being as sober as they are....Yes, I don't think any general, whoever, would ever forget that.

One of the things video games doesn't show you

These were human lives at risk I'm starting to think they did it of their own free will

Ten seconds is a lifetime when being shot at. It slows down at the same time to afford you to take advantage of any cover you can find. I once grabbed a buddy and dove down a flight of steel stairs to a concrete landing. There is no heroism in that act because one I was a medic just outside of Washington, D.C. In a civilian fire fighter medic position. Before I entered the military. I have the upmost respect to this man who laid it all on the line to try to save some brothers. He is the epitome of heroism. They all seem to think they are not quite deserving of this honor, but this honor was created for exactly the type of action that this man took. I do understand to an extent his "understanding" of who he believes are the real heroes, as those who fought to their last breath trying to defend one another, and our commitments to free a people who are being enslaved , abused, raped, robbed, by their own government. But you must realize, that your actions are no less noble than those unfortunate heroes who fell. You are a true heroe, and luckily our American brothers also have this ingrained within them, should they be pushed to the point to sacrifice themselves to save other Americans. There aren't many who would admit it today, but I believe the spirit of the American people is stronger than anyone can estimate. Given the right circumstances, Americans will always suprise our enemies with acts of heroism, self sacrifice, and "big nuts, all go, no quit" spirit that flows through our veins. Also we don't need to smoke copious amounts of crystal meth to do it. We are naturally committing to a mission that we know nothing about until we are on site, and volunteer to go , without knowing anything, because all we need to know is that it will save American lives. We are a nation of heroes, but there are a few who take this to a whole new level. We are so fortunate to have this CMH recipient back home and in our country, and most importantly, still alive. Most CMH recipients are awarded posthumously. God Bless America, and may God bless you sir, and I hope you live a very long time and can show the next generation what it takes to truly be an American. I'm humbled by your resolve.

According to the book they were using JSOC and a Army and Air force commanders kept calling off fire missions and wanted more information

Patsy the whole war is silly

ErikSweed yeah war is never silly. It’s heat breaking, depressing, and death is always around the corner. What really is silly are the leaders who are in their air conditioned offices.

Hector Pecero like Captain Howdy said, it’s so silly lol xD

Asylum.StackOfDonuts sure man what every both of you guys say. 🙄

@@captainhowdy2420 him and his friends fought and died alongside Afghans protecting their home from evil people.

His story should be one of Hollywood's inspired-by-true-story films.

@@weekdaycycling Hollywood would bastardize his pain.

@@weekdaycycling definitely not

this ... hit different

@@weekdaycycling They made a movie about it, its called the outpost

really wish he didnt say " And if you die trying you ain't try hard enough " that was kind of a smack in the face to some vets who died trying to right by their brothers

@@zheyonjohnson4803 he said if you didn’t die trying you didn’t try hard enough and he looked like he was about to cry gangster

@@Bsolazy 🤝

@@zheyonjohnson4803 he didn't say that

@@cormac2515 I know I misheard him. Guy above already let me know

I totally agree... all I can say with tears in my eyes....thank you for your dedicated service.

True words

I agree

Marine Corp brainwashing

Yep found the comment.

This guy carries an amount of pride and honor the rest of us can only dream about. We romanticize about being that brave and accountable, always falling short. Yet, it is his curse. I guess I really don't know what it's like. My brain can't even comprehend because there's nothing like that in my brain to relate to. I can just try to be a better man. I owe at least that much.

Fr1endlyf1re "Friendly Fire" fire is never friend

@@ivafranja murphys law: friendly fire, isnt. As in any fire torwards you doesnt matter if it is friendly or not.

That's how strong the marines are.

@@ivafranja Please elaborate on where "Friendly Fire" was involved, or is it you are clueless to what the term means?

marine huhh. u axked for it

@@tonyb7615 lovely sentiment🙄 I guess I'll help you edit it: Thank you for your service, you did what you thought was right at the time.

We could always nuke or bomb them anyways.

@@jayxcv5409 not really, believe it or not we can't do anything we want all Willy Nilly like

@@quarkedbutt3957 Why not? The Chinese won't care, the Russians won't? The Taliban don't want all the civilians to leave cause they if they do we'll bomb them since there will be no causalities besides them lol.

The U.S leaving didn’t make their sacrifice pointless, the entire war was pointless. The rich fool the poor to do their bidding. It makes me sick. ALL OF IT!

The media is trying to trick us to send more helpless souls into the war machine. They want us, in the name of honoring those lost, lose more in a place we should of never been in the first place.

@@mikewoods7167 It's more of an insult that our own government is the source of funding for these terrorists groups. Their only terrorists when they stop doing what we tell them too..

@@loudvisions9156 you not understanding the inhuman things that radical regimes in Afghanistan are doing to the women and the citizens of their own country. They obviously can’t help themselves so it’s very hard to just sit back and watch women and children being raped and murdered.

@@MBGBammy still not America's problem there country there problem period.

Amen

he's doing well nowadays

oil and opium dont worry about it

He probably feels like he got a participation award.

This young man should never be in want or need of anything, he is an American Hero to the core. May you live the rest of your life with peace knowing you gave your all for your brothers God Bless you sir.....

😂

@nico Gonzales’s profiling much??

Proud of you

Nico Gonzales trueee

@@joshuawilliams4890 nah, more like an accurate assumption. Someone knowing anything about honor wouldn't reply with that emoticon.

U ever been shot at david?

@@Mufasa7777 I don’t recall “comparing” anything. I did, however, State that I don’t see eye-to-eye with some issues. Did I offend or hurt your feelings with that statement?

@@Mufasa7777 You clearly read nothing about this comment, and even if you did, potentially, with one eye, . There was no comparison.

Fr

Amen Brother!!

Totally agree they should be fragged lol

Executed by firing squad

A lot of those high ranking officers are given the nickname "politicians in training," because they don't want to risk ruining their image. I bet they heard village and assumed that if there were families in the houses if they by some chance injured them it would look very bad for them. Even though the men on the ground very clearly informed them that the entire village was filled with heavily armed and fortified insurgents they still thought about themselves and their image over the lives of their men.

They were I promise and dishonorable discharge

I was looking for this comment.. He is no longer looking at someone.. he look through..

I feel for him 🙏🏻

my son-in-law was a corpsman with 3/7 Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010... he has the thousand yard stare... :-(

@ukpkmkk thank you sir

In joe Rogans podcast he looked way better

Sir we as Americans honor your salute thank you much

….🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿…🙏🏻

Lots of Americans are part Scottish.

Sure. Respect for Scotland all over the USA. Guaranteed.

There’s no courage, just fight or flight.

Anron Jatu ‘they’

Right those cocksuckers should be fired

That’s America for you

The U.S. army makes a lot of mistakes like this. The U.S. Airforce is pretty reliable in terms of providing support for marines and other U.S. troops on the ground.

There's exactly 911 likes

The Fractured But Whole amen

Ooorah 😢

without fear there is no bravery. you cant have one without the other

@@zyth8241 what do you mean

That’s called courage.

May God bless & comfort you. From the bottom of my heart, I am so grateful to the American Warriors who answered the call when American soil was attacked. Didn't ask why or where...just said "I'll go." Kenefick and men & women like him who sacrificed everything for this nation & their fellow soliders, marines & sailors, will NEVER be forgotten. Looking around at chaos in the land of the free...it's heroes who served that make me proud to be an American. 🇺🇸 🙏

that's why the usa only drone strike mozlems now. no more soldiers their too weak to handle actual combat kind of sad

I certainly wouldn't wanna take a tea bagging from his well hung balls.

He has balls of steel to dat to save the Marines

Evilpinkbannana that’s an insult They are Star-sized balls.

its a toyota it can do anything

When he teabags the enemy it crushes their heads

Shane Haney I don’t want to say he doesn’t has ptsd but he also uses a lot of past tense words

I read this when he said this

I’m sure he is. You can’t possibly go through something like that without being in pain mentally. That is the price of our freedom that most of us from the USA take for granted. HooRaa I say. From one vet to another

@The Scranton Strangler I think you've missed the point.

He came home but his mind didn't

Stay home kiddo

No joke no lie

@@allenknighten8361 thanks man, I'll check it out

ukposts.info/have/v-deo/smV2ZZWQnq-lo4E.html

Dakota is doing well. I'd recommend American Party Podcast if you'd like to hear his thoughts on a variety of subjects twice weekly. He's a marine, so don't expect much beyond crayon recipes

That didn’t hurt you you’re just seeking attention.

Hello Julian

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Hello Julian

Hello Julian

Hello Julia

He has more balls than every human being I know...

@@ylent1200 They might be nothing without air support, but you're just nothing period.

@@Beatyofeet32 projecting your ownself on me lol

@@ylent1200 Hmmm...maybe? I don't know what an "ownself" is so I'm not sure...

Y Lent 1 they fight like cowards but you wouldn’t know

it’s sad even in that sentence you can sense the guilt.

Seeing him saying those words... not even blinking... tells everything there is to know

Dismissal, I think it's called. Equivalent to a DD for enlisted folks. Carries a felony record with it too, as I recall. No benefits or anything useful to them from their military experience. They earned it, let them bathe in the pus.

Discharge?! They need to be in the brig. What they did was criminal.

don't blame officers for the stupidity of these men, it was their choice to become a soldier...it was your fing president's choice to send these troops into Afghanistan in the first place. You people voted for him, so YOU!!!!! are to blame and no one else!

Harry Hirsch the president didn’t tell the officers to put the soldiers in danger the president leaves it to the officers and generals to keep our soldiers alive

if only war was that simple

the resent must be overwhelming

Exactly. PTSD I'm sure. Good observation. This poor young man. I pray he lives a long and prosperous life.

he probably also "died" with them that day (i hope he didnt i havent followed his story beyond this video but i hope he did recover from it).. really sad story overall.

@@Jwalker1919 he's on teen mom and This is still affecting his life dramatically. It's so sad to hear how he feels he's a failure at everything. He just got a divorce and now has his own UKposts channel where it seems he's trying to get the help he needs....It's called Dakota Meyer u should check it out

Hes explaining it as if they are talking there. Stop trying to analyze it like you're an English teacher

His body language is also as if he expects taliban

Toxic Gaming idiot

Toxic Gaming haha

Come on man

getting shipped for basic on Tuesday. The only thing I'm scared of is my manbun.

Officers bs

Btown Dollar he blames him self because he was the teams gunner but he was pulled the day before and placed on another 4 man team. The book is great and heartbreaking all at the same time

He blames himself because in the Marines your programmed that your never good enough. They treat people like garbage in the Marines compared to Air Force.

Btown Dollar - And will till his last breath!

Ro Boat That’s definitely not it

Ro Boat honestly, but then we wonder why we win every battle.

Jredos well said..

beautifully put

Life is unfair sometimes

It’s the Medal of Honor they don’t give those out like candy, that is something you earn

Carson kind of, it kinda seemed like they were set up and the village was apart of it

Katt Williams, right?

@@gslumpt562 the situation is debatable but none of us were there or know exactly how it went down so who knows

Exactly. We just don't know.

Fr like just destroy that village bru

I am a disabled vet, (U.S.M.C.) 1972 -1974. I would die to save another person's life. The democrat voter's will never try to save one person's life here in America. All they care about is their precious WEED.

Speak for yourself Raymond. We are all American (Us Americans that is). Its sad to see that you brought politics and hate into the comment section of this video. As for you davybaby, we as Americans thank you for the respect you've given our soldier. Thank you sir.

@@qQ-lh8cf It all falls on the shoulders of obama who was selling arms to ISIS. He just called them ISIL cause he was running arms and money through Saudia Arabia to fund ISIS. Another reason the dems don't want the FISA documents declassified! They were using SA as an offshore bank account. But this will all come out in the next month or so. MAGA

Republicans are scumbags

_ KnoTTs im sorry dude that’s racist bro come on don’t matter where you from we all humans

He's a marine, not a soldier.

Plank Hill bruh

Marine*

@@longjohnn Don't confuse the two. I made that mistake once in my life. They're different and they will list every reason why.

Plank Hill out of curiosity what’s the difference between a marine and a solider?

'SGT'? He's not in the Army. And shut up about heroes you fucking pogue.

shitnrun How's he a pog when he was clearly in 03xx

Bam Bambullies Well hell you should be over there too idiot. These men are the reason you have the freedom that you do. If you don't like our troops and what they do for this country then move. I suggest to Iraq.

James Dean wild imagination you have there, sounds like your comparing my picture to personal experiences you've had yourself. get the fuck of my post troll, your comment is totally uncalled for and extremely insulting for no fucking reason.

James Dean Were you just born a complete shithead?

Juan Leon him and his Marine buddies where hammered during the ceremony 😂

Juan Leon He was just on Joe Rogans podcast, go check it out

If you want to get a good look at what happened listen to his podcast with Jacko Willink and Joe Rogan

He has PTSD

He is a lot better now

Shrerd_Inc in the two officers who received career ending letters of Reprimand were reinstated when everything blew over

Shrerd_Inc - Thanks we need people like him, as much today as we ever have!

Chad Hill what are their names?

Chad Hill not surprising

That's so great I can't express how much I appreciate his sacrifice and service. Swenson thankyou for not giving up

None of them are the same when they come back from Afghanistan

I have PTSD and every time he talks about it it’s in his head again

coward

@@SA-5247 what’s his ig

Nah broken people are way worse off than this dude

Every american has ptsd, just accept it and stop pointing it out.

that's why the usa only drone strikes the mozlems now. no more soldiers their too weak to handle actual combat kind of sad if u think about it

Paul Walton that is the part of the interview that hit me like a brick.

Not a soldier but a Marine

He's a marine, not a soldier

Dakota is a Marine, soldiers are ARMY

Nice profile pic lol.

***** No, I'm well aware of what "AK" refers to, but I'm willing to bet that this moron couldn't tell the difference between the two and he thinks of them as the same.

AK-47 is a russian made assault rifle which is particularly effective when fired in short bursts, normally chambered in 7.62mm cartridges which was thewarsaw pact standard. AR-15's can be chambered in multiple calibres and in the US are generally only legal if confined to semi-auto. I spent 5 years teaching marksmanship firing SA-80's on MOD ranges in the UK. The fact that terrorists use an AK-47 or derivative isn't the issue, the fact that Muricans think it's cool or necessary to own enough firepower to kill anything smaller than an entaged rhinoceros is.

Tom Withey Oh you're in London, huh? Fuck off! As my point was made, you think of AK's and AR's as evil assault rifles that we should not be "allowed" to own. I'm so glad I don't live in the UK!

Your military spends $600 billion a year. They have laser-guided bombs, 10 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, 1,000 60+ ton MBT's (with armour that can stop anything less than an MOAB)over 2,000 deployed nuclear warheads, an air force and Marine Air Wing the size and capability only other combined NATO nations can muster and you think an AR-15's gonna be even a speedbump for a tyrannical government? It must be fun living in cloud cuckooland.

You can watch "The Outpost"

@@daltonkamijan8657 the outpost is from client i think

Lone Survivor with Mark Wahlberg

@@epagan83 that’s a different operation

4 lives...

@@battlefield902 12 lives * The Afghan army lost 8 men that day.

Battle Field don’t forget the Afghan army. They’re treated just like US soldiers. Both our country’s governments barely care about the troops

i am so sorry for you that you had to fight a war that made no sense

Jack roper OIF 0311 here. Some things never change! Semper Fidelis.

no such thing as a former Marine devil dog

Get some!

OIF/OEF 0311

Joseph M Bettencourt no you couldn't. that's just his face lmao

exactly, which is why I hate officers in command on the radio. Most are office cowards.

If it was near a village then it was near a village. No kids life is worth a mercenarys life.

@@BaronNate stolen VALOUR. You're claiming on your channel you have a medal of honour too lol. Doubtful.

Heartbreaking response..

@@ophiolatreia93 and that is why you would be a terrible officer

Avinash - ROBLOX without a weapon we should mention

He also put his feet on a grenade to save his fellow men

qik mafs

*brother

Public execution

Officers rarely get court martialed. Lower officers say I had approval from o4, o4 says o6 approved. Colonel says flag approved. Court martialing a flag officer would be like convicting apple of a crime and sending them to prison

They didn't want to die for some fake U.S. senator's war.

Thank you. Much respect to India.

They were reinstated apparently

Dakota has named the officers on a podcast and made it known that he would love to meet them alone someday, the podcast he did with jocks willink was the best

@@okdirt208 the silence during that podcast is insane. When he finishes a line and jocko just sighs... you can just feel his pain.

Hm...Officers...

God! Help us

Coward

DontTread0nMe Why aren't you serving then?

@@mrs.chandler9384 Try serving for the US army and youll see why people quit. You have no fricking idea how many people were scared to death seeing their comrades being mowed down, bombs falling, bodies flying. You have no right to call a man who served his country as well as he can a "Coward." Would you call a man who hid from his enemies because his comrades all died a "coward?" Would you call the people who spent a day of peace on Christmas in WW1 "cowards?"

DontTread0nMe any good Soldier is willing to sacrifice their life for their country & battle buddies... but I've never met one willing to die for no good reason.

I couldn't imagine how it was for solders in ww1. Just train after train of men dying.

Cap

someone needs attention

people are disliking because this poor man experienced this in a war that didnt even need to happen. The iraq war is one of the most usless wars in history next to Vietnam.

Thomson 07 well the fact is. The war is real. The people who died are too. What if’s and should or shouldn’t be are dumb. It’s disrespectful

@@Thomson07 This is about Afghanistan, not Iraq!

Crazy Horse both were useless wars

@@TheEyeball37 Afghanistan = poppy plants

Welcome to US army lol

its complete bullshit

From everything I have read about it the reason the officers didn't give them the artillery support is because the enemy was dangerously close to innocent civilian homes and they didn't want to risk collateral damage to innocent civilians. Do I think it was the right call? No. I would have sent in more artillery strikes. I use to be a 13B artillery crew member. But what happened was the person in charge of making the decisions thought if they would have hit a house with innocents in there then they would have faced tons of international scrutiny. It sucks cause it's a lose lose battle but I would have chosen American soldiers lives over the civilians.

The sad part is if they would have fired the rounds the next day the headlines would read. "U.S. Military fired artillery on civilians."

tony castillo same