SPECIAL FORCES story!!!

[garyedolan]

From: Alex Quade [mailto:alex.quade@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:01 AM
Subject: PLEASE see my SPECIAL FORCES story!!! (&share!)
Importance: High

Hello All--- Thank you to those who've served our nation. The link below is a story that required years of blood-sweat-and-tears... and fighting to get it finally told. Would you please see my story about a 10th Special Forces Group Operational Detachment Alpha in combat -- there's a video, as well as a long-form written piece which provides context. Part 2 will air online on Monday/Memorial Day. WOULD YOU PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES -- and please let me know what you think. Thank you--- mucho sunshine--- alex

http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/25/the-h ... li-part-1/

ALEX QUADE, War Reporter
Freelance War Reporter Alex Quade covers U.S. Special
Operations Forces on combat missions. She is the recipient
of a national RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award, as well as the
Congressional Medal Of Honor Society’s “Tex McCrary Award
For Excellence In Journalism” for her war reportage.
The Medal of Honor recipients present the award to
individuals who, through their life's work, have distinguished
themselves by service or unbiased coverage of the United
States Military through journalism. Prior recipients of this
prestigious award include legendary broadcasters Tom Brokaw, Mike Wallace, Tim Russert, Paul Harvey,
and author Joe Galloway.
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society recognized Ms.Quade, "for her courageous reporting and
honest news coverage".
Ms. Quade has worked in television for Fox News and CNN. Extreme storytelling and silent risk-taking lie
at the heart of what she does. As a "one-man-band", she embeds with elite combat units several
months at a time, producing exclusive, long-form, special series and documentaries.
"Chinook Down" is her investigation into the Taliban surface-to-air missile shoot down of a U.S. Chinook
helicopter in Afghanistan, that killed all on board. Alex Quade was supposed to be on that helicopter.
She survived to report firsthand on the recovery efforts, which included a fierce firefight. The mission
involved Army Special Forces Green Berets, Air Force Special Operations assets, Parachute Infantry
Regiment and Combat Aviation Brigade elements. Ms. Quade gathered material about the attack on the
helicopter, obtained previously unreleased documents from the Pentagon and collected video from
soldiers and pilots on the scene. The result of her work is a video special for The New York Times - At
War website.
Ms.Quade recently produced and directed a short documentary about Special Operations Forces in
Afghanistan, “Horse Soldiers of 9/11,” that is currently showing in film festivals nationwide. Narrated by
actor Gary Sinise, Quade's film expands her original investigative reports for The Washington Times,
CNN.com, and The Daily Caller. Vice President Joe Biden quoted Ms. Quade’s stories during the
dedication of a monument paying tribute to the secretive warriors, near ground zero in New York. (FOX
affiliates, Armed Forces Network, and the Pentagon Channel re-broadcast the event and Quade’s stories
worldwide.)
In Quade's award-winning documentary, "Wounded Warriors" for CNN Presents, she was the first
reporter to obtain unprecedented access to injured troops, premiering an exposé on the ravages of
battle and the care given at every echelon in war zones. Today, military units include her piece in their
pre-mission training, and the President's Commission on Returning Veterans educates decision-makers
and troop caregivers with viewings of the film.
Alex Quade serves on the Board of Military Reporters and Editors

[Jim]

Never forget!