really, really dangerous and carries a high risk, the hostage him or herself could be injured or killed. you need some body at a high level to say i am authorizing this mission. reporter: knowing the risks the authorization came from the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john allen. special forces landed by helicopter, setting off a fire fight, leaving several taliban fighters dead. joseph was air lifted to bagram air base, but the victory came at a price. the u.s. service member injured trying to rescue joseph, died of his wounds. the ultimate sacrifice to save the life of an american doctor who otherwise may have been killed. as a civilian hostage, joseph didn t have the same survival training or instincts as a soldier. in this case u.s. officials decided publicizing it could further endanger his safety and that is why it was kept under raps until the mission was over. her family confirmed that
christmas. a member of the navy s.e.a.l. team six has been killed in a daring raid to free an american doctor from the taliban. dr. joseph was rescued early sunday in eastern afghanistan. dr. joseph, a medical adviser for colorado springs based morning star development, was rescued after intelligence showed he was in imminent danger of injury or even death. a hostage rescue mission is really, really dangerous and carries a very high risk that the hostage, him or herself could be injured or killed. so you need somebody at a very high level to say i am authorizing this mission. the doctor was not hurt, but one of the navy s.e.a.l.s in the raid died yesterday of his wounds. president obama praised the fallen warrior, saying he gave his life for his fellow american. former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital this morning as people across that country and around the world send wishes to the anti-apartheid icon. mandela, who is 94 years old,
surgery was performed to cement his life as a boy. the testicle that was actually removed when i was a year old, it had formed somewhere between a testicle and an ovary. joseph wasn t told of the surgery or his condition. not until he was an adult. he spent his childhood confused and isolated. i remember i used to pray every year before school would start, i d be like, oh, dear god, please let me fit in this time. please let me fit in. you know, like hopefully somehow things would have changed over the summer. it will be a new lease on life the next year, and i d have friends. i d fit in, and everything would be normal. but it never quite worked out that way. puberty only compounded his painful existence. when i was 12 years old, my chest grew. i grew breasts, you know. not huge ones. kids would tease me. why do you [ muted ]? and i d be very embarrassed. despite all of this, joseph
positive protect marijuana patients like joseph he says medical marijuana pain relief no longer could. it wraps his head and neck in a blanket of pain. it means everything to me. it means more than everything to me. more than anything anybody could realize. it is such a relief from agonizing all the time and trying to deal with it and go on with your life. reporter: now joseph is having to go on without a job. he is seeking back pay, compensation, and damages. walmart hasn t filed a response to the suit yet but we did get a comment from the retail giant. a spokesman for the company says that the firing of joseph wasn t because of what his doctor prescribed. it was about joseph s ability to do his job safely. the statement goes on to say
of patients to make medical decisions in consultation with their doctors. not with interference from their employers. reporter: with 14 states now approving medical marijuana use, this case could decide how much power states really have to protect marijuana patients like joseph. he said it gave him pain relief like no other drug could, on a tumor that affects his head, neck and back in pain. it means everything to me. it mean more than everything to me. more than anybody could ever realize. it is such a relief to not agonize all the time and try to deal with it. and try to deal with it and go on with your life. reporter: and now he is having to go on without a job. he is sikh back pay, compensation, and damages. walmart hasn t filed a response