YOU HAVE TO LIVE HARD TO BE HARD
ONE MAN’S LIFE IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS
On July 20, 1994, Dan Laguna and Carlos Guerrero of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment SOAR were in a devastating helicopter accident. Carlos died and Dan spent months in the hospital recovering from 3rd and 4th degree full thickness burns and several broken bones. His story of survival is miraculous, inspirational and motivating. He returned to duty a year later and served seven more years in his unit before retiring.
THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO BE.. I WANTED TO BE A GREEN BERET.
Laguna knew that to become a Green Beret he couldn’t just be a good Soldier, he had to be the best. So he finished first on runs, maxed his physical training tests and studied hard. But after three years at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, he received orders to Fort Jackson, S.C. He was going to be a drill sergeant, another of his father’s dreams.
