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Watch: ‘Black Hawk Down’ pilot Michael Durant- ‘I thought I was dead’

Watch as Michael Durant recounts how it felt being captured in Somalia after crashing his Black Hawk, and surviving when his friends did not. It wasn’t until he was able to tell his story years later that he actually felt as though he was starting to heal. In the video below, he talks about how being held hostage shaped his career and life.

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Watch as Michael Durant recounts how it felt being captured in Somalia after crashing his Black Hawk, and surviving when his friends did not. It wasn’t until he was able to tell his story years later that he actually felt as though he was starting to heal. In the video below, he talks about how being held hostage shaped his career and life.

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Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

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