Mike Durant

And again, don't hold me accountable here.

I only know what I've been told.

There's a Pakistani, I believe, with an armed personnel carrier nearby that says, American boy, American boy.

And I think it's Dale that makes the decision.

I mean, we can't hold these guys off.

They're going to overrun us.

I got to trust this voice.

So he goes to the voice.

Turns out to be a friendly Pakistani.

I don't know if it's an APC or some kind of ground vehicle.

Gets them out of there and gets them to safety.

They both recovered.

They both stayed in the army.

They both kept flying.

uh you know takes a look and keeps on ticking kind of thing uh what it meant to us was it's not a matter of if it's a matter of when you know i'm i mean again we're going into all parts of the city day night lots of aircraft stationary you know when you're putting operators on the target if you're fast roping you're hovering up in the air i mean you're you're

You could be engaged by anybody within range.

Yeah, absolutely.

And we recognize that.

And normally, with the assets we had on hand, if we lost a bird, we have a search and rescue helicopter dedicated to recovering the crew, getting security and medics on the site as soon as you can.

but they're going to have to fast rope too.