Shot 4 Times — U.S. Night Stalker Kept Flying to Save Delta Force

Chief Warrant Officer Five Eric Slover was flying the lead MH-47 during Operation Absolute Resolve when enemy fire tore into his cockpit. Four rounds hit Slover — but he refused to pull away until the assault force was safely on the ground. This is the incredible true story of Eric Slover and the Night Stalkers. Night Stalkers Don’t Quit! Watch the full story. 🔗 SOURCES & REFERENCES • Congressional Medal of Honor Society — Eric A. Slover Official Citation https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/eric-a-slover • U.S. Army — Eric Slover Awarded the Medal of Honor https://www.army.mil/article/290719/two_american_heroes_awarded_medal_of_honor_during_state_of_the_union • U.S. Department of War — Operation Absolute Resolve / Capture of Nicolás Maduro https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4370431/trump-announces-us-militarys-capture-of-maduro/ • U.S. Department of Justice — Nicolás Maduro and Venezuelan Officials Charged With Narco-Terrorism and Drug Trafficking https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/nicol-s-maduro-moros-and-14-current-and-former-venezuelan-officials-charged-narco • U.S. Department of the Treasury — Cartel de los Soles Designation https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0207 • U.S. Army Fort Campbell — 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers) https://home.army.mil/campbell/160thSOAR • The White House — 2026 State of the Union / Eric Slover Medal of Honor https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/02/president-trump-delivers-his-2026-state-of-the-union-address/ 📺 CHAPTERS 00:00 – 01:06 15 Rounds Into the Cockpit 01:07 – 04:43 Eric Slover & The Night Stalkers 04:44 – 06:44 Building Operation Absolute Resolve 06:45 – 09:24 Into Caracas 09:25 – 11:13 15 Rounds. 4 Hit Slover. 11:14 – 14:34 Maduro Captured & The Escape From Caracas 14:35 – 16:27 Medal of Honor — Night Stalkers Don't Quit 🎵 MUSIC Music by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio White Bat Audio: https://whitebataudio.com/ @AmericanMilitaryNetwork #EricSlover #nightstalkers #operationabsoluteresolve