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They Knew Summiting Was Risky, But They Went For It—and Paid the Price

They Knew Summiting Was Risky, But They Went For It—and Paid the Price
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She Was Solo on the Wonderland Trail With a New Pacemaker Then Lightning Struck

Transcript Host: [00:00:00] There is a common expression that you’ll never think about the same way again, after our next story, the saying is it came out of the blue. It means unexpected, but with a twist. At first everything’s going fine, nothing overhead but the blue sky, no reason to think that might change and then bang, or in this case, flash something big happens and nothing is ever the same. Trailer: [00:00:38] I made a decision to survive…when you’re in that survival mode…the idea of dying wasn’t in my head…I knew immediately it was a worst case scenario…I was in a fight for my life situation…when you’re out on those trails, you’re in their house. 

Outdoor Brands Make Big Bucks Selling Gear for War—But Can t Always Control Who Uses It

The Chinook touched down, conjuring a cloud of swirling sand and dust around it. U.S. Army Lieutenant Nate Bethea ran from its rear bay with his head down and immediately took cover flat against the ground as small arms fire popped from the village around him. It was July 2009, and Bethea was part of an airborne unit searching for Private Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier who had walked off an outpost in Afghanistan and been captured by Taliban insurgents.  Bethea was leading a group of soldiers in a war a long way from home. Joining his unit for the rescue mission, and lying prone next to him, was an Air Force joint tactical air controller (commonly referred to as a JTAC). The helicopter lifted off, and once they realized the gunfire wasn’t aimed at them, Bethea and the JTAC moved off the high ground to avoid being silhouetted targets for the enemy. 

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