WEBVTT 00:03.630 --> 00:07.460 The new side is presented annually by the commander of us special 00:07.460 --> 00:11.300 operations command as a lifetime achievement award to those who 00:11.300 --> 00:16.480 embodied the true spirit values and skills of the special operations warrior. 00:17.810 --> 00:21.610 Tonight we on remain whose career includes several combat operations 00:21.650 --> 00:23.900 and major special operations initiatives. 00:24.560 --> 00:28.060 This service the special operations both in an hour with uniform 00:28.170 --> 00:29.960 spans more than 30. Years. 00:32.390 --> 00:36.700 That you know is is a young kid the might fit in when never email 00:36.780 --> 00:38.330 and my family the love perspective. 00:38.870 --> 00:41.140 You were gonna call worry depletion of. 00:41.960 --> 00:45.010 To adjust on every male relative of my family. Yeah starting 00:45.010 --> 00:48.280 with the long lost relatives to rudely charges a light Brigade. 00:48.800 --> 00:51.600 In my great great grandfather and fought me and the civil war 00:51.600 --> 00:54.890 my grandfather was with the American expeditionary for sheerly 00:54.890 --> 00:55.780 and three sons. 00:56.340 --> 01:00.210 They're all my fortune korean vietnam show solution for family. 01:00.210 --> 01:03.530 Eric a chance spanned quote of that of military action. 01:04.790 --> 01:08.700 Uh uh so we were just this solar military family to use to flinch simply. 01:09.380 --> 01:11.420 The show there's no real doubt on. 01:12.170 --> 01:12.990 When I was gonna be. 01:15.190 --> 01:18.060 When I was a senior high school but to international guard and 01:18.060 --> 01:20.980 uh in my father was Domingo or the brother was in the door. 01:21.600 --> 01:24.880 To just seem like the right thing to do and a affect my first 01:24.880 --> 01:26.970 platoon sergeant to was model. 01:27.740 --> 01:31.460 Chemie down nation this and you're good fish show. What you should 01:31.530 --> 01:33.010 do a considered to inform time. 01:33.720 --> 01:37.470 And this uh wanted. No one from the door to the active duty or 01:37.470 --> 01:40.210 sign up with the or a mere former intern was from option. 01:40.480 --> 01:43.100 Sure showed up the to I'm forced to her georgia. 01:43.670 --> 01:47.940 And a sign into a trolley to me for the to schadenfreude infantry. 01:49.070 --> 01:52.390 Like a my first on the planet lucia was mencap can. Break. 01:54.820 --> 01:59.080 Some 60 americans on all beginning the sixth day of captivity 01:59.080 --> 02:01.020 inside the us embassy into raw. 02:02.300 --> 02:03.680 As picture tells little. 02:05.040 --> 02:08.560 If I was apparently taken from someones all was inside the United 02:08.560 --> 02:09.360 States embassy. 02:10.400 --> 02:12.790 Earned conceiving outside the embassy gate. 02:13.910 --> 02:17.140 He's earlier several hundred young people when we speak the Tehran 02:17.140 --> 02:18.230 university of take it all. 02:19.610 --> 02:23.490 We're not on the other things that we have them out the fires. 02:24.010 --> 02:27.270 But instead of chasing the americans although the calm um Bo 02:27.270 --> 02:29.810 bunny and see imprisoned and the the buildings to more on the 02:29.920 --> 02:32.470 grounds of them hostages ever. Sense. 02:35.240 --> 02:38.800 Or federal rate plan in 19 70 eight. 02:39.430 --> 02:42.820 When I went to the range of a tie and in Savannah Corp alam. 02:43.880 --> 02:45.560 Tough guy team layer. 02:46.580 --> 02:49.880 Nests in that attack and it was a dozen hard are charlie or company 02:49.880 --> 02:50.810 would best invented. 02:52.010 --> 02:53.630 And maybe a big impression on me. 02:54.880 --> 02:57.430 The representing one non commission also should be. 02:58.460 --> 02:59.890 It was intended ninty more. 03:00.890 --> 03:02.900 For. You call. 03:03.860 --> 03:05.140 The ranger mission. 03:06.080 --> 03:08.130 And that tests force was to fall. 03:09.450 --> 03:12.010 One was to secure the attraction air from. 03:13.880 --> 03:15.030 All the hostages. 03:16.280 --> 03:19.030 Called the a salters that rescued the russians. 03:19.910 --> 03:23.040 And we also have the mission of securing. 03:23.670 --> 03:24.190 When you. 03:24.700 --> 03:26.500 That work-around does are we want. 03:27.890 --> 03:32.890 Frustration that I am than. The main argo that force was charlie 03:32.890 --> 03:34.120 company on work trolley. 03:34.980 --> 03:39.140 Woes steer feel season mission plans are rare in iran. We were 03:39.140 --> 03:41.050 the extraction location. 03:41.810 --> 03:44.440 For the raid laos interest arrayed inter em. 03:45.890 --> 03:46.950 He was part of that mission. 03:47.510 --> 03:50.500 Wham was in triple pardon should surely in the airfield. 03:51.440 --> 03:54.340 And the extraction of post office in jeans. 03:55.060 --> 03:58.200 And carrot carole of terrorism forces out of the aerial. 03:59.660 --> 04:03.260 Given the union party go clocking alicia. I asked my first assignment 04:03.370 --> 04:07.110 the jiang ranger ethical was all of a corporal and the show it 04:07.180 --> 04:10.790 to us it was exciting and I mean the of the train of to it was 04:10.790 --> 04:13.530 a was was probably the best we relied on him. 04:14.060 --> 04:17.670 Not only for missions like you before but all the readiness training 04:17.700 --> 04:22.120 required new tactics take pains procedures. He was instrumental 04:22.120 --> 04:23.100 in developing ups. 04:24.480 --> 04:27.810 He caters one day the uh he goes on the day. We're impatient 04:27.940 --> 04:32.640 and the issue of the that could be the And the sheep untaken buttery. 04:33.640 --> 04:36.730 And uh you were were ofcom the point where pre much rocker strangers 04:36.730 --> 04:39.960 from we which then monday to friday others Walsh of a a forged 04:39.960 --> 04:43.330 to work and the you we're good it's seven dash eightieth tree 04:43.800 --> 04:47.420 fiscal on impact and where did it to your small unit tactics rage. 04:47.420 --> 04:50.940 We can jam wishes the gonna cinemas they were impatient are rank 04:50.940 --> 04:52.910 it on one of the bashar for her. 04:53.560 --> 04:55.560 In the movie of the best machine gunners are. 04:56.180 --> 04:59.580 Uh oh come on age four wheel drive vehicles as others are private 04:59.580 --> 05:01.010 vehicle drive them off road. 05:01.580 --> 05:04.980 And you know who has motorcycle licenses who owns the a dirt 05:04.980 --> 05:08.250 bikes and the right to those off road and didn't even know who 05:08.250 --> 05:13.370 grew up on farmers and who were on a capable of keeping thing 05:13.370 --> 05:16.140 tirana with but will them and bailing water over comfortable 05:16.140 --> 05:16.790 around mushy. 05:17.780 --> 05:20.230 It was one of those nco's that none only. 05:20.750 --> 05:22.780 Did his job as a as a team. 05:23.450 --> 05:26.060 Forces a special team for certain missions. 05:26.960 --> 05:30.010 For being involved in our virt or whether companies. 05:31.060 --> 05:31.900 A planet. 05:32.520 --> 05:36.590 The development of new ways to do where feel landy britian friction 05:36.920 --> 05:37.740 fall for each. 05:38.570 --> 05:41.390 Can ability of people long airfield shooter machines. 05:42.620 --> 05:46.920 How to a better bridge certain targets have a move of schoolchildren whites. 05:47.920 --> 05:49.880 A new methods aquarium buildings. 05:50.600 --> 05:53.120 No no just days. If you've seen hinduism sofa. 05:54.540 --> 05:57.020 And so he was one of the pioneers of made that up. 05:58.100 --> 06:00.610 Of the we realize that there were some so many losses to put 06:00.610 --> 06:03.600 an army ranger on air force helicopter and then taking better 06:03.600 --> 06:06.540 for sellick upturn can the landed take it off from the carriers yet. 06:07.190 --> 06:10.110 I'm here we have common tactics techniques and procedures we 06:10.110 --> 06:14.330 didn't have come radios um. You we it a re the best in the world 06:14.330 --> 06:17.080 the world. We did within our own with passion of the actions 06:17.080 --> 06:21.490 he will to bring it all together a uh we were we the editions 06:21.900 --> 06:25.160 shilling and that was kind of the if it at the time we get realized 06:25.160 --> 06:28.740 that that the time was just exciting and we era probably to down 06:28.740 --> 06:31.800 every a every or field you know what's to the Mississippi. 06:32.300 --> 06:35.740 Member of the time we had a figure out of all flow of the old she. 06:36.710 --> 06:39.140 Gone jeeps motorcycle teams. 06:40.130 --> 06:41.870 A accountability change. 06:42.560 --> 06:44.480 Uh the medical support teams. 06:45.390 --> 06:46.250 And that was. 06:46.820 --> 06:49.840 The worst techniques were night vision devices were just starting 06:49.840 --> 06:53.720 to be used to airfield take depths had on corporate here more 06:53.720 --> 06:56.170 operations for a fair land operations. 06:56.900 --> 06:57.750 And million cool. 06:59.240 --> 07:03.070 The costs of his enthusiast his understanding of the ranger mission. 07:04.160 --> 07:06.210 He was right up there. Right there with a poet. 07:06.860 --> 07:08.610 Asia no of course a plan was aborted. 07:09.290 --> 07:10.890 Local when we're prepared for. 07:11.770 --> 07:16.620 Collided. Following the refueling operation them. 07:17.210 --> 07:18.890 That the location union. 07:21.170 --> 07:22.940 Never. Lamb am. 07:23.960 --> 07:28.610 They denied claims disciplines like I was that the mission failed. 07:29.540 --> 07:30.310 Pretty close to. 07:31.160 --> 07:34.370 The us we're on our final rehearsal to degrade aboard planes 07:34.370 --> 07:37.850 when they and when they shut the planes down and set to introduce 07:37.850 --> 07:41.610 been a shoes on a on the it with the danger trip. 07:42.290 --> 07:46.080 And notion of a she told us to love you know sterilize period 07:46.480 --> 07:50.430 make it to him with a one billion uh we were here and uh and 07:50.430 --> 07:51.260 then we pulled out. 07:52.220 --> 07:53.850 As I tell my company together. 07:54.490 --> 07:56.980 He'll tell does and strippers together. 07:58.480 --> 07:59.140 There was a. 07:59.660 --> 08:01.360 India ranching made that up. 08:01.940 --> 08:05.420 And we've we've had an agreement sleeve prepared for that and 08:05.420 --> 08:07.970 uh and everybody it to the rear. 08:08.730 --> 08:12.880 On the razors edge show uh it was just for you a pre depression. 08:14.630 --> 08:18.190 See images say was me that the for there's north camp. 08:18.950 --> 08:21.530 Owes can't carry out at the time and additional campbell five 08:21.530 --> 08:25.080 dash but it was so the with ride it to drop the one to a Jewish 08:25.080 --> 08:28.420 rite of to show their image of the military uh uh the injury 08:28.450 --> 08:30.020 to the people tradition. 08:31.320 --> 08:31.840 You are they. 08:32.450 --> 08:35.200 Combat unit that they had a really unique mission and so. 08:35.710 --> 08:39.060 I quickly learned that we're working with a unit that because 08:39.060 --> 08:42.530 we had a really high trauma or to the fact it was a march two 08:42.530 --> 08:43.430 runs DMC. 08:44.130 --> 08:48.080 And because we were face-to-face of forcefully. So we had to 08:48.080 --> 08:52.420 work with the ah of a a no fault mentality will we called a soviet 08:52.420 --> 08:53.810 defector incident that. 08:54.380 --> 08:57.580 Occurred about 23 november 19 80 four. 08:58.370 --> 08:59.810 So the super two's art. 09:00.530 --> 09:04.300 Had planned this defection for a few years. He basically was 09:04.300 --> 09:08.020 part of a a tour group and not everybody anybody to come forth 09:08.020 --> 09:12.030 to come into a palmer john because of the Street with us because 09:12.270 --> 09:16.430 a diverse of potential defection the yes one of the bore border 09:16.430 --> 09:19.370 guard won the north korean border guards. To go down and take 09:19.370 --> 09:23.430 a picture of him down on the NBA up and that we know this because 09:23.430 --> 09:26.640 it's a picture a you takes the north korean kids pitcher first 09:27.060 --> 09:29.250 and that would be us goes in the background. 09:29.960 --> 09:33.090 Um and even they change or the camera and the end of all the 09:33.090 --> 09:37.230 north korean kid is taking his picture uh the people across the 09:37.260 --> 09:41.980 the military demarcation line sunday brunch to do the you action 09:41.980 --> 09:44.730 the south korean guard insurgent effecting. 09:45.620 --> 09:49.860 The two izart runs across of were busy today to me later. 09:50.690 --> 09:54.250 He was very surprise north korean skin after there were created 09:54.400 --> 09:58.080 to use in pick up one of because he just losses charged shamans 09:58.080 --> 10:01.900 a pulls a special lunge after school low argo issued in the Street 10:01.930 --> 10:03.900 because many of north korean soldier. 10:04.460 --> 10:07.950 In south korea and with a push to prawn chasing the the factor. 10:08.570 --> 10:10.340 Uh and then enter that'll. Oh breaks. 10:11.090 --> 10:11.900 I got a call. 10:12.490 --> 10:16.660 For me to talk he was firing was or lose one man down a man. 10:17.620 --> 10:21.440 Some day to mention the us avoid which didn't really make an 10:21.440 --> 10:23.280 impact on it the point of. 10:24.030 --> 10:26.850 So I basically was for a quick reaction force to load trucks 10:26.850 --> 10:29.600 which is our Sin on that the law mortar start movement. 10:30.170 --> 10:33.200 Who underplays looking at me because I'm I'm the victim with 10:33.200 --> 10:33.890 the Rangers yet. 10:34.840 --> 10:36.890 So a Facial will we do. 10:37.400 --> 10:39.970 A there are a other actually innocent indoor show the time. 10:39.970 --> 10:42.790 We're we're good reports from against the checkpoint for that 10:42.850 --> 10:46.430 to that they've got a a large number north range in the sunken 10:46.430 --> 10:49.770 door and a survey of they should be pinned down on a mission 10:49.770 --> 10:54.030 change from a a from picture the defector to a can now secure 10:54.030 --> 10:56.300 the show their half of the the truce village. 10:57.370 --> 11:00.520 He was this montaigne lonely form this on long and we were. 11:01.260 --> 11:06.080 Isn't just a area of a because we were pressing the handle you 11:06.080 --> 11:11.270 to a solid credit to a bolts fussing been because of that some 11:11.270 --> 11:14.810 of the known will do voice on those and we usually when trees 11:14.810 --> 11:17.220 rooms and Bart finals here in that little side all. 11:18.230 --> 11:20.820 When the lamb and his squad a kind of crash into. 11:22.110 --> 11:22.950 Cleaved plank. 11:23.660 --> 11:25.180 And then moved around them. 11:26.090 --> 11:27.040 Um that. 11:27.680 --> 11:31.270 But the twos are for a few seconds into overtime that. 11:32.070 --> 11:33.770 We haven't changed in it and. Another. 11:36.320 --> 11:38.470 Always do what I have a problem mix. 11:39.560 --> 11:42.040 Competence and profession was um. 11:42.890 --> 11:46.740 And he he he led the george sugar would be inspired there. 11:46.740 --> 11:51.020 So we missed a fallen and What can only be described as the most 11:51.020 --> 11:56.020 dinners life or death situation and and For right reasons to 11:56.020 --> 11:56.950 take that it was. 11:57.520 --> 11:58.960 It aggressively move. Iran. 12:01.230 --> 12:02.510 The to north korea ensue. 12:03.320 --> 12:07.360 Initially had more people what needed to continue to pursue the defector. 12:09.800 --> 12:12.500 Well. There were no injuries forces. 12:14.050 --> 12:17.130 Noriega made clear shoes military dictatorship. 12:17.710 --> 12:20.600 To be in a state of war with the United States. 12:21.440 --> 12:25.790 The right next to your forces under his command shot and killed in. 12:26.340 --> 12:28.820 The on of an unarmed American serviceman. 12:29.410 --> 12:34.220 Lonely and others arrested in really be deferred American serviceman. 12:34.960 --> 12:39.060 Gentle knowing reckless threats and attacks upon americans in panama. 12:39.600 --> 12:41.080 Created an imminent danger. 12:42.020 --> 12:44.260 At this moment us forces. 12:44.790 --> 12:49.060 Including forces deployed from the United States last night paring 12:49.060 --> 12:50.530 gains in action in panama. 12:51.750 --> 12:55.900 I first frederick only to work together pay on line them up to 12:55.900 --> 12:58.250 see that would've and 80 eight. 12:58.940 --> 13:03.100 And um it was a syrup and stars on one of the special forces 13:03.100 --> 13:04.430 teams and sees three seven. 13:05.040 --> 13:08.330 And I actually look like enough to get an overseas Simon an acute 13:08.330 --> 13:11.050 course with or bitten several current them and what. 13:11.760 --> 13:15.420 And uh than you think about the for bitten show recruit was as 13:15.450 --> 13:19.570 they've been there for a long time and this so they had to every 13:19.570 --> 13:22.600 relationship she um screwball throughout latin america. 13:23.390 --> 13:27.590 The um the and just call told around the uh. 13:28.210 --> 13:31.530 Here we go. We we live there. I was so we it we had the year 13:31.530 --> 13:35.300 the luxury of of piano but nowhere where adult time being able 13:35.300 --> 13:39.420 to do on the target for or you know from uh from the of from 13:39.420 --> 13:42.170 or our a or or base if you will. 13:42.870 --> 13:46.330 Shorn montaigne are due date Darvish they she to where secures 13:46.330 --> 13:49.840 the president vice presidents of a a vote of the animal. 13:50.430 --> 13:53.800 That she had a a Bit of really an idea like the night before 13:53.800 --> 13:57.120 the invasion and uh they all divide of all the dinners and they 13:57.120 --> 13:57.910 just lock them in. 13:58.540 --> 14:02.330 So uh uh. So we lost our initial the date mission and this was 14:02.330 --> 14:06.090 where sinn overall broke the uh whenever they cracked of they 14:06.090 --> 14:09.790 they stir seven chickens phone exchanges begins television stations 14:10.170 --> 14:13.810 will and I think we just come back from a from knock it out of 14:13.810 --> 14:17.920 TV station a incubation just knock him down the lines of communication. 14:18.460 --> 14:22.000 And the we come back to all work and to want to get even with 14:22.000 --> 14:25.110 brad smith turns on a little transistor radio. 14:25.670 --> 14:27.460 The the she's flip into the channel. 14:28.040 --> 14:30.230 And here's Noriega given a speech. 14:31.040 --> 14:33.900 So we look at the radio they got the channel also radio than 14:33.900 --> 14:36.810 other guests ran for a phone book and they flip open the phone 14:36.810 --> 14:39.550 book and they they realize that the radio station wishes right 14:39.550 --> 14:42.580 down the Street on bell blowup and this would in no a few was 14:42.580 --> 14:47.180 inside the worst was a tape of all we have the the dual mission 14:47.180 --> 14:51.400 of a she fits in inside the finish can be up capturing uh. 14:51.400 --> 14:52.990 But also knock out the radio station. 14:53.990 --> 14:57.790 Sri crank the helicopter and uh we flew over to the building 14:57.790 --> 15:00.280 identified the going and we sash with them up to build. 15:00.820 --> 15:03.840 It and uh won't we got on top of the building. 15:04.490 --> 15:07.580 As say a lady on turf as rope and then dropped and the ropes 15:07.650 --> 15:11.920 because there was not the opportunity to see away Austin to like. 15:12.750 --> 15:16.120 So they needed only taken enough charges to knock the tower out. 15:16.640 --> 15:19.810 Um so we didn't have enough charges of demolition charges to 15:19.810 --> 15:23.510 knocks that powers the TV through the breakers ration tower out 15:23.910 --> 15:28.250 plus breached the door on the roof thickiest into inside their 15:28.250 --> 15:30.510 cars where the league table. There's also helicopters. 15:31.060 --> 15:35.930 To assess strokes are falling down onto of and can get a felix 15:35.960 --> 15:37.440 the in mechanism and to. 15:37.970 --> 15:40.090 Take of as rope tied offering man. 15:40.670 --> 15:44.770 Do for the fester opened onto a balcony of a a restauranteur 15:44.770 --> 15:48.000 it's tough to go and we looked over the age of the building and 15:48.000 --> 15:51.410 the way that we we lower our cells down to the uh there's like 15:51.410 --> 15:54.870 a like tinged we're going to think who ourselves down to the 15:54.900 --> 15:59.400 the to the seven making for to onto a balcony and then we're 15:59.400 --> 16:03.030 able to breach of the clash lighting doors on the balcony and 16:03.030 --> 16:06.350 and get into the office complex and and run back upstairs with 16:06.350 --> 16:10.840 the boys in. A move down to like a member the for the radio station 16:10.840 --> 16:12.110 was on but it was a tape. 16:12.800 --> 16:17.120 And we were so we we are successful in knock on the radio station out. 16:17.660 --> 16:19.590 Up to a PC Noriega was and. There. 16:22.310 --> 16:25.800 Despite this is staying burial sweep of the area by us ranges 16:26.050 --> 16:29.640 the middle controlled by warlord general like the remains applaud 16:30.000 --> 16:33.340 the man himself is also grated old attempts to capture the does 16:33.340 --> 16:35.790 believed to be responsible for the latest outbreak. 16:36.560 --> 16:39.970 Places to most of the dishes sane said Nigerian peacekeeping 16:39.970 --> 16:43.700 soldiers and 15 local civilians with killed in a shootout. 16:45.010 --> 16:48.860 United States is now station 400 commie ranges in the country 16:48.860 --> 16:49.760 to find I D. 16:50.930 --> 16:54.020 The like benches in new did catches seems to when you went to 16:54.090 --> 16:58.040 round up to 24 Pakistani peacekeepers were killed in cold in 16:58.040 --> 16:59.080 a to bamboo shoots. 17:00.680 --> 17:05.280 We deploy the motivation when late august of 19 93 our task is 17:05.280 --> 17:08.890 our mission is forced to force for renewed was does to dismantle 17:08.890 --> 17:11.650 was Somali nationalization leadership infrastructure. 17:12.260 --> 17:15.000 But we work there provide security our mission was man owning. 17:15.560 --> 17:19.660 We were going after mohammad foreign deed and all of his lieutenants 17:19.770 --> 17:23.610 weirdly such a sunday that three of Jordan was a sunday which 17:23.610 --> 17:25.760 traditionally been a down day for the test forced. 17:26.400 --> 17:31.330 A idea was a quick jim the secure the target and then the quick 17:31.330 --> 17:35.800 quick draft. We launched on the mission had 15 33 in the afternoon 17:36.240 --> 17:40.200 within minutes of conducting the aerosol raid on the target killing 17:40.510 --> 17:42.630 the two to answer we're going after were captured. 17:44.480 --> 17:48.030 And as you're getting ready to axel trailer to leave the for 17:48.030 --> 17:51.060 the two range of the genes in the special forces soldiers are 17:51.060 --> 17:54.340 we're on the target of short getting ready to leave the objective 17:54.340 --> 17:56.390 or is one the first waqar got shot down.. Now. 17:58.370 --> 18:10.410 Now. Large around two and or that she was a lot issuing going 18:10.410 --> 18:11.160 on outside. 18:12.950 --> 18:16.490 Range of positions and under direct small arms fire in an asian 18:16.490 --> 18:20.510 being thrown the walls with everything was very very close proximity 18:20.510 --> 18:21.540 is forest fighting. 18:22.700 --> 18:26.640 Sermon was he raised to crowd to get to the crash like first 18:26.760 --> 18:29.700 and we did in wish were able to successfully defend the crash 18:29.700 --> 18:33.160 like throughout the afternoon and into the entire evening. 18:33.790 --> 18:37.290 The convoy going back as we listen of deep reese afterwards. 18:37.790 --> 18:41.290 The was we wanted to you that the terrible. Firefight. 18:44.540 --> 18:47.790 No one were there to more use real was or Fiji's an automatic 18:47.790 --> 18:48.510 weapons fire. 18:49.130 --> 18:53.330 Other losing a losing individuals that you know to use having 18:53.330 --> 18:56.480 individuals world inaction and they're fighting their way back 18:56.480 --> 18:57.630 trying to tear field. 18:58.200 --> 19:01.800 Was the most the bird went down there and the the we immediately 19:01.800 --> 19:04.890 scrambled a convoy which are the makeup of the test mound they 19:04.890 --> 19:07.490 were coming from the north to the city we're coming of missiles 19:07.950 --> 19:11.420 and uh and each the chill many geffrye pole. So we had to turn 19:11.420 --> 19:12.300 round come back. 19:13.320 --> 19:15.850 So I don't know if I could even take the picture for you can 19:15.850 --> 19:20.480 imagine five ton trucks and police coming out of the city the 19:20.480 --> 19:21.840 sun is getting ready to go down. 19:22.570 --> 19:25.570 They've been ambushed the entire way back from the objective 19:25.570 --> 19:28.570 or about three prisoners are wounded do American soldiers are 19:28.570 --> 19:29.800 wounded and killed. 19:30.810 --> 19:32.170 The call then goes out. 19:32.990 --> 19:33.860 By the commander. 19:34.580 --> 19:37.790 To every able bodied ranger. 19:38.600 --> 19:41.440 That is about the airfield to include the headquarters. 19:42.430 --> 19:47.060 The ministry of dies the quirks accompanied clerks to coax. 19:47.560 --> 19:51.740 All of the staff personnel. Everybody. Grab a rifle. 19:52.420 --> 19:55.570 We're wash out to trucks and you're going back in the city. 19:56.430 --> 20:00.280 To try to reinforce the object of this is this is the duty of 20:00.430 --> 20:02.420 them someone like rick laming your formation. 20:02.980 --> 20:06.050 You know a senior non commission all served them. Well experienced 20:06.490 --> 20:10.270 has been around for men around that to another stranger fire fights. 20:10.940 --> 20:14.890 I'm one of the same time you to know within this bread would 20:14.890 --> 20:16.600 bring a steady coming leadership. 20:17.150 --> 20:21.040 The two of very chaotic situation that dealing with young soldiers 20:21.520 --> 20:25.560 who was not seen is tied the fighting previously a that now seem 20:25.560 --> 20:28.980 there are their friends and the wounded or killed and uh we're 20:28.980 --> 20:32.670 asking them to back to get back in the back to back in the fight 20:33.080 --> 20:35.570 it back on these vehicles to do to protect to the first time 20:36.030 --> 20:39.250 and we need you to get out here and a moon for moved to a place 20:39.250 --> 20:39.820 where we can. 20:40.640 --> 20:44.850 Factor the rescue operation is tremendous leadership and again 20:44.850 --> 20:47.580 having someone like with the lamal tear. That's exactly which 20:47.580 --> 20:48.230 needed of time. 20:48.860 --> 20:53.190 You look in india is are the which aged to erosion of the big 20:53.190 --> 20:53.980 just come back. 20:54.490 --> 20:58.600 From the year inside the printer your safe and juicy. No accountable 20:58.600 --> 21:01.360 under another faces renewed. We gotta go back out. 21:02.000 --> 21:06.560 And do a who goes back to the ranger creed that to newly you 21:06.560 --> 21:09.010 just look at him the say listen gay should we news of all the 21:09.010 --> 21:12.440 tough home. We signed up a you motivating a little bit. 21:12.950 --> 21:13.810 For some bay was a. 21:14.390 --> 21:17.770 Of can no boundary with a machine gun and they would goes to 21:17.770 --> 21:21.350 intersection and bench shoot the corners and intersection and 21:21.350 --> 21:24.860 all small assert down in the second on three concert and they 21:24.860 --> 21:25.320 were shoot. 21:26.270 --> 21:29.510 It all is lost it down and then he comes are inside comes from. 21:30.050 --> 21:33.860 Also was a joke about the issues instituting can can and just 21:34.010 --> 21:34.830 do it was crazy. 21:35.450 --> 21:38.990 What am I going in the third comb three the region are P G flash 21:39.210 --> 21:43.000 no to the right hand side. He could do it is against the back 21:43.000 --> 21:46.980 a truck gillen are fiji and a marine slowed down to the for a 21:46.980 --> 21:48.960 week it almost fall with with your allies. 21:49.490 --> 21:53.030 And uh it can india and the um they out leeway base of the to 21:53.030 --> 21:53.720 my left. 21:54.520 --> 21:58.580 The camera reminded going back and a watch us for the blood the 21:58.580 --> 22:01.810 down and get to a hit the running lights on the on the dashboard 22:02.270 --> 22:05.130 cameras were on a my breast going and I just get killed. 22:06.190 --> 22:09.650 And uh and everything and then with to like a light christine 22:09.650 --> 22:10.340 point a light. 22:10.870 --> 22:14.060 Coming up quite a a knows almost to. 22:14.600 --> 22:17.410 Most to intrigue irrigated because your your your your your wet 22:17.460 --> 22:21.890 persuade your head or a he's no easy stinky and uh and everything 22:21.890 --> 22:23.760 was his feeling kind of nerve on a ish. 22:24.320 --> 22:27.990 And uh and then or member of just focusing on the like cheap 22:28.030 --> 22:28.740 bottle like. 22:29.340 --> 22:30.610 And and thinking about my case. 22:31.250 --> 22:34.310 The commander just dedicated just to the it was gonna happen 22:34.310 --> 22:37.400 of my wife and than the next thing. I remember is goes to me 22:37.400 --> 22:40.150 in the back at the moment don't don't stop you're still appear. 22:41.060 --> 22:44.010 The out to Wall to read indictable sold it to a. 22:44.660 --> 22:48.760 And there was this same great lime or that that had been. 22:49.860 --> 22:52.110 The other side you can it was like that. 22:52.670 --> 22:57.460 A raising delayed train. You are razor blade ago. Initially initiated 22:57.890 --> 22:59.500 and right between the votes. 23:00.360 --> 23:03.810 For. And he of the doctor told him. 23:04.410 --> 23:06.150 You know a and enough to get that out. 23:06.890 --> 23:09.120 But I wouldn't know they're good enough to put that in. 23:10.320 --> 23:13.290 Tell your in our wish I could tell everybody this news. 23:14.100 --> 23:15.570 If there was an for what. 23:16.160 --> 23:20.020 The ground vehicles did that the ground eagles from all Asians 23:20.050 --> 23:23.430 and americans dead nomination and rich convoys if they had and 23:23.480 --> 23:24.630 the thing that not persisted. 23:25.910 --> 23:26.780 The thing and not maybe. 23:27.890 --> 23:29.690 We would not have survived of the crash. Like. 23:33.850 --> 23:34.820 No oh oh. No. 23:37.760 --> 23:38.000 Two of. 23:38.670 --> 23:43.000 Us all of them were just for life a person character integrity 23:43.000 --> 23:43.750 this whole life. 23:45.590 --> 23:49.070 The spent 20 plus years and millimetre Saul lot of noncommissioned 23:49.070 --> 23:53.470 officers and there are a few of them. That's stick out very easily 23:53.470 --> 23:57.390 in my memory has some of the best and workers caption when one one. 23:58.090 --> 23:58.970 Quote the lamb. 23:59.480 --> 24:03.450 Was she not only tough and I mean physically and mentally tough. 24:04.610 --> 24:08.810 The stuff that can call often takes to be a and Co in a range 24:08.810 --> 24:09.370 of the time. 24:10.240 --> 24:15.250 He led to wait for ranchers named said Diajiu full all cool autumn troops. 24:15.830 --> 24:18.260 As walls and other and Co two an officer you like. 24:19.340 --> 24:20.150 To go to guy. 24:20.770 --> 24:22.750 That's what we're going to minimize. 24:23.490 --> 24:24.150 The um. 24:25.040 --> 24:29.360 The rest of mortar spur that we needed there was also temper by. 24:29.870 --> 24:32.980 Disputes a professional team with the with the boundaries were. 24:34.080 --> 24:37.080 And what we do see where plan these looks like stars iraq. 24:38.040 --> 24:41.610 And he's got a personality that's mile wide and and you know 24:41.640 --> 24:44.560 lisa quorum of the biggest is fun as fun conveyed. 24:45.260 --> 24:46.020 And uh. 24:46.610 --> 24:49.720 There's a distinct impression know why I was fortunate to have 24:49.720 --> 24:53.500 a gentle like that working in the same company with the me she 24:53.500 --> 24:55.130 knows as do others owls dinner. 24:55.850 --> 24:58.220 You don't go to them. If you don't step forward. 24:58.760 --> 25:02.610 Uh I don't wanna duck in which you senior agency require them 25:02.870 --> 25:07.340 to the takes see the fear that didn't probably was in the formation. 25:07.860 --> 25:12.110 And probably isn't personal personal fear overcome that to leadership 25:12.110 --> 25:15.550 ended to diss force shut that down on the back in the fight. 25:16.430 --> 25:18.360 You've seen and I'm doing this for them. 25:19.010 --> 25:21.920 What the influenced me to stay in what you do the same. 25:22.990 --> 25:24.560 Which forms are so we do. 25:26.300 --> 25:27.900 And so we have to do. 25:29.570 --> 25:30.200 A. Fall. 25:37.750 --> 25:42.520 Ladies and gentlemen the theme Simon's award winner for 2015 them. 25:42.520 --> 25:44.370 And sergeant major richard lion..