Green Beret Justin Lascek Leaves Joe Speechless

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2019
  • Taken from JRE #1356 w/Sturgill Simpson and His Band:
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  • @tooalienforearth5638
    @tooalienforearth5638 4 роки тому +16952

    I knew a guy that was blown up by I.E.D in Iraq. Lost one arm, both legs up to his hip, one of his hands and a lot of skin graphs. He always wore a shirt that said “I had a blast in Iraq”

    • @bvtterso6057
      @bvtterso6057 4 роки тому +422

      Jonathan Lanoy lmao this guy is a troll 😂😂😂😂

    • @jameseveland6718
      @jameseveland6718 4 роки тому +626

      Thats fucking GREAT!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS HIM

    • @AthleticNerdTV
      @AthleticNerdTV 4 роки тому +465

      Great that he has a sense of humor with all that he's been through.

    • @andresbaron5189
      @andresbaron5189 4 роки тому +112

      Jonathan Lanoy so he lost an arm and on the other one he has no hand?

    • @tooalienforearth5638
      @tooalienforearth5638 4 роки тому +70

      Andres Baron half a hand. Mostly just a mangled mess

  • @MegaUnclesalty
    @MegaUnclesalty 3 роки тому +9835

    This is a hero. Not ur athletes. Not ur actors. Not ur politicians. This guy right here.

  • @sint5990
    @sint5990 10 місяців тому +210

    It takes a huge set of balls to so casually state that you no longer have any. That injury doesn’t change the fact that though I have a healthy set, he’s more of a man than I’ll ever be. Thank you for your sacrifice sir!

  • @bigbensarrowheadchannel2739
    @bigbensarrowheadchannel2739 Рік тому +932

    That hit me hard when he said he lost his testicles. We civilians can't even fathom these kind of sacrifices. Mad respect. This man is a true hero.

    • @Sir_Richard_Crainum_lll
      @Sir_Richard_Crainum_lll 11 місяців тому +14

      Living the city next to Camp Pendleton USMC base & having my share of business there....what hits me everytime I visit now getting older is that most of them are....no matter how grown up they try to act, the majority are just kids (18-25 years old for the most part)

    • @hanzflackshnack1158
      @hanzflackshnack1158 11 місяців тому +15

      I have limited experience with Army and Marines but when Air Force PJs say “So That Others May Live” they 100% mean they will die to save your life

    • @mccalltrader
      @mccalltrader 11 місяців тому +13

      Bro, I’m a combat vet from an active combat zone, I can’t fathom what he has gone through

    • @hanzflackshnack1158
      @hanzflackshnack1158 11 місяців тому +3

      @@mccalltrader Same. Well sort of I was a photographer so to say I was in combat is a loose term. I was left behind to let the experts do their job while I documented. Those guys that have been in the shit day after day after day six to eight months every year…. No I can’t wrap my head around how difficult that would be

    • @davidgalea6113
      @davidgalea6113 10 місяців тому +11

      The divorce part was almost as bad imo..imagine going through that and then the one person who is suppost to be by your side abandons you.

  • @-What-are-your-thoughts
    @-What-are-your-thoughts 3 роки тому +9555

    Veterans like this should never have to worry about medical, housing, food or anything they need to make it day to day. Bless our veterans and soldiers.

    • @RAMMSSHADOW
      @RAMMSSHADOW 3 роки тому +86

      Amen brother.

    • @WHBJr
      @WHBJr 3 роки тому +67

      Or taxes

    • @grandmalovesmebest
      @grandmalovesmebest 3 роки тому +126

      Hey! They are ppl w a job, a job they CHOSE! These guys aren't draftees!
      If you want to pay soldiers forever, why not also midnight shift convenience store workers who DO NOT have a troop and mega weapons to defend themselves but are high risk targets for maiming and being killed?
      Get a clue. You are being schmoozed. Just another group looking for special dispensation. Not saying they shouldn't be thanked for their work but so should everyone else.
      As far as I know, the only threat to the American ppl are the American ppl themselves. That doesn't make soldiers anybody special.

    • @cbar6537
      @cbar6537 3 роки тому +155

      @@grandmalovesmebest ignorant ass

    • @Omni11B
      @Omni11B 3 роки тому +53

      @@WHBJr disability pay is tax free. Most states also waive property taxes. Us veterans are pretty well taken care of with that kind of stuff. It's the shit pay you are forced to live off of coupled with mediocre medical treatment that needs improvement.

  • @j-schnab6338
    @j-schnab6338 4 роки тому +12938

    They called Kaitlin Jenner brave... and not even 1% of those people knows this guy's name. There is something very wrong here.

    • @Hardstyler981
      @Hardstyler981 4 роки тому +227

      exactly but not only brave also a "hero"

    • @vivalashanas6801
      @vivalashanas6801 4 роки тому +62

      Ahhh... to be whole-heartedly humble, handsome, & heroic! 🕯

    • @tidefanyankee2428
      @tidefanyankee2428 4 роки тому +94

      Yep, the perspective people have can be messed up.

    • @umarabdullah5510
      @umarabdullah5510 4 роки тому +87

      Brave to invade a country that wants nothing to do with war or America?

    • @vivalashanas6801
      @vivalashanas6801 4 роки тому +2

      Mother lovin is a given. Are you trying to tell me that just bc a hero was a hero that that takes presidence over other (shit)

  • @patheticpaul7573
    @patheticpaul7573 Рік тому +423

    A man who had his clankers blown off has an even bigger set of clankers than 90% of the people I know. Nothing but respect and I hope his life works out for him man. Dudes so articulate and just dope sounding. I'd have a beer with him if he could put up with me long enough.

  • @gokedik
    @gokedik Рік тому +505

    I was ruined, not far into this. I wept, being wheelchair bound myself. I'm in a chair by all fault of my own, the tears were not for me, it was for the way this hero was able to relate his story. We love you for your ability to create the space for these men to share. Thanks Joe,

    • @xxxthe_poop_banditxxx4374
      @xxxthe_poop_banditxxx4374 Рік тому +24

      Dang bro, I hope your doing better

    • @randomhiphop5055
      @randomhiphop5055 Рік тому +17

      @@xxxthe_poop_banditxxx4374 u aren't ruined my friend every human still alive on this planet has something to offer

    • @decepticum
      @decepticum Рік тому +23

      I’m late to your comment but I got shot 5 times in my right leg (once in the fem artery) in 2021. I was wheelchair bound for 5 months. I almost had to be amputated because of constant infection. Still suffer from bad nerve pain (maybe from metal rod). God bless you and yours stay strong ❤

    • @JustinLascek
      @JustinLascek Рік тому +3

      I hope you're doing all right over there. Thank you for the kind words.

    • @gokedik
      @gokedik Рік тому

      @@JustinLascek of course.

  • @vinniepearl
    @vinniepearl 3 роки тому +1765

    Whether you agree or disagree with the reasoning behind war. Any soldier should be taken care of after the fact.

    • @scintilae670
      @scintilae670 3 роки тому +33

      The only fact is that wars are a tool To make money at the expense of peoples lives, specifically the ones innocently enough to convince it is for freedom. Instead of glorifying it maybe teaching kids why they shouldn't join is better.. I'd put money on that education rather than money to take care of damaged goods.

    • @poppinlochnesshopster3249
      @poppinlochnesshopster3249 3 роки тому +46

      @@scintilae670 Complete nonsense. You're thinking of some wars. It was Allied war that saved the Jews during the holocaust, the US war that ended slavery, countless other times of a tyrannical regime encroaching upon the weak and being saved by war.

    • @scintilae670
      @scintilae670 3 роки тому +15

      @@poppinlochnesshopster3249 thats fine, you can have that opinion. Just don't get mad when people don't agree and don't want to financially support it.

    • @norwegiannignog2470
      @norwegiannignog2470 3 роки тому +13

      @@scintilae670 just dont bitch when people are supporting it financially because youre batshit wrong. lol dreamers will dream, not all wars are senseless snowflake, and thats that.

    • @sandymcevoy8719
      @sandymcevoy8719 3 роки тому

      I 1000% AGREE!

  • @Dradog
    @Dradog 3 роки тому +2269

    The thing that ticks me off about all of this is that they had to start a foundation to help vets like this - the government doesn't take care of us vets the way they should. Politicians should be forced to use the VA for all their medical needs and get the same pay as military enlisted, and then once out of office get nothing...

    • @panjok2
      @panjok2 3 роки тому +58

      They don't need to get paid at all! They do favors for the large corporations and big tech, then get cushy board member jobs with insane pay after they leave office!

    • @mojorizn72
      @mojorizn72 3 роки тому +40

      It’s so much worse than people know.

    • @StingofTruth
      @StingofTruth 3 роки тому +42

      I agree. My stepdad was a marine in 2 years he had over 30 colonoscopies at Heinz va hospital by chicago. After 2 years of weekly trips 100 miles each way they had him in a wheelchair and as the elevator doors were closing the doctor stuck his hand in and the doors opened and the VA Dr said "Mr Danko, I'm sorry to tell you this but you have stage 4 colon cancer and need to make arrangements because you have less than a year to live." Then the VA doctor walked away. 2 years and over 30 colonoscopies and they didn't find it? Bull. My grandmother's oncologist said it was impossible to have that many colonoscopies and not catch it.

    • @mojorizn72
      @mojorizn72 3 роки тому +21

      @@StingofTruth
      Sorry to hear that. The treatment of those who fight for this country is shocking.

    • @StingofTruth
      @StingofTruth 3 роки тому +7

      @@mojorizn72 yes sir it most certainly is.

  • @fritz2259
    @fritz2259 7 місяців тому +45

    We do more for illegals than we do for our veterans.

    • @davidfinland00007
      @davidfinland00007 7 місяців тому +1

      Which illegals are you referring too ? Europeans whom invaded The Natives Land. Let’s get real buddy.

    • @fritz2259
      @fritz2259 7 місяців тому

      @@davidfinland00007 people like you make me sick Mr righteous. why are you here then? why don't you leave if you feel so bad doesn't it bother you living here? You woke assholes just sit back and watch a country go to hell and vote for these idiots .

    • @demmemess4456
      @demmemess4456 4 місяці тому +2

      @@davidfinland00007European imperialism has been and is a whole lot different than nobodys coming through our borders to sell weapons n drugs. He mentioned illegals, and indigenous tribes had no law. They were at war within themselves here in north america. so let’s get real

    • @johnsmithdoe3718
      @johnsmithdoe3718 3 місяці тому

      @@demmemess4456You never worked a day in your life boy those illegals help you’re lazy ass

    • @themadman6667
      @themadman6667 3 місяці тому

      ​@@demmemess4456keep running away from that guilt lol

  • @davidbridges8402
    @davidbridges8402 Рік тому +551

    I worked with a guy that after we retired and he died of a heart attack I found out that during Vietnam he was a green beret and actually taught hand to hand combat. He never let me know , he did have some issues about his past , he had a shrink and I noticed his wife was a little nervous talking about things ,God bless these guys.

    • @wolfodinson5303
      @wolfodinson5303 Рік тому +23

      My dad was Vietnam Vet ....Good guy...could turn dark while drinking...start out ok ...Dr.jeckal and Hyde ....Got my Ass kicked alot ...

    • @Jewels122003
      @Jewels122003 Рік тому +1

      gotta say.....anything to let anyone talk

    • @niko918
      @niko918 Рік тому +4

      Methadone is oil based and gets into a persons bones, most difficult to get off… period.

    • @scottbivins4758
      @scottbivins4758 Рік тому +3

      My great grandpa was at pearl harbour and survived and he got took out by a heart attack after the war i cant remember what year it was but im pretty sure my oldest uncle was just a baby he was dead way before i was born i love all the vets the same but its world war two and in Vietnam that always get me choked up they always gives me choked up now world war II gives me choked up for the obvious reasons and Vietnam just gets me choked up because people treated our Vietnam vets wrong really wrong

    • @scottbivins4758
      @scottbivins4758 Рік тому +3

      But i have respect for all our veterans an i thank them all for when we became a country when we had the civil war an every war after that everyone thats fought for this country i thank an i am grateful

  • @jaggeric11
    @jaggeric11 3 роки тому +2555

    OMG, Justin Lascek was my roomate in college at GA Southern University. No Joke. We bonded over guitar hero, football and love of country music.
    He was an outstanding friend and excellent student. I graduated a year before and lost touch; had no earthly idea that he had served in the military and then wounded.
    I have tears in my eyes that I personally know this fellow and can attest to his good nature.
    I am so proud to call you a friend and fellow American. You, like all of our veterans who've served are literally the heart and soul of America and a hero. God Bless you Justin. My Bandito Brother! Take care on your journey. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten
    So weird I found this on JRE, but life is like that sometimes.

    • @DyaTrill
      @DyaTrill 3 роки тому +67

      Wow. What a reality shock to just get thrown at you years later

    • @randywollin5732
      @randywollin5732 3 роки тому +30

      It goes to show you that there is a hero in all of us if you can find it. I'm a Viet Nam era vet, served in 82nd airborne at Ft Bragg, sometimes trained with or against these guys, BADASS mother fuckers.

    • @kirilcherry7612
      @kirilcherry7612 3 роки тому +7

      @fuckface unstoppable Ahh the wart on Tess Holiday's butt crack finally speaks.

    • @walkitoffuwuss
      @walkitoffuwuss 3 роки тому +3

      @@rhettwilcombe5225 lil fella. I literally laughed out loud at that

    • @ismu34
      @ismu34 3 роки тому +2

      I used to follow his weightlifting page, 70s Big

  • @JJ-APF
    @JJ-APF 3 роки тому +1560

    People like Justin are my favorite kind of people. He’s the kind of guy whose “been through hell and walks out of the flames carrying buckets of water for those still consumed by the fire”

  • @22mattbaer
    @22mattbaer Рік тому +322

    As a fellow veteran I have nothing but respect for this guy. It actually makes me cry most Americans just don't care about any of this

    • @joeykramer7676
      @joeykramer7676 11 місяців тому +2

      Thank you and go bucks

    • @wleighkst1671
      @wleighkst1671 11 місяців тому +4

      Hold out some hope cuz there are many of us who DO care about all this! ❤🇺🇸

    • @alexericw
      @alexericw 10 місяців тому +2

      You do here….🇺🇸

    • @brianthompson1838
      @brianthompson1838 10 місяців тому +6

      I respectfully disagree sir the amount of people thar care FAR outweigh those who don't care. Hope everything these guys touch turns to gold, God bless.

    • @22mattbaer
      @22mattbaer 10 місяців тому +3

      @brianthompson1838 I also respectfully disagree with your opinion. And my proof is all over the media. Where I live, I am completely and openly disrespected for being military be younger women and men to the point I don't even advertise that I'm ex military anymore. It's completely sad. I really wish I shared your hopes but I just don't anymore

  • @geridannels1701
    @geridannels1701 7 місяців тому +57

    This man/soldier has my utmost respect. Thank you for you service. And thanks guys especially you Joe.

  • @wocookie2277
    @wocookie2277 4 роки тому +1509

    Notice how he always makes reference to others having it worse, a true soldier, the kind of guy you want watching your 6!

    • @mairinw2990
      @mairinw2990 4 роки тому +3

      What do you mean by 6? I've heard in in a couple of military videos and I've no ideas what it means, just curious

    • @wocookie2277
      @wocookie2277 4 роки тому +13

      Mairin wog military for watching your buddies back, all around you is a clock so you can identify targets so you’re back is your 6.

    • @mairinw2990
      @mairinw2990 4 роки тому +8

      @@shlokpatel8529 oh right, that makes alot of sense now that I think of it

    • @mairinw2990
      @mairinw2990 4 роки тому

      @Shrek ??

    • @davidgetchell630
      @davidgetchell630 4 роки тому

      @@mairinw2990 watching your back.

  • @j_f82
    @j_f82 4 роки тому +1152

    People like this over there going through pure hell & we over here arguing about each other’s political views. Thank you to everyone who served this country.

    • @scoldingwhisper
      @scoldingwhisper 4 роки тому +36

      because they're over there mostly for a few people's profits unfortunately

    • @alexbaum2204
      @alexbaum2204 4 роки тому +46

      scoldingwhisper exactly. Not to take a thing away from this guy and his experiences, but those of us having political arguments back here may be doing so because we’re fucking tired of seeing people of this sort of moral fortitude and character dying for someone else’s idea of sound economics and politics. Maybe we’re tired of being a country that stands for inflicting wounds like this (on our own and on those in the countries we fight), while our politicians and Wall Street execs laugh their way to the banks. Maybe we sit in utter disbelieve that can spend trillions to send young men like this to an early grave, but we can’t help them after? Shit, we can’t even help our own here!
      Some of the political squabbles here might help to prevent guys like this from getting their balls blown off or dying. You know, if the right people prevail.

    • @thomasliang1755
      @thomasliang1755 4 роки тому +24

      Alex Baum Well fucking said, I couldn’t say it better if I tried my best. You’re probably gonna get hella unreasonable hate for it, but fuck it. Dying for politicians and rich people - fuck all that shit.

    • @tommy2346
      @tommy2346 4 роки тому +19

      That's your perception, they aren't really fighting any real threat.. Americans have a point of view like these soldiers are defending your freedom lol. They aren't defending shit. They fight because some politicians have interests.. They die for nothing, but your public is fed all that bullshit and you guys think your soldiers are some heroes.. When your home is invaded then you fight and go to war. American politics isnt defending your freedom lol. Anyone can see that but an American. I mean no offense, these are facts. People who get hurt half a world away, it's their own fault. They are volunteers, for what? Cause they also believe they are defendinf American freedom lol. Iraq, Afghanistan would be better off without Americans as they have been for 3000 years and you would stikl sleep peaceful at night, cause Noone really gives a shit about killing you. The reason they will go out of their way to kill you at your own country, is because you invited theirs. That's about it.

    • @casey-capri2914
      @casey-capri2914 4 роки тому +7

      @Statikal guess what?? EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. DOESNT CHANGE THE FACT THAT WE SUPPORT THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT GO OVER THERE AND ARE PUT IN HARMS WAY

  • @AsapRockyOG
    @AsapRockyOG Рік тому +138

    4:32 “there are guys worse than me so I’m just grateful to have what I have”. This guy is too great of a man for this world and a prime example of what all humans should strive to be in the heart…bless your soul.

  • @decepticum
    @decepticum Рік тому +37

    I was shot 5 times in my right leg (once in the fem artery) in 2021. My leg was cut from the ankle to groin due to surgery to prevent further infection. I too was on ketamine (and other meds) but the way he describes it is spot on. I was out of mind and reality felt surreal. I asked my gf a few times was I still even alive. I was very hysterical and my vision was indescribable. Props to him he’s very strong ❤

  • @jacobreed7678
    @jacobreed7678 4 роки тому +1954

    "Almost died pretty hard" what a legend

    • @Tricklarock
      @Tricklarock 4 роки тому

      RIGHT!?!?!?!

    • @antoanstamov488
      @antoanstamov488 4 роки тому +11

      Аs opposed to "Almost died pretty mildly"

    • @paynekaufmann403
      @paynekaufmann403 4 роки тому +2

      no fucks given

    • @emboe001
      @emboe001 3 роки тому +1

      Not dying is literally the opposite of dying "really hard".

    • @RGK147
      @RGK147 3 роки тому +2

      No hes a clown that talks like a 16 year old stoner

  • @williamkeith8944
    @williamkeith8944 3 роки тому +863

    My father, Jack, was a medic in WW2. He was in a Signal Corp outfit and landed on the 2nd day at Omaha Beach and was also at the Battle of the Bulge. He saw a lot of misery and I didn't hear him complain. He was awarded two Bronze Stars and I never knew this until after his death. He was a good man and I miss him.

    • @fujidenzo_kid4147
      @fujidenzo_kid4147 3 роки тому +15

      I bet his grandchildren love to hear stories about their amazibg grandpa. 💯❤️

    • @nolagirl7082
      @nolagirl7082 3 роки тому +9

      It’s too bad you never knew this until after his death. Maybe the two of you could’ve bonded over it

    • @S3dINS
      @S3dINS 3 роки тому +15

      So many veterans won’t speak of the experiences they went through in battle, not because they don’t want to or because they’re humble about it but because it’s just too painful to relive. Many of them had PTSD but didn’t even know because it was just called shellshock and remained misunderstood. Rehashing the events and speaking out about them would probably be too much to go through. That’s not to say they never think about the things that happened to them or the friends they lost, but voicing it is another level.
      I have the greatest respect for all veterans no matter how good or bad their time was, but I have the most respect for the ones who can talk about things because it takes so much bravery to go through it and bring it up again.

    • @ryanjanusz8736
      @ryanjanusz8736 3 роки тому +11

      Grandpa j didnt ever talk about his service. I didn't even know what the curio case full of medals and stars was until they gave him the 21 gun sendoff. He wanted, more than anything, to fly, but his balls must have been to big and his medic bag too heavy. Miss you papa j. Hope you're soaring up there.

    • @cayennenaturetrails8953
      @cayennenaturetrails8953 2 роки тому +3

      Blessings & Prayers!!! :)

  • @walterhbez
    @walterhbez Рік тому +33

    I'm not American but if I had to point to someone I thought would be a patriot, it would be Justin. I feel a tremendous amount of compassion and pride for a stranger. All American should aspire to care about their countrymen like that.

  • @ChasMusician
    @ChasMusician Рік тому +62

    I have had testicular nerve pain for 4 years now. I would always ask “why me?” Or “I have the worst life ever” to the point I saw no point to moving on in life.
    This man on this video has shown me that people can have it so much worse and yet they fight on. Here he is that lost his appendages in excruciating pain yet fights on. What an inspiration and God bless him for doing a great service for this world

    • @marthamryglod291
      @marthamryglod291 Рік тому +2

      My brother had the same after a vasectomy. He is on TRT and said it relieved the pain. He stopped trt for two months and the pain returned.

    • @ChasMusician
      @ChasMusician Рік тому

      @@marthamryglod291 do you think TRT would help me then?

    • @marthamryglod291
      @marthamryglod291 Рік тому +2

      @@ChasMusician I don't know. Definitely ask your doctor about the pain. My brother said his primary doctor told him after the fact about 1 in 3 guys having pain after a vasectomy. If you want to go do it yourself, research trt and try it for a month. Your body will recover no problem after four shots if you don't see an improvement. Don't take my advice though. Just research it.

    • @micahrowe
      @micahrowe 9 місяців тому +4

      Epididimitis or testicular torsion. Both common and easily fixable.

    • @robyn7287
      @robyn7287 7 місяців тому

      @@marthamryglod291what ? That sounds like the surgeon stuffed up. I’d be suing. I’ve never heard of anyone had this outcome

  • @saltedfig2571
    @saltedfig2571 3 роки тому +719

    Know I’m way late but the way he kept saying other guys had worse. He’s a humble HERO! Thank you sir for your service and God bless you!

    • @GrandDaddyCough
      @GrandDaddyCough 3 роки тому

      Yeah you're right. You are too late. :/

    • @saltedfig2571
      @saltedfig2571 3 роки тому +6

      @Holybud it’s never too late

    • @GrandDaddyCough
      @GrandDaddyCough 3 роки тому

      @@saltedfig2571 you're right "high school musical", you aren't late

    • @saltedfig2571
      @saltedfig2571 3 роки тому +8

      @Holybud did that make you feel better? Hope whatever has you so angry in your life gets resolved. Much love!

    • @dade5669
      @dade5669 3 роки тому +2

      This was fucking gut wrenching. We need them all home with us. My children wouldn't mind a gang of uncle's!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @MCMDebates
    @MCMDebates 4 роки тому +1678

    "Justin, the USASOC Commander is here to see you."
    "Tell him to wait I'm busy."
    I'd say he still has balls.

    • @barkingshark6413
      @barkingshark6413 4 роки тому +7

      DC Debates ... he’s got his balls, it’s his legs he doesn’t have anymore.

    • @MCMDebates
      @MCMDebates 4 роки тому +16

      @@barkingshark6413 @ 2:09
      Maybe you don't know that testicals and balls are the same thing?

    • @willstevenson4843
      @willstevenson4843 4 роки тому

      Agreed

    • @WorthlessClips
      @WorthlessClips 4 роки тому

      May you please time stamp that

    • @user-os7qq9xk4o
      @user-os7qq9xk4o 4 роки тому +1

      LOL. Only troops think not instantly licking boots means you have balls. What happened to this world?

  • @slayer6936
    @slayer6936 Рік тому +248

    As a disabled vet people do not understand what we actually go through!! I used to love war and now hate it. The toll it has taken on me sucks!! And I was 45 when i went back in and was medically retired in 14..and have completely withdrawn from society! And i have moved to the mtns and life has improved! But my dog actually helped me through everything not humans!! My hat is off to him for explaining to people what it is like to have been through war and loosing his legs!! Sorry if this does not make since but my brain does not work right from my injuries!!

    • @christianamort3062
      @christianamort3062 Рік тому +17

      It does make sense, and yes, wars are hell and even though im an Enlisted german soldier who never has had any combat experience aside from all sorts of trainings, i thank all of you americans for sacrificing everything, (sometimes more than everything) just so the "free world" can stay free. Some of the best guys i've ever met were American soldiers at Rammstein USAF Luftwaffenstützpunkt.
      Thank you for everything and i hope you can live your remaining life in peace! 🫡

    • @slayer6936
      @slayer6936 Рік тому +7

      @@christianamort3062 I worked with a bunch of great German soldiers in Afghanistan!! We became great friends and still contac3each other on Christmas!!

    • @wavxy7454
      @wavxy7454 Рік тому +5

      @@slayer6936 thank you for ur service brother my uncle is a medic in Afghanistan and he tells me horror stories on some of the injuries he has had to deal with and I can’t even imagine. God bless you ❤️

    • @slayer6936
      @slayer6936 Рік тому +7

      @@wavxy7454 yep and thank you!! I had 3 guys on my team get blown up and 2 killed and a great friend of mine who was the mayor of Ogden Utah on his seacond tour was killed by a person he was training!! The sad thing is he had 6 kids and all of it still bothers me today!! And my one team member that got blown up I talked him into coming on our tour!! That still bothers me!! Especially when you were not with them when it happened!! All these people thinking that the Ukraine war is great have never seen a shot fired or have lost friends!!! Just wait till Biden gets us into a war and they get drafted!! Because no one wants to join Bidens military!!!

    • @sandylengerich4089
      @sandylengerich4089 Рік тому +4

      You loved war.... Any suffering you endure has truly been earned.
      Teach the youth. Don't murder for money. Good luck

  • @gailcarey3597
    @gailcarey3597 7 місяців тому +6

    Nothing is more impressive and rewarding than to visit a VA hospital and sit with a veteran just to have a chat.
    I spent every day for 7 years visiting my sweetheart at the Long Beach VA. He was in the Spinal Cord section of the hospital.
    I’d see a vet sitting alone and shoot them a little smile. They would light up and before long we’d become friends.
    Everyone in the vicinity of a VA hospital should give it a try. Be a friend and an encourager. Show your love and gratitude.

  • @MrAdrianMagic
    @MrAdrianMagic 4 роки тому +742

    Such a humbling man. Notice how when he describes his severe pain and injuries, he’ll lead in to saying “but others have it worst” or puts his focus and care into others as opposed to him self and his pains. We need more men, and women, like this in the world. Thank you for your service, brother.

    • @sochill6423
      @sochill6423 4 роки тому +6

      Adrian Enriquez instead everyone’s mentality is “poor me” “give me” take take take

    • @chetrok1
      @chetrok1 4 роки тому +11

      We dont gaf about ourselves just the welfare of our brothers next to us, something a non soldier will never understand

    • @evictcalifornia2141
      @evictcalifornia2141 4 роки тому +7

      Lots of my fellow brothers are exactly the same way. It's about your brother infront and behind you. I've been out 13 years and I still love them and have a connection that can't be duplicated. To me This guy is hero but you'll never hear him say that about himself.

    • @user-os7qq9xk4o
      @user-os7qq9xk4o 4 роки тому +2

      He deserves worse & he knows it. That's why he keeps saying it. Guilty conscience 101

    • @Quaquadaqu
      @Quaquadaqu 4 роки тому +6

      Adrian Enriquez “Others had it worse.”
      Yeah the innocent woman and children being terrorized by the US military.

  • @garbagebailkid1036
    @garbagebailkid1036 4 роки тому +2519

    Joe lasted 5 minutes before he asked how the K was lol

    • @kevindube7096
      @kevindube7096 4 роки тому +7

      Do they really give K to wounded vets???? 🤔

    • @joeslater779
      @joeslater779 4 роки тому +40

      Yes its used in hospitals too

    • @joeslater779
      @joeslater779 4 роки тому +39

      Like the green beret said in large doses its almost like ur in a dream induced state and u cant even feel ur body so its a perfect painkiller, especially if they dont know if ur allergic to any other drugs

    • @themaharishi8160
      @themaharishi8160 4 роки тому +16

      @@kevindube7096 Vets are the source of K just ask any horse XD

    • @djdarklyceum
      @djdarklyceum 4 роки тому

      @@themaharishi8160 haha

  • @ChildofYHVH
    @ChildofYHVH Рік тому +109

    Wow I’m sitting here complaining about having to run around at work being real busy. Sounds like I need to stop and be grateful and thankful and Thank God that I have my health and the ability to do it. Hats off to this guy!!! He’s awesome!!!

    • @Lilbro901
      @Lilbro901 Рік тому

      You're a child of YHVH with the Roman cross as your profile picture?

    • @ChildofYHVH
      @ChildofYHVH Рік тому +1

      @@Lilbro901 No it’s a cross that is symbolic of the pain and suffering of Yeshua Messiah!!!

    • @thomassheridan4252
      @thomassheridan4252 Рік тому +1

      Amen

    • @jerseyboi79
      @jerseyboi79 Рік тому +2

      Man, tell me about it. I failed my cdl drive test yesterday and was mad and bummed out until I came upon this and heard Justin story. I have no right to complain or be angry, especially when you have heroes like Justin, who sacrificed everything literally. Thank you again just for your service 🙏 ❤️.

    • @ChildofYHVH
      @ChildofYHVH Рік тому +1

      @@jerseyboi79 Right. Sorry about your test. Pray all works out for you.

  • @BLANKU2
    @BLANKU2 Рік тому +225

    It was cool to see Justin talk about nerve pain cause no one really does or puts a face to it. It's so hard to describe or have another person understand that level of nerve pain. I call them nerve pain attacks because it literally feels like your entire body is being attacked while it happens to you and nothing really turns it off or the complete agony you are in for hours or days until it shuts itself off again. It takes a hell of a person with a mountain of strength to get through nerve pain on the daily. My injuries were nothing like Justin's but that level of nerve pain I live with daily and its a hell of a battle to fight on the daily.

    • @lbgbustya1961
      @lbgbustya1961 Рік тому

      I was shit over 28 times and the pains is undescribable

    • @wavxy7454
      @wavxy7454 Рік тому +1

      @@lbgbustya1961 holy shit fr? Dude 😮

    • @rxsk
      @rxsk Рік тому

      @@lbgbustya1961 You're a warrior if thats true brother

    • @robinmcinarnay7827
      @robinmcinarnay7827 Рік тому +8

      Honestly could not fathom the nerve pain compounded by withdrawal. Wd’s already f*ck with your nerves, causing restless leg syndrome. Now having the pains from the amputation site itself, mixed with phantom pains, exacerbated by restless leg syndrome, intensified by the generality of withdrawals?!! Good God almighty how can anybody actually have the willpower and strength-physically and mentally-to conquer those demons and still maintain the positivity to champion for others?!! ❥ఌメơメơ

    • @redjasper9458
      @redjasper9458 Рік тому +2

      If you received your injuries while serving this country I thank you. God bless you in your fight regardless of if you served. 🙏

  • @DeimosPC
    @DeimosPC 4 роки тому +3392

    True beast. Dude lost two legs and his nuts but is still more in shape that 95% of America.

    • @TheLouisianan
      @TheLouisianan 4 роки тому +28

      He used to run 70sbig.com. he used to do amateur powerlifting with some decent numbers. It's a blessing he had this past for his new body.

    • @whatcher8151
      @whatcher8151 4 роки тому +81

      Doing pull up are easier when you lose 35% of your body weight.

    • @MrEricLenser
      @MrEricLenser 4 роки тому +16

      @@TheLouisianan That's the craziest thing - I used to follow that blog so closely like in the early 2010s and randomly searched Justin to see what he'd been up to and discover this is what happened. Unbelievable.

    • @TheLouisianan
      @TheLouisianan 4 роки тому +8

      @@MrEricLenser it really isn't believable. Glad he's trying to make the best of it though

    • @redelfshotthefood8213
      @redelfshotthefood8213 4 роки тому +31

      This is what a super man looks like. A real one.

  • @johnnynieves2112
    @johnnynieves2112 3 роки тому +1421

    i was in the military, these special forces guys are on a different level, good people.

    • @frankcastle1216
      @frankcastle1216 3 роки тому +44

      I'm fucking pissed I can only click like once on this brother! 2nd Inf Div here.

    • @pvtnothing4878
      @pvtnothing4878 3 роки тому +56

      Honestly!! Currently in the Army. I’m pog as hell not gonna lie. Seeing what infantry guys do impress me. But hearing about these SF guys and training with them. Like they’re a different fucking breed.

    • @ZionismIsRacism
      @ZionismIsRacism 3 роки тому +24

      THERE'S NOTHING GOOD ABOUT HIRED MERCENARIES WHO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE PLANET. IN FACT THAT'S PROBABLY THE WORST KIND OF PERSON THAT COULD EXIST.

    • @rage8kage
      @rage8kage 3 роки тому +8

      Good people or psychopathic serial killers

    • @chris209123
      @chris209123 3 роки тому +59

      My Best Life you obviously have no idea how the world works and live in a fantasy good men that are capable of evil things and hates doing them but will for the people who can’t is the only route to peace he’s a hero anyone who serves for there fellow countrymen is a hero if it wasn’t for people like them there would be a lot more chaos and a lot more terrorist organizations it’s human nature to want more then you need

  • @hunterlinnell3335
    @hunterlinnell3335 Рік тому +236

    i actually worked on this guy back when i was stationed In germany. I was a surgical tech at the time, when he rolled back into the OR suite at the time we had to restart his heart. and we are the ones who amputated his right foot. i had to hold his left knee cap up with my body for a couple hours haha covered in blood. overall we worked on him for 2 days 8 hours each! good guy

    • @belladobie3937
      @belladobie3937 Рік тому +14

      God bless you

    • @hunterlinnell3335
      @hunterlinnell3335 Рік тому +6

      @@mikeheide538 very hypocritical of you to comment then💀

    • @matthardy6101
      @matthardy6101 Рік тому

      Gtfoh you work at McDonald’s puto

    • @OakmanNZ
      @OakmanNZ Рік тому +40

      Cool that you adhere to medical privacy rules.

    • @msgigi6310
      @msgigi6310 Рік тому +5

      I hope you know how appreciated, respected and admired you are. You are a hero and I hope when you look back it's with pride and not through the trauma lenses you had when living that hell.... From the bottom of my heart 💜 Thank You for your service.

  • @teresadasher939
    @teresadasher939 10 місяців тому +8

    Man thank you for your service brother I'm sorry about your injuries my son lost his feet to an IED in Afghanistan I understand thank you for spending your time tell us how it is

  • @combatmedic7748
    @combatmedic7748 2 роки тому +963

    Combat medic here...3 tours...also medically retired from combat injuries... I was 3rd Infantry Division and my first tour was the invasion of Iraq in 2003...respect to Justin, my fellow veteran and medic

    • @georgeyboy8186
      @georgeyboy8186 2 роки тому +27

      Respect dude. Your all truly heroes of mine

    • @chadillacsays8782
      @chadillacsays8782 2 роки тому +19

      Thank you for service.

    • @mikeflo6459
      @mikeflo6459 2 роки тому +12

      Who where you with in 3rd ID. Bravo company 3/15 infantry brother. Dog face soldiers

    • @denabergman6543
      @denabergman6543 2 роки тому +3

      Thank you for your service.

    • @Loko40000
      @Loko40000 2 роки тому +3

      Thank you for your service. Much love & respect

  • @nateandtara1
    @nateandtara1 3 роки тому +89

    I was on his first deployment. Absolutely stellar 18D. Miss you Justin!!

  • @polarlab113
    @polarlab113 Рік тому +10

    My father was a WWll vet served three years in Europe.he went over he was barely 19.I have three buddies that served in Vietnam.we are all 70 years plus now.the stories are horrendous of what they went thru and the things they saw.I have pictures from dad.how they had the mind to record this is another story.When he came home he couldn’t stand being there.he took off into rural British Columbia ,Canada.The toll that they paid mentally is incredible.in those days they didn’t have ptsd treatment or the drugs for pain that they have now.the government that they offered their lives for largely puts them out to pasture so to speak.They are tossed aside like yesterdays garbage.absolutely shocking what these brave and courageous men and women have to endure in war…….and in peace at home.

    • @TokesTv
      @TokesTv 4 місяці тому

      I’m sorry that happened to your family sir, know that the generations taking the torch are trying to end indiscriminate wars to prevent our vets from experiencing this again.

  • @calebleibold7644
    @calebleibold7644 Рік тому +11

    I had 2 friends who were killed in a fire accident on our deployment in Iraq in 2017 and man, do I think about them two on the daily. Miss you Brooks and Stigler. Till Valhalla men.

  • @grantmcmahon8735
    @grantmcmahon8735 4 роки тому +149

    My cousin was a US medic who passed in 2011. I was very close to him, this video moved me. RIP Rudy

    • @fugazijesus3589
      @fugazijesus3589 4 роки тому +5

      R.I.P to your cousin, as someone who has served I know what it's like to lose someone close...

    • @BigAlaska28
      @BigAlaska28 4 роки тому +2

      Got spawned killed

    • @Eden-vb4qr
      @Eden-vb4qr 4 роки тому +4

      Rip too your cousin dude

  • @jesus3373
    @jesus3373 4 роки тому +717

    Kudos to the dude with long hair. A lesson in how silence is sometimes the best answer.

    • @Sketch_Sesh
      @Sketch_Sesh 4 роки тому +195

      And kudos to you for giving kudos to the silent dude

    • @arturoguzman7219
      @arturoguzman7219 4 роки тому +185

      Sketch_Sesh kudos to you for giving kudos to the dude giving kudos

    • @JohnSmith-dq4dx
      @JohnSmith-dq4dx 4 роки тому +98

      ....he didn't have a microphone.
      Kudos revoked.

    • @DisappointingPorn
      @DisappointingPorn 4 роки тому +17

      Arturo Guzman
      I AM NOW CONFISCATING YOUR ARSENAL OF KUDOS.
      They’re GROSS.
      Eat something yummier.

    • @JustOneofYou85
      @JustOneofYou85 4 роки тому +2

      @@DisappointingPorn I give everyone Bravo Zulu, please continue...

  • @B-leafer
    @B-leafer Рік тому +14

    Ty Joe for these interviews/broadcasts sharing these guys lives, experience. You are a gifted, talented host. God bless

  • @jordantalbot3921
    @jordantalbot3921 Рік тому +16

    Lost it when he said he was explaining to his squad how to patch up his legs after they were blown off. You are a true hero my man.

    • @CGCTV
      @CGCTV 8 місяців тому

      I cannot fathom how fucking insane that would be! And to be able in such (i use this word loosely) calm state after having your legs blown and being able to be like "right cut here, stitch there".
      Reminds me somewhat of the doctor in the artic who had remove his appendix himself with just a mirror.

  • @Queenofsole100
    @Queenofsole100 3 роки тому +223

    I was a surgical tech at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and at Walter Reed National Medical Center through 2000-2014 taking care of Wounded Warriors in surgery. It was such an honor working on their behalf.

    • @mikek5958
      @mikek5958 3 роки тому +4

      I have nothing but respect, gratitude and admiration for all of them, and for you QueenofSole. And for all the men and women who do what they do and what you did every day of those fifteen years, thank you.

    • @Cassaelet
      @Cassaelet 3 роки тому +4

      Thank you for your service.

    • @sthoughtsarchive2791
      @sthoughtsarchive2791 3 роки тому +3

      👏👏👏👏👏

    • @setnomA
      @setnomA 3 роки тому +2

      Thank you 🙏🏽

    • @cgforuf
      @cgforuf 3 роки тому +1

      I was one of those guys. Was at WRNMMC from 12-15 after loosing both my legs from an IED. Wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for people like you.

  • @RaymondvanNiekerk
    @RaymondvanNiekerk 4 роки тому +488

    As a South African vet (Angola mid 80’s Armoured reconnaissance & some conventional stuff against Angolans, Cubans, some Russkies) and now a Stage 4 cancer fighter - this man resonated so much. His trauma worse than mine but the pain & mental phases I’ve spent some time in and know what he’s talking about. What an example. No self pity. Thinks of others. Respect. 👊

    • @brandenray9587
      @brandenray9587 4 роки тому +15

      Raymond van Niekerk hey brother fight hard with that cancer, wishing you all the best during your difficult times

    • @RaymondvanNiekerk
      @RaymondvanNiekerk 4 роки тому +8

      Rocky thanks dude.

    • @RaymondvanNiekerk
      @RaymondvanNiekerk 4 роки тому +7

      BrandenRay appreciated. Thanks man.

    • @mikeb4027
      @mikeb4027 4 роки тому +8

      Beat cancers ass brother.

    • @paytonemmons4952
      @paytonemmons4952 4 роки тому +9

      i appreciate the fuck out of your service. salute to you and i hope to be a seal one day!

  • @7hird3ye
    @7hird3ye 10 місяців тому +12

    This is a beautiful human. His perspective, his strength and the sacrifice he made to become a marine.
    I deeply respect this man.

  • @glenmeyers1360
    @glenmeyers1360 Рік тому +19

    god bless this man,as an amputee,i understand what he's saying and partially what he's gone through,my leg was taken off by a train and the fight to become whole again is very real and the drugs and the nerve pain are hard to get away from,the work this man is doing for gold stars is absolutely phenomenal .These men gave all 10x over ......they are the real heroes of this world and its truly sickening that the new generations dont even know about the battles being fought for there freedoms and rights......these are the true American heroes...GOD BLESS AND THANKYOU

    • @ethanarnold8795
      @ethanarnold8795 6 місяців тому +1

      Stay strong and keep your head up !!

  • @nudesoftheworld
    @nudesoftheworld 3 роки тому +465

    Kicking Methadone and Gabapentin sounds like a battle in itself - an then dealing with the PTSD and adapting to life as an amputee. The bloke is a legend. We salute you, sir.

    • @yeahok115sure
      @yeahok115sure 3 роки тому +17

      Opioids are absolutely fucking brutal to kick. That in its self will cause serious depression, and I could even imagine losing your legs, balls, friends, getting divorced, and then the drug addiction. Fuck me this man is a beast!! He is inspiring to say the least

    • @uncledutchy1750
      @uncledutchy1750 3 роки тому +4

      Dude methadone is the daddy of opioids! I was on for almost 10 years, kicking can make you suicidal for real. I thought I had reasons to stay on it, never mind, this guy is a beast. He describes the withdrawals perfectly.

    • @yeahok115sure
      @yeahok115sure 3 роки тому +3

      Uncle Dutchy brother all these opioids to get off opioids are twice as bad. I was give a Butrans patch for 2 years, to help with pain. Come to find out it was a suboxone patch. For over 2 weeks I was shaking, and 2 years later I haven’t fully recovered. At this point I don’t think I will ever recover

    • @RogueBoyScout
      @RogueBoyScout 3 роки тому +4

      The worst thing I found kicking opioids, was sobriety. My brain was like "Jesus Christ, normality sucks. Let's get high again."
      The longer you kick, the better it gets. Also, you're really supposed to ween yourself when In a methadone program (in my country, anyway). They taper you down so the withdrawal isn't as harsh, albeit over a longer time.
      Of course, half of the people on the done just end up scoring H or whatever anyway, and use the done as just another source.
      It's pretty screwed up. Neurologically speaking it takes ages for the brain to "repair".
      As for Ketamine, gotta be better for your health than PCP. Also dissociatives are great when you have a serious pain injury. Used it for a broken ankle. Also, less habit forming. Unless you really want to screw up your nueroreceptors

    • @solidrockofjesuschristmini2423
      @solidrockofjesuschristmini2423 3 роки тому +2

      Dude went through more than someone would ever go through in a lifetime fuckin A

  • @wooly1950
    @wooly1950 4 роки тому +459

    I was smashed up in a car crash, i'll take my eleven back surgeries plus other stuff to what he has gone through. The mental strength is simply amazing, then throw in his empathy for his fellow soldiers, i tip my hat to him, what a wonderful person !

    • @AS-er4ud
      @AS-er4ud 4 роки тому +12

      Yea, it immediately puts your "bad" days into perspective. It's unimaginable what this guy has endured and how he can still keep a positive attitude. I would not be able to do it.

    • @jasonantigua6825
      @jasonantigua6825 4 роки тому +2

      Neurolicious I know right,I lost internet connection for like 25 seconds and I thought to myself,what’s the point in living

    • @stevus23
      @stevus23 4 роки тому +2

      Sorry to hear about your constant pain brother

    • @pcostyle11
      @pcostyle11 4 роки тому +1

      @Neurolicious bro i have 2 cats and id cry my whole soul if id lost them. Sucks that we have to send people like him to war only for some oil. Insane

    • @jacobtovar4953
      @jacobtovar4953 4 роки тому

      I just recently had a spinal fusion the other day, and here I am thinking I’m in pain. Boy oh boy am I wrong. Can’t imagine what pain this man must have felt. God bless him.

  • @jasonmoss6891
    @jasonmoss6891 Рік тому +6

    I am so very impressed. I do not think it fair to have a "bad day" my respect goes out to you Justin. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I have spent some time with people who have also gone through post-traumatic growth. What love can bring us through is truly special.

  • @LAFLSU82
    @LAFLSU82 Рік тому +13

    Thank you sir. You are truly a hero. I know that sounds hollow when the pain has you, but please know we are in awe of you and your strength

  • @cteal2018
    @cteal2018 3 роки тому +983

    Black, White, Red State, Blue State, rich or Poor...this man deserves your respect.

    • @jasonwyatt3416
      @jasonwyatt3416 3 роки тому +5

      Fuck him tbh he most likely hates middle easterners

    • @naysaynever
      @naysaynever 3 роки тому +38

      @@jasonwyatt3416 how do you know what is going through his mind? Can you read minds?

    • @paddy0550
      @paddy0550 3 роки тому +38

      Jason Wyatt you’re so stupid it’s laughable 😂

    • @naysaynever
      @naysaynever 3 роки тому +4

      @douglas wahid 🤣 I think their mothers probably got cucked at some point in time by their cousin, usually happens to inbred beta Male loser trolls

    • @kapstrap7495
      @kapstrap7495 3 роки тому +9

      Jason Wyatt Rightfully so, they took his legs

  • @anvitshetty9676
    @anvitshetty9676 3 роки тому +335

    Not a citizen of US, but can't help but feel an extreme rush of respect for this man.

  • @gilbertoescobar713
    @gilbertoescobar713 2 місяці тому +2

    This guy is an inspiration as an amputee myself. Met a lot of military amputees at the hospital I was at. I lost mine on a motorcycle ripped my foot off was caught by the chain and my foot was taken into the wheel it was only hanging by a tendon. Opened forehead, my skin on my arms was scraped off. Was resuscitated on site went into the ER spent one hour without anesthesia cause of the blood loss and the surgeons had to act quick if they wanted to save my foot. So I screamed and fainted multiple times till I couldn’t take it no more and told them to cut it off. Went the hard way on becoming an amputee and the military amputees there helped me cope with the pain

  • @ellistercool777
    @ellistercool777 8 місяців тому +17

    This was incredibly moving. Im beyond grateful for your service. And hearing this really showed me how selfish I am for complaining about the latest cod game. I think war is wrong, but I understand it's unavoidable, and i cant even express how bad i feel for taking what i have for granted.

  • @silversteele6624
    @silversteele6624 3 роки тому +174

    "High as giraffe balls" may be the greatest phrase Ive ever heard in my lifetime.

    • @Sharkman1963
      @Sharkman1963 3 роки тому +2

      The only cooler thing he could have said would have been: "I was tripping giraffe balls".

    • @johndennis2724
      @johndennis2724 3 роки тому +3

      How bout high as an eagle fart?
      A giraffes balls are relatively low for such a tall animal

    • @eflem7708
      @eflem7708 3 роки тому

      Giraffe pussy is another spin on it

    • @nayrreddev4019
      @nayrreddev4019 3 роки тому

      I believe the euphemism is repurposed from the comparative phrase;
      "He/She is nuttier than squirrel turds."

    • @1lacowboy
      @1lacowboy 3 роки тому

      The greatest phrase? Well gee... I'm sorry to hear your life was so limited. No more video games. READ!

  • @craigfloress7027
    @craigfloress7027 2 роки тому +247

    As a former combat soldier I really appreciate You having vets on to tell the story of what war really… We’re all eager to get in the fight till you see your first brother die & you can’t explain that feeling… Really appreciateJoe doing these shows your the best brother!!!

  • @GT-jp4bo
    @GT-jp4bo Рік тому +40

    True hero and thank you Sturg and Joe for helping his cause to help others ❤💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @marcushicks6105
    @marcushicks6105 10 місяців тому +12

    A true hero. Those men and women who put on that uniform are some true warriors.

  • @fjeezy1305
    @fjeezy1305 2 роки тому +493

    It’s amazing how people like him can maintain a positive outlook on life after experiencing that kind of trauma. Ive felt like giving up after going through far less.

  • @gracom1977
    @gracom1977 4 роки тому +4549

    Green Beret: "I had my legs blown off in war"
    Joe Rogan: "I know a doctor who took acid to communicate with dolphins"

    • @fabeli136
      @fabeli136 4 роки тому +36

      Kid Canada made me feel sad and awkward ...

    • @ahuxley123
      @ahuxley123 4 роки тому +8

      Doctor Lilly!

    • @darkestbitch
      @darkestbitch 4 роки тому +5

      DMT

    • @enticingFicus
      @enticingFicus 4 роки тому +58

      The funniest version of one-upmanship I’ve seen. I’m surprised the GB wasn’t laughing after that. -“I lost my legs and balls to a bomb” -“That’s pretty crazy, but there’s this guy who dropped acid with dolphins. Your turn.”

    • @carlostan2475
      @carlostan2475 4 роки тому +7

      Off tangent Rogan

  • @brown-cow
    @brown-cow Рік тому +6

    I have met a few of these marine combat medics and they know what they are doing medically..priceless knowledge they carry..best of luck to your future.

  • @scottstupelli6951
    @scottstupelli6951 Рік тому +4

    Powerfully Awesome. The choice to find and look for gratitude regardless of circumstances of your own pain and past. Thank you Joe and Justin.

  • @isucktoesmomdealwithit1396
    @isucktoesmomdealwithit1396 3 роки тому +700

    Joe really sounds like he’s fighting off some tears pretty hard in this one

    • @JoNathan-tg4jq
      @JoNathan-tg4jq 3 роки тому +14

      Sounds more like he just wants to talk about drugs. Imho

    • @herbthompson8937
      @herbthompson8937 3 роки тому +9

      @@JoNathan-tg4jq Imho you didn't watch the whole clip then

    • @JoNathan-tg4jq
      @JoNathan-tg4jq 3 роки тому +1

      @@herbthompson8937 you’re right. I watched about half then got tired of the drug talk so i moved on. Normally I like most of his podcasts

    • @herbthompson8937
      @herbthompson8937 3 роки тому +16

      @@JoNathan-tg4jq ok so stop talking out your ass. He def sounded like he was choked up around 15 times

    • @JoNathan-tg4jq
      @JoNathan-tg4jq 3 роки тому

      @@herbthompson8937 u talking about joe? Justin seemed to think he was there to talk about what he went through but joe kept talking about drugs. I quit watching about halfway through bc of joe.

  • @ngojems
    @ngojems 3 роки тому +800

    When you’re having a rough day just think what this guy went through and how he still fights on. Absolute legend 💪👍

    • @Phrawstqt
      @Phrawstqt 3 роки тому +8

      Comparing and diminishing own problems leads into a lot of struggle.

    • @colen7007
      @colen7007 3 роки тому +22

      @Qasim Fiaz isn't special at all? Lol what a douche thing to say, you serve your country and put your life in danger? Or you just sit at home and type shit like this for fun, have some respect

    • @sagebulls818
      @sagebulls818 3 роки тому

      Yup hearing this is Exactly what I needed.

    • @awakenwithjax
      @awakenwithjax 3 роки тому

      Especially now x

    • @Sal3600
      @Sal3600 3 роки тому +1

      @@colen7007 lmao you totally missed his point

  • @catrinaverdone7664
    @catrinaverdone7664 6 місяців тому +4

    My son was an amputee. He passed away last year destroying my world. He was my everything. He was the best son in the world. His insulin pump he got 2 days prior killed him in his sleep. It's heartbreaking.

  • @stuarthall7759
    @stuarthall7759 9 місяців тому +13

    What a guy and what an example of a human being👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @ScrubbyBubbles
    @ScrubbyBubbles 3 роки тому +123

    Grown ass men, real feelings. A valuable conversation to hear imo.

  • @sukhroopdhadda2162
    @sukhroopdhadda2162 2 роки тому +710

    its crazy how the love of his life left him and a man died right infront of him and he describes it as a rough day it’s puts in perspective how much they go through and how we could never handle that

    • @michaelr.wilder3339
      @michaelr.wilder3339 2 роки тому +46

      He then went on to describe the time as "it was a pretty shitty year" just so matter of factly and so mildly. He is truly one of the good guys. I am a veteran and used to work for the VA and have been around a hell of a lot of veterans and there are typically two kinds. You've got the whiny, entitled sonsofbitches who think that the world owes them everything for serving a lousy 4 year hitch and never hearing a shot fired in anger and probably didn't even leave the States or if they did it was to a decent allied country and they pushed a broom or some shit like that all day. Then you've got the guys like Justin who not only see combat but experience and suffer through all kinds of hell and sum it up with just "it was a pretty shitty year." God bless him. That's a real man and a real American hero right there but I bet you my last dollar that he would deny that.

    • @guygrimmett1764
      @guygrimmett1764 2 роки тому +20

      It truly puts everything in perspective. Most people are trying to figure put how to claim victimhood status for attention. And then there's this mam. Who's a true victim on so many levels and he sweeps it away suffering away like it's crumbs. Then in hard core heroic fashion, all he want to do is help the families of his fallen Brothers. He is a real man and an extreme hero.
      I thank him for be an incredible inspiration!

    • @bergeracvandamme
      @bergeracvandamme 2 роки тому +6

      @@guygrimmett1764 You're right. Hearing this man's story I was immediately reminded of the kind of narcissitic, self-congratulatory circlejerking I now so often see amongst groups of Gen Zs and younger Millennials all telling each other how stunning and brave they are for doing absolutely f*ck all.
      I have a good friend who's former SBS and suffers with PTSD quite badly. He's hardly talked about what he experienced although the few things he's hinted at tell me enough. One of the rare times I've really seen him get angry was when we were at a party and some whiny woke soyboy who's never even been in cubs let alone the military started telling everyone how he had PTSD because he was once beaten up for being left-wing (which I highly doubt even happened judging by how unheard of that is plus his refusal to give any details of his story).
      There are now tens of millions of whining crying victims who are a victim of nothing but their own delusions, yet they get far more attention and benefits than guys like this green beret who actually deserve to never have to worry about anything again for the rest of their lives.

    • @denisehomestlno5470
      @denisehomestlno5470 2 роки тому

      @@bergeracvandamme what do they get or claim, there doing wat evey generation does thinking there taking over and what they say is the way it is and to me all this woke stuff is just the finished product thats almost ready and has been chipped and chopped over the years, take this, I'm 36 I never grew up hating people for sexuality or colour creed ect, but that was down to my mum and step dad, I'm sure kids at my school knew they were gay, but there was no way my school could as a whole handled that kind of stigma, they dident handle bullying in general very well, but wat I've been slowly noticing is the popular sporty guy can't beat up the gay/camp guy wen the girl who he fancies is best friends with the gay guy I remember early 2000s it being joked about in American sitcoms,. "every girl wanted a gay best bud to go with her large not so attractive friend, back then it was just awkward and almost a joke, now I think it's all good a kids can hopefully be who they want to be and not spend a childhood locked in there head and the only time they can be themselves is alone or they get found out and bullied, so you can still be the person u once shouted at the man or parents or teachers u would never become, I shall be strolling happily listening to wu tang or oasis happy that there's more love than hate wen it comes to kids being different, ps until the next woke lot come and are more woke than this lol lol🤭🤭

    • @Phil5150Bower
      @Phil5150Bower 2 роки тому +5

      You definitely have to have the mindset that tomorrow is a new day with new challenges to experience, and tomorrow can always be a better, bad times don’t last forever 🤙🏻

  • @peterkohm9742
    @peterkohm9742 Рік тому +8

    This guy has an amazing outlook in life. A true tough guy . God bless him and I hope he gets to enjoy his life to the fullest.

  • @garymurphy6000
    @garymurphy6000 2 роки тому +948

    This guy has a true warriors ethos. He’s been thru unimaginable hell and is undoubtedly still conquering demons like depression and pain but he has chosen to continue to be a warrior in new and different ways for different kinds of battles. The best thing a soldier who is fighting PTSD can do is to find that new thing to fight for or fight against. Loss of purpose is what kills soldiers after the war. Life is meant to be lived with purpose so find it and keep living brothers (and sisters).

    • @oksanavashchuk5530
      @oksanavashchuk5530 2 роки тому +1

      I don’t understand why people don’t see your point of you don’t let all those other peoples views and numbers leave you out what you said is just as powerful if not more

    • @justingulick6747
      @justingulick6747 2 роки тому +9

      Well spoken God bless you

    • @richardmiller8574
      @richardmiller8574 2 роки тому +5

      Absolutely true! Still working on that myself.

    • @YahawahIsDaTruth
      @YahawahIsDaTruth 2 роки тому +11

      Marine grunt, I said fuck civilian life and decided to go back in. What you said is the truth ptsd is no fucking joke.

    • @acanskywalker5631
      @acanskywalker5631 2 роки тому +3

      Every one dies, living can be hard, when we do the best we can with the cards we're delt that's living!

  • @imamberatkins1111
    @imamberatkins1111 4 роки тому +155

    “Treat yourself the way you treat other people” -by far some of the best advice given on jre

    • @uncleRek
      @uncleRek 4 роки тому

      The Golden Rule

    • @soarenstevenson6050
      @soarenstevenson6050 4 роки тому +3

      Derek Douce nooo it’s the other way round. Treat others the way you’d wannna be treated.

    • @uncleRek
      @uncleRek 4 роки тому

      @@soarenstevenson6050 oh you're right. The reverse. Significant difference.

    • @ButtermilkChicken617
      @ButtermilkChicken617 4 роки тому +9

      @@soarenstevenson6050 it's both. he's referring to people that are their own worst enemy and punish themselves. "if we treated our friends the way we treat ourselves we'd have no friends"

    • @jasona579
      @jasona579 4 роки тому +1

      Does this solve the abortion debate? Because nobody would want to be aborted 🤔

  • @moloney118
    @moloney118 Рік тому +4

    My son is a sergeant in the Irish guards, when he was in Afghanistan 2 deployments I found it very hard to cope, it’s very hard on the families.

  • @dbake5021
    @dbake5021 Рік тому +7

    I was not expecting to see Sturgill on here. I love his music and now I love him even more. Thank you Justin for your service.

  • @insights3140
    @insights3140 2 роки тому +603

    The humility and gratitude in this man is remarkable. Truly. Thank you for your service on this planet.

  • @TheAfterHoursLV
    @TheAfterHoursLV 4 роки тому +1604

    “I’m blown away by all this.”
    Yeah thanks Joe...

    • @JohnDoe-dw2fm
      @JohnDoe-dw2fm 4 роки тому +37

      I took a lot of good things from this video but I thought the same thing when he said that ....c'mon now

    • @deeped7249
      @deeped7249 4 роки тому +6

      Lol

    • @dishonoredsaints8266
      @dishonoredsaints8266 4 роки тому +36

      Joe was stoned as fuck in his defense.

    • @1eljugo
      @1eljugo 4 роки тому +62

      When Joe said "You're just an awesome dude" he could have said "You're the bomb!"

    • @sankadill
      @sankadill 4 роки тому +7

      The Afterhours
      Fuck I was just gonna say that! Joe sat in front of a guy who blew his legs off and talking about that he is blown off

  • @everydaydadfixinit4803
    @everydaydadfixinit4803 Рік тому +6

    I was a medic during the Gulf War and other deployments after that....life takes one where it does. I look forward to telling my grandkids about the Heroes that I served along side of.

    • @vincemarquez2142
      @vincemarquez2142 Рік тому +1

      Hell, I would like to hear about those heroes too.

  • @sirstrobie2436
    @sirstrobie2436 10 місяців тому +4

    Thank you all! I didn’t know Sturgil could get ANY cooler. What a good American and patriot

  • @ivanconivin7985
    @ivanconivin7985 2 роки тому +94

    Cousin landed on Omaha Beach, took a bullet in the arm went on fighting the in battle of the buldge. Jeep he was in hit a land mine, he woke up and could hear Germans talking. He waited awhile then crawled 7 miles to Amercan line. Was in the hospital for 1.5 years and married the nurse who cared for him. Died at 94 a few years ago, a good man.

    • @alvinagutierrez6420
      @alvinagutierrez6420 2 роки тому +4

      RIP Hero...and thank you for your service. God bless your family.

    • @nathanammon4021
      @nathanammon4021 2 роки тому

      That’s a great story a good life lived

    • @jesseestep6222
      @jesseestep6222 2 роки тому

      You wrote is as if it was your first cousin lol

    • @ivanconivin7985
      @ivanconivin7985 2 роки тому

      @@jesseestep6222 I am.

    • @ivanconivin7985
      @ivanconivin7985 2 роки тому +2

      Thank you! Over 400 cars at his funeral in a town of 1200. Had a 350 acre ranch bordering the strawberry wilderness area and shot monster elk off his deck. He was a good man and lived the good life.

  • @justinunderwood5040
    @justinunderwood5040 4 роки тому +1566

    Salute to the nutless hero with bigger balls then everyone else in the room combined.

    • @user-os7qq9xk4o
      @user-os7qq9xk4o 4 роки тому +13

      He doesn't have any nuts though. He lost them murdering 3rd world kids for a welfare check. Guess he should have kept his dignity, balls, & just stuck to the porn career he was apparently destined for.

    • @Xandliear
      @Xandliear 4 роки тому +55

      @@user-os7qq9xk4o I would love to see you even try to get through basic let alone get deployed. I know from myself that I wouldnt be cut out for the military. If you dont want men and women defending you as you sit here bitching about them, then do it all by yourself. It is about appreciate their sacrifice, that they give you the security and freedome to even open up your damn mouth. I love how you dont even really take a second to try to understand what they are really trying to achieve. It's all about the principles behind the actions.

    • @jeremycook4694
      @jeremycook4694 4 роки тому +26

      Tom Riddle this is the most incel comment I have seen in a while. Enjoy cuckhood.

    • @shaggy4344
      @shaggy4344 4 роки тому +21

      @@user-os7qq9xk4o no one murdered kids what the hell would you know about it.I was in Iraq,amongst other places,with the British army and we went out of our way to not only ensure we did everything we could for the people there but also ensure their safety.Plus they knew shit was going to happen and a major combat indicator was the empty streets

    • @user-os7qq9xk4o
      @user-os7qq9xk4o 4 роки тому +2

      @@Xandliear Only morons are allowed in the military because only morons are dumb enough to murder kids without thinking about it

  • @brendapyron459
    @brendapyron459 Рік тому +7

    Saying thank you for your service and sacrifice seems so pitiful but thank you. My dad was in Patton's army but emotionally he was ruined from digging children's bodies out of a bombed orphanage. God bless our heroes!!!

  • @laurawilliams5363
    @laurawilliams5363 5 місяців тому +1

    I worked on Ward 13 at Madigan General Hospital during the Nam war. I still remember the men on both side of the wards. Brave, brave men all of them.

  • @monogamousbonobo3923
    @monogamousbonobo3923 4 роки тому +153

    I got chills and choked back tears in heavy emotion! Why? Because I was a combat medic in desert storm. This guy is what we "regular" medics strived to be. Many medics i worked with share the same, calm, nonchalant demeanor. This dude is legend amongst men.

    • @tomcolton5662
      @tomcolton5662 4 роки тому +8

      He got PTSD & legs & balls blown off but come out the other side to tell a story & help others. True courage & bravery. Seems like a cool guy.

    • @monogamousbonobo3923
      @monogamousbonobo3923 4 роки тому +5

      @@tomcolton5662 for sure!

    • @sufimuslimlion4114
      @sufimuslimlion4114 4 роки тому

      Go cry about PTSD.

    • @thebrotherhoodofsleep9857
      @thebrotherhoodofsleep9857 4 роки тому +7

      @@sufimuslimlion4114 I'm a combat medic suffering from PTSD, not a thing to joke about dude.

    • @sufimuslimlion4114
      @sufimuslimlion4114 4 роки тому

      @Telios Abraxas I'm not a real Sufi? How'd you come to that conclusion? I'm assuming it's because your view of Sufi islam is basically a super hippie, modernist, non literalist, liberal & "spiritual" kind of islam? Lol yeah well it's TRUE I'm not any of those things (except spiritual) but you shouldn't make judgements about ALL sufis based on what a few popular western sufi preachers say lol. The kind of sufism popular in the western countries aren't the most influential ones in the muslim world
      Its a methodology within Islam which has been around for over a thousand years & the overwhelming majority of Sufis are very religious, conservative, believe in islamic rules, laws, etc. & there are plenty of Sufi Jihadi groups..

  • @jackb1969
    @jackb1969 3 роки тому +615

    Yall ever look at our defense spending and get angry that there has to be foundations to support veterans and military families?

    • @zenodotusofathens2122
      @zenodotusofathens2122 3 роки тому +12

      I'm only 30% service connected disabled so not complaining. But the VA let's us down but does good stuff too

    • @jackb1969
      @jackb1969 3 роки тому +19

      @@zenodotusofathens2122 my bonus dad is an Army veteran. He's 80%. Served 30 years. It has it's good and bad. However, it doesn't sit right with me that citizens come back and don't have guarenteed civilian jobs or guarenteed housing until they get on their feet. It's sad.

    • @zenodotusofathens2122
      @zenodotusofathens2122 3 роки тому

      @@jackb1969 Yes. I understand.

    • @mariothetexan7726
      @mariothetexan7726 3 роки тому

      Good one!!

    • @WTDOOR63
      @WTDOOR63 3 роки тому +14

      The $$$ goes to the military contractors/ equipment - not to the serviceman/ woman. The kick backs go to the politicians who pushed the contracts through . It’s the way of the US military industrial complex. Ensure we are always at “ war” so the cycle never ends on the US citizens tax payers dime.

  • @user-bx5ik3rt3y
    @user-bx5ik3rt3y 9 місяців тому +6

    Thank You Justin for your service to assure my freedom and fellow Americans - I personally cannot even imagine what hell you have faced at war and back home - healing prayers and healing energies

  • @joshuastewart7970
    @joshuastewart7970 3 роки тому +68

    He might not have his physical balls, but dude has HUGE metaphorical balls to be able to admit that in front of the millions!!! Thank you for your sacrifice, Sir!!!!

  • @floppyphallus4302
    @floppyphallus4302 4 роки тому +122

    This is a truly incredible human being. The fact that whenever his injuries are brought up, he handles it with class and respect. He bring up his fallen soldiers or those who are more injured than him, as to say he’s lucky! That is an amazing outlook on life and applaud this man with my heart and soul. This is what a true warrior looks like

  • @GoodVillainGotti
    @GoodVillainGotti Рік тому +1

    Seriously, This Guy Is My Best Friend That I Never Met . I watch Joe Alot . I'm From NC , I don't have half of the sceneries you guys have seen . This guy is totally awesome to have that spirit to keep going . Thanks dude fr .

  • @mikey1836
    @mikey1836 Рік тому +3

    I always feel like these guys are in my living room chilling with me. You break the screen and shatter right into my house 😂

  • @eagleone5456
    @eagleone5456 4 роки тому +439

    This guy is seriously amazing, his strength and how humble he is...

    • @rianrushwood1426
      @rianrushwood1426 4 роки тому +1

      Hugh Mungus look at his Instagram. It’s Justin.lascek

    • @raygengamer8440
      @raygengamer8440 4 роки тому +3

      He probably had an ego death

    • @ken-mb5cp
      @ken-mb5cp 4 роки тому +2

      yes he doesn’t brag because he’s seen life and death

    • @trollof229antthevariable9
      @trollof229antthevariable9 4 роки тому

      💯

    • @eagleone5456
      @eagleone5456 4 роки тому

      @@raygengamer8440 regardless, hes a man that others could look up to. The fact that he has no ego after all that

  • @adammeade2300
    @adammeade2300 3 роки тому +690

    Ironically, to so plainly state "I don't have any testicles either" takes more balls than most men have, these days. Hate that the man has suffered, but he's proven his mettle.

    • @adammeade2300
      @adammeade2300 3 роки тому +3

      @Stephens Butt Definitely!

    • @RLeeErmy
      @RLeeErmy 3 роки тому +12

      My wife keeps mine in a jar on top of the fridge!
      Seriously though, a lot of respect for this guy!

    • @clintbelcher1671
      @clintbelcher1671 3 роки тому +1

      Better a jar than your purse lolz

  • @melissanoyb
    @melissanoyb 5 місяців тому +4

    There's a lot to unpack there. Another great conversation on the RJE.

  • @Onlinesully
    @Onlinesully 3 роки тому +186

    "allow yourself to go through post traumatic stress and become a better human"
    that makes massive sense. got to be very difficult to do.

    • @bluecord85
      @bluecord85 3 роки тому +3

      It is for alot of guys. Wish all my brothers and sisters minds were fine but that just isnt the case. Hurts my soul daily

    • @Onlinesully
      @Onlinesully 3 роки тому

      Dan Leak
      It's not always the case

    • @lancejackson9108
      @lancejackson9108 3 роки тому +5

      post traumatic growth

    • @berserkberserk3850
      @berserkberserk3850 3 роки тому +1

      @@bluecord85 maybe if you didn't join the military you wouldn't have had to deal with all of the trauma....just sayin.
      Most of these military guys this man included said 'they like combat'. Combat in war means killing people, so they like killing people but don't like the trauma that come with it and now I have to feel sorry for a guy that got his balls blown off by his own decision to go kill people on the other side of the planet ? Play stupid games win stupid prizes, am I missing something here ?

    • @kryptichands968
      @kryptichands968 3 роки тому +5

      @@berserkberserk3850 go fuck yourself pussy

  • @ULTMTGMR-rj9bt
    @ULTMTGMR-rj9bt 4 роки тому +572

    “I am blown away by all this” - Joe

  • @thefinste
    @thefinste Рік тому +4

    The way he described methadone withdrawal with the electric shock jolts was bang on the money.
    Really moving conversation.

  • @firstladyshah8971
    @firstladyshah8971 8 місяців тому +4

    I have enormous respect for men & women, Who serve this nation quitely & safe quietly without any complains. They are real heros, in my opinion. Thanks for your service.🙏

    • @vstgamestudio8131
      @vstgamestudio8131 8 місяців тому

      "serve this nation" = destroyed other nations...Surely they deserve respect, surely.

  • @johnbiernacki121
    @johnbiernacki121 3 роки тому +100

    My heart goes out to these hero’s I grew up without my father who gave his life for this Great Country. God Bless the warriors and their Families.

  • @levikendrick6283
    @levikendrick6283 4 роки тому +139

    Joe is sooo good at filling in blank areas of conversations. Even when he’s super baked. Crazy.

    • @LeoJr_
      @LeoJr_ 4 роки тому +3

      Levi Kendrick can u give an example

    • @matthernandez5676
      @matthernandez5676 4 роки тому +3

      @@LeoJr_ just watch the videos

    • @codyferrell1896
      @codyferrell1896 4 роки тому +3

      @@matthernandez5676 right lol dude is a very good conversationist and moderator of dialogue.

    • @placebo3618
      @placebo3618 4 роки тому +1

      Its because he's done DMT

    • @zev2358
      @zev2358 4 роки тому

      It’s his job

  • @jerseyboi79
    @jerseyboi79 Рік тому +3

    Huge shoutout to Justin for sharing your experience. True bravery at its best. Love ❤️ my heros from the lost angels to the brave warriors that are still here. Justin keep rocking out bro and keep spreading your story because it save a lot of lives. #lovemyvets