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EASTER MIRACLE: The Incredible Details Of How We Rescued “Dude 44 Bravo” Are Impossible To Miss!
I am so excited to share these incredible details with you…
The Biblical parallels and Easter parallels are impossible to miss.
President Trump, Pete Hegseth, Raisin’ Cain, and “Central Casting” John Ratcliffe held a joint Press Conference today and released some stunning details of the TWO rescue missions we just pulled off in Iran.
First up, this clip from Pete Hegseth absolutely floored me….
The two pilots who ejected before their plane went down went by code names “Dude 44 Alpha” and “Dude 44 Bravo”. Alpha sat in the front, Bravo was in the back of the cockpit.
Alpha was rescued first, Bravo took longer.
But get this…
Bravo went down on Friday (Good Friday), spent all of Saturday in a cave/cleft of the rock, and then was rescued back to life literally on Easter Sunday!
Watch Pete Hegseth lay it all out:
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth drew a powerful parallel between the dramatic rescue of the second F-15E crewman from Iran and the Easter weekend:
"When he was finally able to activate his emergency transponder, his first message was simple and it was powerful. He sent a message:… pic.twitter.com/0nFk3axTl5
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) April 6, 2026
Of course I’m not saying he’s literally Jesus or anything silly like that, I’m just saying it’s hard to miss these stunning details!
As if that wasn’t enough, President Trump then essentially retold the Parable of the Lost Sheep, explaining how against conventional war planning, they decided to risk the 99 (or in this case 200) to search and save the one.
Incredible, watch here:
Trump hails historic rescue mission in Iran:
“One of the largest, most complex, most harrowing combat search-and-rescue missions ever attempted by the military.”“Generally, when planes are shot down, especially against a strong and dangerous enemy, you don’t send 200 men to… pic.twitter.com/S1cd92vYqQ
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 6, 2026
And this downed Airman seems pretty incredible in his own right…
The first message he sent on his emergency transponder when it was safe? “God is good!”
JUST IN: Pete Hegseth delivers a POWERFUL message about how God saved our F-15 WSO
"When he was finally able to activate his emergency transponder, his first message was simple. And it was powerful. He sent a message: "GOD is good'"
"Shot down on a Friday. Good Friday.… pic.twitter.com/ccImwqXlHq
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 6, 2026
To top it all off, President Trump directly credited Jesus Christ and called it an Easter Miracle.
There will never be another President like this man, truly a Monogenes:
BREAKING: President Trump is crediting JESUS CHRIST for an "EASTER MIRACLE."
"The rescue was an Easter Miracle."
God bless Trump for giving thanks to JESUS!
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— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) April 5, 2026
I consider this to be an incredible testimony and I bet most people have no idea of these deatils.
If you don’t mind, please SHARE this with your friends and family everywhere!
And for those interested, the full Press Conference is below, and I highly recommend watching it.
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FULL TRANSCRIPT:
Thank you very much. Thank you.
It’s a great honor to be with you, and happy Easter. We had a great Easter. This is one of our better Easters, I think, in a lot of different ways. I can say militarily it’s been one of the best.
So, good afternoon. We have quite a bit to discuss. We’ll go into pretty good detail, and we have the people that are most involved. We’ll give you exactitude.
And we’re here today to celebrate the success of one of the largest, most complex, most harrowing combat searches—what you would call a search and rescue mission—ever attempted by the military.
Generally, when planes are knocked down in war, especially when you’re fighting a strong group, an evil group, you can’t really do this because you send in 200 men to pick up one. And it’s something that’s usually not attempted as much as you want to attempt it, and bad things happen.
And in this case, we did two. It might not have been attempted before, but we did. We had great talent, and we got a little luck, too, I would say.
And we were helped by a lot of people—great people. It was an honor to be involved with it. It’s very historic. This is a rescue that’s very historic. It’ll go down in the books.
Late Thursday night, an American F-15 fighter jet went down deep inside enemy territory in Iran while participating in Operation Epic Fury, where we’re doing unbelievably well—at a level nobody’s ever seen before.
The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night. Both members of the crew ejected from the aircraft and landed alive on Iranian soil.
I was immediately asked to make a decision. I ordered the U.S. armed forces to do whatever was necessary to bring our brave warriors back home. A risky decision, because we could have ended up with a hundred dead as opposed to one or two.
It’s a hard decision to make. But in the United States military, we leave no American behind. We don’t do it. Within hours, our armed forces deployed 21 military aircraft into hostile airspace.
Many were flying at very low altitude, being shot at by bullets. You bring rifles into play when you’re going that low, but there are also certain advantages.
In broad daylight over Iran for seven hours, at times facing very heavy enemy fire. We have a helicopter that’s got a lot of bullets in it. It’s amazing.
We just realized how good those machines are. Nobody has the equipment that we have, and nobody has the military that we have. Not even close. We’re the most powerful military anywhere in the world, by far.
The flight crews and warfighters aboard those aircraft took extraordinary risks to rescue their fellow service members. This first wave of search-and-rescue forces successfully located the pilot of the F-15.
He was extracted from enemy territory by an HH-60 Jolly Green II helicopter—a fabulous machine—as our warriors faced gunfire at very close range.
It’s amazing that when you look at the machinery and what happened, nobody was even injured. Meanwhile, the second crew member—a weapons systems officer, a highly respected colonel—had landed a significant distance away.
When you’re going at those speeds, even if you eject two or three seconds later, it’s miles away—miles and miles—because you’re going fast.
He was injured quite badly and stranded in an area teeming with terrorists from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as Basij militia and local authorities.
On top of everything else, the communities inside Iran were given a tremendous incentive to find this pilot. Despite the peril, the officer followed his training and climbed into treacherous mountain terrain.
He kept climbing toward higher altitude, something they are trained to do in order to evade capture. They always want to get as far away from the crash site as possible.
He was injured, but he scaled cliff faces, bleeding profusely. He treated his own wounds and contacted American forces to transmit his location.
They have a very sophisticated beacon system that they carry at all times. When they go on these missions, they make sure it’s fully powered. In this case, it worked very well—it saved his life.
We immediately mobilized a massive operation to retrieve him from the mountain holdout. He kept going higher and higher. The terrain got rougher and rougher—very difficult to find.
The second rescue mission involved 155 aircraft, including four bombers, 64 fighters, 48 refueling tankers, 13 rescue aircraft, and more.
We used deception. We wanted the enemy to think he was in a different location, because thousands of people were searching. So we spread activity across multiple locations.
They were very confused. They saw aircraft in multiple areas and didn’t know where to focus.
In a breathtaking show of skill and precision, America’s military descended on the real location, engaged the enemy, rescued the stranded officer, destroyed all threats, and exited Iranian territory without any casualties.
The officer had evaded capture on the ground for nearly 48 hours. That’s a long time when you’re injured and bleeding.
When we left, we had two large planes carrying equipment. But the ground was wet sand, and we worried about takeoff due to weight.
We had a contingency plan. Lighter, faster aircraft came in and extracted everyone. We destroyed the original planes to prevent sensitive equipment from falling into enemy hands.
We had the best equipment in the world, and we didn’t want anyone examining it.
We transported three helicopters that were critical to the mission. Remarkably, they were assembled in less than 10 minutes after landing.
You wouldn’t believe it. These small but powerful helicopters were rebuilt incredibly fast—it was extraordinary.
As commander-in-chief, I will never forget the risk taken by these warriors. The planning, the contingency—everything was genius.
We were operating in the heart of Iran, in extremely hostile terrain. But the backup plan worked perfectly. Planes arrived, loaded personnel, and departed in rapid succession.
It was an amazing thing to watch. We thank God for every one of them. It’s beyond talent—it’s genius.
We have incredibly talented people. And if the time comes, we will move heaven and earth to bring our people home safely.
I want to thank every member of the U.S. armed forces involved in this historic operation. These missions are rarely attempted due to the risk.
When you see the damage those helicopters took, you realize how remarkable it was that they made it back.
We didn’t speak about the first rescue immediately, but a leak exposed that a second pilot was still missing.
We are working to find that leaker. It endangered the mission by alerting Iran that another pilot was on their territory.
Iran even offered a reward for capturing him, making the mission much more dangerous.
That leak put hundreds of lives at risk. We take that very seriously.
Over the past 37 days, U.S. forces have conducted more than 10,000 combat flights over Iran and struck more than 13,000 targets.
This was the first manned aircraft downed during the operation. The enemy got lucky—but so did we, because we got both pilots back.
It’s an unparalleled record in military aviation history.
We watched as contingency aircraft landed on a small patch of wet sand—like magic. One after another, they came in, loaded personnel, and departed quickly.
It was incredible precision under pressure. I’m extremely proud of everyone involved.
Now I’d like to introduce the head of the CIA, John Ratcliffe, who played a key role in locating the pilot.
John Ratcliffe:
Thank you, Mr. President. It’s a privilege to be here today to share what we can about this exceptional mission and to recognize the bravery of those who executed it.
One thing that’s clear is that flawless military operations depend on flawless intelligence.
At the president’s direction, we deployed both human assets and advanced technologies to locate the downed airman.
This was like finding a single grain of sand in the desert.
We also executed a deception campaign to mislead Iranian forces searching for him.
On Saturday morning, we confirmed that the pilot was alive, concealed in a mountain crevice.
That confirmation allowed the mission to move into the execution phase.
Following the successful extraction, intelligence indicates the Iranians were embarrassed and humiliated.
This president made it clear: focus on results, not politics. That’s exactly what we did.
The professionals at the CIA and Department of Defense deserve immense credit. Their courage and skill are unmatched.
But none of this happens without leadership willing to make difficult decisions.
This mission proves that when the president says we will leave no one behind, he means it. Thank you.