Raf

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Raf

Background

Raf is a hearing impaired resident of Central America. His 15 year old brother was killed by a government helicopter.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 3 Episode 9 Jennie played by Jonathan Hall Kovacs

As Stringfellow Hawke and Jason Keith take a break in the jungle, they are ordered to drop their weapons by Jennie Burton and her students. When she realizes Hawke and Jason are Americans, she tells her students to come out of the jungle. She introduces them to her students including, Raf, Irene, Lorena, Clemente, Ayud, Xavier, and Solita. She tells Hawke all of her students are deaf and are learning English. Hawke introduces himself and Jason and Jennie tells him government troops destroyed the children's village when they were out hiking. Hawke hears a group of soldiers coming and tells everyone to get down. Patrol Leader 1 drives up with his platoon, looks around and leaves. Another patrol passes by Hawke and the children. They are forced to take cover again when another patrol walks by and a helicopter hovers overhead. Raf saves Jason from being bitten by a bushmaster snake, but Jason blames Raf for pushing him towards it. Hawke and his group are ambushed, but they manage to kill their attackers. An Old Woman leading a cow walks up and exclaims oh my god in Spanish when she sees the children. Hawke and the others reach the village of Santa Teresa and they are greeted by the villagers. The village is suddenly attacked by Colonel Ross and his tanks. The Old Woman gets the children to sing as the battles rages outside a building. Hawke and Dominic get into Airwolf and shoot down Colonel Ross's helicopter. They land and the children run up to Hawke and hug him.