Inside the daring mission to rescue a U.S. airman downed in Iran
Source: Politics - CBSNews.com · Bias: Center
Summary
U.S. forces mounted an urgent and high-risk rescue effort to find an airman who was forced to eject from a downed F-15E fighter jet over Iran.
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