Military Father | No Man Left Behind

my task was to take out one of the most

my task was to take out one of the most high-value strategic command and control

high-value strategic command and control

high-value strategic command and control targets in Belgrade the capital city of

targets in Belgrade the capital city of

targets in Belgrade the capital city of the former Republic of Yugoslavia

the former Republic of Yugoslavia

the former Republic of Yugoslavia I felt absolutely totally confident that

I felt absolutely totally confident that

I felt absolutely totally confident that I was as well trained and well prepared

I was as well trained and well prepared

I was as well trained and well prepared as possible for any situation

my mission that night was March 27th

my mission that night was March 27th 1999 and the next day was my daughter

1999 and the next day was my daughter

1999 and the next day was my daughter Gina’s birthday one of my strongest most

Gina’s birthday one of my strongest most

Gina’s birthday one of my strongest most persistent thoughts that day was of Gina

persistent thoughts that day was of Gina

persistent thoughts that day was of Gina and so looking forward to the next day

and so looking forward to the next day

and so looking forward to the next day and being able to call her

and being able to call her

and being able to call her I had already squirted away you know

I had already squirted away you know

I had already squirted away you know what phone I was gonna use and what time

what phone I was gonna use and what time

what phone I was gonna use and what time of the day you know let everybody know

of the day you know let everybody know

of the day you know let everybody know it’s my daughter’s birthday you know and

it’s my daughter’s birthday you know and

it’s my daughter’s birthday you know and I’m gonna need to use this phone at this

I’m gonna need to use this phone at this

I’m gonna need to use this phone at this time because there’s nothing that it’s

time because there’s nothing that it’s

time because there’s nothing that it’s gonna prevent me from calling her and

gonna prevent me from calling her and

gonna prevent me from calling her and reaching her and connecting with so that

reaching her and connecting with so that

reaching her and connecting with so that was very important to me

thought of my family’s sadness and

thought of my family’s sadness and suffering

suffering

suffering anguish and sorrow if something really

anguish and sorrow if something really

anguish and sorrow if something really bad happened to me it was terrifying

the thought of them going through that

the thought of them going through that was just unthinkable to me

being shot down was not unexpected so

being shot down was not unexpected so that did not unnerved me in any way when

that did not unnerved me in any way when

that did not unnerved me in any way when that all happened so it was all just

that all happened so it was all just

that all happened so it was all just very matter-of-fact okay I expected that

very matter-of-fact okay I expected that

very matter-of-fact okay I expected that this was a strong possibility this would

this was a strong possibility this would

this was a strong possibility this would happen

happen

happen there wasn’t that element of sudden

there wasn’t that element of sudden

there wasn’t that element of sudden unexpected situations happening

unexpected situations happening

unexpected situations happening completely unnerved the the natural

completely unnerved the the natural

completely unnerved the the natural endorphins were flowing so if I did have

endorphins were flowing so if I did have

endorphins were flowing so if I did have any injuries I had a lot of adrenaline

any injuries I had a lot of adrenaline

any injuries I had a lot of adrenaline and endorphins