Mike Durant
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I mean, I can't even describe it.
I can't even relate to it anymore because it's been 30 years, you know.
But I regained consciousness.
And, you know, it takes a second to figure shit out, right?
Like, where am I?
What the hell happened?
Don't remember hitting the ground.
push some metal out of the front windshield.
And we think that's what Randy Shugart and Gary Gordon saw.
We think they saw either me moving shit or Ray Frank struggling to get out of the aircraft.
And that's when they got on the radio and said, hey, we got survivors.
Let us go in.
And initially, and I think this probably bubbles up to General Garrison, I'm not sure 100%.
I never asked him.
It was him or Colonel Harrell, Gary Harrell, who made the call.
But they said, no, there's no way.
Why didn't you ask him?
I'm off the comms.
Oh, why didn't I ask?
You know, I don't know.