WEBVTT 00:11.000 --> 00:15.230 Story some are sworn to secrecy having a cued their most dangerous 00:15.230 --> 00:17.560 adventures hidden in the shadows of tackle. 00:18.390 --> 00:21.860 One such here all is crawled james a rough for your retired air 00:21.860 --> 00:24.310 force doctor with an interesting tale but tell. 00:24.890 --> 00:28.020 Crawl rough or is different from most veterans and that he served 00:28.020 --> 00:31.540 not only in the marine corps but in the navy and the air Force's. 00:31.540 --> 00:34.850 Well with a total of twenty six years newer service under is 00:34.850 --> 00:35.160 but all. 00:37.120 --> 00:40.600 That's the navy in nineteen eighty five to one of pride practice 00:41.030 --> 00:44.090 and after six months call the air force are up and said can I 00:44.090 --> 00:44.820 come on board. 00:45.370 --> 00:50.210 Has served the whoever's air force base panama desert storm. 00:51.000 --> 00:56.190 On the invasion of panama desert storm who and a other places. 00:57.120 --> 01:00.440 On december twentieth nineteen eighty knowing. First special 01:00.440 --> 01:04.120 forces operational detachment delta poppy orly known as delta 01:04.120 --> 01:08.490 force carried out a covert mission to free curtain use an American 01:08.490 --> 01:12.470 civilian living in panama flew at that time also worked as an 01:12.470 --> 01:14.600 undercover contact for the C. I E a. 01:15.500 --> 01:19.370 News was being held hostage can occur solo Delo the infamous 01:19.370 --> 01:23.480 prison in which the for panamanian dictator gentlemen. Well Noriega 01:23.710 --> 01:26.610 takes is deadly menagerie of panama as most wanted. 01:27.120 --> 01:30.400 The rescue playing referred to was operation acid gambit took 01:30.400 --> 01:33.780 almost a year to prepare and execute but together the information 01:33.780 --> 01:37.070 necessary to carry up the playing don't of force even them air 01:37.110 --> 01:38.060 on the. Inside. 01:39.890 --> 01:43.350 He was forced to allow one doctor there's that hostage in his 01:43.350 --> 01:44.960 prison in panama and that was may. 01:45.650 --> 01:49.660 I E a toll them. I need to see a never the day. So for nine months. 01:49.660 --> 01:53.650 I saw the prisoner high work really nice a delta force to help 01:53.650 --> 01:58.440 but extract M I gave them the information they needed army while 01:58.440 --> 02:01.280 I'm walking through blood and witnessing a practice. They witnessing 02:01.280 --> 02:05.290 torture the disappearances are prisoners the murders him hearing 02:05.290 --> 02:06.490 first and information. 02:07.000 --> 02:08.850 From those inside what's going on. 02:09.690 --> 02:13.220 Hi you help delta force and plan that mission and to any invasion 02:13.220 --> 02:15.940 of panama. They did successfully rescue him. 02:16.600 --> 02:20.390 That the took two hundred and sixty two days of my life who over 02:20.390 --> 02:21.530 a hundred ten missions. 02:23.150 --> 02:25.990 During his time and the motor will present of Kroll rough or 02:25.990 --> 02:28.840 befriended several of the other inmates who would communicate 02:28.840 --> 02:32.490 with him using various him gestures and signs to convey the horrors. 02:32.490 --> 02:34.530 They witnessed on the day to day basis. 02:35.180 --> 02:38.750 On so I when and the prison and I saw always having in their 02:38.750 --> 02:44.110 walk through blood start prisoners telling me that so many people 02:44.110 --> 02:48.070 were sharp just the other day that officers were killed or home 02:48.550 --> 02:51.620 this saying is your daily occurrences from a. 02:52.240 --> 02:53.290 Guns to my head. 02:53.800 --> 02:55.290 On it was a a. 02:55.900 --> 02:59.980 Harrowing experience group thankful to know the one I went home. 03:00.530 --> 03:03.810 Are my family and most americans would not be subject. 03:04.570 --> 03:08.060 To their dictatorship after the successful rescue of curtain 03:08.060 --> 03:11.400 uses crawl rubbers involvement and the larger mission were deemed 03:11.400 --> 03:16.140 classified and remain so for nearly twenty four years or. A. 03:20.500 --> 03:23.890 Are to nellis air force base hardest fifteenth two thousand and 03:23.890 --> 03:27.740 thirteen when crawl rough are is experiences common in an award 03:27.860 --> 03:30.860 which would the fine because career your although crawl rough 03:30.860 --> 03:33.870 are is no stranger to being in the spotlight nothing can truly 03:33.870 --> 03:37.710 prepare him for this memorable debts. Those we're loving I is 03:37.710 --> 03:39.400 they were appreciate of. 03:40.080 --> 03:41.490 And gracious the 03:43.600 --> 03:47.640 Honored the Embraer made is your tears. He was one of the most 03:47.640 --> 03:49.160 emotional moments and my life. 03:49.810 --> 03:53.170 To stand there and have the bronze star for heroism pinned on me. 03:55.000 --> 03:56.220 I E will never forget. It. 04:02.500 --> 04:05.650 Anyway is receiving the bronze star with valor awards the end 04:05.650 --> 04:07.450 of an era for Colonel james rowe for. 04:08.260 --> 04:11.970 My wife and I go home we live long live heartache this uniform off. 04:12.650 --> 04:13.730 Why have the memories. 04:14.440 --> 04:17.080 Of our my years of service from nineteen sixty six. 04:18.570 --> 04:23.060 But don't Whole always ness in uniform in the service. 04:23.740 --> 04:27.450 Who are below heartache everyday and my life knowing that they 04:27.450 --> 04:28.460 can come back year. 04:29.150 --> 04:31.870 In can on that not all again and they have that experience it's 04:31.870 --> 04:33.900 once a lifetime he's over. 04:35.200 --> 04:35.810 Hits over. 04:38.090 --> 04:39.190 Whether it's in the navy all. 04:39.920 --> 04:42.270 The marine corps or the air force. 04:42.900 --> 04:45.810 Crawl james rough are looks back on his time in all three branches 04:45.810 --> 04:50.280 of service with great respect and admiration. His heroic story 04:50.510 --> 04:53.660 once he being from the world can now be shared an honored by 04:53.660 --> 04:54.930 future. Generations. 04:56.720 --> 04:58.020 Senior airman iran house or. 04:58.690 --> 04:59.830 Air force base Nevada..