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Feb 2025

41m 16s

A Man Who Saw Hell

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After being wounded, Sergeant Roy Benavidez returned to a dangerous battlefield to rescue his comrades and classified material. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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