In interviews with NBC News, family members and close friends of Denman and Berry said they believe the former Special Operations soldiers would have only participated in such an operation had the 2 men been convinced it was supported by the US government.
The two captured Americans both grew up in Texas. Denman in Austin; Berry in Fort Worth.
Drew White, a former Green Beret in the same unit, said Goudreau was a highly skilled team leader who earned his fellow soldiers’ respect. But this past January, he left Germany after telling his wife he accepted a job with Goudreau’s company. “He trusted Jordan,” Melanie Berry said. “He believed in Jordan.”
Sometime in 2017, Denman visited his old Special Forces buddy White during a cross-country motorcycle trip. “When he was here, he was still Luke but it just seemed he was searching for something,” White said. “I thought he had found it with the welding stuff, but looking back on it, I think he just missed the camaraderie and having that sense of purpose.”
Speaking to an unseen questioner, Denman says he was expecting to be paid between $50,000 and $100,000 for his role in the operation. He said his job was to seize control of the airport in Caracas and bring in a plane to be used to fly Maduro to the U.S.It’s unclear if Denman was pressured to make certain admissions, but one of the things that stood out to his former fellow ex-Green Beret Drew White was Denman’s payday.
“When a friend like that comes along and says, ‘I have this thing going on and it’s the real deal,’ most guys wouldn’t question it.”
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