U.S. Veteran Kept His Identity a Secret for 45 Years, Now He’s Shocking the World With His Story

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Robertson recounted the story of when his helicopter went down. He stated that a stray bullet killed the pilot, and they plummeted to the ground because the pilot had died on top of the steering controls. He survived by packaging himself in with the parachutes, and miraculously they softened his fall. Unfortunately, everyone else that was in the helicopter had died in the impact.

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