Impossible rescue remembered 20 years later

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VODLAVIK, Iceland -- Retired Col. Gary Copsey speaks during a ceremony May 30, 2014, commemorating a rescue mission on the coastline of Vodlavik, Iceland. During the mission, U.S. Airmen saved the lives of six Icelanders stranded aboard their ship, the Godinn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)(Released)

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Impossible rescue remembered 20 years later

VODLAVIK, Iceland -- Retired Col. Gary Copsey speaks during a ceremony May 30, 2014, commemorating a rescue mission on the coastline of Vodlavik, Iceland. During the mission, U.S. Airmen saved the lives of six Icelanders stranded aboard their ship, the Godinn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)(Released)

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