Channel: Dark Docs

Category: Education

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Description: All hell had broken loose. A 12-man US Special Forces patrol had been ambushed by a battalion of North Vietnamese enemies in the jungle and over 1,000 enemies were now encircling the Americans. There was no way out. A Mexican-American operator from MACV-SOG heard the distress call through the radio while he was attending Mass and immediately raced for the helicopter that was going to aid his comrades. With nothing more than a bowie knife and a First Aid kit, the Green Beret went ahead of the others and jumped out of the chopper to help his brethren. His name was Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez, the Medal of Honor recipient who single-handedly stopped 1,000 enemies from whipping out his colleagues... - As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Docs sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect. I do my best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Dark Docs is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas. -