Marine Sergeant Captured & Killed During Ambush in Iraq in 2003

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Urban Valor

Urban Valor

Жыл бұрын

This week’s Urban Valor episode features Marine veteran, Aaron Rodriguez. Aaron was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 during the Invasion of Iraq in March of 2003. While convoying supplies near the city of Nasiriyah his unit was ambushed with heavy enemy fire. Shortly after the ambush took place, they realized Marine, Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez was missing and had been captured. Aaron speaks about his frustration with their commander deciding not to go recover Sgt. Padilla and the toll it took on his unit. Eventually, Sgt. Padilla’s remains were recovered by 2/2 Fox company, part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit at the time.
This interview is powerful, as Aaron is an intelligent speaker who really delivers his memories with detail and emotion making you feel for him and his unit during the time Sgt. Padilla was captured, as well as numerous other moments in this interview.
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@rickypadilla1899
@rickypadilla1899 10 ай бұрын
I was very young when my uncle Sgt Fernando Padilla Ramirez passed away but I feel proud to say that man was my uncle. He inspired me to join the military and serve my country just like he did …..Rest in peace marine we will one day see each other again.
@danb2122
@danb2122 10 ай бұрын
I knew your uncle. I served with him in 1998-1999 when we went on a MEU Mediterranean cruise. He was my friend, a great funny stand up guy.
@tommcintire7799
@tommcintire7799 10 ай бұрын
@@danb2122Is that you Bosma?
@danb2122
@danb2122 10 ай бұрын
@@tommcintire7799 yep yep
@unbrokenative
@unbrokenative 10 ай бұрын
condolences to you brother keep pushing & being great !
@rickypadilla1899
@rickypadilla1899 10 ай бұрын
@@unbrokenative thank you man! good luck to you on your future endeavors
@winstontucker2504
@winstontucker2504 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P Sgt. P remember help digging him up from that f*^# up dump site and getting that intel to recover his body. I’ll never forget 2/2 Fox baby we leave no one behind we coming for ya ❤
@matthewkatona5814
@matthewkatona5814 Жыл бұрын
My brother from another mother! Wazzz up! Remember that day like it was yesterday! Greatest accomplishment/mission I’ve ever been apart of 2/2 Fox. RIP Sgt. Padilla Ramirez.
@myagentivan
@myagentivan Жыл бұрын
U guys are heroes bro. Thank u for your service
@amandacantrell1146
@amandacantrell1146 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service sir. 🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲
@amandacantrell1146
@amandacantrell1146 Жыл бұрын
@@matthewkatona5814 Thank you for your service sir. 🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲
@brettlott570
@brettlott570 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service and bravery.
@UsamaBeenHidin
@UsamaBeenHidin Жыл бұрын
The fact these videos only get 54k views is beyond me. I just cannot stop listening to these. It’s such a mixed bag of some funny moments, bitter sweet, frustrating, sad and downright nightmarish stories. Very brave for these guys to come on here and share and to also be professional about it. I hope these men truly find peace within themselves. I’m an active duty grunt and these help gain some perspective. Because listening to these…the Marine Corps really hasn’t changed. It really is up to us to make it happen. I’m also with 2/8, that .50 cal story is funny as hell, haha.
@wesleyhutchinson3883
@wesleyhutchinson3883 10 ай бұрын
was it 54k a month ago? says 33k today
@devonbrown757
@devonbrown757 7 ай бұрын
Dude I’ve been watching them for days this is better than the movies almost lol just the way they describe it in first person puts you right there with them almost
@UsamaBeenHidin
@UsamaBeenHidin 7 ай бұрын
@@wesleyhutchinson3883100k now, haha. I don’t know I may have mis typed or something.
@cmpremlap
@cmpremlap 7 ай бұрын
@@devonbrown757💯hands down
@damyandiroma2087
@damyandiroma2087 3 ай бұрын
great channel same goes for billings gazette its the same idea but all vietnam vets
@mldadzgaming3938
@mldadzgaming3938 Жыл бұрын
This guy was so good at making you feel like you were there with him. Unbelievable stories that break your heart. I salute you for your service sir. God bless
@JohnDoe-gj4dv
@JohnDoe-gj4dv 7 ай бұрын
This is One of the BEST INTERVIEWS IN THIS SERIES.............
@JESUSHernandez-ss3tw
@JESUSHernandez-ss3tw 6 ай бұрын
His Honesty is Boundless.....This is What a Real American Is...Gracias Broth'a
@GigiK66
@GigiK66 Жыл бұрын
My favorite thing about your channel is that regular people get a chance to share their experiences. His interview is one of my favorites because he is so down to earth and just telling what he saw.
@UrbanValorTV
@UrbanValorTV Жыл бұрын
Every Veteran has a story and we want them to tell it! Thank you so much for noticing! That was one of the main focuses of Urban Valor, to not cherry-pick, but simply allow ANY veteran who wants to share the opportunity to sit in the chair.
@saucejohnson9862
@saucejohnson9862 Жыл бұрын
@@UrbanValorTV You're a new channel, I never did this before but my uncle has an incredible stories from being an Army Ranger during the Blackhawk Down incident, to the National Guard serving in Afghanistan. The only time I hear them is when we're at our hunting shack, but if you're interested, give me your contact info, he has 2 daughters and would love to put his memories on paper, your channel has something really special. So many people served in these wars who won't be able to tell their stories. He has war stories, to training stories where they did a parachute jump during high winds, back then they had those plastic tubes that you'd break, one red, one green, and would illuminate, red being you're injured, green meaning you're okay on night jumps, that jump, he was 1 of 3 greens, he told me an "entire football field" was red from people being injured.
@UrbanValorTV
@UrbanValorTV Жыл бұрын
@@saucejohnson9862 Absolutely, our email is team@urbanvalor.com we'd love to talk more, connect, and hopefully hare your uncle's incredible stories!
@Mrgrumpypants84
@Mrgrumpypants84 Жыл бұрын
"Regular people" dont have stories like this.... regular people are told stories like this.
@zacharyreed45
@zacharyreed45 Жыл бұрын
Regular rank and file stories are under rated. AZ love.
@nathanhogue8470
@nathanhogue8470 Жыл бұрын
Two things 1) A SNCO failed to refuel his humvee 😑 2) The CO said don’t go back for the Marine 🤯 I had to calm myself down after hearing that.
@26michaeluk
@26michaeluk Жыл бұрын
Same.
@EdZiomek
@EdZiomek 3 ай бұрын
What kind of CO agrees to a 250 vehicle convoy through previously hostile areas, especially a single lane each way bridge??? Did I get it right? Hindsight, I get it, but is foresight, and intuition, and on-the-ground warnings, with no air support, is this what we call leadership? What was the objective if not just the arrogance of the leadership thinking..."We are big and bad, we'll impress them with our guns and vehicles?" Catastrophic bad mentality, and piss-poor-planning! Heartbreaking. @@26michaeluk
@LeauxB
@LeauxB 11 ай бұрын
Listening to military (vets and active) personnel tell stories is always so captivating. I hate that the meat of the stories are so heavy but it’s so easy to get lost in the stories
@Guccithreat
@Guccithreat Жыл бұрын
Love when guys explain things so well it paints the picture
@thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436
@thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436 Жыл бұрын
🎯
@jessereyes7701
@jessereyes7701 Жыл бұрын
This interview was extremely powerful thank you for sharing it. May Sgt. Padilla and his family be blessed by God. I really value the interviews your channel brings to the public. Sgt. Padilla should never be forgotten.
@UrbanValorTV
@UrbanValorTV Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that Jesse ❤ and agreed completely!
@3rdcoastclassics713
@3rdcoastclassics713 Жыл бұрын
I was a Marine with MWSS371 re fuelers and knew SGT Padilla, he was with Motor T. Listening to this brings it all back. I was driving one of the tanker trucks that pushed through with team Charlie. There were also allot of rumors as to what happened as well. Some of the stuff he mentions I had never heard. Jumping out of my truck into fighting holes as we started taking fire that night. The Army had just been hit a few day prior to us getting there. My cousin was Air Force and yes we Marines lived in the dirt and not allowed on the Air Force side real quick. Semper Fi Devil and God bless. RIP SGT PADILLA.
@3rdcoastclassics713
@3rdcoastclassics713 Жыл бұрын
@@jeffcrowder1892 we were waiting on another unit from what I recall before we went through. His A Driver got in other vehicles and I guess they assumed Padilla had got in another humvee. So many rumors. I had never heard the part of him being crucified. You are right, in motor t the mission is to get the supplies through and keep moving out of the kill zone
@jimbayne5392
@jimbayne5392 Жыл бұрын
@Thomas M….. are you from Houston?
@3rdcoastclassics713
@3rdcoastclassics713 Жыл бұрын
@@jimbayne5392 what’s up Jimmy, it’s Mo!
@3rdcoastclassics713
@3rdcoastclassics713 Жыл бұрын
@@jimbayne5392 this is crazy coming across this video. Some of this I had never heard
@jimbayne5392
@jimbayne5392 Жыл бұрын
What’s up my bro!!!!! Yeah Aaron is on top of all of this!
@Millennial87
@Millennial87 Жыл бұрын
He was great. Powerful stuff. Thank you for the high quality content you put out 🇺🇸✌🏻🇺🇸
@AlexiosTheWretched
@AlexiosTheWretched 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this interview with good ol' RamRod. I am glad this story is out in this format. It's amazing how many memories, thoughts, emotions (mainly anger) one can repress/suppress but come back as soon as you hear them. I am glad to see Rod here - it has been about 20 years since I've seen him and 21 years today (March 28) from that stupid convoy. AZ
@UrbanValorTV
@UrbanValorTV 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching 👊🏼🇺🇸🤙🏼
@Collinmcspirit
@Collinmcspirit Жыл бұрын
Man this devil dog is so switched on. Dates and specifics are on point. Love this channel very much. Thank you and Semper fi
@vikingirishman1
@vikingirishman1 Жыл бұрын
Except Coming from phoenix , How the hell did he go to Paris island? I came out of phoenix and went to San Diego. I thought the cut off was the Mississippi!
@casuallyviolent
@casuallyviolent Жыл бұрын
@vikingirishman1 So I know this dude, I was an MP in Yuma with him. He had gotten kicked out of his house or something like that and he was living with a family member that was in Kentucky or Kansas or some shit like that. I personally wasn't friends with him but I know his situation was something like that.
@GuitarNTheCar
@GuitarNTheCar 9 ай бұрын
​@@vikingirishman1he's full of shit for sure.
@burtthebeast4239
@burtthebeast4239 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your sacrifice Sir. Can't imagine having to have gone through that.
@999Joseph
@999Joseph 11 ай бұрын
Signed up in 2001, the fact that so many men signed up after 9/11 shows you we still have good people around Bless this man and everyone who has served and continues to serve
@mattm.5436
@mattm.5436 9 ай бұрын
No it just shows you how gullible the ones that did sign up after 9/11 and how well the propaganda worked.
@tiefman8206
@tiefman8206 8 ай бұрын
Do u ppl not actual listen to these videos or what these vets are saying? This was all for bullshit, so many people got their lives taken or ruined over Bush’s lies. Unreal that u ppl still have this attitude towards the war. What the hell
@31446963048
@31446963048 Жыл бұрын
Glad you came home and glad you re telling the truth
@tasteofmansfield
@tasteofmansfield Жыл бұрын
2/2 Fox Assaultman, I can remember every aspect of the two days of the recovery mission... hearing about the CoC makes my blood boil
@Fireoncityy
@Fireoncityy 11 ай бұрын
This channel needs to explode. These stories need to be heard. LLTB
@jeremythompson1593
@jeremythompson1593 Жыл бұрын
This interview really leaves you thinking like wow wtf man! This is probably one of the best interviews I’ve seen besides Dj Shipley’s interview…👍💯
@samkircus
@samkircus Жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this channel. I am a Marine veteran from 2/1. I love hearing these stories.
@shreddbottv3217
@shreddbottv3217 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate this dude so much.
@JHillNC
@JHillNC 10 ай бұрын
Thank you Aaron. I wish you a happy, peaceful life.
@kxkxkxkx
@kxkxkxkx Жыл бұрын
Only in the Corps could a man safeguard his dignity by purposefully urinating in his pants 😂
@Matthew-wn8oq
@Matthew-wn8oq 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for going over there for the rest of us!
@Newbobdole
@Newbobdole Жыл бұрын
INCREDIBLY important interview, man! Thanks! I’ve got more to say about sus Marine Corps leadership adventures in Fallujah, but I refuse to betray a story shared in confidence
@jeffshackleford3152
@jeffshackleford3152 Жыл бұрын
Higher leadership I think you mean.
@driver1551
@driver1551 Жыл бұрын
Dang, Leather. I arrived in country in February, 2003. Times, places, all that. Kicked me right in the feels.
@maxhengst2252
@maxhengst2252 Жыл бұрын
One of the best interviews ever!!!!!
@camc8879
@camc8879 Жыл бұрын
That’s crazy I was in Iraq at that time and never heard about that. So many untold stories need to be told!
@teresamartin8344
@teresamartin8344 11 ай бұрын
Deeply grateful to and for you.
@donxiong1775
@donxiong1775 9 ай бұрын
I was with Golf Company Platoon 2007 at MCRD.I got there Aug 19 and a month later the story you share is how our DI's broke the news to us as well.Two years later I was a part of the Invasion also
@ROCKY-in2mg
@ROCKY-in2mg 11 ай бұрын
DEAR SIR' THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE'. RIP SGT.
@brandimyhren6317
@brandimyhren6317 7 ай бұрын
Keep talking and sharing your stories and don’t let anything negative effect the way you lead your men and woman. Not every leader is a good leader and this is proof how poor leadership can affect and poison so far and deep into everything. This is a huge lesson to learn from and should one day be peeled down to include all sides of those involved.
@jaspermcwilliams1782
@jaspermcwilliams1782 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service sir
@georgecoull1883
@georgecoull1883 Жыл бұрын
Just because they were a supply unit they took are hero's and I can't imagine the dreams he has! Thank you for your service Marine
@xymoriintus
@xymoriintus Жыл бұрын
Dude, fuckin awesome interview! I could listen to him for hours!
@susielynn7916
@susielynn7916 Жыл бұрын
Incredible interview.
@mysticaltenderman749
@mysticaltenderman749 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service
@4tube4567
@4tube4567 9 ай бұрын
I have no idea how this guy remembers specifics names, units, and places so many years later. My own deployments are just a vague blur at this point.
@retrovcr777
@retrovcr777 9 ай бұрын
He is very sharp, and articulate. If I ever served this is the exact type of homie I want to work with, you know he will have your back no matter what when it comes down to it
@Beefry222
@Beefry222 7 ай бұрын
You said it yourself. "Deployments," plural. As time goes by they all blend together. This guy had his one deployment where everything went down all at once. No hate on the dude whatsoever, his terror was condensed into a brief period of time. Those of us who were in multiple units or went on multiple deployments... bro just think of all the people. We can only remember so much. Don't be hard on yourself.
@AlexiosTheWretched
@AlexiosTheWretched 2 ай бұрын
This was the first deployment especially of that war - the setting was very different than the deployments that follow. I deployed twice and this first deployment was really different than my second one. I remember a lot of the details Rod is mentioning. We were both military police providing security for that FARP team.
@stephenbothma1602
@stephenbothma1602 9 күн бұрын
I hear you but as for me I remember everyone in my military career 36 years ago. Or at least most.
@danb2122
@danb2122 10 ай бұрын
Rip Sgt Padilla. He was my buddy I served with in my platoon with the 24th meu 98-99. He was a lance then. Padilla re-enlisted and I got out in 2000. I can’t explain how bad this pisses me off.. no man left behind? What the fuck ever happened to no man left behind. RIP Padilla from your brother.
@F1Hopeful
@F1Hopeful 9 ай бұрын
God bless you marine. You are an example to live by.
@Johnny7051MC
@Johnny7051MC Жыл бұрын
12:44 so true! I was stationed at a Marine Corps detachment on Goodfellow AFB. We were absolutely spoiled there. They had a 24/7 chow hall and served whatever you wanted. You name it, they made it. The Air Force really does take care of their people.
@oneblood100
@oneblood100 10 ай бұрын
Amazing interview
@sartainja
@sartainja Жыл бұрын
Superb video of an an excellent story telling ability.
@UrbanValorTV
@UrbanValorTV Жыл бұрын
He really is incredible at storytelling, I enjoyed this one a ton.
@justrione
@justrione Жыл бұрын
Great story teller.
@daviddelgado6411
@daviddelgado6411 Жыл бұрын
I was a Marine Reservist for an Engineer Support Company and I went to Afghanistan in 2012. Hearing that the LTC said "we're not going back to get him" is incredibly enraging. That is 101, we don't leave anyone behind... Period. WTF promoted and given a silver star... Jesus Christ.
@sartainja
@sartainja Жыл бұрын
Amen, Brother David.
@bluedog101c
@bluedog101c 9 ай бұрын
He gave himself a Silver Star.
@jumpmastermp21
@jumpmastermp21 11 ай бұрын
Very interesting! Never knew about SGT Padilla.
@nono3x
@nono3x Жыл бұрын
looking at that man just from a glance you’d never know he’d been thru all that mess, salute to this marine amazing
@GregTieman-id9he
@GregTieman-id9he Жыл бұрын
Just curious and thank you for shedding some light on how jacked up it was
@donaldacevedo7574
@donaldacevedo7574 Жыл бұрын
52 years, still can't forget......don't really want to.
@njgilly20
@njgilly20 Жыл бұрын
dude i was an MP for 5 years and ive never been left in the dark, downtalked and undermined more in my LIFE. OEF 12
@ponygirlusa
@ponygirlusa Жыл бұрын
Why??? Why would they do that? I'm sorry. Thank you for serving🙏💪🇺🇸🥺
@timlawton58
@timlawton58 Жыл бұрын
MP’s eat their own.
@gdub713
@gdub713 Жыл бұрын
I was with wpns 2/2, we were there the day fox 2/2 picked him up and brought him back. We were pissed about the situation too.
@reddiver7293
@reddiver7293 Жыл бұрын
May God rest Sgt. Padilla-Ramirez's soul. This interview gives this civilian a greater understanding of a phrase I have read and heard about: "Welcome to the suck."
@JohnnyD45
@JohnnyD45 Жыл бұрын
Respect .
@hatfieldmccoy0311
@hatfieldmccoy0311 Жыл бұрын
I was with Task Force Tarawa 1st Battalion 2 nd Marines and we found your vehicles burning just outside Nasiriyah. Found Lori An Piestwa the first Native American woman killed in combat on March 23 2003. I got to visit Piestwa Mountains in Arizona close to where she was from two years ago, they has renamed that mountain range from Squaw mountains to her name in honor of her memory. We helped provide support for Jessica Lynchs retrieval. Then helped support the raid where we found you all and the two pilots in Tikrit. We lost 18 Marines in the Battle of Nasiriyah that day of March 23.
@ralphalvarez5465
@ralphalvarez5465 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning Lori Piestewa and bringing her home. She doesn't get as much recognition as Jessica Lynch did but the Army plays politics also. AATW
@hatfieldmccoy0311
@hatfieldmccoy0311 Жыл бұрын
@@ralphalvarez5465 of course brother, I am enrolled Eastern Band Cherokee, I left tobacco there for her. I remember her everyday. My wife made it a point to go visit her mountain range. She didnt know me in this life, but I know her and I share her story to those that deserve to know. I have alot to say about how that story was shared, but that is for another day.
@SScott-kp3lc
@SScott-kp3lc 11 ай бұрын
@@hatfieldmccoy0311 I was Army and like you I also think of lost comrades everyday. I wish they could have lived long and happy lives.
@matthewdaub
@matthewdaub Жыл бұрын
I knew that the lieutenant was going to get promoted, but actually hearing make your blood boil so fucking much. I can't imagine how fucking pissed the guy telling the story is about it.
@JLMtime
@JLMtime 8 ай бұрын
im speechless again
@richardwilliams323
@richardwilliams323 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sharing you're story. God bless our nations Warfighters!!
@chasemagness6824
@chasemagness6824 9 күн бұрын
They crucified him?!?!?! The command should be held responsible!!
@Strickn9ne747
@Strickn9ne747 9 ай бұрын
We lost a man to a vbied our first three weeks in theatre in tikrit's Bayji area and our CO was more upset about his nvgs being missing. We were already devastated and then he said that. It caused a lot of fights and morale issues.
@joshua38410
@joshua38410 10 ай бұрын
Man thats hurts so bad to hear about the forgotten soldier.
@bjw9529
@bjw9529 Жыл бұрын
2 years later?! 2 YEARS?!!! If this isn’t the most eye-opening detail that confirms our government couldn’t give one shit about us, let alone a soldier that fought for our country, I don’t know what else would confirm it! It makes me irate!
@TheJMfernandez
@TheJMfernandez Жыл бұрын
Amazing story.
@matthewalexander2436
@matthewalexander2436 Жыл бұрын
Solid dude! ❤💪
@omarlara1898
@omarlara1898 Жыл бұрын
just subscribed Semper Fi .. 💯
@donbernard1869
@donbernard1869 11 ай бұрын
I went to high school in Mesa, AZ too. Mesa High Jackrabbits - Carry On!
@marykotuba6901
@marykotuba6901 8 ай бұрын
I retired from the Marine Corps in 2002. This is a horrible, horrible thing to happen to a Marine. It sickens me. Sorry, but the man who decided not to go get his fellow Marine is not a Marine
@9nety1till
@9nety1till 11 ай бұрын
This guy telling like it is! Awesome
@ignazelvonstadion105
@ignazelvonstadion105 Жыл бұрын
“Fuck me to tears boys, we got sucker punched” 🤣😭😭
@wildbill60
@wildbill60 Жыл бұрын
Great interview
@jphfranco
@jphfranco Жыл бұрын
That pfc's name in Nasariyah was Nivinski I was right next to him. Right after that Ssgt Kutsner from LAAD got shot.
@Trucker5Nine
@Trucker5Nine Жыл бұрын
Did that marine recover?
@MegaCoyotekiller
@MegaCoyotekiller 10 ай бұрын
The view count is absolutely typical of today's America. Thank you for your service during AND after!
@dannycalder1638
@dannycalder1638 Жыл бұрын
Wow this hits hard
@doubleemcastillano464
@doubleemcastillano464 4 ай бұрын
Because if it were under your own volition that you didn’t appear at a formation, they’d crucify you. I feel that in that case this organization has a duty to go and bring you back, because that’s what they would do if you left to desert. You can’t say “oh well it’s no big deal because there’s a big bad enemy in front of you”.
@rileyscott6752
@rileyscott6752 Жыл бұрын
this has got to be the craziest story on this channel
@chrisr326
@chrisr326 Жыл бұрын
Interviewer cool as hell
@GregTieman-id9he
@GregTieman-id9he Жыл бұрын
I was there and with 371 and the guy that got shot and came out through his but cheap, went by novinski... and I was friends with Sgt. Padilla... thx for sharing some of our story...
@DavidSilva-up4rs
@DavidSilva-up4rs 2 ай бұрын
What up Tieman??!!! Where you been hiding brotha!?
@akinumber1
@akinumber1 Жыл бұрын
This guy is really good at remembering dates.
@eccegosum
@eccegosum 9 ай бұрын
I hope, I pray, that by retelling their experiences their burden is lightened at least some. all the vets I know that have seen action all have a haunted look at times and I know they are reliving the nightmare they experienced. God, I pray they have peace in their life.
@SilverBricks17
@SilverBricks17 Жыл бұрын
That poor 18 year old man was bleeding out in a shit hole country and all he could think about was his mom was going to be pissed.. god bless that poor soul..
@complexblackness
@complexblackness Жыл бұрын
He's from Arizona but went to Parris Island?
@proonguice8386
@proonguice8386 11 ай бұрын
This is the problem with modern vets, the Vietnam guys will tell you straight-up they’re a lowly bus driver or heavy equipment operator and be proud of it, not curse obsessively bc they lack depth and breadth of vocabulary and admit openly they were scared shitless. Many of the modern warfare guys think they’re all SEALs or SF that know better than everyone else. Very little humility.
@jstape740
@jstape740 Жыл бұрын
" so you were in boot camp when 9/11 happened .. what was that like?" "I pissed my pants so I didn't have to make siren noises" ,
@KyleKrunk
@KyleKrunk Жыл бұрын
I had the exact "emergency" head call thing happen in my platoon. Kid had to do 3 laps around the squad bay first hahaha
@thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436
@thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436 Жыл бұрын
That's hilarious.🤣
@FilosofoCA
@FilosofoCA 8 ай бұрын
That has to be insane, being in basic then you hear the news and it’s like damn we really are going to war this is real life right now.
@roughwater3454
@roughwater3454 Жыл бұрын
Infuriating to say the least.
@gnobel
@gnobel Жыл бұрын
"I'm not making fire engine sounds to go to the bathroom" haha epic ! & God rest Sgt. Padilla-Ramirez's soul, I can't imagine what those savages must of done to him..
@thezurban7209
@thezurban7209 Жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm watching General Sam being interviewed in an alternate reality lmao.
@mrexception2therule410
@mrexception2therule410 Жыл бұрын
Wow, this brings back so many memories. When we arrived, the camps looked like something out of that show MASH. Tents up, everything jerry rigged, and gravel everywhere. I remember hearing about that prostitution ring too. I was over at Tarawa in Camp Coyote in Feb of 03.
@driver1551
@driver1551 Жыл бұрын
Small, small world. Tarawa, Feb-May 2003. Operating RTCH stacking 20 ft. boxes all day and all night.
@brettlott570
@brettlott570 Жыл бұрын
I was at JBB in 2007-2009 we had a contractor girl running a prostitution business. I sure she was cleaning house with all the money she made. She wasn’t a desert queen either but a true solid 8 in the states lol
@chrisr326
@chrisr326 Жыл бұрын
This guy is a great story teller. Powerful. He should go on to Law School
@EdZiomek
@EdZiomek 3 ай бұрын
Contrarian viewpoint, in the terrible reality of a wartime event, especially in a piss-poor-planning wherein the Ground Troops rightfully advised the convoy, basically, we are outnumbered, outgunned, who told you to cross the bridge without aircover or tank support, etc? Yet your convoy attempted to cross the bridge, and met ??? immediate fire and attack by the enemy. Result, one Marine is missing. And the person in charge makes a calculated decision, we are in a disaster situation, we have one Marine missing, our convoy is 250 vehicles, loaded with supplies. Can we limit this catastrophe to one Marine? Horror!
@cort1234
@cort1234 9 ай бұрын
its sad all these videos dont have a million views
@thomaslove7560
@thomaslove7560 11 ай бұрын
Massage brothels were pretty obvious over there. When he said the disappointment.....it was scary. My units incompetence and selfishness and cowardess. Disappointment indeed
@azbdizzy4176
@azbdizzy4176 Жыл бұрын
He mention the Lt Col got a silver star and a promotion. There is an excellent video with 4 officers who were on Iwo JIma. If you search for Lopardo you will see it. At one point in the video they say the medals were political. Officers got together and agreed to recommend each other for medals. There is another video with an enlisted man who was on Iwo Jima. His unit had a pfc who had been wounded 3 times in charge. He refused to evacuate despite the wounds because the privates needed leadership. That man got no medal other than 3 purple hearts. It didn't just start this century. It's always been that way.
@checox27_75
@checox27_75 5 ай бұрын
How did he end up in Parris Island from Mesa AZ?
@user-gh1dl8rl5o
@user-gh1dl8rl5o 6 ай бұрын
When did this person graduate Paris Island? My oldest brother graduated on September 14, 2001
@hrdknox2000
@hrdknox2000 9 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story with us! I know it wasn't easy to do, but just as our generation is teaching the next about warfighting, it's important to also learn how to make the experience less traumatic for the next batch! It's kinda like being a parent, ya know? - You remember what really bothered you as a kid and you do everything you can to prevent and improve the life experience for our offspring.
@allenhamilton6688
@allenhamilton6688 4 ай бұрын
I was a contractor in Iraq. I was also a former Army paratrooper. We were in our own convoy traveling down route Irish toward the BIOP. We always travelled much faster than the military convoys. We came up behind a marine convoy. We were well marked, and it was obvious we were Americans. We did the standard signals that we wished to pass. I was in the lead gun truck and watched the gunner in the trail Humvee call in that we were there and wished to pass. He then waved us forward to pass by. We started to pass then the marine gunner turned his turret on us and lit us up. Luckily our vehicle was very well armored. We swerved to the side of the road having lost both front tires and our engine compartment badly shot up. The marine convoy continued on and left us. On route Irish! Were formed a new convoy with our remaining two trucks and returned to Rustamiyah with no casualties. Unfortunately, this type of thing happened many times to our contractors. In one notorious incident, among contractors, our guys were pulled out of our trucks, by marines, at gunpoint. The contractors were disarmed and stripped in public. These were obviously American citizens. This was not a mistake. This was intentional humiliation. At one point, in the Falluja area, one our convoys was intentionally used as ambush bait by the marines. The marines had not told them that the route they were using was on heightened alert for ambushes. Turns out, the marines were paralleling them and waiting for the ambush to happen. The ambush happened and some of our guys were wounded. We never received explanations or apologies for any of these incidents. I lost all respect for the modern Marine Corp at that point in my life, and still have none.
@UrbanValorTV
@UrbanValorTV 4 ай бұрын
Thanks you for sharing that story with us brother. Hope you are well 🙏🏼
@allenhamilton6688
@allenhamilton6688 4 ай бұрын
@@UrbanValorTV Thanks. These incidents hit all of us hard. We were working for the State Department, after all. Not a private firm.
@user-rq3sw8sj5n
@user-rq3sw8sj5n 11 ай бұрын
I was stateside in the navy as a MA when Al Nasariya took place. I remember my co telling that Iraq wasn’t gonna be like desert storm that we (the US) we’re gonna be there for long time. The entire war seemed to be a shit show. We deployed to Basra in June to do security at the port, but some how ended up doing river ops around Basra.
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