2009 article. you look at your dad as a hero. i never knew he had a cape hang income his closet and he did. reporter: master sergeant roddey edmonds is the first honored among noun u non-jews who saved jews. edmonds awarded the recognition he never sought. his war, which started in defeat on the battle fields, ended in victory for his men. you are watching cnn newsroom. still ahead, india s prime minister makes a surprise stop in pakistan. what the unexpected encounter could mean for the perpetual tense region next. plus, fortune. this is what it looks like, a flips into refugee s new life i should say in the united states, the story ahead as the broadcast continues around the globe at this hour on cnn world wide.
here in this german major. angry takes out it out and points at edmond said and said you will honor the jewish american soldiers to step forward or i will shoot you right now. edmond stood his ground. the camp commander stormed off. he had saved his men. within months the war was over, edmonds was home. he never shared the story before he passed away in 1975. not even with his son. i asked him from time to time when i got older as a college age kid, dad, tell me about your army experience. son, there s just some things i d rather not talk about. reporter: chris edmonds followed his father s 2004 in a