“The Guardian” is a powerful movie depicting the life and risks of Search and Rescue teams. A trainee is intent on breaking the swim records and rescue stats of the legendary Master-chief Ben Randall (Kevin Costner). Ben laments quietly to himself “records” because young Jake Fischer is missing the real focus – saving lives. At the end of Ben’s career, he and Jake had developed a deep and powerful relationship. As Ben was leaving, Jake pressed him as he had several times, “I need to know. What’s your final number?” regarding the number of
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