Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?
The widow of a Navy helicopter pilot killed in a 2014 training exercise spurs an investigation that uncovers a long history of institutional failings that led to her husband’s death. In this controversial film, learn how one woman's grief had the power to uncover the U.S. Navy's negligence.
The widow of a Navy helicopter pilot killed in a 2014 training exercise spurs an investigation that uncovers a long history of institutional failings that led to her husband’s death. In this controversial film, learn how one woman's grief had the power to uncover the U.S. Navy's negligence.
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