1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Your holster is way more important than you think it is. 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: It's just way more important than you think it is. 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: What look, and I get that. The holsters not the 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: sexy part of carrying firearms. All right, You want to 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: talk about your weapon and your ammunition. You want to 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: talk about your safety training. You want to talk about 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: how you did at the range. Oh, look at my groups. 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: I was doing these failure drills today, and all that 9 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: stuff is really important. I mean, really really important. I'm 10 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: not discounting that, but I've known so many people who 11 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: do all those things. They take all the necessary steps 12 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: and then they carry with a holster they bought from 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: a big box hunting store that was made a thousand 14 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: at a time. Please don't put your life in one 15 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: of those holsters. You need to trust Northwest Retention Systems 16 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: because it's all custom made gear. It's the only thing 17 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: I carry around NW retention dot Com. That's NW Retention 18 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: dot Com used to promo co Jesse gets you ten 19 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: percent off. This is mister Francis S. Curry, US Army 20 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: born in Locke, Shell Drake, New York, June twenty ninth, 21 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: nineteen twenty five. He was an automatic rifleman with the 22 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: third Platoon defending a strong point near Amalmady, Belgium, on 23 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: a twenty first to December nineteen twenty four, nineteen forty four, 24 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: him sorry when the enemy launched a powerful attack, overrunning 25 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: tank destroyers and anti tank guns located near the strong point. 26 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: German tanks advanced at the third Platoon's position, and after 27 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: prolonged fighting, forced the withdrawal of this group to a 28 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: nearby factory. Sergeant Curry found a bazooka in the building 29 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: and crossed the street to secure rockets. Meanwhile, and during 30 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: intense fire from enemy tanks and hostile infantrymen who had 31 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: taken up a position at a house at a house 32 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,559 Speaker 1: a short distance away, in the face of small arms, 33 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: machine gun and artillery fire, Key with the companion knocked 34 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: out a tank with one shot. Moved to another position. 35 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: He observed three German tanks in the three Germans in 36 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: the doorway of an enemy held house. He killed or 37 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: wounded all three of them with this automatic rifle. He 38 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: emerged from cover and advanced alone within fifty yards of 39 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: the house, intent on wrecking it with rockets. Covered by 40 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: friendly fire, he stood erect and fired a shot which 41 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: knocked down half of one wall. While in this forward position, 42 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: he observed five Americans who'd been pinned down for hours 43 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: by fire from the house and three tanks. Realizing they 44 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: could not escape until the enemy tank and infantry guns 45 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: had been silenced, Sergeant Curry crossed the street to a 46 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: vehicle where he procured an armful of anti tank grenades. 47 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: These he launched while under heavy enemy fire, driving the 48 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: tankman from the vehicles into the house. He then climb 49 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,679 Speaker 1: climbed onto a half truck in full view of the Germans, 50 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: and fired a machine gun at the house. Oh I'm 51 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: not done. Once again, changing his position, he manned another 52 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: machine gun whose crew had been killed Under his covering fire. 53 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: The five soldiers were able to retire to safety. Deprived 54 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: of tanks and with heavy infantry casualties, the enemy was 55 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: fourth to withdraw. Through his extensive knowledge of weapons and 56 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: by his heroic and repeated braving of murderous enemy fire, 57 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: Sergeant Curry was greatly responsible for inflicting heavy losses in 58 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: men and material on the enemy, for rescuing five comrades, 59 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: two of whom were wounded, and for stemming an attack 60 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: which threatened to flank his battalion's position. Mister Francis S. Currel, 61 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: I did not look this up, Chris tells me. Did 62 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,119 Speaker 1: he die at ninety four? He's still alive at ninety four, Chris, 63 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: he died at ninety four back in New York. Lived 64 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: fight another day. Does not hurt to a member who 65 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: the great people in our society are and have been 66 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: in the people who are responsible for the world we 67 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: live in today, for the nation we inherited it. You 68 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: don't have to dip forever. You know that, Ryan. You 69 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: don't have to smoke forever. And the reason I say 70 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: it like that is I have been that guy. I've 71 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: been that guy. I dipped for so long. And what 72 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: would happen is I would decide I'm gonna quit. It's 73 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: bad for me. I'm gonna quit. I'm a man, I 74 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: don't need any help. I'm just gonna quit cold Turkey. 75 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: And I would fail time and time and time again. 76 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: I tried things like the patch I didn't work, gum 77 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: of sunflower seeds. I tried at all. It's just a 78 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: matter of finding the right thing to help you quit. 79 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: That's Jake's mintchew. Go put in your dip. Just make 80 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: sure it's Jake's Mintchew. 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