITH SPLIT-SECOND TIMING
429
00:23:20,232 --> 00:23:23,502
{\an7}PINPOINTS THE LANDING ZONE
WITH HIS TARGETING LASER.
430
00:23:23,535 --> 00:23:25,804
{\an7}Spanky: IT’S JUST
\hA BEAM OF LIGHT
431
00:23:25,838 --> 00:23:29,408
{\an7}EXACTLY WHERE I NEEDED TO LAND.
432
00:23:29,441 --> 00:23:30,809
{\an7}Gonzo: IT WAS LIKE
THE FINGER OF GOD.
433
00:23:30,843 --> 00:23:33,179
{\an7}LIKE, AH, THERE‘S THE LZ.
434
00:23:33,212 --> 00:23:34,380
{\an7}\hTHAT’S HOW WE GOT
A REALLY GOOD SIGHT
435
00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:36,649
{\an7}OF WHAT THE LZ LOOKED LIKE.
436
00:23:41,820 --> 00:23:44,323
{\an7}Narrator: THIS LANDING ZONE
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS A TINY SHELF
437
00:23:44,356 --> 00:23:46,725
{\an7}HACKED FROM THE SIDE
\h\h\hOF A MOUNTAIN.
438
00:23:46,759 --> 00:23:48,027
{\an7}Checky: TO BE HONEST,
\h\h\hIT WAS KIND OF,
439
00:23:48,060 --> 00:23:51,530
{\an7}IT WAS THE SIZE OF AN LZ
440
00:23:51,563 --> 00:23:53,932
{\an7}\h\hTHAT I DON’T THINK PILOTS
WOULD EVEN LAND IN THE DAYTIME
441
00:23:53,966 --> 00:23:55,634
{\an7}IF THEY REALLY HAD THE CHANCE.
442
00:23:55,668 --> 00:23:58,771
{\an7}\h\hI MEAN, I WAS THINKING,
"WOW, THIS IS PRETTY SMALL.
443
00:23:58,804 --> 00:24:00,706
{\an7}ARE WE GONNA LAND HERE?‘
444
00:24:06,478 --> 00:24:09,081
{\an7}\hNarrator: FLIGHT LEADER SKINNY
PREPARES TO DROP THE GLOW STICK
445
00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:10,449
{\an7}THAT WILL MARK THE SPOT
446
00:24:10,482 --> 00:24:14,019
{\an7}WHERE SPANKY IS SUPPOSED TO LAND
IN THE SECOND HELICOPTER.
447
00:24:24,196 --> 00:24:26,799
{\an7}SKINNY SCORES A BULL’S-EYE
\h\h\hWITH THE GLOW STICK,
448
00:24:26,832 --> 00:24:30,836
{\an7}AND JUST AS PLANNED, HE BANKS
\h\h\hAWAY TO DRAW ENEMY FIRE.
449
00:24:30,869 --> 00:24:34,206
{\an7}IF THE TALIBAN TAKE THE BAIT,
\hTHE PATH SHOULD NOW BE CLEAR
450
00:24:34,239 --> 00:24:37,275
{\an7}FOR SPANKY‘S HELICOPTER
\h\hTO MAKE THE PICKUP.
451
00:24:43,015 --> 00:24:48,287
{\an7}\h\h\hMan: LZ IS STARTING
TO COME INTO VIEW THERE...
452
00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,856
{\an7}POWER IS GOOD.
453
00:24:50,889 --> 00:24:52,591
{\an7}\hChecky: I NEVER GOT THE SENSE
IT WAS GOING TO BE THAT TRICKY.
454
00:24:52,624 --> 00:24:55,127
{\an7}I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA BIT HAIRY.
455
00:24:59,365 --> 00:25:01,634
{\an7}\hNarrator: AS COMMANDER,
SPANKY TAKES THE CONTROLS
456
00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:03,702
{\an7}FOR THE FINAL APPROACH.
457
00:25:07,206 --> 00:25:08,441
{\an7}Spanky: I REMEMBER DAVE GONZALES
458
00:25:08,474 --> 00:25:10,443
{\an7}\h\h\hHAD HIS HANDS
UP ON THE THROTTLES
459
00:25:10,476 --> 00:25:12,979
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIN ORDER TO GO
TO EMERGENCY LOCKOUT.
460
00:25:13,012 --> 00:25:16,782
{\an7}TO GIVE US MORE POWER
IF THAT WAS THE CASE.
461
00:25:16,815 --> 00:25:18,083
{\an7}Man: LOOKING GOOD, CREW.
462
00:25:18,117 --> 00:25:21,087
{\an7}\h\h2,000 POUNDS...
POWER’S GOOD, 65...
463
00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:24,357
{\an7}Spanky: SETTING UP
\hFOR THE LANDING,
464
00:25:24,390 --> 00:25:28,761
{\an7}I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I THINK
IT‘S ACTUALLY GOING TO WORK.
465
00:25:28,794 --> 00:25:31,997
{\an7}AND THEN IT ALL WENT SOUTH
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN A HURRY.
466
00:25:34,967 --> 00:25:36,802
{\an7}Checky: YOU CAN FEEL
\hTHE PITCH CHANGE,
467
00:25:36,835 --> 00:25:37,969
{\an7}YOU CAN FEEL THE PITCH
\h\h\hIN THE BLADES...
468
00:25:38,003 --> 00:25:41,907
{\an7}YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINES.
469
00:25:41,940 --> 00:25:43,575
{\an7}EVEN THOUGH MY ADRENALIN
\h\h\h\hHAD BEEN GOING,
470
00:25:43,609 --> 00:25:45,144
{\an7}MY HEART STARTED BEATING
\h\h\hA LITTLE BIT MORE.
471
00:25:45,177 --> 00:25:49,114
{\an7}\hIT WAS LIKE "OK, OK, HERE WE
ARE. LET’S JUST STAY FOCUSED."
472
00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:53,119
{\an7}\h\h\hGonzo: YOU KNOW, ALL UP
TO THAT POINT, ALL THE WAY UP
473
00:25:53,152 --> 00:25:54,553
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO WHERE WE WERE
10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND
474
00:25:54,586 --> 00:25:56,855
{\an7}EVERYTHING WAS NICE AND CALM.
475
00:26:05,597 --> 00:26:08,767
{\an7}Checky: AND THEN BROWNOUT.
476
00:26:08,801 --> 00:26:10,770
{\an7}Narrator: IN THE LAST SECONDS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE APPROACH,
477
00:26:10,803 --> 00:26:12,104
{\an7}THE DOWNWASH OF THE ROTORS
478
00:26:12,137 --> 00:26:16,642
{\an7}WHIPS UP A BLINDING CLOUD
\h\h\h\h\hOF DESERT DUST.
479
00:26:16,675 --> 00:26:17,843
{\an7}Spanky: AND THAT’S PROBABLY
480
00:26:17,876 --> 00:26:20,112
{\an7}A HELICOPTER PILOT‘S
\h\hWORST NIGHTMARE.
481
00:26:20,145 --> 00:26:23,248
{\an7}\hUP IN THE MOUNTAINS,
ON A VERY DARK NIGHT,
482
00:26:23,282 --> 00:26:27,386
{\an7}IN A VERY TIGHT, CONFINED SPACE.
483
00:26:27,419 --> 00:26:30,956
{\an7}BROWNING OUT AND NOW LOSING
\h\h\hALL VISUAL REFERENCES.
484
00:26:33,826 --> 00:26:37,396
{\an7}Checky: NOW I CAN NO LONGER SEE
THE STROBE LIGHTS ON THE LZ,
485
00:26:37,429 --> 00:26:39,531
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND IF I CAN’T SEE
THE STROBE LIGHTS ON THE LZ,
486
00:26:39,565 --> 00:26:41,267
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE PILOTS CAN’T SEE
THE STROBE LIGHTS ON THE LZ,
487
00:26:41,300 --> 00:26:43,335
{\an7}AND THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM.
488
00:26:46,338 --> 00:26:49,808
{\an7}Spanky: WE’VE GOT INSTRUMENTS
TO KIND OF TELL US OUR DRIFT,
489
00:26:49,842 --> 00:26:54,080
{\an7}BUT IT’S JUST WE CAN’T FLY
\h\hWITH OUR EYES CLOSED,
490
00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:57,683
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND IT FEELS LIKE
YOU‘VE GOT YOUR EYES CLOSED.
491
00:26:57,716 --> 00:27:01,253
{\an7}\h\hIF I WAS DRIFTING AND TRIED
TO BRING IT DOWN ON THE GROUND,
492
00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:03,221
{\an7}MY TIRES WOULD HIT,
493
00:27:03,255 --> 00:27:06,692
{\an7}AND I WOULD INEVITABLY,
\hMOST LIKELY ROLL OVER.
494
00:27:08,527 --> 00:27:10,429
{\an7}Narrator: IN A BROWNOUT
\h\h\hIT’S HARD TO TELL
495
00:27:10,462 --> 00:27:13,231
{\an7}\h\hWHETHER THE HELICOPTER
IS DRIFTING LEFT OR RIGHT.
496
00:27:15,567 --> 00:27:18,103
{\an7}A PILOT LANDING BLIND
\hON AN UNEVEN SURFACE
497
00:27:18,137 --> 00:27:21,107
{\an7}RISKS ROLLING OVER.
498
00:27:21,140 --> 00:27:23,142
{\an7}\h\hTHE FIRST WHEEL
TO TOUCH THE GROUND
499
00:27:23,175 --> 00:27:24,576
{\an7}BECOMES A TIPPING POINT--
500
00:27:24,610 --> 00:27:26,512
{\an7}THAT CAN TRIGGER DISASTER.
501
00:27:26,545 --> 00:27:28,981
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSpanky: IT’S VERY EASY
FOR THE HELICOPTER TO CONTINUE
502
00:27:29,014 --> 00:27:30,682
{\an7}AND PIVOT ON THAT POINT,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hROLL OVER,
503
00:27:30,716 --> 00:27:34,286
{\an7}AND BLADES HIT THE GROUND
AND THAT’S ALL SHE WROTE.
504
00:27:36,288 --> 00:27:38,557
{\an7}\hNarrator: AS THEY BRACE
THEMSELVES FOR TOUCHDOWN,
505
00:27:38,590 --> 00:27:41,860
{\an7}SPANKY’S CREW ARE ALL
\h\hON MAXIMUM ALERT.
506
00:27:43,862 --> 00:27:45,630
{\an7}\hGonzo: I REMEMBER
LOOKING TO MY LEFT,
507
00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:48,333
{\an7}AND I COULD SEE A WALL
\h\hFROM THE MOUNTAIN,
508
00:27:48,367 --> 00:27:50,269
{\an7}AND I JUST SAW THAT,
AND I’M LIKE [beep]
509
00:27:50,302 --> 00:27:53,539
{\an7}IF WE BUMP OVER 15, 10 FEET,
\h\h\h\hWHATEVER IT MAY BE,
510
00:27:53,572 --> 00:27:56,542
{\an7}WE‘RE GOING TO HIT THAT WALL.
511
00:27:56,575 --> 00:28:01,747
{\an7}AND THEN SPANKY SAW ON HIS SIDE
A 1,500, 2,000-FOOT DROP-OFF.
512
00:28:06,251 --> 00:28:08,353
{\an7}Narrator: ON A NARROW LEDGE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN A BROWNOUT
513
00:28:08,387 --> 00:28:11,190
{\an7}THERE‘S LITTLE ROOM
\h\h\h\h\hFOR ERROR.
514
00:28:11,223 --> 00:28:13,759
{\an7}Spanky: I STARTED DRIFTING
\h\h\h\hUNFORTUNATELY LEFT
515
00:28:13,792 --> 00:28:15,827
{\an7}TOWARDS THE ROCK FACE,
516
00:28:15,861 --> 00:28:19,164
{\an7}WHERE MY ROTORS WOULD HIT,
\h\hAND INEVITABLY CRASH.
517
00:28:19,198 --> 00:28:24,103
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THEN WE‘D HAVE
A BIGGER PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS.
518
00:28:24,136 --> 00:28:25,471
{\an7}Gonzo: I TOLD THE GUYS
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE BACK,
519
00:28:25,504 --> 00:28:27,206
{\an7}I’M LIKE, IF YOU GUYS
\h\hARE PRAYING GUYS,
520
00:28:27,239 --> 00:28:28,941
{\an7}YOU MIGHT WANT TO PRAY NOW.
521
00:28:30,576 --> 00:28:31,977
{\an7}Checky: BEING IN THE BUSINESS
\h\h\h\h\h\hAS LONG AS I HAVE,
522
00:28:32,010 --> 00:28:34,980
{\an7}I KNOW THAT HELICOPTER CRASHES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hARE NASTY,
523
00:28:35,013 --> 00:28:38,049
{\an7}AND THERE’S ONE THING YOU CAN DO
TO KIND OF MAYBE SAVE YOURSELF
524
00:28:38,083 --> 00:28:39,851
{\an7}AND IT’S LAY DOWN.
525
00:28:39,885 --> 00:28:41,320
{\an7}SO AT THAT POINT
526
00:28:41,353 --> 00:28:44,456
{\an7}I FIGURED WE‘RE GOING TO HIT,
\h\h\h\hWE‘RE GOING TO CRASH.
527
00:28:44,489 --> 00:28:47,492
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: BY NOW SPANKY
SHOULD BE SAFELY ON THE GROUND.
528
00:28:47,526 --> 00:28:49,895
{\an7}BUT HE’S STILL HOVERING
\h\hBLIND IN THE DUST--
529
00:28:49,928 --> 00:28:54,633
{\an7}\h\h\h\hCOMPLETELY DEPENDENT
ON DIRECTIONS FROM HIS CREW.
530
00:28:54,666 --> 00:28:56,535
{\an7}Checky: YOU CAN HEAR THE PILOTS,
JUST BACK AND FORTH,
531
00:28:56,568 --> 00:28:58,170
{\an7}STOP LEFT, STOP RIGHT,
\hSTOP LEFT, YOU KNOW,
532
00:28:58,203 --> 00:29:01,073
{\an7}AND IT JUST CONTINUES, THE PILOT
HAS CONTROLS, CO-PILOT,
533
00:29:01,106 --> 00:29:05,744
{\an7}AND IT WAS AN ORCHESTRA OF...
534
00:29:05,777 --> 00:29:07,946
{\an7}I DON‘T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO EXPLAIN IT.
535
00:29:07,980 --> 00:29:10,583
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hJosh: I HAD NOTICED
THE TAIL HAD GOTTEN SOMEWHERE
536
00:29:10,616 --> 00:29:16,388
{\an7}BETWEEN 2 1/2 TO 5 FEET
\hOF SOME OF THE TREES.
537
00:29:16,421 --> 00:29:18,423
{\an7}I TOLD THE PILOT,
538
00:29:18,457 --> 00:29:21,660
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND AS I WAS KIND OF
TURNING AROUND IN THE AIRCRAFT,
539
00:29:21,693 --> 00:29:23,161
{\an7}I HAD TO GET MY BEARINGS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hABOUT ME
540
00:29:23,195 --> 00:29:25,364
{\an7}AND FIGURE OUT WHICH WAS LEFT
\h\h\h\h\hAND WHICH WAS RIGHT
541
00:29:25,397 --> 00:29:28,300
{\an7}\hTO HIM, TO ME,
TO THE AIRCRAFT.
542
00:29:28,333 --> 00:29:30,836
{\an7}SO IT GOT A LITTLE CONFUSING.
543
00:29:30,869 --> 00:29:32,437
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hGonzo: IF YOU’VE GOT
A NICE, CALM PERSON IN THE BACK
544
00:29:32,471 --> 00:29:36,308
{\an7}SAYING, HEY, MAN, STOP RIGHT,
\hNEED TO COME A LITTLE LEFT,
545
00:29:36,341 --> 00:29:38,176
{\an7}\h\h\h\hYOU’RE GOING TO PUT
A LITTLE LEFT CORRECTION IN.
546
00:29:38,210 --> 00:29:39,411
{\an7}\h\hBUT WHEN YOU GOT
SOMEBODY IN THE BACK
547
00:29:39,444 --> 00:29:41,413
{\an7}SCREAMING "STOP RIGHT!
\h\h\h\h\hSTOP RIGHT!"
548
00:29:41,446 --> 00:29:42,647
{\an7}YOU’RE GOING TO REACT
549
00:29:42,681 --> 00:29:43,882
{\an7}TO WHATEVER YOU’RE HEARING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE BACK
550
00:29:43,915 --> 00:29:45,316
{\an7}’CAUSE THIS COULD BE
SOME BIG TREE THERE
551
00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:47,686
{\an7}AND YOU REALLY WANT TO GET
\h\h\h\hTHE AIRCRAFT AWAY.
552
00:29:47,719 --> 00:29:49,454
{\an7}Narrator: THE WARNING CRIES
553
00:29:49,488 --> 00:29:51,690
{\an7}TO AVOID HITTING THE WALL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOR THE TREES
554
00:29:51,723 --> 00:29:54,893
{\an7}MAKE SPANKY PULL THE AIRCRAFT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHARD RIGHT.
555
00:29:54,926 --> 00:29:56,761
{\an7}AT THE SAME TIME, GONZO,
556
00:29:56,795 --> 00:29:58,964
{\an7}FEARFUL OF THE DROP-OFF
\h\h\hON THE OTHER SIDE,
557
00:29:58,997 --> 00:30:03,368
{\an7}\hGOES TO THE DUAL CONTROLS TO
PREVENT SPANKY OVERCORRECTING.
558
00:30:03,402 --> 00:30:05,571
{\an7}\hTHE PAVE HAWK HAS
TWO SETS OF CONTROLS
559
00:30:05,604 --> 00:30:07,673
{\an7}THAT CAN BE OPERATED
\h\hSIMULTANEOUSLY--
560
00:30:07,706 --> 00:30:08,807
{\an7}OR IN THIS CASE,
561
00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,576
{\an7}\h\h\h\hALLOW A CO-PILOT
TO MODERATE A MANEUVER.
562
00:30:14,112 --> 00:30:16,147
{\an7}Gonzo: I JUST PUT MY HAND
\h\h\h\h\hUP BY THE STICK
563
00:30:16,181 --> 00:30:17,916
{\an7}’CAUSE I WAS EXPECTING
\h\hA HUGE CORRECTION,
564
00:30:17,949 --> 00:30:21,052
{\an7}AND I JUST KEPT SPANKY
\h\hFROM MAKING THAT.
565
00:30:21,086 --> 00:30:23,288
{\an7}\h\h\h\hMY TECHNIQUE IS
WHEN I COME INTO THE LZ
566
00:30:23,322 --> 00:30:24,356
{\an7}10 FEET OFF THE GROUND,
567
00:30:24,389 --> 00:30:25,690
{\an7}LOOK FOR A REFERENCE.
568
00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:29,061
{\an7}A ROCK, ANYTHING THAT‘S
NOT GOING TO BLOW AWAY.
569
00:30:29,094 --> 00:30:31,163
{\an7}AND I WENT DOWN AND LOOKED,
AND I DIDN’T SEE, YOU KNOW,
570
00:30:31,196 --> 00:30:33,498
{\an7}I JUST DIDN’T SEE NOTHING,
\h\h\h\hIT WAS JUST DUST.
571
00:30:39,037 --> 00:30:41,473
{\an7}Spanky: THINGS STARTED GOING
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN SLOW MOTION.
572
00:30:41,506 --> 00:30:43,541
{\an7}I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO CRASH,
573
00:30:43,575 --> 00:30:46,278
{\an7}AND I KNEW I WAS GOING
TO LET EVERYBODY DOWN.
574
00:30:49,481 --> 00:30:51,650
{\an7}EVERYTHING STARTS ROLLING
\h\h\hTHROUGH YOUR HEAD--
575
00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:56,655
{\an7}\h\h\hMISSION PREPARATION,
YOUR FAMILY, YOUR KIDS...
576
00:30:58,657 --> 00:31:02,427
{\an7}\h\hAND JUST THE SENSE
OF GRIEF AND FAILURE,
577
00:31:02,461 --> 00:31:06,899
{\an7}\h\h\hLIKE WE CAME HERE TO PICK
THIS GUY UP THAT NEEDS OUR HELP
578
00:31:06,932 --> 00:31:10,536
{\an7}\hAND NOW I‘M GOING TO CRASH
AND ROLL DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.
579
00:31:10,569 --> 00:31:12,938
{\an7}BUT RIGHT WHEN I FELT
\h\hTHAT ALL WAS LOST,
580
00:31:12,971 --> 00:31:16,107
{\an7}WHEN THE DUST CLEARED
\h\h\h\hJUST ENOUGH--
581
00:31:16,141 --> 00:31:17,943
{\an7}\h\hI COULDN’T SEE THE GROUND,
I COULDN’T SEE THE ROCK FACE,
582
00:31:17,976 --> 00:31:19,211
{\an7}I COULDN’T SEE ANYTHING
583
00:31:19,244 --> 00:31:21,947
{\an7}BUT THAT TERRACE THAT WAS
\h\h\h\h\hON MY LEFT SIDE
584
00:31:21,980 --> 00:31:25,484
{\an7}CAME IN FRONT OF ME,
\hAND ABOUT 50 FEET,
585
00:31:25,517 --> 00:31:27,853
{\an7}40 FEET OFF MY NOSE,
\h\h\h\hI COULD SEE
586
00:31:27,886 --> 00:31:31,156
{\an7}WHAT I COULD DESCRIBE
\h\hAS A HANGING POT.
587
00:31:31,189 --> 00:31:34,626
{\an7}AS A CHILD ON OUR BACK PATIO
WHERE MY MOM HAD THESE POTS
588
00:31:34,659 --> 00:31:37,595
{\an7}THAT HUNG OUT ON OUR PORCH,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIF YOU WILL,
589
00:31:37,629 --> 00:31:40,499
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND THAT THE PLANT
WOULD JUST DRAPE OFF OF IT,
590
00:31:40,532 --> 00:31:44,403
{\an7}\h\hAND WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE
LEAVES WOULD RUSTLE AND STUFF.
591
00:31:47,439 --> 00:31:49,408
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSpanky: AND THAT WAS
THE ONLY THING I COULD SEE--
592
00:31:49,441 --> 00:31:51,143
{\an7}\hI COULDN’T SEE THE GROUND,
I COULDN’T SEE THE VILLAGE,
593
00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:52,978
{\an7}I COULDN’T SEE THE ROCK WALL--
594
00:31:53,011 --> 00:31:56,548
{\an7}I COULDN’T SEE ANYTHING
\hBUT THIS BLOWING BUSH.
595
00:31:58,950 --> 00:32:01,386
{\an7}IT WAS A HOVER REFERENCE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT I HAD
596
00:32:01,420 --> 00:32:05,524
{\an7}THAT COULD TELL ME LEFT OR RIGHT
OR UP OR DOWN,
597
00:32:05,557 --> 00:32:09,494
{\an7}\h\h\hAND I INSTANTLY WAS ABLE
TO GET CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT
598
00:32:09,528 --> 00:32:11,263
{\an7}INTO A SOLID HOVER.
599
00:32:16,601 --> 00:32:18,603
{\an7}Narrator: ONLY WHEN
\h\hTHE DUST SETTLES
600
00:32:18,637 --> 00:32:22,674
{\an7}DID THEY REALIZE THE INCREDIBLE
TIGHTNESS OF THE LANDING ZONE.
601
00:32:22,707 --> 00:32:28,580
{\an7}Spanky: WE WERE PROBABLY LESS
\hTHAN TWO FEET FROM THE EDGE.
602
00:32:28,613 --> 00:32:30,748
{\an7}I WOULDN’T EVEN HAVE DONE THIS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN TUCSON
603
00:32:30,782 --> 00:32:32,984
{\an7}DURING THE DAY, PROBABLY.
604
00:32:33,018 --> 00:32:35,220
{\an7}IT WOULD JUST HAVE BEEN STUPID.
605
00:32:35,253 --> 00:32:36,421
{\an7}YEAH.
606
00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:38,290
{\an7}I WOULDN’T HAVE DONE IT
\h\hEVEN DURING THE DAY.
607
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:52,838
{\an7}\h\hChecky: WE LANDED, THEIR JOB
IS DONE, WELL, FOR THE MEANTIME.
608
00:32:52,871 --> 00:32:55,974
{\an7}MY JOB BEGINS.
609
00:32:56,007 --> 00:32:57,275
{\an7}SO WE JUMP OUT.
610
00:32:57,309 --> 00:32:58,777
{\an7}AND AS WE’RE COMING OUT,
611
00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:02,480
{\an7}\h\h\h\hI SEE SOMETHING DIRECTLY
STRAIGHT BEHIND THE TAIL ROTOR.
612
00:33:02,514 --> 00:33:04,082
{\an7}WHATEVER THIS IS COMING AT US,
613
00:33:04,115 --> 00:33:05,984
{\an7}\h\h\hWE DON’T WANT IT TO GET
ANYWHERE NEAR THE HELICOPTER,
614
00:33:06,017 --> 00:33:07,552
{\an7}\h\h\hYOU HAVE TO KIND OF
PROTECT THE CREW AS WELL.
615
00:33:07,586 --> 00:33:09,054
{\an7}IT’S PART OF THE DEAL.
616
00:33:09,087 --> 00:33:13,325
{\an7}SO I SEE WHAT LOOKS TO BE
\h\h\h\hA MAN, A BIG GUY,
617
00:33:13,358 --> 00:33:15,594
{\an7}AND HE’S WEARING
AFGHANI CLOTHES,
618
00:33:15,627 --> 00:33:17,095
{\an7}WE CALL THEM MANJAMMIES,
619
00:33:17,128 --> 00:33:18,229
{\an7}AND ONE OF THE THINGS
GOING THROUGH MY HEAD
620
00:33:18,263 --> 00:33:20,065
{\an7}WAS IF IT WERE AN AMERICAN,
621
00:33:20,098 --> 00:33:21,733
{\an7}LET’S JUST SAY AN AMERICAN
\h\h\h\h\hWERE DRESSED UP,
622
00:33:21,766 --> 00:33:23,568
{\an7}CHANCES ARE THEY’RE NOT GOING TO
WALK UP TO A TAIL ROTOR.
623
00:33:23,602 --> 00:33:25,804
{\an7}THEY KNOW IT’S A HELICOPTER,
\h\hI AM GOING TO GO AROUND.
624
00:33:25,837 --> 00:33:28,306
{\an7}THAT‘S JUST A RULE, YOU DON‘T GO
NEAR THE TAIL ROTOR.
625
00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:29,708
{\an7}SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME,
626
00:33:29,741 --> 00:33:33,044
{\an7}I HAD TO THINK QUICKLY
AND I DREW MY WEAPON.
627
00:33:33,078 --> 00:33:35,414
{\an7}AND MY PLAN WAS TO SHOOT HIM,
628
00:33:35,447 --> 00:33:38,050
{\an7}BECAUSE AT THIS POINT
HE WAS A THREAT TO ME.
629
00:33:38,083 --> 00:33:42,454
{\an7}\h\h\hA SECOND INDIVIDUAL
COMES OUT FROM BEHIND HIM.
630
00:33:42,487 --> 00:33:43,822
{\an7}SO NOW I’M THINKING, OK,
631
00:33:43,855 --> 00:33:45,023
{\an7}I’VE GOT TWO GUYS
THAT ARE THREATS,
632
00:33:45,056 --> 00:33:46,591
{\an7}I‘M JUST GOING TO SHOOT
\h\h\hTHE BOTH OF THEM.
633
00:33:46,625 --> 00:33:48,594
{\an7}AND LITERALLY HAD MY FINGER
\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE TRIGGER,
634
00:33:48,627 --> 00:33:51,263
{\an7}AND THEN IMMEDIATELY,
\h\h\h\hAND THANK GOD,
635
00:33:51,296 --> 00:33:53,698
{\an7}THE THIRD PERSON COMES OUT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM BEHIND.
636
00:33:53,732 --> 00:33:55,734
{\an7}AND THE THIRD PERSON
\h\h\h\hWAS CLEARLY,
637
00:33:55,767 --> 00:33:57,535
{\an7}CLEARLY UNITED STATES MILITARY.
638
00:33:57,569 --> 00:33:58,870
{\an7}I’M LOOKING AT HIM NOW,
\h\h\h\hI’M THIS CLOSE,
639
00:33:58,904 --> 00:34:00,906
{\an7}AND I KNOW HE‘S AMERICAN.
640
00:34:00,939 --> 00:34:02,340
{\an7}Narrator: IT’S A U.S. RANGER,
641
00:34:02,374 --> 00:34:05,744
{\an7}\h\h\hAND HE QUICKLY INDICATES
WHICH OF THE MEN IS LUTTRELL.
642
00:34:05,777 --> 00:34:09,748
{\an7}TO CHECKY’S SURPRISE, LUTTRELL
IS DRESSED IN AFGHANI CLOTHES
643
00:34:09,781 --> 00:34:12,417
{\an7}AND ALSO ABLE TO WALK.
644
00:34:12,450 --> 00:34:14,152
{\an7}Checky: I IMMEDIATELY,
\h\h\hINSTINCTIVELY GO
645
00:34:14,185 --> 00:34:15,787
{\an7}INTO AN AUTHENTICATION ROLE,
646
00:34:15,820 --> 00:34:17,121
{\an7}AND ONE OF THE THINGS
\h\h\h\hI’D MEMORIZED
647
00:34:17,155 --> 00:34:20,358
{\an7}WAS HIS FAVORITE SUPERHERO
\h\h\h\h\h\hWAS SPIDERMAN.
648
00:34:20,392 --> 00:34:22,561
{\an7}\hHE‘D ALSO HAD
HIS DOG‘S NAME.
649
00:34:22,594 --> 00:34:24,329
{\an7}NOW I REALLY ONLY NEEDED
TO ASK HIM ONE QUESTION,
650
00:34:24,362 --> 00:34:25,697
{\an7}\h\hBUT I WENT AHEAD
AND ASKED HIM BOTH.
651
00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:27,932
{\an7}BUT ANYWAY I ASKED HIM WHAT’S
\h\h\hYOUR FAVORITE SUPERHERO.
652
00:34:27,966 --> 00:34:31,470
{\an7}AND HE LOOKED AT ME LIKE WHAT,
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT...
653
00:34:31,503 --> 00:34:36,475
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOH, YEAH, OK.
HE TOLD ME IT WAS SPIDERMAN.
654
00:34:36,508 --> 00:34:40,812
{\an7}\h\h\hEXCELLENT, SAME WITH ME,
MY FAVORITE SUPERHERO AS WELL.
655
00:34:43,114 --> 00:34:45,950
{\an7}Narrator: ONCE MARCUS LUTTRELL’S
IDENTITY IS CONFIRMED,
656
00:34:45,984 --> 00:34:49,321
{\an7}\h\hTHEY REALIZE HE NEEDS
URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
657
00:34:49,354 --> 00:34:51,289
{\an7}THEY WILL HAVE TO FLY HIM
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBACK TO BASE
658
00:34:51,323 --> 00:34:55,594
{\an7}\h\hBEFORE ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE
THE DEAD BODIES OF HIS FRIENDS.
659
00:34:55,627 --> 00:34:57,195
{\an7}Checky: THERE IS STILL
\h\hA BATTLE GOING ON,
660
00:34:57,228 --> 00:34:59,664
{\an7}LIKE LITERALLY A HUNDRED METERS
FROM WHERE WE ARE.
661
00:34:59,698 --> 00:35:03,468
{\an7}I MEAN, IT’S LITERALLY,
\h\h\h\hAS WE SIT THERE,
662
00:35:03,501 --> 00:35:05,903
{\an7}\h\hAND I‘M THINKING WE HAVEN‘T
LEFT YET, WHAT‘S GOING ON HERE?
663
00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:07,138
{\an7}AND THEY’RE WAITING FOR ME,
664
00:35:07,172 --> 00:35:09,441
{\an7}\h\hSO I HIT THE MIKE
AND I SAID GO, GO, GO,
665
00:35:09,474 --> 00:35:13,378
{\an7}\hAND THEY’RE LIKE ALL RIGHT,
AND THEN WE WERE UP AND AT IT.
666
00:35:13,411 --> 00:35:15,446
{\an7}[GUNFIRE]
667
00:35:18,083 --> 00:35:20,085
{\an7}Spanky: I PULLED STRAIGHT UP
\h\h\h\h\hAND THEN JUST DOVE
668
00:35:20,118 --> 00:35:23,888
{\an7}\h\hOFF OF THE CLIFF
INTO THE DARK HOLE.
669
00:35:23,922 --> 00:35:25,891
{\an7}Checky: THEN OF COURSE
\h\h\hALL THE CHATTER
670
00:35:25,924 --> 00:35:26,958
{\an7}CAME BACK ON THE INTERCOM.
671
00:35:26,992 --> 00:35:28,794
{\an7}EVERYTHING WAS GOING CRAZY.
672
00:35:28,827 --> 00:35:31,563
{\an7}\h\h\hI LOOKED AT MARCUS,
I STARTED TALKING TO HIM,
673
00:35:31,596 --> 00:35:32,797
{\an7}HE SAT IN THE CORNER.
674
00:35:32,831 --> 00:35:33,999
{\an7}IT WAS KIND OF SURREAL
\h\h\h\hAT THIS POINT.
675
00:35:34,032 --> 00:35:36,101
{\an7}\h\h\h\hI KIND OF REALIZED
THAT WE JUST RESCUED HIM,
676
00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:41,306
{\an7}AND THIS GUY, YOU KNOW, AND
ALL OF HIS BUDDIES ARE DEAD.
677
00:35:41,339 --> 00:35:42,507
{\an7}SO AS I’M LOOKING
\h\h\h\hAT MARCUS,
678
00:35:42,540 --> 00:35:44,342
{\an7}I’VE GOT MY NIGHT VISION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGOGGLE ON,
679
00:35:44,376 --> 00:35:46,912
{\an7}\hAND I’M FOCUSING IT AND I JUST
WANT TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT HIM,
680
00:35:46,945 --> 00:35:48,513
{\an7}\h\hAND YOU COULD SEE
THE LOOK IN HIS EYES,
681
00:35:48,546 --> 00:35:51,883
{\an7}YOU COULD JUST SEE THE INTENSITY
THAT THIS GUY HAD BEEN THROUGH,
682
00:35:51,916 --> 00:35:55,553
{\an7}\h\hAND I DON’T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO EXPLAIN WHAT I SAW,
683
00:35:55,587 --> 00:35:57,889
{\an7}BUT IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING.
684
00:35:57,922 --> 00:35:59,290
{\an7}I TAPPED HIM ON THE SHOULDER,
\h\h\h\h\h\hI SHOOK HIS HAND,
685
00:35:59,324 --> 00:36:01,393
{\an7}I SAID, "WELCOME HOME, BROTHER."
686
00:36:03,795 --> 00:36:06,197
{\an7}Narrator: WITH ONLY FIVE MINUTES
OF FUEL REMAINING,
687
00:36:06,231 --> 00:36:08,400
{\an7}THEY JUST MAKE IT
TO A FORWARD BASE
688
00:36:08,433 --> 00:36:10,969
{\an7}WHERE THEY DELIVER
\hMARCUS LUTTRELL.
689
00:36:15,073 --> 00:36:18,209
{\an7}HIS LEGS FULL OF SHRAPNEL,
\h\h\h\hA SEAL TO THE END,
690
00:36:18,243 --> 00:36:21,613
{\an7}HE INSISTS ON WALKING
\hTO THE MEDICAL UNIT.
691
00:36:24,983 --> 00:36:27,018
{\an7}\hGonzo: WE LANDED
BACK AT JALALABAD,
692
00:36:27,052 --> 00:36:28,687
{\an7}\h\hAND I WAS LIKE, MAN,
JUST LOOKING AT SPANKY,
693
00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:30,155
{\an7}LIKE, YEAH, MAN, WE DID IT.
694
00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:32,357
{\an7}WE‘RE DONE.
695
00:36:32,390 --> 00:36:35,326
{\an7}THAT‘S WHEN EVERYTHING
\h\hSTARTED TO HIT ME.
696
00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:38,263
{\an7}\hTHE PJs IN THE BACK,
ESPECIALLY PIERCECCHI,
697
00:36:38,296 --> 00:36:39,798
{\an7}WAS WHOOPING AND HOLLERING--
698
00:36:39,831 --> 00:36:44,169
{\an7}\h\hHE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE MY
WINDOW POUNDING ON THE GLASS.
699
00:36:44,202 --> 00:36:47,305
{\an7}AND I JUST REMEMBER THINKING
700
00:36:47,338 --> 00:36:50,441
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY HAVE NO IDEA
HOW CLOSE WE WERE TO CRASHING,
701
00:36:50,475 --> 00:36:52,744
{\an7}\hAND I DON’T THINK
THEY FULLY REALIZED
702
00:36:52,777 --> 00:36:54,612
{\an7}JUST HOW CLOSE THEY WERE
703
00:36:54,646 --> 00:36:57,616
{\an7}\h\hTO BALLING IT UP
ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE,
704
00:36:57,649 --> 00:37:02,954
{\an7}AND THAT’S WHEN THE WAVE
\h\hOF ADRENALIN LEFT ME
705
00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:05,857
{\an7}AND I JUST STARTED SHAKING.
706
00:37:11,763 --> 00:37:16,534
{\an7}SPANKY‘S THOUGHTS ARE NOW 7,000
MILES AND HALF A WORLD AWAY.
707
00:37:19,637 --> 00:37:24,041
{\an7}Spanky: ALL I WANTED TO DO
WAS TALK TO MY WIFE PENNY.
708
00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:29,981
{\an7}IT WAS SATURDAY MORNING FOR HER.
709
00:37:30,014 --> 00:37:33,150
{\an7}AND SHE WAS AT THE FABRIC STORE
BUYING FABRIC FOR CURTAINS.
710
00:37:33,184 --> 00:37:37,455
{\an7}AND IT WAS JUST SO AMAZING TO
TALK TO HER AND HEAR HER VOICE
711
00:37:37,489 --> 00:37:40,859
{\an7}AND LET HER KNOW
THAT I WAS SAFE.
712
00:37:40,892 --> 00:37:45,430
{\an7}AND SHE SAID, "DID YOU JUST DO
713
00:37:45,463 --> 00:37:48,800
{\an7}WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TRAINING
FOR OVER 10 YEARS TO DO?"
714
00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:55,840
{\an7}AND I KIND OF GOT EMOTIONAL
AND I TOLD HER TO STOP IT...
715
00:37:55,874 --> 00:37:59,878
{\an7}THERE’S GUYS RIGHT OUTSIDE
\h\h\hTHIS TENT, WHATEVER,
716
00:37:59,911 --> 00:38:03,848
{\an7}\h\hSO I’M WIPING MY EYES
TELLING HER I’M ALL FINE,
717
00:38:03,882 --> 00:38:07,786
{\an7}\h\hBUT IT WAS, IT WAS A GREAT
FEELING TO KNOW THAT I DID DO
718
00:38:07,819 --> 00:38:10,689
{\an7}WHAT I‘D BEEN TRAINING TO DO
\h\h\h\hFOR ALL THOSE YEARS,
719
00:38:10,722 --> 00:38:15,393
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON‘T GET THAT OPPORTUNITY.
720
00:38:15,426 --> 00:38:18,896
{\an7}Narrator: FOR SKINNY AND THE MEN
OF THE 920th RESCUE WING,
721
00:38:18,930 --> 00:38:20,765
{\an7}THERE IS ONE LAST JOB.
722
00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:22,934
{\an7}SOMEWHERE ON THAT
BLACK MOUNTAINSIDE
723
00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:25,303
{\an7}\h\h\hLIE THE BODIES
OF THREE NAVY SEALS.
724
00:38:27,372 --> 00:38:29,908
{\an7}\h\h\hTO BRING THEM HOME,
THE RESCUE CREWS WILL FLY
725
00:38:29,941 --> 00:38:31,643
{\an7}INTO ONE OF THE MOST HOSTILE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hENVIRONMENTS
726
00:38:31,676 --> 00:38:33,978
{\an7}THEY HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
727
00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:42,620
{\an7}SINCE THE CIVIL WAR EVERY EFFORT
HAS ALWAYS BEEN MADE
728
00:38:42,654 --> 00:38:46,892
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO RECOVER AND IDENTIFY
THE BODIES OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
729
00:38:46,925 --> 00:38:48,894
{\an7}THE BODIES OF LUTTRELL’S
\h\h\h\hFALLEN COMRADES
730
00:38:48,927 --> 00:38:53,965
{\an7}LIE IN TERRAIN SO STEEP,
IT‘S IMPOSSIBLE TO LAND.
731
00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:56,200
{\an7}INSTEAD THE HELICOPTERS
\h\h\h\h\h\hWILL HOVER--
732
00:38:56,301 --> 00:38:58,770
{\an7}TO ALLOW THE PARA-RESCUEMEN
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO RAPPEL DOWN.
733
00:38:58,803 --> 00:39:00,805
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT THERE’S
AN ADDED COMPLICATION--
734
00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:03,875
{\an7}FLYING AT NIGHT IN THE HIGH
\hMOUNTAINS OF AFGHANISTAN,
735
00:39:03,908 --> 00:39:05,410
{\an7}THE AIR IS SO THIN
736
00:39:05,443 --> 00:39:07,779
{\an7}THE ROTOR BLADES CAN’T
\hGENERATE ENOUGH LIFT
737
00:39:07,812 --> 00:39:11,015
{\an7}TO ALLOW THE FULLY EQUIPPED
RESCUE HELICOPTER TO HOVER.
738
00:39:11,049 --> 00:39:12,851
{\an7}THIS BECOMES PARTICULARLY ACUTE
739
00:39:12,884 --> 00:39:15,453
{\an7}WHEN ATTEMPTING TO HOVER
\h\hOVER A STEEP SLOPE.
740
00:39:18,990 --> 00:39:20,959
{\an7}HOVERING NEAR A FLAT SURFACE
741
00:39:20,992 --> 00:39:23,161
{\an7}CAUSES THE FLOW OF AIR
THROUGH THE ROTOR DISK
742
00:39:23,194 --> 00:39:24,662
{\an7}TO SLOW DOWN.
743
00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:27,899
{\an7}\hKNOWN AS "GROUND EFFECT,"
THIS MAKES HOVERING EASIER.
744
00:39:27,932 --> 00:39:31,035
{\an7}\hPILOTS THINK OF IT
AS A CUSHION OF AIR.
745
00:39:33,905 --> 00:39:36,441
{\an7}BUT A HELICOPTER HOVERING
\h\h\hOVER A STEEP SLOPE--
746
00:39:36,474 --> 00:39:38,409
{\an7}AS IT WILL HAVE TO
ON THIS MISSION--
747
00:39:38,443 --> 00:39:41,079
{\an7}\hNO LONGER BENEFITS
FROM GROUND EFFECT.
748
00:39:41,112 --> 00:39:43,247
{\an7}TO ACHIEVE THE SAME
\h\hAMOUNT OF LIFT,
749
00:39:43,281 --> 00:39:46,284
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT WILL EITHER NEED
MORE POWER OR LESS WEIGHT...
750
00:39:46,317 --> 00:39:48,953
{\an7}OTHERWISE IT WILL BE IN TROUBLE.
751
00:39:53,191 --> 00:39:56,628
{\an7}BEFORE THEY TAKE CHECKY AND THE
PARA-RESCUEMEN BACK IN AGAIN,
752
00:39:56,661 --> 00:39:59,330
{\an7}THEY’LL NEED TO DRASTICALLY
\h\h\h\h\hREDUCE THEIR LOAD.
753
00:40:01,132 --> 00:40:03,101
{\an7}JP: HOW DO YOU LIGHTEN
\h\hTHESE HELICOPTERS?
754
00:40:03,134 --> 00:40:05,269
{\an7}\h\h\hWELL, YOU TAKE THESE
BIG HEAVY FUEL TANKS OFF,
755
00:40:05,303 --> 00:40:08,072
{\an7}YOU TAKE THESE BIG HEAVY
\h\h\hMACHINE GUNS OFF.
756
00:40:08,106 --> 00:40:11,409
{\an7}WE THOUGHT IT JUST MIGHT WORK.
757
00:40:11,442 --> 00:40:13,978
{\an7}Skinny: THEY PULLED EVERYTHING
\h\h\h\hOFF OF THAT HELICOPTER
758
00:40:14,012 --> 00:40:15,614
{\an7}THAT WASN’T NAILED DOWN,
759
00:40:15,647 --> 00:40:19,417
{\an7}AND THEY PULLED OFF SOME THINGS
THAT WERE NAILED DOWN.
760
00:40:19,450 --> 00:40:22,186
{\an7}I MADE THE HARD CALL TO SAY
761
00:40:22,220 --> 00:40:25,623
{\an7}WE’RE GONNA PULL ALL THE WEAPONS
AND AMMO OFF, TOO.
762
00:40:25,657 --> 00:40:27,726
{\an7}Josh: I WAS LIKE, "WHAT,
\h\h\h\hWHAT DO YOU MEAN
763
00:40:27,759 --> 00:40:30,528
{\an7}WE’RE GONNA TAKE THE GUNS?"
764
00:40:30,561 --> 00:40:33,064
{\an7}I WAS TOLD IN TECH SCHOOL
\h\h\hTHAT WHEN YOU DEPLOY
765
00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:35,600
{\an7}YOU’LL NEVER TAKE YOUR HAND
\h\h\h\h\h\hOFF THE WEAPON.
766
00:40:35,633 --> 00:40:38,836
{\an7}WELL, THAT DIDN’T REALLY
\h\h\hWORK OUT SO WELL.
767
00:40:38,870 --> 00:40:40,105
{\an7}Checky: I EVEN WENT SO FAR
768
00:40:40,138 --> 00:40:42,807
{\an7}AS TO REMOVE THE BODY ARMOUR
\h\hIN THE BACK OF MY VEST,
769
00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,109
{\an7}\h\h\h\hJUST BECAUSE
THAT’S REALLY HEAVY,
770
00:40:45,143 --> 00:40:48,246
{\an7}COURSE, I DIDN’T TELL ANYBODY
\hTHAT, ’CAUSE THAT’S A NO-NO.
771
00:40:48,279 --> 00:40:50,982
{\an7}Narrator: AT THEIR PRE-FLIGHT
\hBRIEFING AT BAGRAM AIRBASE,
772
00:40:51,015 --> 00:40:52,750
{\an7}A SENIOR OFFICER REMINDS SKINNY
773
00:40:52,784 --> 00:40:55,987
{\an7}OF THE FATE OF THE DOWNED
\hSPECIAL FORCES CHINOOK.
774
00:40:56,020 --> 00:40:59,924
{\an7}Skinny: HE BASICALLY SAID,
\h"AMERICA CAN NOT AFFORD
775
00:40:59,958 --> 00:41:03,295
{\an7}TO LOSE ANOTHER HELICOPTER
\h\h\h\hON THAT MOUNTAIN."
776
00:41:03,328 --> 00:41:06,464
{\an7}THOSE WERE HIS WORDS TO ME.
777
00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:08,466
{\an7}WHERE WE WERE GOING IN,
778
00:41:08,499 --> 00:41:11,268
{\an7}\h\hTHE 47 HAD CRASHED
JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE
779
00:41:11,302 --> 00:41:15,006
{\an7}\hOF THE SAME MOUNTAIN THAT WE
WERE ABOUT TO GO AND HOVER ON.
780
00:41:15,039 --> 00:41:19,577
{\an7}Narrator: THIS TIME IT‘S SKINNY
WHO WILL BE MAKING THE PICKUP.
781
00:41:19,610 --> 00:41:22,012
{\an7}IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
THEY FLY OUT TO THE PLACE
782
00:41:22,046 --> 00:41:23,981
{\an7}WHERE U.S. RANGERS ON THE GROUND
783
00:41:24,015 --> 00:41:26,684
{\an7}HAVE FOUND THE BODIES
\h\h\h\hOF THE SEALS.
784
00:41:36,594 --> 00:41:40,298
{\an7}\h\h\hJP: WE ENTERED A HOVER,
I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 85 FEET,
785
00:41:40,331 --> 00:41:43,467
{\an7}\hBUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
IT WAS 85 FEET ABOVE A POINT
786
00:41:43,501 --> 00:41:46,604
{\an7}THAT WAS ON A VERY,
VERY STEEP INCLINE.
787
00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:50,408
{\an7}Skinny: AND THERE WERE BASICALLY
ABOUT 40-60-FOOT TREES
788
00:41:50,441 --> 00:41:51,842
{\an7}ALL AROUND THE LZ,
789
00:41:51,876 --> 00:41:53,745
{\an7}\hBUT THERE WAS A FAIRLY CLEAR
AREA THAT WAS JUST BIG ENOUGH
790
00:41:53,778 --> 00:41:56,648
{\an7}FOR ME TO KIND OF SNUGGLE DOWN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hINSIDE OF THAT
791
00:41:56,681 --> 00:41:58,750
{\an7}WHERE I’M KIND OF LOOKING
\hAT THE TOP OF THE TREES
792
00:41:58,783 --> 00:42:01,219
{\an7}OUT MY WINDOW.
793
00:42:04,222 --> 00:42:06,191
{\an7}Narrator: SURROUNDED BY GUNFIRE,
794
00:42:06,224 --> 00:42:09,594
{\an7}\hTHE PJs RAPPEL DOWN
TO LOCATE THE BODIES.
795
00:42:11,262 --> 00:42:12,897
{\an7}[GUNFIRE]
796
00:42:17,435 --> 00:42:18,770
{\an7}Checky: SO YOU’RE ON THE SIDE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF A MOUNTAIN
797
00:42:18,803 --> 00:42:20,672
{\an7}WITH NIGHT VISION GOGGLES
798
00:42:20,705 --> 00:42:22,840
{\an7}AND YOU’RE TRYING TO TIE KNOTS
\h\h\h\hAND YOU GOT GLOVES ON
799
00:42:22,874 --> 00:42:25,343
{\an7}\h\hAND YOU’RE TRYING
TO NEGOTIATE ROCKS...
800
00:42:28,846 --> 00:42:31,282
{\an7}THEN YOU GET TO THE SITE
\h\h\hWHERE THE BODY IS
801
00:42:31,315 --> 00:42:32,583
{\an7}AND YOU GOT TO TIE IN,
802
00:42:32,617 --> 00:42:34,919
{\an7}YOU HOPE THAT YOU’RE ABLE
\h\h\hTO SECURE THE BODY,
803
00:42:34,952 --> 00:42:37,288
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSO IT DOESN’T--
IT COULD LITERALLY FALL.
804
00:42:43,361 --> 00:42:45,330
{\an7}Narrator: HOVERING
\h\hABOVE THE PJs,
805
00:42:45,363 --> 00:42:50,468
{\an7}THE PAVE HAWK’S ENGINES
STRAIN TO MAINTAIN LIFT.
806
00:42:50,501 --> 00:42:52,336
{\an7}Checky: YOU’VE GOT ROCKSLIDES
\hFROM THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
807
00:42:52,370 --> 00:42:53,571
{\an7}COMING DOWN ON YOU,
808
00:42:53,604 --> 00:42:55,072
{\an7}AND YOU GOT TO REMEMBER
\h\h\hYOU’RE A COMBATANT
809
00:42:55,106 --> 00:42:56,474
{\an7}IN A WARTIME THEATER,
810
00:42:56,507 --> 00:42:59,443
{\an7}SO YOU GOT TO POST TEAMS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hALL AROUND
811
00:42:59,477 --> 00:43:00,878
{\an7}TO SECURE THE OPERATION
812
00:43:00,912 --> 00:43:04,349
{\an7}\h\hSO YOU DON’T NECESSARILY
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SHOOTING
813
00:43:04,382 --> 00:43:07,785
{\an7}WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE HOPEFULLY
\hWILL BE SHOOTING FOR YOU.
814
00:43:07,819 --> 00:43:10,121
{\an7}SO THERE’S A LOT GOING ON.
815
00:43:10,154 --> 00:43:12,790
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: AS GROUND TROOPS
EXCHANGE FIRE WITH THE TALIBAN,
816
00:43:12,824 --> 00:43:15,460
{\an7}THE PJs SECURE THE BODIES.
817
00:43:20,865 --> 00:43:23,868
{\an7}IT‘S TIME TO BRING
THE LAST MEN HOME
818
00:43:23,901 --> 00:43:26,537
{\an7}AND LAY THEM TO REST.
819
00:43:29,140 --> 00:43:33,277
{\an7}[RADIO CHATTER]
820
00:43:33,311 --> 00:43:40,885
{\an7}Josh: I REALIZED HALFWAY HOME,
IT’S 4th OF JULY, AND I SAID,
821
00:43:40,918 --> 00:43:45,823
{\an7}\h\h\hYOU KNOW, YOU DON’T GET
MUCH MORE PATRIOTIC THAN THIS.
822
00:43:45,857 --> 00:43:48,893
{\an7}JP: SOMEONE--I WISH IT WAS ME,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT IT WAS NOT--
823
00:43:48,926 --> 00:43:52,596
{\an7}HAD THE FORETHOUGHT TO TAKE
\h\h\h\hTWO AMERICAN FLAGS.
824
00:43:52,630 --> 00:43:53,798
{\an7}IT WAS A WONDERFUL TOUCH
825
00:43:53,831 --> 00:43:56,867
{\an7}AND A WONDERFUL SERVICE
\h\hTHAT THESE GUYS DID
826
00:43:56,901 --> 00:43:59,637
{\an7}COVERING THAT BODY BAG
WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG
827
00:43:59,670 --> 00:44:02,740
{\an7}TO HAIL THEM APPROPRIATELY.
828
00:44:10,548 --> 00:44:13,718
{\an7}\h\hSkinny: IT WAS STILL DARK
WHEN WE LANDED BACK AT BAGRAM,
829
00:44:13,751 --> 00:44:18,322
{\an7}\hI REMEMBER, AND OF COURSE
WE LANDED AND WE TAXIED IN,
830
00:44:18,356 --> 00:44:20,191
{\an7}AND THERE WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE
THAT WERE STANDING AROUND,
831
00:44:20,224 --> 00:44:25,262
{\an7}\hAND I REMEMBER THESE FOLKS,
BASICALLY WHEN THE DOORS OPEN,
832
00:44:25,296 --> 00:44:26,564
{\an7}THEY ALL SNAP TO ATTENTION
833
00:44:26,597 --> 00:44:29,667
{\an7}BECAUSE THEY SEE
THE FLAGS THERE.
834
00:44:33,137 --> 00:44:35,172
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WITH OUTSTANDING BRAVERY,
835
00:44:35,206 --> 00:44:38,509
{\an7}THE MEN OF AIR FORCE RESERVE
\h\hCOMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE
836
00:44:38,543 --> 00:44:40,211
{\an7}HAVE SAVED LUTTRELL
837
00:44:40,244 --> 00:44:44,281
{\an7}AND RECOVERED THE BODIES
\h\h\h\hOF HIS COMRADES.
838
00:44:44,315 --> 00:44:45,650
{\an7}Skinny: WE’RE RESCUE GUYS,
839
00:44:45,683 --> 00:44:49,620
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWE ALWAYS WANT TO BRING
EVERYBODY BACK ALIVE IF WE CAN.
840
00:44:49,654 --> 00:44:51,022
{\an7}I MEAN, THERE’S A LITTLE BIT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF PRIDE IN ME
841
00:44:51,055 --> 00:44:57,628
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO KNOW THAT I HELPED
BRING HIM BACK TO HIS FAMILY,
842
00:44:57,662 --> 00:44:59,797
{\an7}YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH
I WOULD HAVE RATHER--
843
00:44:59,830 --> 00:45:01,332
{\an7}I MEAN, AS RESCUE GUYS
844
00:45:01,365 --> 00:45:03,834
{\an7}WE’D RATHER BRING THEM ALL BACK
ALIVE IF WE COULD.
845
00:45:03,868 --> 00:45:06,304
{\an7}IT JUST WASN’T IN OUR CARDS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT DAY
846
00:45:06,337 --> 00:45:08,372
{\an7}TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, SO...
847
00:45:10,508 --> 00:45:11,976
{\an7}Spanky: IT WAS A HUGE HONOR
848
00:45:12,009 --> 00:45:15,880
{\an7}\h\h\hFOR ME TO KNOW THAT SKINNY
TRUSTED ME ENOUGH TO SEND ME IN
849
00:45:15,913 --> 00:45:17,681
{\an7}TO DO QUITE FRANKLY
850
00:45:17,715 --> 00:45:21,085
{\an7}WHAT A LOT OF US WILL NEVER DO
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN OUR CAREER,
851
00:45:21,118 --> 00:45:23,454
{\an7}AND I THANK HIM FOR THAT.
852
00:45:33,497 --> 00:45:35,466
{\an7}Narrator: FOR THEIR HEROISM,
853
00:45:35,499 --> 00:45:38,035
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEACH CREW MEMBER
OF THE HELICOPTER RESCUE TEAM
854
00:45:38,069 --> 00:45:40,238
{\an7}WAS AWARDED THE AIR FORCE MEDAL.
855
00:45:43,140 --> 00:45:45,542
{\an7}\hSPANKY WAS PROMOTED
TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL
856
00:45:45,576 --> 00:45:48,879
{\an7}AND NOW EVALUATES THE LATEST
\h\h\h\h\hRESCUE PROCEDURES.
857
00:45:48,913 --> 00:45:51,048
{\an7}CHECKY IS TRAINING
\hTO BE A DOCTOR.
858
00:45:54,418 --> 00:45:58,455
{\an7}SKINNY NOW HAS FOUR SQUADRONS
\h\h\h\h\h\hUNDER HIS COMMAND.
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