00:00These types of rescue missions are fraught with the potential for disaster.
00:05And in this particular case, the United States was able to pull it off.
00:10For all the times that we've attempted to do this in the past, particularly in Vietnam, success rates are usually
00:18very, very low.
00:19Well, it is extraordinarily complex.
00:22Even though the United States essentially has control of the airspace, you've got the Iranian military roaming around the ground
00:32looking for this gentleman.
00:34You also have some members of the Iranian civilian population looking for him.
00:42He's got capabilities to communicate with the air crews that are looking for them.
00:48But at the same time, all it takes is for one person to spot him.
00:52And for some reason, he was able to stay hidden.
00:55It's a very, very tough situation to find yourself in where, you know, one minute you're in the safe confines
01:02of an aircraft, you're an expert flying.
01:05And the next thing you know, you've been hit.
01:07You're parachuting out.
01:09You get that shock to your system.
01:10You land.
01:11And the first thing that hopefully is going to kick in is your training and the ability to maintain a
01:19degree of mental stability.
01:22You cannot panic under any circumstances.
01:25It's an extraordinary difficult situation for anybody to find themselves in.
01:30But I think it's a testament to his training.
01:32It's an accepted fact that you are going to lose aircraft.
01:36You're going to lose, you're going to have casualties whenever you engage in combat operations.
01:41I think it's going to be a morale boost.
01:44But then again, those military operations are going to be ongoing.
01:47So we may find disappointment right around the corner in terms of casualties or more aircraft being shot down.
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