This may be the only video we've ever seen of a fight in which the Medal of Honor was won (earned)
in which the Medal of Honor "winner" (recipient) himself is seen. What
do you say about a man who lays down in the the open in the middle of an
ambush with a high viz marker panel on top of himself to bring a
casevac bird in? As you hopefully already know, Capt. Will Swenson,
United States Army, is to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
This was the same ambush in the Ganjgal Valley in which Cpl. Dakota Meyer performed the actions earned him (again, earned) his Medal of Honor; it also led to an AR 15-6
investigation into what we believe was criminal negligence on the part
of the officers in charge of authorizing and delivering support to the
guys on the sharp end. We could spout a lot of platitudes, but that
would just demean everyone in the video, from the Soldier, three Marines
and Corpsman who died to the pilots who were pulling casualties out
under fire to the man who will soon be awarded this country's highest
military award for valor.
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