1 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: This is a Jesse Kelly Show. It is the Jesse 2 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 1: Kelly Show. Final hour of the Jesse Kelly Show. On 3 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: a Memorial Day, as we do the best we can 4 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: to honor the fall and respect their sacrifice on these days, 5 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: tell at least a few of their tales. 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 2: The sacrifice that they made was not merely for a 7 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: single battle, a long ago victory, or a fleeting triumph 8 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: decades or centuries past. Their sacrifice was for today, tomorrow, 9 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: and every morning thereafter. Every child that lives in peace, 10 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 2: every home that is filled with joy and love. Every 11 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 2: day the Republic stands is only possible because of those 12 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: who did what had to be done when duty called, 13 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 2: and the cost was everything. 14 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: The cost was everything. This is about what they gave 15 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: up and what their families left behind. What they gave up. 16 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: It's it's a lot to give up a loved one 17 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: for your country, a lot. And I know there are 18 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: people listening right now who are hurting today, and we 19 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: are with you as best we can. You gave up 20 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: so much, so much. Let's do some more from Vietnam, 21 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: because Vietnam is obviously tremendously controversial, controversial, and that makes 22 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: it difficult for a lot of people, a lot of veterans, 23 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: a lot of families. It makes it difficult in a way. 24 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: I will say that that World War One, World War two, 25 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: for instance, world War two, not that it was easy. 26 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: I don't want to act like anything was easy. It 27 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: was all terrible, all terrible. But world War Two there 28 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: wasn't that thing looming over it, that was that was 29 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: did we have to do? This wasn't necessary, It wasn't 30 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: looming over it. But with Vietnam it was. And I 31 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: would just want to again stress to you that doesn't matter. 32 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: That doesn't change the sacrifice, That doesn't change the courage, 33 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: That doesn't change what they gave up. If there's some 34 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: dirtball politician or even general or something like that out 35 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: there that made bad decisions and did wrong things and 36 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: maybe maybe dragged us into something we shouldn't do, that's 37 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: his problem. Today's not about that. Today's about honoring no 38 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,839 Speaker 1: matter what the conflict was, Today's about honoring those who 39 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: gave up everything, guys like John L. Haynes of Vandalia, Vandaleia, Michigan. 40 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: Sorry if I'm pronouncing that wrong. The President of the 41 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service crossed 42 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: posthumously to John Loda Haynes, Specialists, first fourth Class, US Army, 43 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: for extraordinary heroism and connection with military operations involving conflict 44 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam 45 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, first Battalion, fifth Infantry, 46 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: second Brigade, twenty fifth Infantry Division, Specialist four Haynes distinguished 47 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: himself by exceptionally valorous actions on the sixth of March 48 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: nineteen sixty eight, as medical aid man for an infantry 49 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: platoon conducting a sweep and secure mission near Hawkmond. As 50 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: his unit moved into a dense woodline, it was subjected 51 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: to intense small arms fire, automatic weapons and anti tank 52 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: rocket fire from an enemy force of unknown size. Five 53 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: members of his patomb were seriously wounded by the initial 54 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: burst of savage hostile fire. Fearlessly disposing himself to the 55 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: withering fire, Specialist Haines raced forward to assist his stricken comrades. 56 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: With bullets striking all around him, he courageously moved from 57 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: one casualty to another, administering first aid. Specialist Haines was 58 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: hit while treating one of the soldiers, but disregarded his 59 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: wound and continued his life saving mission. Observing his platooned 60 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: sergeant severely wounded and lying in an open area raked 61 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: by enemy machine gun fire, he rushed to the man 62 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: and began attending him. Specialist Haines was instantly killed by 63 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: the machine gun fire while applying the last bandage to 64 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: his fallen comrade. His gallant and determined actions in close 65 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: combat saved the lives of several fellow soldiers. Specialists for 66 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: Haines extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty at the cost 67 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: of his life when keeping with the highest traditions of 68 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: military service, and reflect great credit upon himself his unit 69 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: in the United States Army happened like that a lot 70 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: in Vietnam. The jungle's so thick. You get close to it, 71 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 1: they're waiting for you, and they just open up on you. 72 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: Another one. Charles R. Lower Downy, California, President of the 73 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: United States, takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross posthumously 74 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: to Charles Russell Lower, Corporal, US Marine Corps, for extraordinary 75 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: heroism as a crew chief with Company A third Amphibian 76 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: Tractor Battalion, first Marine Division Reinforced Fleet Marine Force in 77 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 1: the Republic of Vietnam and the eighteenth of June nineteen 78 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: sixty seven, following an assault by three Amphibian tractors, Hill 79 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: eleven continued to receive heavy, accurate automatic fire from tree 80 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: lines to the right and left and tunnels in bunkers 81 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: on the hill itself. As a platoon of infantry endeavored 82 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: to reach the hill, vicious enemy fire cut down the 83 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: platoon commander, his radioperator, and another marine corporal lower was 84 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: at this time manning a machine gun mounted atop his 85 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: amphibian tractor. With complete disregard for his own safety, he 86 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: nonetheless ordered his tractor forward and dropped its ramp to 87 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: pull in the wounded. At this time, the enemy concentrated 88 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: its already intense fire on the medical evacuation progress by 89 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:28,919 Speaker 1: his vehicle. Unhesitatingly, and knowing the intimate danger involved, he 90 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: elected to stay by the gun to deliver accurate counterfire 91 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: into the surrounding tree lines. When the incoming fire became 92 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: so intense that it began ripping into the interior of 93 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:44,239 Speaker 1: the tractor and endangering the wounded, he ordered his tractor 94 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 1: to be turned stern to fire so that the engine 95 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: could shield the casualties. At this time, Corporal Lour elected 96 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: to remain atop detractor to cover for another group of wounded. 97 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:01,119 Speaker 1: Fully mindful of the intense danger. With enemy fire ripping 98 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: across his tractor from two sides, he began to shift 99 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: his position and was mortally wounded by his daring initiative. 100 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: Valiant inviting his spirit and selfless devotion to duty in 101 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: the face of imminent danger, Corporal Lauer was responsible for 102 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: saving many of his comrades and thereby upheld the highest 103 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: traditions of Marine Corps and US Naval Service, and he 104 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: gallantly gave his life for his country. Another one, last 105 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: one for Vietnam. This is a Roy Knight Junior from Millsap, Texas. 106 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: The President of the United States takes pride in presenting 107 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: the Air Force Cross posthumously to Roy Abner Knight, Junior Major, 108 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: US Air Force for extraordinary heroism and military operations against 109 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: an opposed armed force as pilot of an A one 110 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: E aircraft of the six hundred and two Tactical Fighter 111 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: squadron Erdon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, seventh Air Force 112 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: in action over Laos on the nineteenth of May nineteen 113 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: sixty seven. On that date, Major Knight led his flight 114 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: in a strike against one of the most important and 115 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: heavily defended target complexes in Southeast Asia. Against overwhelming odds. 116 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: Major Knight pressed his attack on the target in spite 117 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: of being cautioned by other pilots that a devastating barrage 118 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: of anti aircraft fire was directed at his aircraft. Major 119 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: Knight acknowledged awareness of the situation, but continued his attack. 120 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: His aircraft was struck, resulting in the loss of control. 121 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: Major Knight, fully realizing that he could not regain control, 122 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: jettisoned his ordinance on target in a valiant attempt to 123 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 1: destroy it, and his aircraft subsequently impacted the target area. 124 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:55,359 Speaker 1: Major Knight's unparallel bravery and courage against virtually insurmountable obstacles 125 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: were in the highest tradition of military service. Through his 126 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: extraordinary heroines, some superb airmanship and aggressiveness, Major Night reflected 127 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: the highest credit upon himself in the United States Air Force. 128 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: A couple more words on those two that I just 129 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: got done reading one door. Gunners in Vietnam and gunners 130 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: on the amphibious vehicles don't get near the love and 131 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: respect they deserve because those are almost always the heaviest 132 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: machine gun on the battlefield. When a helo comes in 133 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: and there's a machine door gunner on the side, it's 134 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: a mini gun, it's an sixty, it's something that's pouring 135 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: a lot of lead into the enemy. And so when 136 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: that helicopter's coming in, if you're on the ground and 137 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: you're one of the Vietnam soldiers with Vietnamese soldiers, who 138 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: do you think you need to take out first? Those 139 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: guys died all the time because so many people were 140 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: shooting at them. Same thing when it comes to the 141 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: amphibious vehicles, we're on top barking at the enemy with 142 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: the heavy machine gun, you are just naturally, it's just 143 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: natural what happens in combat. The weapons are gonna slowly 144 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: but surely start focusing on you and the pilots. In Vietnam, 145 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: the North Vietnamese had very very capable air defenses, especially 146 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: in the sensitive parts of Laos and Cambodia. Like we 147 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: talked about earlier, they had real big boy anti air 148 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: guns that could take out our planes, our elos, and 149 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: they did oftentimes think about the bravery it takes to 150 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: fly through a wall of lead to get your stuff 151 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: on target. Unbelievable amounts of bravery. All Right, a couple 152 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: more words, maybe some g WoT talk Global war on Terror. Next, 153 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: Jesse Kelly. It is the Jesse Kelly Show on a 154 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: Memorial Day, as we do the best we can to 155 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: honor the fallen on on what is a very very 156 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: heavy day, but at the same time also a celebration, 157 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: a celebration that we have a country with brave men 158 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: and women willing to make these kind of sacrifices. I'm 159 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: gonna I'm gonna read this Iraq list to try to 160 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: wrap up the list and remember at the end of 161 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: the show, if you're waiting for it, I am going 162 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: to play taps one time this show. There's just too 163 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: many names, too many stories. I'm going to play taps 164 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: to cap off the very end of the show to 165 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: respect everybody who gave their lives for this country. But 166 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: these are the final names. This is this one's These 167 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: are all from Iraq. Okay. Captain Shawn Lyarley, Sergeant Kirk 168 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: Stresseski Stresseski, Master Sergeant Shawn Thomas, Major Allen Johnson, Tech 169 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: Sergeant Anthony Capra, Staff Sergeant Mark Lawton, Lance Corporal William Lucink, 170 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: Corporal Jessica LUs staff Sergeant Kobe Schwab, Corporal Kelly Groth, 171 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: Lance Corporal Scott Modine, Corporal Brian Preenning, Staff Sergeant Nido Levoudice, 172 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: Staff Sergeant Andrew Badock, Sergeant Zachary Wobbler, Sergeant Fir's Class 173 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: David Hurst, Command Sergeant Major Donovan Watts, Staff Sergeant Dave Wieger, 174 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 1: Sergeant Fird's Class, Christopher Brevard, Captain Edward Iwan, Sergeant Jesse Davila. 175 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: Now on the Global War on Terror, because I have 176 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: your Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, some 177 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: things we're going to read here, the Global War on Terror. 178 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: I know it's more recent, so it needs less of 179 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: a recap. And I understand some of this, A lot 180 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: of this may be hard to talk about, hard to recap, 181 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: and we're not going to go into all the whys 182 00:12:55,720 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: and everything, but let's just recap what happened nine to eleven. 183 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: You know what nine to eleven was. Obviously, we woke 184 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: up one day and we had been attacked. I've told 185 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: you the story before. I was I was not one 186 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: of the brave souls who joined the Marines after nine 187 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: to eleven. I was already in. I was pretty freshly in. 188 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 1: I think it had been in for a year, and 189 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: we had just got back from morning pt and they 190 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: told us to go up to our rooms. One of 191 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: the towers had been hit, and we watched live as 192 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: the second one was hit. We watched them both fall. 193 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: It was aufful affair, and we lost all those Americans. 194 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 1: And from there we tried to figure out how do 195 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: we fight back? How do we fight back? Now, I'll 196 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: leave it for another day to analyze the why and 197 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: the screw ups and everything else, but I will say this, 198 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: as a country, no matter your size, whether it's America 199 00:13:55,080 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: or anyone else, part of being a citizen is for protection. 200 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: It's a huge part of being a citizen. Why become 201 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: a citizen of a country? Why stay a citizen of 202 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:11,439 Speaker 1: a country? For the protection that country provides. And part 203 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: of the way of protecting, part of the way you 204 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 1: protect your people is it's the promise that if you 205 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: attack us, we'll kill you. And I know that's harsh, 206 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: but it's a harsh world. We woke up thousands of 207 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: Americans had died. We discovered it was this group that 208 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: many Americans were aware of vaguely. Everyone got a lot 209 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: more available aware of it afterwards. Al Qaeda, there was 210 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: this Islamic chihadist group that had a lot of axes 211 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: to grind with America. They'd already attacked us several times before, 212 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: and this time they pulled it off in a large way. 213 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: Now we responded. First it was Afghanistan because that was 214 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: the area that was hiding Osama bin Land, and the 215 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: goal was to kill Osama bin Lan. At least at 216 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: first that was the goal. And at first it was 217 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: not a super large footprint thing. It was the Green 218 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: Beret CIA spekops types in the mountains of Afghanistan trying 219 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: to chase this guy down, find him and kill him, 220 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: which in and of itself is a very very difficult affair. 221 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: Then we just got bogged down. And then it goes 222 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: that way so often when this is not a uniquely 223 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: American thing. When you gather your army and you cross 224 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: borders with it, cross oceans with it, and you get 225 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: into a place it's easy to get bogged down there. 226 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: Don't think this is uniquely American. Happened to the Romans 227 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: all the freaking time. They'd cross borders to fight someone 228 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: and end up having to chase this tribe and that tribe, 229 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: and then it devolves into guerrilla warfare and then the 230 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: mission gets unclear. Then, just like Afghanistan, then the politics 231 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: back home changes as people vote in different ways for 232 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: different reasons. But Afghanistan really turned into this nasty, nasty 233 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: little affair. And I did not fight there. Iraq is 234 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: where I was, but I have a lot of friends 235 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: who did. It just sounds like a brutal environment to 236 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: fight because it's mountains, it's valleys, it's cold, it's a 237 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: horrible place. Iraq was different. Iraq. We invaded, beat the 238 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: living crap out of the Iraqi Army. And then because 239 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: of where it is conveniently located for all the scummy 240 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: Jihatas over there, they started pouring their foot soldiers over 241 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: the border with training in equipment to make sure our 242 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: guys would die and be maimed. And it turned into 243 00:16:54,320 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: this terrible, ied, just awful conflict in a million dar ways, 244 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: and a lot of people died, and a lot of 245 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: people lost parts of themselves, physical parts, mental parts. And 246 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: we're going to read a few of these citations. One 247 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: actually got a wonderful write up in the La Times. 248 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: I'll read a little bit of as we try to 249 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: celebrate and honor the g Watt guys who gave their 250 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: lives for this country. Hang on The Jesse Kelly Show 251 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: on air and online at Jesse Kellyshow dot com. It 252 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 1: is the Jesse Kelly Show on a Memorial Day, a Monday. Member. 253 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: If you miss any part of the show, we've been 254 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: all over the place Korea, Vietnam, reading names and citations. 255 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,199 Speaker 1: If you miss any part of the show and you 256 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: want to listen to the whole thing, iHeart Spotify iTunes. 257 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: You can go download a podcast of it. And yes, 258 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: we will be back to our regularly scheduled program tomorrow 259 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, where we'll be talking more at politics and 260 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,439 Speaker 1: laughing and goofing off. And look, if this is your 261 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: first time listening, we usually goof off a lot more 262 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: than we are today. Is only for the fallen and 263 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: the families they left behind. And we're going to do 264 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: a couple couple g Watt citations Global War on terrorist citations. 265 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: People don't know. And I was not in Fallujah, by 266 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: the way, but I have friends who were in the 267 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 1: fighting in Fallujah. Was terrible, absolutely terrible fighting. Whenever you're 268 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: in a situation where you're in an urban environment fighting, 269 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 1: it's almost universally bad, very very difficult to fight in 270 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: an urban environment because there are so many places for 271 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: the enemy to hide to shoot at you from. It's just, 272 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: it's all. It's always been difficult since since before the 273 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: invention of land mines and firearms and grenades and things 274 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: like that. Again, in ancient times, with swords and spears, 275 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: they would talk about how hard it is to fight 276 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 1: in an urban environment. Even when you've conquered and you're 277 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 1: sacking a city, they're throwing pieces of the roof down 278 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: on you, and they're killing you in your men on 279 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: the way in. It's just really, really terrible. And the 280 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: La Times did a great write up on this guy. 281 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: I'll read just a little bit of it after I 282 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: read his Navy Cross United States Marine. His name is 283 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: Christopher s. Adolsperger. He's from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and this 284 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: is his Navy Cross citation for extraordinary heroism while serving 285 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: as a rifleman, Company K, third Battalion, fifth Marines, Regimental 286 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: Combat Team, one, first Marine Division in support of Operation 287 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: Iraqi Freedom on the tenth of November two thousand and four, 288 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 1: as Private first class Adelsberger made entry into a house 289 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: in the Jolon district of a one of al Fallujah 290 00:19:54,800 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: during Operation Al Fajiir. His squad received a heavy vault 291 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:04,360 Speaker 1: of enemy machine gun fire from a well prepared entrenched 292 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: machine gun position. These fires instantly killed the point man 293 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: and injured another marine and the patoon corman. Exposed to 294 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: heavy machine gun fire and grenades, Private first Class Adelsberger 295 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: immediately attacked the enemy with rifle fire. While doing so, 296 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:26,719 Speaker 1: he suffered a fragmentation wound from enemy grenades. With the 297 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: majority of his platoon pinned down by insurgent positions, Private 298 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: first Class Adelsberger single handedly cleared stairs and a rooftop 299 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: to move the injured to a rooftop where they could 300 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 1: receive medical attention. On his own initiative, while deliberately exposing 301 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 1: himself to heavy enemy fire, he had established a series 302 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: of fighting positions and attacked the enemy, forcing them to 303 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: be destroyed in place or to move into an area 304 00:20:55,960 --> 00:21:00,479 Speaker 1: where adjacent forces could engage them. This regard uarding his 305 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: own wounds and physical exhaustion, Private first Class Adelsberger rejoined 306 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: his platoon and demanded to take the point for a 307 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: final assault on the same machine gun position. Once an 308 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 1: assault Amphibian vehicle created a breach in the wall adjacent 309 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: to the enemy's position, Private first Class Adelsburger was the 310 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: first Marine to re enter the courtyard, where he eliminated 311 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: a remaining insurgent at close range. When the fighting finally ceased, 312 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: a significant number of insurgents from fortified positions had been eradicated. 313 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 1: Through his actions, Private first Class Adelsburger destroyed the last 314 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 1: strong point in the Jolan district of Alpha Ujah and 315 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: saved the lives of his fellow Marines By his outstanding 316 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: display of decisive leadership, unlimited courage in the face of 317 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: heavy enemy fire, and utmost devotion to duty. Private first 318 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: Class Adelsburger reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the 319 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: highest editions of the Marine Corps and the United States 320 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: Naval Service, and he was killed in combat thirty days later. 321 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: The La Times actually wrote this on him. On the 322 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: tenth of November in two thousand and four and thirty 323 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: minutes of close combat, Marine Pfc. Christopher Adolsberger, a soft spoken, 324 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: religious young man who loved poetry and art, attacked an 325 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: enemy stronghold in Fallujah, Iraq, and killed at least eleven insurgents. 326 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: He killed them with his sixteen and with his grenade launcher. 327 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: He killed them at such close range he could hear 328 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: the blood gurgling in their mouths and noses. He killed 329 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,679 Speaker 1: insurgency were heavily armed and probably high on drugs, and 330 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: who had just killed his close friend, Lance Corporal Eric Hodges. 331 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: He protected two wounded squad members from attack and saved 332 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: innumerable marines. When it was over, Adolsberger's face had been 333 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: bloodied by shrapnel and he had bullet holes in his 334 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: sleeve in the collar of his uniform. He refused to 335 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 1: be evacuated until Hodge's body was recovered. It was a 336 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: tremendous bit of fighting, said Colonel Patrick Malay, the battalion commander. 337 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: He was a quiet kid, but he was remarkable for 338 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 1: his bravery. Adelsburger is among a handful of marines who'd 339 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: been nominated for the Medal of Honor, so on and 340 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: so forth. Only after his death did family members learn 341 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: of his bravery. By the way he died, he stormed 342 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: into another building. Case you're wondering. Thirty days later he 343 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: had gone into another building with his marines, and he 344 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: was shot in the heart. Only after his death did 345 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: family members hear learn of his bravery. At first, they 346 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: were shocked. This was the same person who had once 347 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: cringed at the thought of shooting birds on a hunting trip. 348 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: Then they recognized the details of the firefight, the determined 349 00:23:55,680 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: youth they knew and loved. Quote that was Chris. Whatever 350 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,959 Speaker 1: he did, he always went in with the idea that 351 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 1: nobody was going to beat him. Nobody, said Dennis Adelsberger 352 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:17,400 Speaker 1: fifty three, his uncle. That mentality is what wins wars. 353 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: That I will win, that nobody will defeat me. I 354 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: will win. And it's amazing when you read their stories 355 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: and talk to their families or watch documentaries if that's 356 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: your thing or whatever it is, it's amazing how consistent 357 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: it is that the man who does these deeds is 358 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 1: a competitive man. For him, he wants to win and 359 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: he feels like he's losing, and especially if you hurt 360 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: one of his friends, he will die to hurt you back. 361 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: The stories, I mean, they're just they're amazing. And global 362 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: war on Terror, because it's still so fresh and so 363 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: raw for so many people, will not be talked about 364 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: appropriately in my opinion, for some time. I mean, I 365 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 1: realize some people are, but it's just one of those things. 366 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: People who live through Vietnam will know this. The subject 367 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: itself kind of gets uncomfortable for people because of the 368 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: circumstances around it. In my own life, I'll tell you 369 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 1: most people don't talk to me about it. They don't 370 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: talk to me about Iraq. It's not a subject that 371 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: comes up. It's kind of one of those things that 372 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: most people avoid, either out of respect or out of 373 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 1: discomfort or something like that. But the men and women 374 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: who died in the Gwant are every bit as heroic. 375 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: They gave every bit as much of themselves as somebody 376 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: who died on the beaches of beaches in Normandy. They 377 00:25:55,600 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: all died just the same right beside their friends, doing 378 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:04,479 Speaker 1: what they believe is right and trying to win. And 379 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: it's it's the least we can do to pay them 380 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: some respect, pay them some respect. Doug Collins said this, 381 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: This is very well when. 382 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:13,959 Speaker 3: You think about those who gave that ultimate sacrifice, when 383 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 3: you think about the families who are home. I remember 384 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 3: being when I was in a rack and I was 385 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 3: having to work and we would lose folks in the 386 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 3: hospital and send them home. What I was thinking about 387 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 3: was the families who were now without. So today, on 388 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:27,199 Speaker 3: this Memorial Day, not only do we remember those who 389 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 3: gave that last full measure devotion, but remember today as 390 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,120 Speaker 3: you go about your life, that there are some who 391 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 3: are still looking at an empty chair. They're looking at 392 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 3: a visit or someone that they would pick up the 393 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 3: phone and talk to that they no longer can. It's 394 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 3: about those who gave that sacrifice that we remember today, 395 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 3: because our country is built on the shoulders of those 396 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 3: who gave for us. 397 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: Sure is We'll do a couple more of these and 398 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 1: then we'll check out it here next. 399 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,640 Speaker 2: Jesse Kelly basin. 400 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:00,439 Speaker 1: It is the Jesse Kelly Show, final segment of The 401 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: Jesse Kelly Show on a Memorial Day. We will be 402 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: back tomorrow for a regular show. Let's get to a 403 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:10,400 Speaker 1: couple more citations before we sign off and check out 404 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: a here. This one Distinguished Service Cross is for a Stephen, 405 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 1: a booker from Apollo, Pennsylvania. How about that the President 406 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: of the United States of America, authorized by Act of 407 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: Congress July ninth, nineteen eighteen, takes pride in presenting the 408 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: Distinguished Service Cross posthumously to Staff Sergeant Stephen A. Booker, 409 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: United States Army for extraordinary heroism while engage in action 410 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: against an enemy of the United States while serving as 411 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: a tank commander with Company A, first Battalion, sixty fourth 412 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: Armored Regiment, second Brigade Combat Team, third Infantry Division, Mechanized 413 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: on the fifth of April two thousand and three, in Iraq. 414 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: On this date, Staff Sergeant Booker's platoon led a task 415 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: force in a movement to contact along Highway eight towards 416 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: Bagdad International Airport. Two kilometers after the line of departure, 417 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,719 Speaker 1: the platoon came under heavy small arms and rocket propelled 418 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:17,199 Speaker 1: grenade fire from an enemy element. He immediately communicated the 419 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: situation to his chain of command, encouraged his crew, and 420 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: returned fire with his tank mounted machine gun. When both 421 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: his and his crew's machine gun malfunctioned, Staff Sergeant Booker, 422 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: with total disregard for his personal safety, exposed himself by 423 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: lying in a prone position on top of the tank's 424 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: turret and accurately engaged enemy forces with his personal weapon. 425 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: While exposed, he effectively protected his platoon's flank and delivered 426 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 1: accurate information to his command during a critical and vulnerable 427 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 1: point of the battle. Staff Sergeant Booker's fearless attitude and 428 00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: excitement over the communications network inspired his tune to continue 429 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: the attack and assured them and leadership they would defeat 430 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: the enemy and reach their objectives safely. As he remained exposed, 431 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: SAFF Sergeant Booker identified an enemy troop carrier which was 432 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: attempting to bypass his tank, but within seconds engaged the 433 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 1: enemy vehicle and destroyed it. Prior to the enemy troops 434 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: dismounting along the eight kilometer route, he remained exposed and 435 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: continued to engage the enemy with accurate rifle fire until 436 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 1: he was mortally wounded. Staff Sergeant Booker's actions are in 437 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect 438 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: great credit upon himself the third Infantry Division in the 439 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: United States Army. We'll do another one, final one. This 440 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: is Air Force Cross is from Afghanistan for Adjason D. 441 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: Cunningham at a Camarillo, California. The President of the United 442 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: States of America, authorized by Title ten second eight seven 443 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: four to two USC, awards the Air Force Cross to 444 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 1: Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham for extraordinary heroism and military 445 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: operations against an opposing force while serving as a pair 446 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: of rescuemen near the village of Marzak and the Paktia 447 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: Province of Afghanistan on the fourth of March two thousand 448 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: and two. By the way, this guy's a one, the 449 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 1: one of the special operators. He's Air Force PJ like 450 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: bk is, so he's a stud On that proud day. 451 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: Airman Cunningham was the primary Air Force combat search and 452 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 1: rescue medic assigned to a quick reaction force tasked to 453 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: recover two American servicemen evading capture in austere terrain occupied 454 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: by massed al Qaeda and Taliban forces. Shortly before landing, 455 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: his MH forty seven E helicopter received accurate rocket propelled 456 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: grenade and small arms fire, severely disabling the aircraft and 457 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: causing it to crash land. The assault force formed a 458 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:08,160 Speaker 1: hasty defense and immediately suffered three fatalities and five critical casualties. 459 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: Despite effective enemy fire and at great risk to his 460 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: own life, Airman Cunningham remained in the burning fuselage of 461 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 1: the aircraft in order to treat the wounded as he 462 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: moved his patients to a more secure location, mortar rounds 463 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: began impacting within fifty feet of his position. Disregarding this 464 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: extreme danger, he continued the movement and exposed himself to 465 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: an enemy fire. On several separate occasions. When the second 466 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 1: casualty collection point was also compromised, in a display of 467 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: uncommon valor and gallantry, Airman Cunningham braved an intense small 468 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: arms and rocket propelled grenade attack while repositioning the critically 469 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 1: wounded to a third collection point. Even after he was 470 00:31:55,040 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: mortally wounded and quickly deteriorating, he continued to direct patient 471 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: movement and transferred care to another medic. In the end, 472 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: his distinct efforts led to the successful delivery of ten 473 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: gravely wounded Americans to life saving medical treatment. Through his 474 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: extraordinary heroism, superb airmanship, aggressiveness in the face of the enemy, 475 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: and in dedication of his service to his country, Senior 476 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: Airman Cunningham reflected the highest credit upon himself in the 477 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: United States Air Force. And there is, by the way, 478 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 1: an effort out there in case you're wondering to get 479 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: that upgraded to a medal of honor, and certainly sounds 480 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: more than worthy of that. Right. So we're going to 481 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 1: play taps here in just the second, and that's going 482 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: to wrap up our show for tonight on this Memorial Day. 483 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 1: I know that there's nothing in the world a dumb 484 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: radio host could ever say to properly honor the sacrifice. 485 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:02,959 Speaker 1: Give up the rest of your life with your wife, 486 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 1: your kids, your parents, your friends, giving up being a granddad, 487 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: giving up baseball games, giving There's nothing in the world 488 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: we can say to properly convey our honor and respect. 489 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: But remember the fallen. Write their names on your heart, 490 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 1: talk to your kids about the things they did. Your 491 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: children will enjoy these stories, and your children will learn 492 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: from the people you and I look up to. Okay, 493 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: So let's honor the fallen, and God bless each and 494 00:33:37,440 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 1: every person who is hurting today. All right, Doe Doude, 495 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: that's all.