SGT Addie Ford’s incredible story of survival while being deployed at Bagram Airbase in Iraq. On Veteran’s Day, as men and women on the base prepare for a “Fun Run” on base, a terrorist sneaks his way onto the Airbase. Just as Addie Ford sees this man on the base, he detonates himself. Hear this heartbreaking story as she describes exactly what happened and the aftermath of this horrible atrocity.
Up Next in Patriot Plates Season 1
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S1E3-Pat Upah
Pat Upah tells us how she ended up as a nurse in Vietnam, only to find herself working in a hospital surrounded by the enemy. As bombs explode around the hospital, nurses strive to keep the wounded safe and calm, fully aware that it may only be a matter of time before the Viet Cong overrun them. ...
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S1E4-Scott Huesing
Major Scott Huesing (Ret.) tells us about his decision to join the Marines and the connections we all make and have with each other as soldiers, family, and those who support our military. As a Marine commander during the "Surge" in Ramadi, with hundreds of combat missions under his belt, he desc...
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S1E5-Chad Doty
Staff Sergeant Doty had a deep love for the Marine Corps and a passion for training Marines in combat and martial arts. After training nearly 50,000 Marines, there's nothing more rewarding than having one return after deployment to thank him.