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Author of Legend: A Harrowing Story from the Vietnam War of One Green Beret’s Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines.

Eric Blehm recounts the dramatic and unforgettable story of Roy Benavidez – a Green Beret in Vietnam who is known among special operations forces members today by a single word: “Legend.” Benavidez’s nearly suicidal rescue mission saved eight lives and ultimately earned him a nomination for the Congressional Medal of Honor.