WEBVTT 00:03.770 --> 00:04.960 Our rule. 00:06.350 --> 00:11.720 Right. A lot in omar were is a cradle but never containing. 00:12.620 --> 00:16.150 Together with a with asthma products past echoing in our ears. 00:17.070 --> 00:18.600 We're still which calls OS. 00:19.470 --> 00:21.600 Voted to one another and brotherly love. 00:22.320 --> 00:24.740 I know one another all by. Ourselves. 00:26.020 --> 00:28.520 Europe west to honor an American soldier. 00:29.090 --> 00:32.790 Was actions bore witness to the directed this block that brought 00:32.790 --> 00:33.470 the bizarre. 00:34.700 --> 00:37.950 No lottery is the still reponse ordered kyle white. 00:38.600 --> 00:41.250 It's story so deeply inspire our nation. 00:42.070 --> 00:44.200 Remarry Noir devotion to one another. 00:45.890 --> 00:50.050 Well caught it is the during this bed gives everything is a value. 00:51.020 --> 00:52.220 Honoring started white. 00:52.850 --> 00:56.200 Also ordered your memories of that man flock that day. 00:57.500 --> 00:59.670 Those who now rests the general peace. 01:01.220 --> 01:03.390 Increase are officially nor whole bogart. 01:04.170 --> 01:06.470 We made a lot where the upon or. 01:07.220 --> 01:09.790 While shooting courage that we recognize today. 01:11.100 --> 01:12.630 Brett all this year holy name. 01:13.700 --> 01:22.350 At Wall why else. 01:24.020 --> 01:33.470 It's Is it perfect sense of goalie of the measure of danger. 01:34.760 --> 01:37.080 A man or will a nurse touring core. 01:39.080 --> 01:42.030 More than 12 years were nation at war. 01:43.320 --> 01:46.680 Men and one of our armed forces of normal measure of danger that 01:46.680 --> 01:48.380 comes with walter asserts. 01:49.920 --> 01:51.910 But this year after year. 01:52.900 --> 01:53.950 Tour after tour. 01:55.010 --> 01:57.990 Displayed in a soft was warned us to encore. 01:59.600 --> 02:02.090 For. War on terror. 02:03.920 --> 02:09.590 Serving and sacrificing greatly to keep us all sect. Today. 02:10.670 --> 02:15.470 All. Your are war in Afghanistan will be all. 02:16.730 --> 02:18.600 Will welcome walmart this generation. 02:19.610 --> 02:20.710 My 11 generation. 02:21.320 --> 02:23.960 That has proved itself to be one of america's. Greatest. 02:27.410 --> 02:30.400 Tory soldier who embodies the courage of his generation. 02:31.810 --> 02:35.170 Now a man who was a freshman in high school when the twin towers fell. 02:36.590 --> 02:39.860 And we're just five years later became a more we paratrooper 02:40.010 --> 02:40.940 what leads inter. 02:41.600 --> 02:42.920 On and 70 third airport. 02:44.150 --> 02:45.110 Sky. Soldiers. 02:47.120 --> 02:47.790 Our nation's. 02:48.490 --> 02:49.310 Third operation. 02:50.170 --> 02:50.960 But all of our. 02:51.740 --> 02:53.230 Sargent kyle jerry white. 02:55.760 --> 03:00.370 I'll. Gus older to be recognized with a metal bar for service 03:00.370 --> 03:02.640 above and beyond all duty in Afghanistan. 03:04.210 --> 03:05.840 He joins staff sergeant. 03:06.830 --> 03:07.230 Or am. 03:07.750 --> 03:11.190 I We're proud mother of previous honorees. 03:11.990 --> 03:14.580 Members of the medal of honor society someone for more with this 03:14.580 --> 03:15.150 here today. 03:17.390 --> 03:20.080 Will yeah there. Well I'd like to acknowledge. 03:20.600 --> 03:21.390 Most important. 03:22.220 --> 03:24.680 I'll spurts sure or a car. 03:25.730 --> 03:27.460 And wells girlfriend AOL. 03:29.030 --> 03:34.850 Our I am told the bad form or iran by the lake washington when 03:34.850 --> 03:36.090 kyle what's in west. 03:36.690 --> 03:38.780 At first did set its sights on a more each. 03:40.210 --> 03:44.170 What is dead kirk is a veteran of the army special forces. 03:44.930 --> 03:47.440 So I'm told there was a difference of. Opinion. 03:49.760 --> 03:52.000 And I suspect a good family discussion. 03:53.080 --> 03:56.930 Are as mentor juba cannot take sides in this debate. 03:58.750 --> 04:00.240 Well why does crowther and there are. 04:02.180 --> 04:04.860 Story carried on a spam was proud tradition service. 04:05.460 --> 04:09.400 Which planets expression on november day or six years ago. 04:11.130 --> 04:14.710 The call Afghanistan base commanders were board which other radios. 04:15.410 --> 04:19.730 Well centers American forces far back an ambush in the rugged march. 04:20.810 --> 04:24.420 One battalion commander remember that although Afghanistan was 04:24.420 --> 04:28.120 was thing as a sole drumming ground. Describe role was hat. 04:29.450 --> 04:31.250 They go home buyers call sign. 04:32.050 --> 04:33.690 Charlie one six ramirez. 04:34.910 --> 04:37.880 We know it was caught up with the time was just 20 years older 04:38.180 --> 04:39.880 than only 21 months. 04:40.520 --> 04:41.830 Interest don't or. Servers. 04:44.570 --> 04:49.050 Well on the 13 members of his team along with a squad of Afghan soldiers. 04:49.550 --> 04:51.840 Left an Afghan village after meeting with elders. 04:52.970 --> 04:55.230 The americans made their way back up a steep drop. 04:55.790 --> 04:57.620 Single file long and narrow path. 04:58.340 --> 05:02.730 A cliff rising to the right in the slope of rock you Shale dropping 05:02.760 --> 05:03.430 on their luck. 05:04.640 --> 05:06.960 They do not to stop the bid if you can bring. 05:07.630 --> 05:10.500 They're headed nor an area known as an ambush telling. 05:11.480 --> 05:14.070 And that's one a single shot ran out that another. 05:14.670 --> 05:18.900 Netherlands arcane and rotted wood boards coming from what seemed 05:18.900 --> 05:19.740 like every direction. 05:20.640 --> 05:23.050 Was reserve gel. So the whole belly lit up. 05:25.340 --> 05:26.550 Of return fire. 05:27.500 --> 05:30.950 I'll quickly and did as a for magazine but as you what to load 05:30.950 --> 05:31.450 a second. 05:32.050 --> 05:35.110 An enemy grenade exploded and knocked him unconscious. 05:36.410 --> 05:38.520 The danger with myspace pressed against rock. 05:39.480 --> 05:42.900 There is a move to get up bellamy rounds hit a rock just inches 05:42.900 --> 05:46.530 from as head something trapped northern rock charge across a specs. 05:47.840 --> 05:51.510 Well. Force to slide down the cliff to the Malibu. Well what 05:51.760 --> 05:52.820 can also are to make. 05:53.350 --> 05:55.270 Specialist arcane showing. 05:55.900 --> 05:58.910 Trying to treat his own shattered arm using a tree is cup. 05:59.750 --> 06:03.780 What came later called the small Sri on or I'm sure that's are felt. 06:05.300 --> 06:09.080 Crossed through our enemies idk sign began applying attorney trip. 06:09.620 --> 06:12.600 Shielding train with his own body as gunfire shredded that trip. 06:13.880 --> 06:16.440 But also on other mendelle Brin sargent. 06:16.980 --> 06:18.000 Job Iraq's. 06:18.700 --> 06:21.970 In the open 30 feet behind them the too injured to reached out. 06:23.120 --> 06:26.190 Our members thinking it's just a matter of time a foreign debt. 06:26.720 --> 06:29.660 That's gonna happen. I'm I was will help someone Wall Ikea. 06:31.130 --> 06:35.740 With. All around him kyle ran to box Uganda paul be injured orange crop. 06:36.770 --> 06:40.940 We're worried that he'd expose box to more gunfire dollar traded. 06:41.930 --> 06:43.680 Yeah me rounds followed it. 06:44.280 --> 06:46.410 You ran out again falling by park. 06:47.000 --> 06:49.900 Once worry retreated to distract the enemy fire. 06:50.930 --> 06:51.960 One story well. 06:52.870 --> 06:55.460 Over and over our thinking to himself I'm not gonna make it. 06:56.870 --> 06:59.770 I could feel the pressure of the rounds going by but somehow 07:00.140 --> 07:03.100 miraculously they never heard of not what's. 07:03.840 --> 07:06.870 What this team is so there was as if kyle was moving faster than 07:06.870 --> 07:07.580 a speeding bought. 07:09.510 --> 07:12.080 And finally Casa suited for this comrade a cup. 07:13.430 --> 07:15.570 Tragically there on that cliff. 07:16.270 --> 07:18.020 Sargent boxes come was once. 07:18.930 --> 07:21.760 When there's final moments this merger marine surely found some 07:21.760 --> 07:23.580 solace in car white. 07:24.170 --> 07:26.890 The American soldier who until the very and was there by his side. 07:28.840 --> 07:31.840 Now that other injured soldiers came showing was still out there 07:31.840 --> 07:34.460 and he had sustained another injury this time to is me. 07:35.610 --> 07:37.440 Well we'll once more james side. 07:38.450 --> 07:41.770 Fowler tacos on belfer turner tip and sooner got its hands are 07:41.770 --> 07:42.500 working radio. 07:43.580 --> 07:46.840 The boys who try only one six Romeo came into space. 07:47.900 --> 07:49.500 Crouching behind that long trip. 07:50.160 --> 07:53.550 Propaganda calling in airstrikes to take out enemy positions. 07:54.820 --> 07:57.150 Well stay was special showing as night fell. 07:57.890 --> 07:59.740 Jen was to memorandum oh. 08:00.860 --> 08:04.140 Pile will start a field of on ozone progression seven. 08:04.940 --> 08:07.970 Buddy nudity was canes best chance to get out alive. So crowd 08:07.970 --> 08:11.700 took charge an order of the Afghan soldiers to form a security perimeter. 08:12.740 --> 08:15.410 We call them out of that that made sure came and the other injured. 08:15.980 --> 08:19.730 Were safely on court and only of then withdraw finally a loss 08:19.730 --> 08:20.620 off to be lifted up. 08:22.090 --> 08:24.550 As a helicopter pulled away. Calm what out the window. 08:25.430 --> 08:27.780 Why shouldn't the darkness is they pulled away from that single 08:27.780 --> 08:28.740 tree on the cliff. 08:30.560 --> 08:32.300 When you're deployed the letter said. 08:33.020 --> 08:34.710 Most people become their fat. 08:35.990 --> 08:39.560 What you really care about is or get this guy a well-thought. 08:40.460 --> 08:41.220 And to the right. 08:41.990 --> 08:47.410 Or It was just a better. No. 08:47.950 --> 08:49.370 One. On injury. 08:50.230 --> 08:52.280 Inserts brave americans gave their lives. 08:52.870 --> 08:56.700 There last for measure of abortion and And we remember them today. 08:57.980 --> 08:59.530 Sargent george a box. 09:00.610 --> 09:02.510 Captain matt do see different. 09:03.380 --> 09:05.220 Specialist joseph emerald. 09:05.930 --> 09:06.550 One core. 09:07.420 --> 09:10.020 Sargent jeffrey S burst them. 09:10.820 --> 09:13.290 Chore go less or GE rock a. 09:14.180 --> 09:16.990 And cause best friend or or show on a. 09:17.630 --> 09:18.350 One chef. 09:20.080 --> 09:23.560 Some other families or further arrests currently stands. So we 09:23.560 --> 09:25.540 can recognize or extraordinary. Sacrifice. 09:27.260 --> 09:51.540 I. That. 09:57.770 --> 10:00.130 Doris perdue strengthened their in europe. 10:01.280 --> 10:02.060 Fourteen men. 10:02.760 --> 10:04.700 Firmer brothers and Arch. 10:05.600 --> 10:08.580 We're proud a welcome boasts of also valiantly that day. 10:09.540 --> 10:12.320 Specialist a show on the soldier the Cal state. 10:12.860 --> 10:17.390 And members of the second battalion chosen company up 170 third 10:17.390 --> 10:19.240 airborne Brigade would you please stand.. Out. 10:21.260 --> 10:46.630 Out. The They are.. What. 10:47.180 --> 10:51.930 What. On that november day but. 10:52.880 --> 10:56.150 Missouri from ed a diverse speaks to the story of his generation. 10:57.440 --> 11:01.510 Straw completed the rest of made 15 months deployment in Afghanistan. 11:02.870 --> 11:05.630 You came back home untrained other young paratroopers as they 11:05.630 --> 11:07.010 prepared to support. 11:08.330 --> 11:11.600 When it completed a service jobs said to pursue different brain 11:11.770 --> 11:14.150 in what the hopper post nine 11 gi bill. 11:14.720 --> 11:15.560 Went to college. 11:16.070 --> 11:19.510 Graduated and today works for a bank in Charlotte north for a lot. 11:21.040 --> 11:23.900 One tall Wall Street the officer everyday people see a man and 11:23.900 --> 11:26.320 the super the work notes out should be. 11:26.910 --> 11:27.720 Bra bedroom. 11:28.300 --> 11:29.990 Walking into this community. 11:30.650 --> 11:33.830 Trimming his talents and skills for the progress of earn age. 11:34.970 --> 11:37.750 Macao will tell you that the transition to civilian life. 11:38.300 --> 11:41.260 And dealing with the post traumatic stress hasn't always been ease. 11:42.530 --> 11:45.300 More than six years later he can still see the images and hear 11:45.300 --> 11:46.420 the sounds of their battle. 11:47.510 --> 11:50.280 Every day he wakes up thinking about as bell bodies. 11:51.170 --> 11:54.190 If you we'll call sawyer birdman answered honors were work. 11:54.370 --> 11:57.530 You're modus piece. So war that juries were them tucked under 11:57.530 --> 11:58.150 shirts sleep. 11:59.080 --> 12:02.330 Stainless steel wrestler on as rest etched with the names of 12:02.390 --> 12:04.870 insects fallen comrades will always be what. 12:06.760 --> 12:09.250 Or said about their sacrifice motivates me. 12:09.800 --> 12:11.480 A service to be the best I can be. 12:12.170 --> 12:14.920 Everything I do and my wife has done a make them prop. 12:17.090 --> 12:19.810 Well it's Members atroseem coming. 12:21.410 --> 12:23.970 In the not stamp are marketed do Arce. 12:25.370 --> 12:28.730 After more than a decade of war to walk newborn would the support 12:29.090 --> 12:31.390 than the benefits and opportune news to you park. 12:32.420 --> 12:33.310 You make a sprout. 12:34.100 --> 12:37.900 You make you more of it all us to be the best we can be. 12:38.480 --> 12:39.450 As americans. 12:39.950 --> 12:40.590 As a nation. 12:41.390 --> 12:43.020 Up or savor obligations. 12:43.820 --> 12:45.680 Nor generation mall workdays. 12:46.550 --> 12:49.820 That measure of danger and warning us to encore. 12:51.140 --> 12:55.900 May god bless Europe's new church inspiring sustained also always 12:56.360 --> 12:58.620 the may god continued blessed interstate summer. 12:59.540 --> 13:03.980 With that I'd like to read the citation read. Hi. Off.. All. 13:09.740 --> 13:16.240 All. This one. 13:16.760 --> 13:19.460 The The You know. 13:20.320 --> 13:26.090 The authorized by act of congress march three 18 63 has ordered 13:26.140 --> 13:29.710 in the name of congress the medal of honor to specialist kyle 13:29.770 --> 13:32.030 J white United States army. 13:33.100 --> 13:36.950 Specialist kyle J. White distinguished himself by acts of gallon 13:36.950 --> 13:41.010 tree and intricate 80 at the risk of his life above and beyond 13:41.010 --> 13:41.710 the call of duty. 13:42.220 --> 13:46.300 While serving as a radio telephone operator with company see 13:46.770 --> 13:50.620 second battalion airborne five or 30 infantry regiment. 13:51.150 --> 13:55.890 One 70 third airborne for date during combat operations against 13:55.890 --> 13:59.400 unarmed enemies in nursed and province Afghanistan from november 13:59.400 --> 14:00.910 ninth 2000 seven. 14:02.310 --> 14:05.990 On that date specialists white and his comrades for turning to 14:05.990 --> 14:09.870 bell outpost from usher up with our nos village aldridge. 14:10.560 --> 14:14.390 As the soldiers trim bursting narrow path surrounded by an honest 14:14.390 --> 14:18.770 rocky terrain. They were ambushed by enemy forces from elevated positions. 14:19.670 --> 14:23.090 Pinned against a steep mountain face specialist white and his 14:23.090 --> 14:26.360 fellow soldiers were completely exposed enemy fire. 14:27.560 --> 14:31.420 Specialists white returned fire and was briefly knocked unconscious 14:31.660 --> 14:34.400 when a rocket propelled grenade impacted near them. 14:35.440 --> 14:38.870 When he regained consciousness. Another round impacted near fenced 14:39.120 --> 14:41.920 in betting small pieces of shrapnel in his face. 14:43.110 --> 14:47.300 Shaking off his wounds specialist wine noticed. One of his comrades 14:47.340 --> 14:48.560 lying wounded nearby. 14:49.450 --> 14:53.300 Without hesitation specialist wine exposed himself to enemy fire 14:53.600 --> 14:56.840 in order to reach the soldier and provide medical eight of. 14:57.610 --> 15:01.040 After applying attorney kit specialist white moved to an injured 15:01.040 --> 15:05.150 marine providing aid and comfort until them arraigned succumbed 15:05.150 --> 15:06.020 to his wants. 15:06.920 --> 15:10.160 Specialist like then returned to the soldier in discovered that 15:10.160 --> 15:11.330 he had been wounded again. 15:12.160 --> 15:15.840 Applying his own bell as an additional turkey's specialist white 15:16.000 --> 15:19.430 was able to stem the flow of blood in say the soldiers life. 15:20.720 --> 15:24.180 Noticing that his any other soldiers radio support in offered if. 15:24.740 --> 15:28.730 Specialist like exposed himself to enemy fire get again in order 15:28.730 --> 15:33.210 to secure radio from a deceased come or at all he then provided 15:33.210 --> 15:36.630 information and updates to friendly forces allowing precision 15:36.630 --> 15:40.510 airstrikes to stifle the enemy's attack and ultimately for meetings 15:40.510 --> 15:44.530 medical evacuation aircraft to rescue him his fellow soldiers 15:44.670 --> 15:47.310 marines an Afghan army soldiers. 15:48.130 --> 15:52.410 Specialist kyle jay whites extraordinary heroism and selflessness 15:52.460 --> 15:55.440 above and beyond the call of duty are keeping with the highest 15:55.440 --> 15:58.600 traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon 15:58.600 --> 16:03.950 himself company see second battalion airports five or third infantry regiment. 16:04.300 --> 16:08.230 One seventy-third airborne Brigade and the United States army. 16:09.290 --> 16:11.750 If. 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It. 17:14.900 --> 17:15.860 Than ourselves. 17:16.790 --> 17:19.500 It's why over the actions of sargent pile wait. 17:20.030 --> 17:24.280 Strengthened by the one province be we go our way in sheets. 17:25.610 --> 17:29.160 Good courage recalled fast to that which is good. 17:30.360 --> 17:33.390 No evil no one evil for evil. 17:34.270 --> 17:37.870 Rather maybe be strengthened in the faint hearted baby support 17:37.870 --> 17:38.380 the week. 17:39.080 --> 17:41.900 The help awarded honor all percents. 17:43.250 --> 17:45.440 God would assist a we prayed as holy name. 17:46.150 --> 17:46.690 He met. 17:47.300 --> 17:52.280 The How Quote what we're doing. 17:53.100 --> 17:55.270 Morning they are but not the celebration. 17:56.480 --> 17:58.100 I hear the 40 years pretty good. 17:59.720 --> 18:00.680 And the dresser flick. 18:01.910 --> 18:06.350 A since google there were big shout on that there are there. 18:07.510 --> 18:12.190 But I I hope we'll all be in enjoy out of the hostile the the 18:12.190 --> 18:12.820 white house. 18:13.490 --> 18:14.920 Up I hope we all remember. 18:16.250 --> 18:21.250 Once again a those were were falling of we're grateful for the 18:21.620 --> 18:27.320 families of or here and to a to Kyl and always surge. 18:28.020 --> 18:33.110 In america's armed forces or we why you know that we will always 18:33.110 --> 18:35.690 be grateful for extraordinary service. 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