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US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda

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A US airman, identified as 'Bravo,' recounted being shot down in Iran and surviving for 50 hours with severe injuries before a US special forces rescue operation, which some critics have labeled Pentagon propaganda. The rescue involved thousands of personnel and a CIA decoy, with declassified video showing a daytime raid to extract Bravo's co-pilot, 'Alpha,' who was recovered six hours after their aircraft was struck by an Iranian missile.
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Critics say segment about airman’s rescue was made to boost public perception of Trump’s unpopular warA US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,000ft ridge with a broken back, arm and shoulder after he was shot down in Iran – and of being rescued by a team of American special forces as hostile locals closed in on him. The air force colonel, identified only by his codename Bravo, appeared on camera Sunday night on CBS’s 60 Minutes in a segment some critics have labelled Pentagon propaganda to boost

US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda
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