god that you lived. [ applause ] mike s story doesn t end there. soon after the helicopter lifted off the ground the chopper was hit by enemy fire. mike, this is serious stuff. this was not a good four days. the bullets tragically struck a young marine gunner in the throat. again, mike rushed to help as he wrapped the cloth around the marine s neck, the engine of the helicopter failed and the aircraft crashed less than a mile from where it had taken off. mike was thrown off the aircraft before it hit the ground, but he raced back to the crash site and pulled one man after another out of the smoking and smoldering helicopter as it spewed jet fuel from its ruptured tanks. finally, another helicopter rescued them and by the time they reached the base mike was covered in blood. he refused treatment until all