another. a third airman was wounded. then another. eventually dick was the only man standing. as a technician, he had no formal combat training. in fact, he had only recently been issued a rifle. but dick etchberger was the very definition of an ncl, a leader determined to take care of his men. when the enemy started moving down the rocks, dick fought them off. when it looked like the ledge would be overrun, he called for air strikes. within yards of his own position, shaking the mountain and clearing the way for a rescue. and in the morning light, an american helicopter came into view. richard etchberg eer lived the airman s creed, to never leave an airman behind, to never falter, to never fail. so, as the helicopter hovered above and lowered its sling,
million gallons of a day of oil-slicked water. undergoing tests today about if all goes well, bp may put it to work. volunteers will undertake a plan to save turtle eggs along the gulf coast. 70,000 eggs will be carryfully hand picked and shipped to a storage facility near cape canaveral, florida, for incubation. after hatching the baby turtles will be released among the mid aern coast. the washington post says crews have spotted four whale sharks alongside the oil in search of food. scientists are concerned the fish will swallow large amounts of toxic oil and die. get the latest oil spill headlines, logon to oilspill.msnbc.com. in the northeast, crews are working to salvage a tour boat that ran aground in boston harbor. the 87-foot craft carrying 174 passengers and crew members and it needed be to evacuated yesterday. you can so why. the boat ran into a rocky ledge in the harbor which opened a
alex? andrea mitchell in iraq. it is official. general david petraeus is it in command of the 130,000 coalition forces in afghanistan. he took charge of the 9-year-old war this morning during a flag ceremony where he delivered a stern message we re in this to win. he said it s important to demonstrate to the afghan people and the world that al qaeda and its extremist allies will not be allowed to establish sanctuaries in afghanistan. back here in the states, crews are working to salvage a tour boat that ran aground in boston harbor. the 87-foot craft carrying 174 passengers and crew and it needed to be evacuated because the boat ran into a rocky ledge, opening a huge gash and taking on water quickly. crews acted swiftly and brought the frightened passengers to shore. did a good job. made sure everyone had a life jacket.