needed to expe dit this. tell us more about them, matt. reporter: petty officer, who left the military, former thai navy seal back in 2006. he s been out of the military for more than 10 years, and he had a job in a bangkok international airport but it goes to show how closely connected he felt he was with the military, more than 10 years after ef left he still raised his hand and volunteered for this extremely treacherous job. he was a trail runner and bicyclist, and his death, this incredibly fit young man, only 38 years old, really drove home just how dangerous this was, not just for young men who had never been able to swim, but for someone highly trained and experienced, really drove home to everybody how treacherous this was. and some real heroism, not