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Derrick Van Orden: “We lost three aircraft and we could lose 300 aircraft. It…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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And what message, by the way, does it send to our men and women in uniform? This is what everyone should know. We lost three aircraft and we could lose 300 aircraft. It doesn't matter. We are going to go get every single American serviceman and woman that is behind enemy lines, period. We are unique in, in this throughout the world with the militaries, but we have an oath. We've taken it, we've committed to our men and women. (01:10–01:21)

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Asserts that the U.S. is committed to retrieving every American servicemember behind enemy lines, regardless of aircraft losses.

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