Episode Notes:

Patrick sits down with the airmen behind one of the most demanding rescues of their careers: the April 2011 recovery of a downed Army Kiowa crew in a hostile Afghan valley. Josh Hollada, Phil Bryant, Zachary Kline, Heath Culbertson, and Andrew Gray walk through a mission that almost immediately stopped going according to plan, with separated survivors, effective enemy fire, a wounded crew member, and a clock that wouldn't stop.

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