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MoviesTalkheUnsungHeroesoftheSea无名英雄赞歌Iherearemanykindsofheroesinthisworld.iherearethewell—knownlifesaversweencountereveryday一一firefighters,policemananddoctorsandthentherearethosewhoworkmainlyintheshadows,whowillriskanythingandeverythingtosavetotalstrangersunderthemostextremeandrareofcircumstances.InthiscategoryaretheCoastGuard’sextraordinarybutlittleknownRescueSwimmers.ThesebravemenandwomenareanelitefewpossessingtheuncommonphysicalandmentalfortitudetofreefallfrOmhelicop—tersdirectlyintoragingseasandmassivestorm—floodstorescuethoseinharm’sway,nomattertheCOSTSThoughrarelycelebratedpublicly,theCoastGuardsavesinthevicinityof5,000livesandS2.5billionworthofpropertyinanaverageyear—andduringthedevastating2005hurricaneseason,theyrescuedorevacu—atedanestimated33,520peopleintheGulfStatesravagedbyHurricaneKatrina.这个世界上有很多英雄,有一些已经为人们耳熟能详,比如说消防员、警察、还有医生但还有一些是不为人们所知的,他们钶天用自己的生命冒险,拯救身处危险境地的陌生人他们就是一直以来都鲜为人知的海岸巡逻队救生员这是一个特殊的嚣羊体,他们有若非凡的胆识和过人的身体素质他们能从直升机上义无返顾的纵身跳进巨浪翻滚的深海,能在狂风暴雨的洪水里不计代价,全力挽救别人的生命尽管很少引起媒体的关注.但这些救生员有羲平均每年令soooA成功脱险、挽回经济损失25亿美元的卓越战绩2005年.破坏性飕风横行的时候,他们在墨西哥湾海域在卡特粤娜飕风中成功营救33520人Theteeth—grittingtrainingprogramoftheRescueSwimmersisconsideredthetoughestinallofthemilitary—withnearly50%ofthosewhoenterdroppingout.Andforthoseremarkablefewwhoactuallymakeit.whatliesaheadareperilousmissionsinthedarkest,coldest,roughestwatersknowntohumankind,wheretheymustbattledisorientation,exhaustion,hypothermiaandlackofoxygenwhiletryingtohelpthestrand—ed,thepanickedandthosewhohavegivenupallhope严格的训练深程用残m来形褡并不为过,他们有50%的训k,'k,i~1i:k率,这也使得救生员成为所有军种中当之无愧的“硬汉”有非凡体力和才智的人才能胜任这项工作,在极其恶劣的条件下执行救援任务而对普通人来说.那样的条件下皱有可能出现的状况就是迷失方向、筋疲力尽、体温骤降、呼吸困难、产生绝挈的恐慌,直至彻底放弃希。挈Injust20yearsofexistence,theCoastGuardRescueSwimmerprogramhasbecomeoneofthemostre—spectedintheentiremilitaryprofession.TheRescueSwimmerprogramwasfirstmandatedbyCongressin1984,afteracargoshiptragicallylost31crewmemberstostormywatersontheEasternSeaboardwithonlyodeCOUrageousbutoutmatchedNavalhelicopterunittoassist.Sincethen.theRescueSwimmerprogramtheonlyoneofitskindopentobothmenandwomen—hasdevelopedintoacrackunitcalleduponwheneverdisastersinvolvinghighwaterstrike.Yettheircodeofquietbraveryhasmeantthattheirstorieshaverarelybeentold.ManyAmericanshadneverseentheminactionunti}theunforgettablenews—cIiDs0fhelicopterspluckingvictimsfromtherooftopsandfloodwatersofNewOrleans.NowTheGuardianstoryofalegendaryRescueSwimmerpassinghistorchtothenextgeneration,bringsouttheheartofwhatmakesRescueSwirnmerssofascinating:theindomitablehumandrivetohelpothers.近20年里,海岸巡逻队的救生员已经成为最受人尊敬的职业军种中的一个1984年,东海岸发生货船悲剧,31名船员丧生在暴风I’日中丧生,却仅有一架海军直升机前往营救经过了这个惨痛的教训,成立的海岸巡逻队的议案终于得到国会通过从那时起,海洋救援就发展成为一支专业的军事化队伍.应对异常海潮引发的灾难但是他们的故事却很鲜为人知要不是有了那张他们在新奥尔良的洪水中用直升飞机从屋顶营救遇难者的剪报,很多美圈人甚至不知道他t1]的存在影片刚幕涛大茸险l讲述的是一个传奇的救生员的故事,通过他训练一代新兵.展示救生员职业的真谛:尽我所能帮助他人

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