Very similar story! Mom wasn't there and my dad was a p.o.s. grew up hunting and fishing and playing army. Had so much pent up anger and hate towards life. My 18th birthday I enlisted in the army with a opt40 contract. Fast forward 7 years and I had 5 combat deployments with A co. 2/75. 1 to Iraq and 4 to Afghanistan. I was so lost and mad at the world for how my child hood was, but looking back at it now I know it was all for a reason. My entire life up to that point was preparing my for ranger battalion and it made me very good at being a ranger. Godspeed brother! I love you
I was in Afcrapistan in 2010. When you said it feels like a different life, it’s so true. I was on a shitty PB but I remember a couple days where we didn’t get shot at for like 3-4 days. I said “I hope we get shot at today” my buddy said “why” my reply “so I remember that I still want to be alive”. It also makes you realize how random things are. Like I stepped over an IED at night I didn’t see. But then some EOD guys get blown up trying to neutralize IEDs they know are there
My dad served 3 tours in Iraq from 2003-2005 & one day we were at work ( I was helping on my day off, I own my own business; beside the point ) but, we were walking out to the truck to go get lunch & he heard the grounds crew outside packing the dirt for the parking lot he ran back inside. As I ran after him ( not thinking ) I finally found him after 10-15 min of looking I said " hey, what's going on you okay? " He responds " yeah that ground packer, sounded like the chopper I used to ride on gave me a flash back of Iraq " that shit is real, that frightened me bc I didn't understand what was going on until AFTER the fact. But thank you for your service sir. 🤙🏼🇺🇸
Haven't had a chance to test if it holds zero, but mounts just fine and has nice clear glass. Centered vertically true to a plumb line with the crosshairs which is always a plus!It's a great ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxc4K63Fd5LglDMObu7-Bgapxp_ef0W8hE scope. There's no parallax adjustment or focus ring, so may be limited to 3-7x, have to see how it is on the range. Also be aware that the rings are "look through" so you can still use irons, but they are really tall if you only intend to use the optics. On a 22LR no biggie since I'm not shooting competitions or worried about a hard cheek press. Will boresight and range test, if all goes well, I'll leave it at that!
Keep up the good work Marine. Love hearing these stories as a non combatant Marine. Served in peacetime so hearing how Marines kick ass is totally motivating. Hearing the after effects of Marines and soldiers that have been let down by the VA and politicians that sent Marines and soldiers to war. We need a reform in the VA and after care for these combat Marines and soldiers. Semper Fi
I know this man,I was in Iraq and Afghanistan from 04-2014 1 RST MARINE RAIDER BATTALION MARSOC DET 1 mos 0372 the female pilot he's talking about was LT.HEGAR (MARY JENNINGS HEGAR ) the only pilot my team would use no matter how bad it was she would land and get us she had no fear,The man in this video I believe pulled over watch for us in Helmand province and Kandahar 09-2010 and I believe he's the one who shot the sniper that killed our doc (call sign was DOC VOODOO) We were assisting a ranger squad a sniper shot a ranger our doc went to help and got shot in the throat,I'd give anything to do another 16 years in the Marines if I could best days of my life
Cool story to hear thanks for sharing! Also the pilot sounds like a badass! Looking up her role in politics I'm finding republican articles "politician pulling her veteran card" to further her career, but you saying that seems like why tf would she not. Good for her, read more about her and she should be proud of her service and sounds like she'd be better in politics than many who haven't served.
@@getstuk87 she was 💯 she took a round through the foot never said a word until we landed back at base, asked me to carry her to medical, She never got rattled about anything
That was definitely part of the goal for sure! We're so glad you said this CRod. We want to spread awareness and share what our Vets have not only accomplished but also endured, whether that be during or after their military service and/or combat tours. Thank you so much for the support!
I love this channel and can relate to so many I have watched being a Marine medically retired Veteran. Thank you all for what you all have done for us veterans and thank you my brothers and sisters who have served. My Prayers are with you all.
Damn when he talks about flashbacks kinda gave me goosebumps. My first was seeing a burned up jeep Cherokee. Just for a second I was back in Iraq. It scared me cuz my kids were in the truck with me. The second one was very close to what he said. I was walking my mom down to her car at night. It was humid and a dog was barking in a distance. Just a second I was back there.
It's def the barking dogs for me. Specially in the early morning when most people are asleep. Randall, if you're interested in sharing your story I'd be honored to have you on. Shoot me an email at josh@urbanvalor.com
I’m very fascinated with ptsd. I suffer from issues of not having a mother or a father in my life until I tired the age of 7 and I’m 28 years old now and still suffer from it. God bless you and just know you’ve been through what you went through because god/universe knew you were able to handle such an event(s)
Great video, thanks for sharing. I served during the Viet-nam war, so I can identify with what he says about things. I come from a military family going back many generations, so hearing this interview sounds so much like the menfolk relating to their experiences. The one uncle who served in Pacific theater in WW2 never talked about his Marine Corps experiences. As a kid, not knowing any better, I asked him one day what he did in the war. He kind of stared off into space a few moments then quietly replied, " I survived." He never said anymore about his war experience. Semper Fi devil dogs.
Thank you for your service Tony, as well as your story. Agreed completely with what you, and sometimes, just the thought and memories put you into a tunnel vision of "memories" that you can easily get lost in. His answer, "I survived" says so much about what he endured to get home. Incredible! Much appreciation for the comment and support Tony!
I grew up in the 70s. Mom was a stripper hippie. I remember feeling ashamed how they treated you all coming home. I can say every one of our children and grandchildren respect and remember our hero’s past and present. We will never forget. Sorry it took a generation to give you the respect you Vietnam vets the welcoming you deserved.
I never served but I was a cop for 15 years. Crossfire was a big deal in my training. Listening to your first mission in Afghanistan where you were positioned behind the enemy with the convoy on the other side of the enemy. Yes, bad for the enemy but my first thought was CROSSFIRE!! I figured you guys were nested but still thought that might be kinda dicey because you're down range from the convoy fire! Respect and love from an appreciative American. My Dad is Viet Nam Vet with a purple heart. I regret not serving. I'll always have a special place in my heart for the USMC.
'Do you miss the military?' I would say probably 90% of guys miss that period in their lives. I have been out for over 20 years and I remember it like it was yesterday. Luckily, one of my sons is in and I work with a lot of veterans, so I still get to kind of relate to guys who serve. It is primarily the comaraderie and the close bonds you make that factor in the most. I would say the mission is also a factor, we had great missions and played a pivotal part in all the combat operations I took part in. For any young guys/girls out there contemplating joining, I can't emphasize enough how much it will change you for the better. Military life will make you better in so many ways, some quite subtle, some very obvious. As I observe my son and his continued service, I see a mature man who is organized and lives life with purpose. Even if you join for a short tour of duty, you will be better for it. Great post! Semper Fi ....
I ended up stumbling upon this channel in my feed and really enjoyed this interview. As a fellow GWOT combat veteran it's interesting to hear about missions similar to what I experienced and the ones that give me a different perspective on what others have done
I remember getting back from deployment as a lonely pfc I had nobody. But smelling everyone's perfume once the trucks dropped us off was other worldly.
I feel the dad thing. Fortunately still with us but he was there up through the age of 13 ish and then parents split and I lived with mom so I’d see him a few times a year. He seems like the dad that became a dad because my grandparents wanted grandchildren. Love him to death but there aren’t any memories past the early teens.
Great channel, a wonderful way to honoring vets, I just bought a nice t-shirt from you guys, thank you I’m watching everyday your channel while I’m working!
Charlie from San Antone……..Listening to him, he seems to know who and what he is and where he is headed. I appreciate what he was thrown into, doing jobs that few would even think of doing. Protecting fellow Marines was what he trained to do. Thank you soldier for your years.
I appreciate Everything you've done for US ALL, & all Veterans, Thank you for my life and my Freedom.. God 🙏 Bless you...Amen Big Jim New Hampshire USA aka BOSTON STRONG
I have served the public for 13 years.I care about every Soldiers.I can't stand the way the Soldiers ,First Responders are being treated. God Bless All.
“First responders”/LEO should maybe decide if they’d rather uphold their oath of office or continue to get a paycheck as Leo. As there is no F**K’N Snowballs Chance in HELL they can make it another 5+ years and not w/o Eventually being put in such a position by their command where forced to choose one way or other. As most if not nearly all of the respectable constitutional Leo have bailed already. Majority of the Leo left in the job are just brain washed “yes” men who are the “I enforce the laws I don’t make ‘em”(BC Not a Single NaH-Zee Put Das Juden’s in2 the train cars….. you know, (bc they didn’t make the law, they just enforce it) The majority of current LEO most likely fall into the categories of: (A.)-Already violated their oaths of office. (B.)-Will Violate their oath of office in the near future.
Just like this Luke Hampton. He seems like a very dedicated guy to what he is doing for his country and his Military brothers and sisters in the Military. It's to bad about his dad. MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN . I PRAY FOR THEM ALL OF THEM. LUKE SEEMS LIKE A VERY NICE MAN AND I LOVE THEY SAY . I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CALL IT BUT . WHERE THEY NEVER LEAVE A MAN OR BROTHER OR SISTER BEHIND. I THINK ALL MILITARY PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THAT AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK THAT THEIR COUNTRY NEVER LEAVE THEM BEHIND EITHER. THEY ALL ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ALWAYS. MAY THE ALL THAT HAS PASSED ON R. I. P
We appreciate you more than you know! Seriosuly, we're at the beginning of something incredible special, and it's people like you and comments like this one that'll continue to help us grow, reach, and impact more people! Thank you SO much!
Great story. Kids can still grow up that way if you live in the right spots. You couldn't even shoot a neighbor's house from where I grew up. Acres and acres of hills and hollers.
Dude you were truly blessed. Pray for those gifts, and future family protection. *Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel* St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
I always remember seeing a super blurry figure walking from the horizon. After a few hours it ended up being a donkey drawn wooden cart with a guy on top. Once it got closer to our FOB, we could see his wife tied up, walking behind the cart. Still makes me laugh about women who complain about equality to this day.
Sort of informative. (Disclaimer: I was a Marine re-assigned from mos 0351 to 8541 Scout-sniper during my tour in RVN, so there's some familiarity with the story line.) It took the young Marine a few minutes to get his head onto the track. His story is real similar to a lot of the young Marine snipers I have talked to who were in Iraq, after the heavy shit in Fallujah, and the first operations. Like SEALS, the Marine shooters spent a lot of time waiting. Afghanistan, like he explains, was a different bag, for snipers. Funny guy, got a good attitude.
Thank god we have those warriors with integrity and morals. We all know some of those responsible for leading our warriors are inept and not qualified to lead. Nice work.
i know nothing about the military or being a soldier but i worked as a cable technician for 4yrs as a "contractor" and it's crazy how similar things were as far as shitty equipment/tools, minimum support from the INHOUSE guys "treated like we're not there" or just looked at differently in general.. i can understand the competitive workforce but i never would expect it in the military over seas where it's life or death
Dudes like this makes you proud to be an American. True American bad ass. Glad this man’s on our team!! I also want one of those Tiger stripe camo shirts lol
That's a great piece of advice to youngsters who want to go into the military or, of course, try to be in special forces etc. I think a lot of young guys "want the T-Shirt" just as you put it. They're mostly pretty young and ignorant as to how grueling some of the training is. They arrive wherever to be whatever and it's like BOOM they're in shock. I agree with how you put it that "there is no special sauce or secret", it's either in you or it isn't. That won't make sense to a lot of folks but it's true.
Thought at first he and I were in the same unit but I think we relieved them in 2010. I can identify with a lot of what he is talking about. After patrols me and the boys would have what we called “not-dead-yet-cigarette”. That mentality very much does seem like a different life completely
I was a Marine in Afghanistan and a City Cop in US for 7 years after. This guy talks about no situation being worse in the United States, I would beg to differ. Being a city cop was much more terrifying at times then being in Afghanistan.
It so crazy to hear the difference of pre 2005 marines, and after 2005 marines. This guy seems like he is sugar coating a lot of shit about his training and iraq deployment. There is a for sure gap in the age group. The guys you interviewed that were from the 2000-2004 era seem WAAAAAY more legit and honest about their service.
I was there all of 09....got there end of dec 08 till jan 10. I was 10th mountain up north east....nuristan/kunar. Man the mountains up north were no joke. I was a grunt n sometimes it took all day to get to an OP and winter not much fighting but when its warm them mfs were hittin us alot.
Hey just some unsolicited advice for ya because well I’m a d like that… timestamp these so when we fall asleep listening to them we can find our spot come morning when we wanna restart! 😂
Looking at tanks as a 'safe' occupation? I was a member of a tank company for 3 years but never deployed into active combat. Tanks have a TON of presence on the battlefield. Given ground forces and tanks in the mix ... the enemy will focus 1st on the armor whenever they can. .... Just like we do.
Alot of the same kind of country boys enlist in the armed forces. We that 1% that defend this country . My brothers N sisters N ARMS !! Salute ! 4th ID 101st AB 2006-2008 11Bravo .
Those were the good days in the 90s were you just roam around and have the time of your life lol. I was like 7 when I started roaming my neighborhood. I was cool with the Irish kids, Italians and Haitian kids. So I always had someone to play with or go hunting for snakes which was my favorite thing to do. Than we would have to find salamanders or worms to feed the snakes lol. We would also collect spiders and feed them ants or make them fight each other. One time we put bees and flys in a coke bottle and the bees completely destroyed the flys lol. They would pick them up and slam them. Pretty cool for a kid to see that lol. I miss those days man, nobody would even think about messing with me because all the older kids protected the young kids!
your bn relieved 2/3 not 3/2 which is out of Lejeune. also 2nd Recon Bn. A Co. 3rd plt provided overwatch for 2/3 with long range reconnaissance. you were clearly with 3/4
Very similar story! Mom wasn't there and my dad was a p.o.s. grew up hunting and fishing and playing army. Had so much pent up anger and hate towards life. My 18th birthday I enlisted in the army with a opt40 contract. Fast forward 7 years and I had 5 combat deployments with A co. 2/75. 1 to Iraq and 4 to Afghanistan. I was so lost and mad at the world for how my child hood was, but looking back at it now I know it was all for a reason. My entire life up to that point was preparing my for ranger battalion and it made me very good at being a ranger. Godspeed brother! I love you
That's awesome bud
Yeah man. As you get older, you’ll find that every shitty event in your life is preparation for something more important.
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Well said friend AMEN.
When you stop feeling sorry for yourself and realize you're not special, things get put in perspective.
@@heywoodjablowme8120 Very very true my friend
There is video of him on the 50cal floating here on UA-cam. He was for sure dropping peeps. Many props to him
I was in Afcrapistan in 2010. When you said it feels like a different life, it’s so true. I was on a shitty PB but I remember a couple days where we didn’t get shot at for like 3-4 days. I said “I hope we get shot at today” my buddy said “why” my reply “so I remember that I still want to be alive”. It also makes you realize how random things are. Like I stepped over an IED at night I didn’t see. But then some EOD guys get blown up trying to neutralize IEDs they know are there
Thank you for your service to our country. That is really good to hear about what you guys really went through not filtered by the news.
Appreciate your support 🙏🏼
My dad served 3 tours in Iraq from 2003-2005 & one day we were at work ( I was helping on my day off, I own my own business; beside the point ) but, we were walking out to the truck to go get lunch & he heard the grounds crew outside packing the dirt for the parking lot he ran back inside. As I ran after him ( not thinking ) I finally found him after 10-15 min of looking I said " hey, what's going on you okay? " He responds " yeah that ground packer, sounded like the chopper I used to ride on gave me a flash back of Iraq " that shit is real, that frightened me bc I didn't understand what was going on until AFTER the fact. But thank you for your service sir. 🤙🏼🇺🇸
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really is crazy. PTSD is very real and very debilitating.
@@neilorourke71 that it is man, that's for sure.
Yet you had to include it
Haven't had a chance to test if it holds zero, but mounts just fine and has nice clear glass. Centered vertically true to a plumb line with the crosshairs which is always a plus!It's a great ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxc4K63Fd5LglDMObu7-Bgapxp_ef0W8hE scope. There's no parallax adjustment or focus ring, so may be limited to 3-7x, have to see how it is on the range. Also be aware that the rings are "look through" so you can still use irons, but they are really tall if you only intend to use the optics. On a 22LR no biggie since I'm not shooting competitions or worried about a hard cheek press. Will boresight and range test, if all goes well, I'll leave it at that!
One of the best war interviews. No self congrats, no pretense detected. True blue Marine here.
Keep up the good work Marine. Love hearing these stories as a non combatant Marine. Served in peacetime so hearing how Marines kick ass is totally motivating. Hearing the after effects of Marines and soldiers that have been let down by the VA and politicians that sent Marines and soldiers to war. We need a reform in the VA and after care for these combat Marines and soldiers. Semper Fi
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In today’s America, I’m so happy we still have men like this in our country. God bless
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Don't let the media fool you. The US is full of guys like us.
I know this man,I was in Iraq and Afghanistan from 04-2014 1 RST MARINE RAIDER BATTALION MARSOC DET 1 mos 0372 the female pilot he's talking about was LT.HEGAR (MARY JENNINGS HEGAR ) the only pilot my team would use no matter how bad it was she would land and get us she had no fear,The man in this video I believe pulled over watch for us in Helmand province and Kandahar 09-2010 and I believe he's the one who shot the sniper that killed our doc (call sign was DOC VOODOO) We were assisting a ranger squad a sniper shot a ranger our doc went to help and got shot in the throat,I'd give anything to do another 16 years in the Marines if I could best days of my life
Cool story to hear thanks for sharing! Also the pilot sounds like a badass! Looking up her role in politics I'm finding republican articles "politician pulling her veteran card" to further her career, but you saying that seems like why tf would she not. Good for her, read more about her and she should be proud of her service and sounds like she'd be better in politics than many who haven't served.
@@getstuk87 she was 💯 she took a round through the foot never said a word until we landed back at base, asked me to carry her to medical, She never got rattled about anything
@@Graderman3587 I updated my comment above if you didn't see the edit. You just confirmed how shameful politics are towards decent people
@@getstuk87 I can honestly say I believe she is a good fit for politics, She's honest and cares about people
That's quite the intro you have there. So you came from 1st Force and were a part of Det 1 in 2006?
His goosebumps in the intro ❤️ thank you for your service sir🫡
nice catch
I believe there is actually combat video on UA-cam of this man on a Barret 50 cal giving it to the enemy . Badasses
Oh wow! I'll have to ask him!
Prior Marine here plus nine years Navy and 15 months as an I. A. to the Army. This guy tells the truth.
Shout out to San Antonio Texas! Much love!
Great interview, the premise of these interviews is awesome. Cool for non military people to get some insight🤙🏻
That was definitely part of the goal for sure! We're so glad you said this CRod. We want to spread awareness and share what our Vets have not only accomplished but also endured, whether that be during or after their military service and/or combat tours.
Thank you so much for the support!
I love this channel and can relate to so many I have watched being a Marine medically retired Veteran. Thank you all for what you all have done for us veterans and thank you my brothers and sisters who have served. My Prayers are with you all.
Damn when he talks about flashbacks kinda gave me goosebumps. My first was seeing a burned up jeep Cherokee. Just for a second I was back in Iraq. It scared me cuz my kids were in the truck with me. The second one was very close to what he said. I was walking my mom down to her car at night. It was humid and a dog was barking in a distance. Just a second I was back there.
It's def the barking dogs for me. Specially in the early morning when most people are asleep. Randall, if you're interested in sharing your story I'd be honored to have you on. Shoot me an email at josh@urbanvalor.com
@Urban Valor First and foremost, thank you, and God bless you for your service. Did Randall email you? I want to hear his story 💯
I’m very fascinated with ptsd. I suffer from issues of not having a mother or a father in my life until I tired the age of 7 and I’m 28 years old now and still suffer from it. God bless you and just know you’ve been through what you went through because god/universe knew you were able to handle such an event(s)
Thanks. I'm an ADF Veteran. It makes me feel better listening to those that succeeded in life.
Happy to hear it. Thank you 🙏
ADF?
@@carknower Shit Yeah.
@@chas2can124 what is ADF?
@@carknower Australian Defence Force
Great video, thanks for sharing. I served during the Viet-nam war, so I can identify with what he says about things. I come from a military family going back many generations, so hearing this interview sounds so much like the menfolk relating to their experiences. The one uncle who served in Pacific theater in WW2 never talked about his Marine Corps experiences. As a kid, not knowing any better, I asked him one day what he did in the war. He kind of stared off into space a few moments then quietly replied, " I survived." He never said anymore about his war experience. Semper Fi devil dogs.
Thank you for your service Tony, as well as your story. Agreed completely with what you, and sometimes, just the thought and memories put you into a tunnel vision of "memories" that you can easily get lost in. His answer, "I survived" says so much about what he endured to get home. Incredible! Much appreciation for the comment and support Tony!
I grew up in the 70s. Mom was a stripper hippie. I remember feeling ashamed how they treated you all coming home. I can say every one of our children and grandchildren respect and remember our hero’s past and present. We will never forget. Sorry it took a generation to give you the respect you Vietnam vets the welcoming you deserved.
My Grandpa was in the Guadal canal, when we finally asked he answered very similarly. Semper Fi grandpa❤️💛
I never served but I was a cop for 15 years. Crossfire was a big deal in my training. Listening to your first mission in Afghanistan where you were positioned behind the enemy with the convoy on the other side of the enemy. Yes, bad for the enemy but my first thought was CROSSFIRE!! I figured you guys were nested but still thought that might be kinda dicey because you're down range from the convoy fire! Respect and love from an appreciative American. My Dad is Viet Nam Vet with a purple heart. I regret not serving. I'll always have a special place in my heart for the USMC.
'Do you miss the military?' I would say probably 90% of guys miss that period in their lives. I have been out for over 20 years and I remember it like it was yesterday. Luckily, one of my sons is in and I work with a lot of veterans, so I still get to kind of relate to guys who serve. It is primarily the comaraderie and the close bonds you make that factor in the most. I would say the mission is also a factor, we had great missions and played a pivotal part in all the combat operations I took part in. For any young guys/girls out there contemplating joining, I can't emphasize enough how much it will change you for the better. Military life will make you better in so many ways, some quite subtle, some very obvious. As I observe my son and his continued service, I see a mature man who is organized and lives life with purpose. Even if you join for a short tour of duty, you will be better for it. Great post! Semper Fi ....
Great interview. I was in 2/7 in 29 Palms during this period. I related to a lot of this. Semper!
I ended up stumbling upon this channel in my feed and really enjoyed this interview. As a fellow GWOT combat veteran it's interesting to hear about missions similar to what I experienced and the ones that give me a different perspective on what others have done
Thank you for your service John and we really appreciate your comment!
Absolutely great interview. Really appreciated his attitude and insight! Good kid, kinda guy I'd love to hang with!
Thans so much for the Support James! We really appreciate it!
@@UrbanValorTV wanna I love urban valor. It's my go to almost every night! Keep them coming!
I remember getting back from deployment as a lonely pfc I had nobody. But smelling everyone's perfume once the trucks dropped us off was other worldly.
What an experience that most people just won't understand!
I never served but I've done time in prison and had the same experience with perfume.
I feel the dad thing. Fortunately still with us but he was there up through the age of 13 ish and then parents split and I lived with mom so I’d see him a few times a year. He seems like the dad that became a dad because my grandparents wanted grandchildren. Love him to death but there aren’t any memories past the early teens.
its most likely your moms fault
@@vityazsix ehh could be. Dad was a big cheater but also had a history of irresponsibility throughout his youth so it wouldn’t be more than 50/50.
Devil Dog, thank you for your service... you motivate the hell out of me.
C Isgrigg
USMC 78-98
Semper Fi!
Get some!!!
Deep respect. HHC 1/37 Armor, 1st Armored Div. Medic.
Thank you for your service Sir.
Thank you, Mark. Feel free to email me at josh@urbanvalor.com Would love to hear your story 🙏 🪖 🇺🇸
Mr. Hamilton, thank you for your service. I appreciate it
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Great channel, a wonderful way to honoring vets, I just bought a nice t-shirt from you guys, thank you I’m watching everyday your channel while I’m working!
We appreciate your support Brother 🤙🏼
Charlie from San Antone……..Listening to him, he seems to know who and what he is and where he is headed. I appreciate what he was thrown into, doing jobs that few would even think of doing. Protecting fellow Marines was what he trained to do. Thank you soldier for your years.
Wow! Great interview and great guy to share his story!
I appreciate Everything you've done for US ALL, & all Veterans, Thank you for my life and my Freedom.. God 🙏 Bless you...Amen
Big Jim New Hampshire USA aka BOSTON STRONG
This guy has discovered the key to a fullfilled life. It’s all about mindset.
I have served the public for 13 years.I care about every Soldiers.I can't stand the way the Soldiers ,First Responders are being treated. God Bless All.
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“First responders”/LEO should maybe decide if they’d rather uphold their oath of office or continue to get a paycheck as Leo. As there is no F**K’N Snowballs Chance in HELL they can make it another 5+ years and not w/o Eventually being put in such a position by their command where forced to choose one way or other.
As most if not nearly all of the respectable constitutional Leo have bailed already. Majority of the Leo left in the job are just brain washed “yes” men who are the “I enforce the laws I don’t make ‘em”(BC Not a Single NaH-Zee Put Das Juden’s in2 the train cars….. you know, (bc they didn’t make the law, they just enforce it)
The majority of current LEO most likely fall into the categories of:
(A.)-Already violated their oaths of office.
(B.)-Will Violate their oath of office in the near future.
Thank you for your service
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Thanks for your service and sacrifice.
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keep doing what ur doing man, it will pay off very soon!!!!
Much love! Thank you so much Jonathan!
Great interview and format, I'm glad that I discovered the channel and subscribed for sure!
Great interview-lots of insight🦅☀️🦅☀️🦅
Just like this Luke Hampton. He seems like a very dedicated guy to what he is doing for his country and his Military brothers and sisters in the Military. It's to bad about his dad. MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN . I PRAY FOR THEM ALL OF THEM. LUKE SEEMS LIKE A VERY NICE MAN AND I LOVE THEY SAY . I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CALL IT BUT . WHERE THEY NEVER LEAVE A MAN OR BROTHER OR SISTER BEHIND. I THINK ALL MILITARY PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THAT AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK THAT THEIR COUNTRY NEVER LEAVE THEM BEHIND EITHER. THEY ALL ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ALWAYS. MAY THE ALL THAT HAS PASSED ON R. I. P
I love this channel.
We appreciate you more than you know! Seriosuly, we're at the beginning of something incredible special, and it's people like you and comments like this one that'll continue to help us grow, reach, and impact more people! Thank you SO much!
Great story. Kids can still grow up that way if you live in the right spots. You couldn't even shoot a neighbor's house from where I grew up. Acres and acres of hills and hollers.
Dude you were truly blessed. Pray for those gifts, and future family protection.
*Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel*
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Fascinating report. Much love to our brothers and sisters who served. God bless you and God bless America 🇺🇸
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We had a female 53 pilot in Kandahar and she was fucking crazy.
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I always remember seeing a super blurry figure walking from the horizon. After a few hours it ended up being a donkey drawn wooden cart with a guy on top. Once it got closer to our FOB, we could see his wife tied up, walking behind the cart. Still makes me laugh about women who complain about equality to this day.
Sort of informative. (Disclaimer: I was a Marine re-assigned from mos 0351 to 8541 Scout-sniper during my tour in RVN, so there's some familiarity with the story line.) It took the young Marine a few minutes to get his head onto the track. His story is real similar to a lot of the young Marine snipers I have talked to who were in Iraq, after the heavy shit in Fallujah, and the first operations. Like SEALS, the Marine shooters spent a lot of time waiting. Afghanistan, like he explains, was a different bag, for snipers. Funny guy, got a good attitude.
The fuckery to come.
No better description.
Semper.
Great interview!
Thank you! 🙏🇺🇸
Grew up just north of you in San Marcos. Same story. SFMF and God Bless Texas amigo!!
Thank god we have those warriors with integrity and morals. We all know some of those responsible for leading our warriors are inept and not qualified to lead. Nice work.
Great Video Marine! Thanks For Sharing Your Story 👍✌️❤️
Deeply grateful for you and to you
Thanks, Luke!
Wow, thanks so much for this support!
Thanks for your service brother....wish you the best....tomk fdny
Thanks for your service and sacrifice brotha, much appreciated. Praise the lord for this Young Marine stepping up for there generation .
Outdoors like a wild animal
Where did you find that shirt...?
I want one.
its Thai Armys camo pattern . I just happened to be in the neighborhood back in 1970-71.
OAF tiger stripe is the shirt
i know nothing about the military or being a soldier but i worked as a cable technician for 4yrs as a "contractor" and it's crazy how similar things were as far as shitty equipment/tools, minimum support from the INHOUSE guys "treated like we're not there" or just looked at differently in general.. i can understand the competitive workforce but i never would expect it in the military over seas where it's life or death
Appreciate you watching 🙏
That's really interesting and I definitely see some comparisons! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Me too! CUI Richmond market
👍🙏❤️🇺🇸. Doing the contracting after the military is a good flow. Getting with DOSBDS is a great gig.
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Very nice vid! You both are nice guys and it's nice to listen to you 🙂
Very much appreciated 🙏
Dudes like this makes you proud to be an American. True American bad ass. Glad this man’s on our team!! I also want one of those Tiger stripe camo shirts lol
Right! Especially that shirt lol
Semper Fi Devil Dog outstanding!!!
That's an awesome shirt
Thank you for keeping us safe
Thank you. Shirt is from "Tactical Distributors" I believe.
That's a great piece of advice to youngsters who want to go into the military or, of course, try to be in special forces etc. I think a lot of young guys "want the T-Shirt" just as you put it. They're mostly pretty young and ignorant as to how grueling some of the training is. They arrive wherever to be whatever and it's like BOOM they're in shock. I agree with how you put it that "there is no special sauce or secret", it's either in you or it isn't. That won't make sense to a lot of folks but it's true.
Love that cammo
2 tours OIF3,4,5 Oct 03- Feb 05. Chris Kile was the God we Prayed to each mission as Engineers!
My brother served 91-17 with 6 combat deployments. He flew AH-46 before flying opsrey. He preferred the 46 over the opsrey.
CH 🤙
Thought at first he and I were in the same unit but I think we relieved them in 2010. I can identify with a lot of what he is talking about. After patrols me and the boys would have what we called “not-dead-yet-cigarette”. That mentality very much does seem like a different life completely
That short sleeve hes running is way cool.
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Crazy Stories thank you
Thank you for watching 🙏
Last 45 seconds is life changing
It's hard to overcome the temptation to eat the crayons so you can pass the drawing phase.
I was a Marine in Afghanistan and a City Cop in US for 7 years after. This guy talks about no situation being worse in the United States, I would beg to differ. Being a city cop was much more terrifying at times then being in Afghanistan.
Can you give us an example
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It so crazy to hear the difference of pre 2005 marines, and after 2005 marines. This guy seems like he is sugar coating a lot of shit about his training and iraq deployment. There is a for sure gap in the age group. The guys you interviewed that were from the 2000-2004 era seem WAAAAAY more legit and honest about their service.
The new greatest gen
Outstanding
Yo tht Tiger stripped camo shirt clean as hell
Right!? Fire 🔥
I bet bro knows Cody Alford.. so many similarities!
I shot him a text when I read your comment and he says they talk on the phone all the time.
I was there all of 09....got there end of dec 08 till jan 10. I was 10th mountain up north east....nuristan/kunar. Man the mountains up north were no joke. I was a grunt n sometimes it took all day to get to an OP and winter not much fighting but when its warm them mfs were hittin us alot.
San Antonio represent!!
i was with 2nd Recon Bn. in another plt just doing the Task Force Raider Mission
Hey Tex. Born Houstonian here. Thanks for doing what you did.
Appreciate it.
Good interview and this a good channel earned my sub!
Semper Fi from VFW Post 76, i visited his shop and did not want to left empty handed. So i wear a SM cap (pink logo cancer support)
Hey just some unsolicited advice for ya because well I’m a d like that… timestamp these so when we fall asleep listening to them we can find our spot come morning when we wanna restart! 😂
Thanks Jamie. Our team was literally just discussing this. We appreciate the feedback 🙏
Looking at tanks as a 'safe' occupation? I was a member of a tank company for 3 years but never deployed into active combat. Tanks have a TON of presence on the battlefield. Given ground forces and tanks in the mix ... the enemy will focus 1st on the armor whenever they can. .... Just like we do.
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My dad was honor man in sniper school. Then went on to teaching at quanico.
Alot of the same kind of country boys enlist in the armed forces. We that 1% that defend this country . My brothers N sisters N ARMS !! Salute !
4th ID 101st AB 2006-2008 11Bravo .
Those were the good days in the 90s were you just roam around and have the time of your life lol. I was like 7 when I started roaming my neighborhood. I was cool with the Irish kids, Italians and Haitian kids. So I always had someone to play with or go hunting for snakes which was my favorite thing to do. Than we would have to find salamanders or worms to feed the snakes lol. We would also collect spiders and feed them ants or make them fight each other. One time we put bees and flys in a coke bottle and the bees completely destroyed the flys lol. They would pick them up and slam them. Pretty cool for a kid to see that lol. I miss those days man, nobody would even think about messing with me because all the older kids protected the young kids!
I loveee your tiger stripe shirt dude.
Great attitude 👍👍👍👍👍
I was there with these guys. Rip Stanley
Kewl shirt bro!! lmao
I can spot a marine in a couple of seconds! Great video!
Thank you, Richard 🙏
The way they walk ! And those high and tight hair cuts.
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You were the last of the Mohicans at SSBC
My class was 1-04
your bn relieved 2/3 not 3/2 which is out of Lejeune. also 2nd Recon Bn. A Co. 3rd plt provided overwatch for 2/3 with long range reconnaissance. you were clearly with 3/4