Honoring Medal of Honor Recipients | Those Who Gave All (Marine Reacts) 

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“A true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” -G.K. Chesterton

Highest honor for the worst day of their lives.

I’m British I live in England. This is not my army but I’ve got to say this brought a tear to my eye. Ocean may separate us but we are still brothers. Thank you for all you’ve sacrificed and thank you for your service 🇬🇧 ❤️ 🇺🇸

A hero is not fearless man, it’s just a scared man who doesn’t walk away!

When I was young, I used to hang out with an old-timer that lived across the creek from my grandfather. I would sit there for hours and we would shoot the squirrels that came to raid his bird feeders. I learned a ton from that old man... When I had decided, around 16 or 17 years old that I was going to join the Air Force, I went to visit him... He went into his house and came back out with a box. He handed it to me and I opened it. It was a Silver Star he was awarded when he invaded Italy (as a SSG in the Marines). He said to me "my own grand children don't even know I have that". He still had the newspaper article from his small town paper about the story.... all those years I sat with him, he never mentioned being in WWII. Of course, like the humble old man he was, he said: "I was just doing my job and trying to keep those kids alive..."

"I'd rather have come back without my arms and legs than to have come back without my brother" - Walter Ehlers

My great uncle Billy Jo Hash was in the Korean War and he was MIA form December 1951 untill he was layed to rest August of 2020. He was awarded the bronze star for heroics and giving his life so his fellow men could go home. In the face of 120,000 Chinese troops he stood bravely and was blown up trying to save a fellow soldier. I wanted to share this because I know you would appreciate it. Thank you for your service sir. POW/MIA NEVER FORGOTTEN.

Whenever I start feeling overwhelmed with life I watch stories like these to remind myself to take a deep breath, it’s nothing compared to these men, keeps me humble and appreciate life

Who remembers the man Desmond doss saved over 70 men on Okinawa as a medic with no weapons didn’t kill a single soul in his time of service believed strongly in the Bible and the 10 commandments.

"If I'd crawled backwards, well I wouldn't be talking to you today." Gotta love them old vets.

My dad was one of the nurses who tried to save Jason Dunham. Rest In Peace boys. You are hero’s one and all.

6 Flame throwers is nuts, this guy willingly put himself in the worse position possible 6 different times...these men were a different kind human that's for sure, so incredibly brave.

Jameson's eyes say it all and it makes me wanna hug the guy

My dad has a silver star and I talked to him and wanted to know why he has it just laying around and he said it was just a piece of metal.(He is in the Army and has served three deployments and is still in, he told me once before going to bed that he got it for dragging two soldiers out of a blown up Humvee while under fire)

Its such a shame that kids today look up too reality t v stars and not these guys.

"I eliminated these guys over here." Goddamn I got chills. Good chills.

Those men who entered land on the D-day was courageous. The gave it all

I felt very sad while hearing all the fallen soldiers names

*"You're not doing it for your country, you're doing it for the one on the left and your right"* That shjt is deep

*As an Afghan who fled country came in 1990 after the War with Russia, IT'S BECAUSE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT I AM HERE, AND I AM HONORED. 🇦🇫 🇺🇸*

"For the devil said, "you can not withstand this storm." The soldier replied "I AM the storm." May god bless our service members

Paul smiths story had tears rolling down my eyes. R.I.P hero thank you for your service soldier

"I would rather have this Medal, than to be President Of The United States." - President Harry S. Truman This quote hits me in the feels.

A more recent recipient, Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter is one of the more unbelievable MOH stories I've read about. Threw himself onto a grenade to save his fellow Marine. Miraculously, Kyle survived. While he was severely injured, it seems like he made a near full recovery.

50% of all Victoria Cross recipients are awarded to the dead. The deed must be witnessed by an officer. All the possessors wear it for their fallen commrades, not for themselves. It is presented by the Monarch and given ahead of all others.

"At just 5'6", Corporal Hershel Williams huge brass balls drag the ground as he assaults Japanese pillboxes during the battle for Mount Suribachi."

Paul smith had a 51.00 k/d. I dont mean to just turn it into a video game. I couldnt imagine, being in a fixed position, exposed, and gaining the enemy's attention with every minute. A normal person would run, but a soldier, thinking selflessly, will stay and protect their brothers. Thank all of the people in this video, and countless other for their service.

As a veteran, I couldn’t even get through this without crying. I think of my WWII Omaha Beach Medic, father! My hero, my friend is no longer with me. He died suffering years of pain and suffering because our VA TREATED HIM LIKE A PIECE OF SHIT! So I joined that department to help all veterans, so they wouldn’t have to go through what my dad did. Oh, he was involved in an explosion assisting his brother’s. He spent his first tour in the hospital, he was diagnosed with COMBAT FATIGUE, yes he did his job, he was so proud of being in the Army. When he finished his first tour in the hospital, he re-upped, retrained as a cook! He earned the Bronze Star, he was so proud of his Bronze Star, he made sure he was buried with his Medal, I know because he asked me to make sure this happened. He asked me to make sure the right music was played, he made sure I shopped for my mom if he died before Christmas. I was his Army daughter, an honor bestowed upon me, that I must carry out. I am his second youngest daughter of five. I have sister’s old enough to be my mom, but you do what you must to honor your military brother! My honor to follow his death wishes! My honor to be his daughter, his military sister! You do for your military family! I still care for my military brothers and sisters, in honor of my father, so they don’t have to suffer in life, after suffering in war, like my dad did! It’s what we do for our family!

I used to be one of those Americans didn't give a damn about people in the military. Looking at this gives me a different respect for those who serve and payed the ultimate price for the american dream. It's very sad listening to these story's... much respect for those courageous men and women who serve with honor

Sometimes it's just pure selflessness: Michael Monsoor jumped on a grenade to save 2 teammates, but he was the only one who had access to the stairwell to escape but chose to sacrifice himself the others who would've certainly died

The humility these men show is an extraordinary lesson on how to be a human being

I've never found a youtube channel so genuine.

As an ex British soldier I salute these humble service men and all who stand against our freedom. Thank you.

Rest In Peace to my fallen brothers: LCpl. Justin J. Wilson KIA MARCH 2010 (Merjah, Afghan) OEF Sgt. Chris Hrbek JAN 2010 OEF

To all who received the medal of honour, thank you for your service. We must not forget those that were equally heroic but died with no witness left to tell their story and to all service personnel that fought and died for our freedom, thank you for your sacrifice.

Your videos always make me cry at the extreme heroism these men showed in the face of death. Amazing.

when i was in "A" school, in the Navy, in Great Lakes, I was told their would be a medal of honor recipient at the USO on base. I wanted to meet him so badly, so i went and the USO was serving free pizza to sailors. I waited in line to get some, and when i got to the front, i realized the medal of honor recipient was serving us the pizza alongside the USO guys.... Here he was.... just handing out slices of cheese pizza with a kind smile. I kind of awkwardly stared at him, speechless as he handed me some and i was able to mutter out "Thank You". When i sat down, i couldn't eat a bite of anything. I ended up giving my food away, and walking back to the barracks alone. Sometimes I still think about him and i cant help but tear up. I didn't deserve to kiss his shoes, let alone have him serve me food. I remember him when i find myself indulging in self-pity or thinking selfish thoughts. Just needed to share this because i rarely ever tell this story, cause i get a felling of shame whenever i think about it.

My grandfather is a Medal of honour recipient. I am very proud of him.

Sergeant Smith is a hero! All of them. I’m speechless.

That guy that did the pill boxes. Omg! This made me tear up, literally. Can you imagine being a teenager and FORCED to go around the world and fight for your life... IMHO ALL of those guys are heros. Some just more than others. But yeah, geez, this guy is a badass or god really likes him.

The real heros are the ones that didn't make it home that's my nightmare is the faces of my friends that never made it back and never recieved a medal...the tomb of the unknown soldier is my peace

My great grandma's uncle was in WW1 he saved a town by getting a bomb out of the village that didint go off but in the process there was mustard gas he had no time to put his gas mask on so he went into the mustard gas to be able to save the town. He died 2 days later from the gas but earnd the bronze star. The town made a statue of him wich is still there today. There was also a movie on that town and how he saved the town idk wat the movie was but it makes me so proud to have a family member that did that.

Mike Murphy. Woah. That was a true hero in modern warfare. Exposed himself to enemy fire and was killed just to get a Sat phone call to his command to rescue his men who were pinned down by 100-200 Taliban during operation RedWing. What it must take to know you are facing certain death and still break cover to find signal is beyond what most of us non combatants could even think we would be capable of in that situation. RIP Mike Murphy and Thank You for Your Sevice.

31:08 explains it perfectly. “The were faced with a circumstance where the outcome had been determined. It was going one way and what they did was pushed back the tide. They changed history through their sheer audacity to accept the circumstances that was coming their way”

I can't ever seem hold back tears and lumps in my throat while watching what medals of honor did to change odds! Sometimes just one man made the difference in pushing or being push back.

Hearing these stories brings tears to my eyes. HOW DARE SOMEONE STEP ON THE FLAG, these are the men who risk their lives for us🙏🏾 wish I could meet one

Jason dunham was a good kid from small town America ,his mom was my home economics teacher ,they renamed our post office after him and a naval ship ,scio ny lost a great human his parents live up the street from me the flag flies high at the dunham house everyday ,he lost his life from laying on his kevlar stop a enemy grenade from killing his men at a checkpoint I believe he was 23 when he died .he was a real hero .

I wish I had more people like you in my life. I miss my Brothers.

My dad received the Bronze Star during his service in Vietnam. He doesn't like to talk about it, and I can't find anything official that documents the specifics of what earned him the medal, just vague platitudes about heroism, saving the lives of comrades, and honorable conduct befitting of a US soldier in the Army. From what little I've been able to gather, he saved at least 20 men and held his ground against an enemy force of superior numbers. I also know my dad's primary duties involved computing firing solutions for directing artillery, and I do know his base was relentlessly assaulted by the enemy. Ultimately, I think what happened was despite his position being overrun and taking heavy fire - which warranted retreat, he still managed to get firing solutions out to the artillery batteries, which then pulverized a ridge that had our troops pinned down with machine gun fire and mortars. I think the same event also earned him the US Army Commendation Medal, or maybe that was a separate event. I wish more medals had better official documentation, detailing the exploits of those who earned them. Seems everyone just wants to hear about the Medal of Honor, but those other medals carry some harrowing stories, too.

TWO HOURS! SWIMMING FOR TWO HOURS! WITH 2 PEOPLE! I MEAN THATS JUST AMAZING! THE BALLS OF PURE STEELE THAT TOOK, I WOULDA THOUGHT THOSE WOULD HAVE DROWNED HIM ALONE

These men’s sacrifices should never be forgotten Makes me proud to be an American to see this bravery

There were recently a few survivors to have gotten the medal of honor in afghanistan. A marine named Cpl. Kyle Carpenter who jumped on a grenade in afghanistan. Two US Army soldiers who had earned their medals at COP Keaton. Sgt. Clinton Romesha and Spc. Ty Carter. Romesha took back the front gate and held the perimeter, without his efforts the camp would have been overwhelmed. He also attempted to save LRAS 2 earlier in the fight but took shrapnel from an RPG an decided to refocus on he falling perimeter. Ty Carter in LRAS 2, tried to save a comrade who had been shot several times. Ty brought him back to the saftey of the Humvee after rendering aid to him while under fire. Later a mad dash for the infirmary with the help of Sgt. Bradley Larson, getting their comrade to the infirmary. Romesha and Carter were awarded the Medal of honor. Other members of the battle who had the sacks to aid their efforts to mad dash or take back an overrun position were also awareded medals of lower but still significant posture.

Our children and grandchildren need to be taught "Real" history in school.

As a Brit I am a Victoria Cross fanatic, but I also highly respect the recipients of the Medal of Honor, god bless all or armed forces, united we stand against evil, great video pal, Lee.

We all would like to think we could. But I didn’t even sign up so I can’t even weigh in on if I’d take up the call. Thank you all for your service everywhere.

Damn how could I forget mike Thornton. I have his book also. The silenced .22. Calls it a hush puppy. Such a great man. So humble. Thank you all. Thank you for telling your storys.

“You should never forget that the airplanes don’t fly, the tanks don’t run, the ships don’t sail, the missiles don’t fire unless the sons and daughters of America make them do it.” - Norman Schwarzkopf. One of my favorite quotes from him. I served under him in Desert Storm. He was a great commander. It always tears me up to watch these guys talk about what they went through. Thanks to all that served and have served.

There is only one USCG recipient of the Medal of Honor. He saved 500 Marines!

You Sir, are a hero in my eyes if you think so or not. Every Soldier is, past and present.

This gave me chill bumps. I would gladly give my life to save others that I love. The feeling of receiving that honor has to be overwhelming. I really hope my kids understand how important things like this are to our country.

After serving 20 years in the military and being deployed twice, once to Iraq and Afghanistan, this video has made me very emotional. It takes a lot to make my emotional anymore nowadays. I’ve been angry a lot more than emotional and I’m emotional now. I don’t even watch movies depicting service members getting killed anymore.

If you watch the Medal of Honor show on Netflix, you'll notice a pattern, a common theme amongst these men. They all possess something that cannot be taught, trained, or drilled into their heads. Something they've had their whole lives. Something they never knew existed within them until they were cast into the fire. This is inspirational

I'm a 62 year old male, my father was a pilot of a B-17 He was only 19 years old he survived 23 flown missions, he never really talked about it. He instilled in me because of brave man and women in are armed forces is why we live the American dream of freedom, FREEDOM DOESN’T COME FREE.... I cried watching this amazing video and listening to these true HEROES telling there stories. WOW

I think the medal of honor is and always will be the greatest honor a person can receive. Every medal of honor is just a piece of metal in comparison to the bravery and honor those who receive it. I am an army veteran myself. My great uncle is a medal of honor recipient. Stories passed down through my family says they would have rather had uncle Don home than a piece of metal. He made the ultimate sacrifice. Im proud to say that I am a part of the man who decided to give his life to give his brothers a chance to see their family again. We could all learn from all of our medal of honor recipients. Be kind to others and be willing to sacrifice yourself for the greater good.

"Please God let me get one more" 🙏🏼 -Desmond doss

To think that 19 people have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice

The highest honour in our empire, is ‘The Unknown Soldier’. Soldiers that turned the tide of battle but acted without anything but self sacrifice and training. There’s a lot of statues innWW2 to ‘The Unknown Soldier’.

My wife says sometimes she thinks I’m dead inside but I watch this and cry and I’m not ashamed to say it.I don’t know if it was just instilled in me but as a soldier and warrior this makes me emotional everytime.God bless them and their families and their sacrifices they made for us.

Being a MARINE is one of the toughest you can do . Running against bullets is the toughest thing a man can do. You have to have the courage to do when others are stay down.

Hershel Williams. Still alive in 2021. Thank you for your incredible service! Young people in the U.S. need to learn about this in school.

One thing is certain, these men display more humility, decency and integrity than the aholes who send them to war.

Those all who landed on the first wave on D-Day deserves the medal of honor

Very humbling, we all in the U.S. military forces( past and present) hope we have the fortitude to conduct ourselves honorably in a crisis situation. Thank God there are some that can. Great video. Oorah!

Jameson your eyes are so full of emotions. They speak louder than your words at times. I have nothing but love an respect for you. Please keep doing what your doing!!

Its humbling man...I could never do what any of these men did. Respect to everyone who serves.

"All gave some,some gave all" Some dude

I read about a British Soldier who jumped backwards on a grenade with his Bergen on and it kept him alive. Think the bergen is now in a museum.

These are my hero’s. People like Robert Howard. Just a everyday joe that never ran but stood and fought. When they pass away there isn’t hours upon hours of how great they are because he was a movie star or some pro football or basketball player on TV. These guys pass away and are only remembered by family and ones that served.

I wouldn't consider myself worthy to hear the heroic deed of such a selfless courageous individual.

Holy shit that first guy with the flamethrower. There certainly was boss nusic playing while he was goin at it

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE GUYS, YOU WONT BE FORGOTTEN. THE YOUNG GENERATION OVER HERE IN ENGLAND REFUSE TO WEAR A POPPY. GREAT VID. MY SON IS ALSO IN THE ROYAL NAVY.

Noway you can watch this without crying ! My husband did 20 years and I'm proud of him. One of the things that does offend him though is when someone says oh you were a lifer ( sorry not sure of spelling) .He says " no I was and am an American and I would serve it again !" God bless America!🙏🙏

I was raised in Pickens Co SC. There are four recipients from this county. Medal of Honor recipients are something else, it’s really indescribable what it takes to earn one. If your American these are our heroes. These are the soldiers that would or did give everything for our freedom. I’m very thankful

Thank you brother. I remember my Uncle Rusty, who lied about his age, and ultimately landed in the New Guinea area in WWII, he was 16, a medic. On the Island of Biak, a sniper took off his foot. When he turned 21, he had been a disabled American Veteran for four years. Oh my Gosh, how I love Uncle Rusty.

Your silence tells a story that doesn’t need to be told. Thank you

I never served. My brother was Marine Force Recon and served during the first Gulf War. My father may he R.I.P. served in Korea as did several uncles. My Grandfather served in Europe during WW2. I have the utmost respect for all of our servicemen. I thank all of you for your service. For doing what most of us never will. Put your life on the line to protect the rest of us. Much respect sir.

This should be part of the curriculum for our young people in school, we are not the country we are without these brave souls.

My father served in Iraq. Paul Smith hit close to home. Thank you to all the service men and women who serve this country.

Active Duty USAF here. Just watching this inspires me all the more to earn the SERE beret. Thanks for your service and happy Memorial Day, to everyone here who has served and RIP those who've passed on.

20:30 Yes sir your absolutely right. Its about the love you have for eachother.

I saw a guy comment on a RU-vid video about how his grandfather fighting for new zealand in world was 2 got seporated from his suquad and found 4 germans manning a machine gun nest. He took out 3 of them then was shot dead by the fourth.

All I can say is "Wow" to all of these men.

And this ladies and gentlemen....is why you stand for the National Anthem.

Thank you devil dog. When I was in boot camp, they made us read the Medal of Honor recipients. And is my favorite summary of boot camp. Thank you Veteran 's all over the world.

It’s so true what he said it’s so rare to get the Medal of Honor imagine having the privilege of meeting someone who was worthy of receiving it. Probably wouldn’t be able to speak you’d be in such awe of these men. This is an amazing video gave me goose bumps

You have my respect sir. I can't get through 2 minutes of the videos of these fine men without having to dry my eyes. I personally served with a recipient of the Medal of Honor. I am so proud of him. Hooah/Oorah! You have inspired me to also start my own channel to help me battle through some hard times.

My father has the medal of honor. God bless the military. My dad was in WW2, turret gunner and bomber on B24. Love him lots, will miss him.

Much respect to our fellow US soldiers from Turkey. You are great men and although there are good and bad people everywhere you should always remember that a soldier fights for those he loves and respects and for what he believes in. Respect each and every soldier. I salute to you. May we always be allies and friends.

Every American should know the name and story of our Medal of Honor Heroes. Every story I hear makes me more grateful for our men and women that protect our country.