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The Rite

For all you Anthony Hopkins Fans out there, my good friend, Matt Baglio wrote THE RITE, the true story of an American priest who studied to become an Exorcist at the Vatican in Rome. His book inspired the just released Warner Brother film. I attended the premiere in Hollywood with Mat
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January 30, 2011
by AmberWarner
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Baby Girl

From my family to yours, thank you to everybody who has—and continues to—spread the word about the paperback release of The Only Thing Worth Dying For. Please continue to forward along the YouTube Video Trailer Link (found below, scroll down). I have also been on various radio shows a
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January 27, 2011
by AmberWarner
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Never-Before Published Photos

Here are some never-before published photos from the Mission of ODA-574 or the aftermath of the December 5, 2001 rescue mission.
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January 23, 2011
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Saving Lives of the Special Forces Soldiers

Here is a never before published photo of the fine American military (branch unknown) surgeons at Seeb, Oman saving the lives of the Special Forces soldiers of ODA-574 on December 5, 2001. This mass casualty event was the first such emergency in the war.
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January 23, 2011
by AmberWarner
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Mag

Here is Mag in Tarin Kowt. Note the guy covering his face in the background. He was watched closely…
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January 23, 2011
by AmberWarner
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Lucky Four Leaf Clover

Mag had a bad feeling about this mission when he could not find the lucky Four Leaf Clover his daughter had given to him before the Gulf War. He found the Clover after the mission, and holds it here in his reconstructed left hand, results from wounds inflicted on December 5, 2001.
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January 23, 2011
by AmberWarner
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One of Eric’s Favorite Photo

This particular photo has not been published, and won’t be found in the book either… It is one of my favorites. ODA 574 Archives
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January 23, 2011
by AmberWarner
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Alex and Mike

Here is Alex (in back, on radio) with Mike, near the border of Uruzgan Province and Kandahar Province on the first or second of December, 2001.
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January 23, 2011
by AmberWarner
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Placement at Borders: Santa Fe, New Mexico

More great placement around the nation. Thank you all for sending these photos. Keep them coming. This one is in the military history section at Borders in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Honored to be next to Mark Bowden’s Blackhawk Down.  
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January 23, 2011
by AmberWarner
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Email from an Airman

Just received a short email from an airman, who just read the Paperback while on a flight to Afghanistan in a C-17 Globemaster aircraft (like the one in this photo)… He wrote: “Mr. Blehm. Thank you for honoring the men of ODA-574 with your account of their mission in 2001.
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January 22, 2011
by AmberWarner
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LEGEND

The unforgettable account and courageous actions of the U.S. Army’s 240th Assault Helicopter Company and Green Beret staff sergeant Roy Benavidez, who risked everything to rescue a Special Forces team trapped behind enemy lines.

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