<description>&lt;p&gt;In 1968, in the dense jungles of Vietnam, a team of Green Berets was pinned down by an overwhelming North Vietnamese Army force. Their last hope was a young Air Force pilot named James Fleming. Despite being low on fuel and facing a wall of enemy fire, Fleming refused to turn back. The rescue mission seemed destined to fail, but a split-second decision would earn Fleming the nation&amp;rsquo;s highest military honor.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Binge the full season of Medal of Honor, ad-free, with a Pushkin+ subscriptions. Sign up on the Medal of Honor show page in Apple or at &lt;a href="http://pushkin.fm/plus"&gt;Pushkin.fm/plus&lt;/a&gt; and use the code MOH25 for 25% off an annual subscription.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Connect with the team!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Follow Pushkin on social &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/"&gt;@pushkinpods&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Follow JR Martinez &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamjrmartinez/"&gt;@iamjrmartinez&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email the team: &lt;a href="mailto:medalofhonor@pushkin.fm"&gt;medalofhonor@pushkin.fm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Episode resources:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://archive.org/details/soldieroffortunemagazine/Soldier%20of%20Fortune%20%5B1982%2708%5D/page/n29/mode/2up"&gt;&amp;ldquo;SOG Combat in Cambodia: Under the Gun at Tango Five-One&amp;rdquo; by Randy Harrison, &lt;em&gt;Soldier of Fortune&lt;/em&gt; Magazine, August 1982&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://schifferbooks.com/products/green-hornets?srsltid=AfmBOorsKqPAliqQPUbzvBBdSeBrGADXJt6LSYIWIsCHSXDax8u_YIHd"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Green Hornets: The History of the U.S. Air Force 20th Special Operations Squadron&lt;/em&gt; by Wayne Mutza &lt;/a&gt;(Schiffer Military History, 2007)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Green-Beret-Commandos-Cambodia/dp/1477273085"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia: A Memorial History of MACVSOG's Command and Control Detachment South (CCS) And Its Air Partners, Republic of Vietnam, 1967-1972&lt;/em&gt; by Fred S. Lindsey &lt;/a&gt;(AuthorHouse, 2012)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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From Medal of Honor: James Fleming’s Impossible Vietnam War Rescue

MAY 27, 202631 MIN
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From Medal of Honor: James Fleming’s Impossible Vietnam War Rescue

MAY 27, 202631 MIN

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In 1968, in the dense jungles of Vietnam, a team of Green Berets was pinned down by an overwhelming North Vietnamese Army force. Their last hope was a young Air Force pilot named James Fleming. Despite being low on fuel and facing a wall of enemy fire, Fleming refused to turn back. The rescue mission seemed destined to fail, but a split-second decision would earn Fleming the nation’s highest military honor. Binge the full season of Medal of Honor, ad-free, with a Pushkin+ subscriptions. Sign up on the Medal of Honor show page in Apple or at Pushkin.fm/plus and use the code MOH25 for 25% off an annual subscription. Connect with the team!  Follow Pushkin on social @pushkinpods  Follow JR Martinez @iamjrmartinez  Email the team: [email protected] Episode resources: “SOG Combat in Cambodia: Under the Gun at Tango Five-One” by Randy Harrison, Soldier of Fortune Magazine, August 1982  Green Hornets: The History of the U.S. Air Force 20th Special Operations Squadron by Wayne Mutza (Schiffer Military History, 2007)  Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia: A Memorial History of MACVSOG's Command and Control Detachment South (CCS) And Its Air Partners, Republic of Vietnam, 1967-1972 by Fred S. Lindsey (AuthorHouse, 2012)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.