New Zealand Family Reacts to First Medal of Honor Ever Recorded - Sgt John Chapman 

Ah, yes. It all depends on how you look at it. A legend has it that a town in Texas was experiencing a riot and the sheriff called for help from the Texas Rangers. When a single Ranger showed up, the sheriff asked why only one Ranger was sent. The Ranger replied, "Well, there is only one riot."

@MS SARA THE EVANGELIST Too close to friendlies. A 105mm artillery shell the AC-130 Gunship used requires a minimum safe distance of like 600meters which anything within that distance is danger close and you risk killing your own people. A 500lb bomb from a plane requires a lot farther distance from the blast. So artillery and airstrikes are out of the question for this mission. If i remember right they were out of range of friendly artillery anyway.

@@petercarlston2174 thats the most badass response lmfao if i was a woman my panties would be wet right after that🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@modelotimefooooo1853 pretty sure that's how my girlfriend got pregnant

@@petercarlston2174 that is sadly an urban type legend.

Thanks for the laugh! :)

Plus the fact that his balls were so heavy that they hung down past his knees. Imagine the pain of running uphill with 2 massive steel balls slapping against your calves and ankles. Ouch...

literally just laughed out loud. RIP

Biggest Balls of them all.😪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 God Bless America and all that Defend Her.

I'm pretty sure they were titanium.

Reminds me of how my parents taught us. Be curious, think for yourself, seek out different perspectives, be kind. Love this channel. Your children will be wise beyond their years because of the way you taught them to embrace this world.

agreed

Yup

Amen...well said

Preach on friend, I feel like everyone should see this video to understand what real sacrifice is

yup. truly unique and special that john chapman

I'm an Army vet (38th ID) and I agree with you

Heart of a Warrior

I agree

I could never absolutely say that either but i CAN say id aspire to be like him

I didn't know that... that makes this video even more powerful. Thank God for people like John Chapman!

American hero........

Neil Roberts had a wife and children also. Such a tough sacrifice , save his brothers and leave his children without their father or the opposite, he chose to get 24 dads back to their babies and I respect that so damn much but as a single dad of 3 beautiful baby girls , it breaks. My heart to think of the lives they’ll live missing him as they grow up. Chapman’s tram leader talked in detail about the whole thing, how just before Roberts fell they were going into a hover in the safe area they were in not knowing there were enemy jsut below them when hit . Talked about the terror in his heart when he visually checked his TeAm on the decent and realized Chapman was not at the gate anymore. When they got in the next helo and we’re accessing up the mountainside to the ridge he said he looked out the back of the Chinook at the dawn rim of light and how beautiful it was just literally seconds before running out the back and he said he thought of his daughters and how hard this was going to be for them, then said out loud “I Love you girls “ he said he fully expected abd planned to die up there to try and get him tram menebr hack . Such a willingness to sacrifice all for their brothers . My heart goes out to their kids and just so greatful fir Their Sacrifice. Chapman killed 7 total enemy ,,,7 injured and in shock he kept hittin it , legendary! Much love brother!

He did he left behind a wife and two kids

Damn 😞

@@LAR2110 i had to look it up but yes,this hero left behind a family

There is a John Chapman award given to a member of spec op graduating classes. His widow was at the ceremony I attended, there to give the award.

That's because there not American

@@castcast9445 they are in new Zealand right?

@Irish Girl Dutch Pour You stole my reply :D! Those kids are articulate. respectful of other cultures, and clearly loving (when son wonders about the soldier's *family*), and Dad? Great response / life lesson. 👏 (Palm Springs, CA, USA 🌴 fan thinks your kids rock! Hi guys! From the other side of the 🌎)

They do seem like great kids, they seem very respectful.

I feel like more than 3 quarters of kids would be exactly the same. 9 tenths even. When I was young anyway. I admit I don't know what our world may be doing to modern kids?

For most of us the people we meet in the military become our family. Some of the closest people I have in my life are a handful of men and women I met in my 8 years and I consider them family. We've been through a lot together. Deployments, trainings, missing holidays and special moments from our families bonded us.

Definitely need this one. I've watched it several times. A MUST SEE video.

This is good one for those kids.

Yes I just saw another reaction channel I am a fan of (Office Blokes reacts) do that Jessica Buchanan video. I think it would be great for these guys to see that video as a family. Great idea, Sir!

@@chriskirby9021 me too.

Yes please. That one is so good.

Wife, two kids

Sad, but, true, brother. Navy SEAL combat veteran.

Yes very sad and very true. From Camp Pendleton US marines

Very true...there is a lack of respect and patriotism here in the United States. It is refreshing to see your family. -U.S. Army Retired Combat Medic

General Patton was the man.

I thought of that same quote i couldnt remember who had said it. And i couldnt agree with you more. These people showed the respect that is demanded by this mans actions. I thank them as well

You can't forget about the French who basically did all the work to get your independents...

@@chaeyoung212 What do you think ALL OTHERS means ? The coalition included at least 30 different countries. One of those being FRANCE. However, I was addressing the Aussies and Kiwis whom share much when it comes to the U.K. They have little to do with the French. FYI, don't forget to leave out the French were paid mercenaries during the U.S. revolutionary war.

@@chaeyoung212 I think he was referring to the help in WWII. But it is also true that we often forget about the help from the French in the American fight for independence, *severely* criticizing them when they do not agree with us on some contemporary issue.

@@sonsofthunder915 The upper class leaders were risking their social positions and, in the French revolution, risking the guillotine. although the guillotine was not a feared presence until after our constitution of 1789.

The French only joined the war, when it looked like their was a higher possibility of winning. The Americans had to do the initial lifting.

One of my favorite shows

#DamnitCaboose

Ah, a man of culture..

Best scene in the entire show.

In heaven> they do know.

Thank you for your service.

@@mattroberts1975 thankyou so much I wish you luck with everything and your welcome for me service lol I've never been told this so idk what to say tbh lol have a great night!

@@XCforever_ welcome soldier. Must respect to you.

Thank you Sir. Keep praying.

@@rubberduck7425 Thankyou will do hope everything is well.

My daughter and son-in-law are Army. Hubby is a Seabee. Thank you so much for your service! 🎗️

Thanks for your service brother, I was a 19K Tanker myself!!

@@irishgirldutchpour thank you for family's service

@@ryanwhitman7240 thank you for your service

@@ryanwhitman7240 hooah thanks for your service as well brotha

Seals are too stubborn to accept the gates he had work to do and just said nope.... hit the snooze button one more time and got back to it..... he wasn't going to let God take anymore if he could do something about it .... and he did .... he couldn't stop God but he could slow down the traffic at the gates

@@chrishinkley5743 To be technical, this was an Air Force Combat Controller. SEALs are amazing and dedicated but thhe Air Force has a few that deserve as much respect. Combat Controllers and Pararescue are just as important and just as much on the razor's edge as anyone. Check the Pararescue motto. "These Things We Do, That Others May Live." Unlike many others they know when they are going in it is usually a live and death situation. Not might be. Is.

@@yosemitedan7457 yeah i realized that after i posted i meant any special forces ... hell anyone that serves and is in combat is in a life or death situation ... i got nothing but respect for anyone who has the strength and courage to serve ... and my eternal grattitude

Amen brother!

And you ABSOLUTELY WILL need tissues for that one! :)

oh god yes that story was insane!!! straight out of a movie almost😮

Tell them thank you from some random guy on the internet

He initially received the Air Force Cross. After one of the Seals that was at that battle had his Navy Cross upgraded to the Medal of Honor. The Air Force them to take another look at John Chapman's case for the Medal of Honor. That's when this footage was unearthed, and his Air Force was upgraded to the Medal of Honor. As of 1919, no one can receive more than one Medal of Honor. So whomever did the commentary on the video was wrong in making the assumption of a 2nd Medal of Honor. He received the 1, for the entirety of the battle.

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@@yournewzealandfamily Brilliant!!! Looking forward to seeing what you are doing with your home!!! Have A Magical Day! PS: Eh Bee Family Nerf War ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WRm3oK_n1EQ.html

We got so many here at home that have turned thier backs on these sacrifices. We've had it so good for so long our kids are losing site of what it takes to maintain this life.

Also not the first to be awarded the MOH many a soldiers and special forces were awarded before chapman

@@davidsalinas676 The distinction is that prior awards relied on multiple first person testimonies. This was the first time that drone surveillance of the action in progress was submitted. Other times, the drone would have shown after action conditions.

@@CaptainFrost32 I get where you are saying maybe its how the title to me is misleading it could have been worded better like first MOH event caught on drone film. Idk

I agree. Chapman was an Air Force Combat Controller. Those guys have incredibly challenging jobs as well.

Naval Special Warfare Command tried to block Chapman's Medal of Honor, as it would result in an admission that they left Chapman behind. A complete BS move. When it became apparent that it could not be blocked, it was further alleged that the Navy put the commander of the operation, Britt K. Slabinski, up for the Medal of Honor. I come from a Navy family, my Dad, Mother, and first cousin were all Navy. If they had lived to see the Navy pull this crap they would have gone ballistic.

@@douglascampbell9809 Not surprising. Higher command blocks awards all the time. This is what happens when high level chair polishers decide to butt into things.

Agree

@@douglascampbell9809 sadly that's true. NSWC tried to block it. Just like how Army leadership downgraded the posthumous Medal of Honor recommendation of a PJ, William Pitsenbarger for his actions in saving the lives of 1st ID soldiers in operation abilene Vietnam war. Should check the movie Last Full Measure.

Sooo fu***n true

100%

He was a hella of a hardass

My Mother told me this story over and over as a child. I never forgot the phrase "freedom isn't free".

The Green Beret who went on a 1 man rampage to save his comrades. Indeed a badass. Not to mention, he suffered a serious injury that would have led to him being discharged from the Army prior to his MOH action.

Yes that man was a hero!

Previous to the actions that earned him his MoH, he was paralyzed and told he would never walk again. He taught himself to walk, hiding from the nurses, at night while he was in the hospital.

Roy Benavidez is a bonafide fucking badass.

Sgt. York in WWI, Sgt. Audie Murphy in WWII. Audie Murphy starred as himself in "To Hell And Back". It was based on his autobiography as the most decorated soldier in the war.

@@CaptainFrost32 Thanks for the add'l real info. I'm getting old and forget alot of the important things.

@@CaptainFrost32 Murphy made them edit out entire portions of the story for the movie because, "No one would believe this happened. I was there and I did it and sometimes I have a hard time believing it happened."

Is it graphic at all?

@@yournewzealandfamily its an animation of his story. Graphic details but no graphic images. I should say its a graphic animation though

Mr ballen tells it better in my opinion his video is titled this man died 37 times

@@yournewzealandfamily Its from simple history, so yeah its graphic. its animated, has blood, really intense portrayal that would probably be rated R if it wasn't animated.

@@yournewzealandfamily MrBallen's version may be more kid-friendly - no images, just imagery. And he's a former Navy Seal.

Robert's Ridge and Not a Good Day to Die were also about Operation Anaconda. It was a rough couple of weeks.

What's the name of it

Amen!!

Thank you for your service, United States Marine! My father was a Marine and served in Korea. May God bless you!

rip absolute legend john chapman

It is hard to describe the significance of his actions during this day to those looking from the outside in. Forgive me as I type this up on a word document and transcribe it to youtube, however, I believe you (and those that watch this too) are a part of the family that knows his name, his actions, and now are caretakers in keeping him alive through his name. To start off, an Air Force Combat Controller's main priority is to call in airstrikes and air support for the group he is assigned to. They are special operations and go through incredible training to be able to uphold that priority while also being able to fill in as a member of the squad with other special operation forces. Then you also have the SEALs, which is well known for being the best of the best and one of the hardest, if not the hardest, training school in the world! With that said, you can see that there is a huge gap of (initial) training and ability between this group. In despise of that, TSgt Chapman still went back out with those men (even though he didn't have to). That is why that charge up to the first bunker is just sheer, awe-inspiring. Under fire, he made that split-second decision to protect his teammates and to take the threat head on, alone. It's why in the military, those we work with become our new family. It doesn't matter where you came from, what race or creed you claim; we slowly become an ever-expanding family. It will forever be a mystery why he made that decision, but I believe he did it out of love for his guys. In the next part, I wanted to talk about when the explosions are going off around him. On the screen it is one thing, but, live it is extremely different. I can't even fathom the pain he was going through (just that alone)! In the bunker he was in, the walls protected him from the explosions but not that overpressure from the blast. From my own personal experience, I received permeant hearing loss from a burst nowhere near that caliber (even with hearing protection on too). How he was able to walk and fight again after all of that... I don't know. I can't really describe next because I truly don't know how to put it. All I know is that because of him, those men were able to go back home to their loved ones. Thank you again for keeping his name and spirit alive.

Thank you for your service, sir! One of the reasons I enjoy their channel is for the same reason. Such great parents and wonderful children. Australia & New Zealand have always been on my bucket list but I'm not getting any younger either. Now, I do all my traveling on You-Tube. I've taken drone tours of most states, seen most of the National Parks & Monuments, Arlington National Cemetary, Mount Rushmore. Route 66, Hwy 101 in CA, the 8 Ancient Wonders of the World & the new ones too, so many countries I can't count. The list goes on & on. So, I will not get to them physically, but I will experience them the way I can. And, the world never ceases to amaze me. Again, thank you for for your service, be well, maybe take a drone tour of New Zealand! Take care.

welcome home Sir

Thank you for you & your families service 🙏🏼🇺🇸

@@maggiem6220 Maggie I thank you for the kind reply, Ed.

I dont think I would. Its situations like this where who you truly are as a man comes to the surface.