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MISSION FIRST: The Natural

Ten years have passed since their son died and yet Sue and Ray Reich still hear from the soldiers. They come from nowhere and everywhere – each with a word, a story, a memory they are compelled to share about Maj. Stephen Reich whose helicopter was shot down during an attempted rescue of four Navy SEALS under siege in Afghanistan.

As the soldiers speak, they say the same thing.

"I would follow your son into combat anywhere."

"What they are telling you as a parent is they have so much confidence in your son as a leader," Sue Reich says, "That was one of the most gratifying things anyone has ever said to me.