The US Invasion of Panama | Operation Just Cause
Вставка
- Опубліковано 10 лис 2022
- Fieldcraft Survival had the unique opportunity to interview Joe Sedach, a US Army Veteran of the 82nd Airborne, who led a platoon of men during the US invasion of Panama in 1989.
On this veteran's day, we remember the stories, like Joe's, of extreme sacrifice and dedication to our country.
--
Subscribe to Fieldcraft's Newsletter BELOW
bit.ly/3X1sTwQ
Check out the Pre-Sale of Mike Glover's upcoming book "Prepared" in the link below!
amzn.to/3GDzYOC
Mike's Patreon :
/ mikeglover
Fieldcraft Survival's Mission is to expand your capabilities in the genre of survival. Our goal is to educate, train, and equip you to survive in the worst-case scenario. To accomplish our mission, we offer life-saving medical equipment, products built to enhance dependability, as well as training courses led by resident duty experts.
Find us on our other channels:
Fieldcraft Website: fieldcraftsurvival.com/
Fieldcraft Premium Content: fieldcraftsurvival.locals.com/
Fieldcraft Instagram: / fieldcraftsurvival
#FieldcraftSurvival #veteransday #panamainvasion
Why did we invade? "meh...just cause..."
I served in the 1/504 from 1977-1980. Ironically, I was the on-duty shift Sergeant with the Catawba Co. Sheriff Dept. that went with a chaplain and 1st Lt from Ft. Bragg on the night of the 20th to notify family members of Jerry Daves passing. I also attended his funeral at Ft. Bragg. Having served in the 1/504, I felt especially saddened to learn of the loss of a fellow infantry paratrooper and honored that I was able to meet his family and attend his service. All The Way! Thanks to SSG Sebach for answering my questions about what happened to Spec. Daves.
It's ok if US invades but it's not ok if Russia invades.
Yesterday was the 33rd anniversary of Operation Just Cause. Let’s not forget the 23 great Americans that gave their lives and the 325 wounded US Soldiers so Panama could be free of Noriega. HOOAH, KEEP UP THE FIRE.
I didn't go to Panama. Several years later, got somebody in my platoon that did. The highlight of his story is the worst firefight they were in turned out to be another 82nd unit.
As a Panamanian and being there when all went down is heart breaking, came to America a year later due to my stepdad was there as 82nd airborne, I still remember all the bad things and killing, watching US military shooting at panamanian military personnel while running away
Where did 34 years go ?
Joe was 2nd Squad leader of 3 rd platoon. I was in third squad. One of the greatest men I have ever met. Very proud to have served with him.
My history teacher was an army ranger and he was in charge of calculating the amount of ammo they would need for the initial jump. He checked with his sergeant to go over the numbers and he says "powell, you're overestimating the ammo we need. We suspect a tenth of the men wont even be alive before they hit the ground.” So he said everyone in the plane started counting to see who would make it based on those odds. He was a total bad ass who just spoke about his war stories for the whole class.
I like how bush actually seemed to take responsibility for his actions in his speech. Something you won’t see from a president nowadays, all you get is excuses or “I was forced to act” BS 🙄 they can’t even take responsibility nowadays. It’s just a blame game.
My platoon Sergeant Joe Sedach. So proud to have served with him. No better man has walked this Earth. Thanks Mike For telling our story and for helping us keep the memories of our fallen brothers Jerry Daves and Martin Denson alive. Means more to us than you know.
When I was in, the guys in my unit called it 'Operation Just Because'... LOL
Powerful story. Thank you both. Your service is greatly appreciated.
My uncle, Col. Mark Pentecost, helped plan this mission. He was 82nd airborne as well. I wonder if they knew each other. This is really awesome to see. Proud of everyone who took part in this.
Awesome interview. It's stories like this from the veterans who were on the ground doing their jobs, that need to be told and preserved for history. Semper Fi Joe Sedach.
Wow. Outstanding episode, thank you. Thank you to all of the veterans who have served our country. And thank you also to the families of the veterans, and the sacrifices you had to make as well.
Awesome story! God bless you guys on the ground; I was flying in KC-10 tankers overhead refueling the AC130s; quite an experience flying super low and refueling those guys...Happy Veterans Day!
What an awesome interview. Thank you for this 🇺🇸
Great episode Mike!! I hope you've got another episode coming with Joe Sedach! I definitely want to hear more!
Thank you Mike for keeping our story alive. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about our fallen brothers, Denson and Daves.