1.   Although under machine-gun and mortar fire, Sweeney moved forward by himself and rescued the soldier in full view of the Germans.

2.   Before the three American soldiers could be rescued, the helicopter came under fire and had to retreat.

3.   Having been shot twice and hit with shrapnel, medic Clarence Sasser labored seven hours under fire in an ambush in Vietnam, rescuing fellow soldiers.

4.   In wars of the future, intelligent, morphing robots slither and hop along battlefields, scoping out enemy lines and even rescuing fallen soldiers.

5.   Seven wounded Afghan soldiers were rescued by a Marine helicopter, accompanied by Cobra gunship helicopters.

6.   With a graze wound in his right arm, Kerry turned back into enemy fire to rescue a soldier fallen overboard.

7.   A French helicopter on a mission to rescue government soldiers lost in the snow was hit Thursday by gunfire from government positions, a French official said.

8.   Attempts to rescue the soldier failed due to the flood waters, it said.

9.   First, they must be removed as soon as the stranded soldiers are rescued.

10.   Gonzalez said an army pilot dropped his helicopter into the combat zone on Tuesday to rescue five soldiers including the captain who led the ill-fated patrol.