Heroic acts on the battlefield are usually just told by one soldier to another. Theres a video record of one Army Captains bravery during an ambush in afghanistan. The videotape helped show his courage and humanity on the day that president obama awarded him the medal of honor. Heres abcs martha raddatz. Reporter the sun had not yet risen when captain will swenson and his men made their way into an afghan village. Thats when it happened we start receiving fire. [ gunfire ] reporter an ambush. Pinned down, swenson returned fire for 90 minutes. His men hit. Sergeant first class kenneth westbrook, bleedsing from the neck, losing consciousness. Bullets all around him. The enemy so close, they called out for the americans to surrender. Swenson ran to westbrook, lobbing a grenade and carrying him the length two of football fields. A helmet cam captured the moment. That is swenson, his helmet off, risking his life by being out in the open, using an orange tarp to guide the helicopter in. He h
Downgrade, lowering americas sterling financial status in the world. And all because hard line members of congress have brought the u. S. To the brink. So, what does this mean for a frustrated nation tonight . We have two reports, starting with abcs chief business correspondent, rebecca jarvis. Reporter it is a warning shot to the nation. Fitch, one of the major agencies that judges americas financial health, saying tonight that americas aaa credit, among the best in the world, is now in danger of being lowered because the political brinkmanship could increase the risk of a u. S. Default. A startling warning that, because of the showdown in washington, america may not be able to pay what it owes. The deadline is looming. Rating agencies are talking about downgrading us as early as tonight. Again. Reporter two years ago, when one of the big agencies downgraded america, it triggered one of the worst days for your money in wall streets history. The dow plummeting 635 points. A 401 k worth
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