Ranger Kit from Mogadishu | Black Hawk Down | Rick Lamb Story | Generations of Change 

“godammit i just got killed” hell of a reaction

Heroes for sure 🇺🇸 I had the pleasure of working with Drew Meyerowich and his account of the battle is very interesting as well..

My Sergeant Major in the 3rd ID during OIF 1 was Bob Gallagher. He was a platoon sergeant with Task Force Ranger on the ground in the fight in Somalia. Best NCO I have ever known.

Listening to two old vets BS’n will never get old

One of my SWAT cops was a marine at the embassy security detail during the battle. The Ambassador wouldn’t release the guard detachment to reinforce the rangers during the battle because”if they loose the fight out there, they’ll be coming here next”.

Rick Lamb is truly one of the most remarkable, hard, gifted and caring soldiers I ever served with. GIANTS do walk among us. It’s an honor to know him. RLTW/DOL

Shrapnel to the head, bleeding, in the middle of a gunfight, driver injured, 70+ casualties. Still has a guard shift. A'ight. I'm a head out.

"I'm an infantryman, you should have left the scar. You should have given my a Sgt Barnes scar." This guy is 100% dude. Men wear their scars proudly as proof of life.

I spent my career at 2nd bat Aco , we grew up with the stories from Mogadishu. Every man on that mission are hero’s . Well done . Keep fighting on the the ranger objective

Michael Durant was from my home town and I remember him coming to our school (his mom also worked there) and gave his account of the battle. I was in 8th grade but still blown away. You're all heroes as far as I'm concerned.

It’s an honor to share this day with you gents RLTW!

I'm honored to even be in the presence of these two men, if only by video. Living Heros

Thank God for all of our heroic vets. May you all have a blessed Veteran's Day and thank you for your service and the sacrifices of all veterans families.

Fascinating introduction! CSM Rick Lamb is obviously an intelligent, well articulated, witty man, with a fantastic sense of humor. I had heard about him in the book "Blackhawk Down." You two will make a great team, SGM Erickson.

Good god we need more men like this.. makes me ill to see what kids are calling heroes now.

This was awesome. One of my Drills in the Infantry was a band new Ranger in Mogadishu.

Karl, Chad and the rest of the Tactical Rifleman family I wanted to wish you all a Blessed Veterans Day. Thank you for your service. commitment, sacrifice and true Patriotism to our nation. A Big Thank You To Your Families as well for they serve and sacrifice for our nation too. You are all truly Citizens of this Great Country. Always remember that we love you guys, just not that much. Carry On!!

Rick was a legend when I knew him in Korea (84-85) and he was an E6 then on his way to SF Q course. Any Ranger I ever spoke to had an amazing story about him when I asked "Did you know Rick Lamb?" He has been there and done that.

You're both national treasures! Thank God for men such as you! Thank you! God bless! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Complete other breed of human. Much respect. Both of yall. Positive vibes.

Thank you both my brothers for serving...Happy Veteran’s Day!

Jesus! This guy is a fucking LEGEND! You yanks make 'em tough! Talks so calmly about it! Max respect from A Brit who served in Desert Storm, now with the Aussies.

God bless him. Thank you both for your service. Glad he is still around to tell his story.

I served JSA from 2008 to 2010. And I met him at JSA Veterans meeting in Korea, 2015. He also participated JSA gun fight in 1984. It was honor to met the legendary hero of SOF and had conversation with him. Thank you for your service. In Front of Them All!

I was at 3/75 in the 90s ... My squad leader then, SSgt Hines talked about CSM Lamb... both of them were my idols. RLTW

So there was a Kyle Lamb AND a Rick Lamb at Mogadishu in '93! I see, a warrior clan with a misleading name - nice :)

He's one brave son of a gun! Sounds like and looks like from his story and his gear that Blackhawk Down was actually pretty realistic!! Happy Veterans day Karl! To you and all who came before and after you, God speed and God bless America!!🤜🤛🇺🇸🇺🇸

Loved it - thanks. DOL

It's nice to know that people have been looking for you for over 2 days. Great story from Rick Lamb, and I loved the goodies he brought in for show and tell. Thank you Karl and Rick for your service, glad both of you are still here to tell your stories and teach new people your skills.

how fucking gnarly of a story is this? holy shit. seeing blackhawk down is one thing. hearing first hand accounts is a whole different ballgame. thank y’all for your service.

My first year in the Army was in 1993. I was just out of basic when Somalia happened. My first unit was at Ft.Benning. I worked at the ASP. Almost every day I would hang out with Phipps and Floyd. I got to talk to many of the Rangers who were in Somalia. My Ordnance unit just got back from Somalia also. I wish I could have been there that fateful week. When I saw it on TV we all started to push wall lockers in anger. We had to be ordered to stop. I suffer with the guilt of not seeing combat.

Thank you for risking your lives to protect our freedom, or to provide it to others. Your selfless acts of valor were done without asking anything in return. We will ALWAYS honor your sacrifice! Sincerely, SGT E. Andonian

Hot damn, gents -- Happy Veterans Day, God Bless, and God Bless America.

He wanted a Barnes scar!! Unreal! Thank you gentlemen!

From the sincerest depth of my heart, thank you both (and all you vets reading this) for your service to this country. God bless you all and this country you volunteered to protect and defend. This beers for you!

Mannnnn, just read about Rick Lamb the other day. The Legend.

Man, this is so cool. After I got in the military, I truly understood their sacrifice. True heroes for sure.

Damn hardcore mother right there brothers, heroes all around, this man is a beast, he's smart as a whip as well, having worked with and for him was sure an experience!!

CSM Lamb seems exactly like the kind of leader I'd want to go into combat with. Also seems like an all around cool dude too.

For us, civilians, sometimes it's hard to understand the sacrifice these people made. Most of the veterans I know are good, dependable people and friends for life! Having written this, I would also like to give a shout out to my grandfather, a WW2 veteran (not with us anymore). He rarely talked about the war, but when he did, the hair on the back of your had will stand up. He was a great man and a role model for me!

Happy Veterans Day and Thank you for your inspiring service, sacrifice and courage 🇺🇸

Both you guys are National Treasure!!

That was a great story for Veteran's day. I got a headache instantly when he said, you remember those headaches from wearing the K-pot all day.... yup. I wish I had heard this story will I was still in the Army. I would have shared that with the soldiers bitching about guard duty in AF. :)

The battalion CSM i deployed with in 2011, was the platoon sergeant that roped in off the blackhawks in Mogadishu. Those guys were legends among the Army.

Rick lamb what an inspiration I'm a UK vet who PTSD Karl and his team and guests truly make me feel that there is a purpose to stay in the fight everytime I see randy he manages to put a smile on my face with his mustache....

Amazing. I'm glad we are moving this Nation back to what this gentleman fought for. Thank you for your service.

Anyone who dislikes this video should really rethink their life.

Now, there's a MAN! God bless you and thank you for your service.

Thank you for both of your service. Veteran's day means something. Much appreciated 🙏

Thank you for your service and happy Veterans Day!

Thank you both for your service and sacrifices.

What a video. We not only get an overview of a retro kit, but a personal account as well. Rick's initial thoughts on being hit by shrapnel are really interesting. Thank you both.

I graduated High School in 93' and remember the Mogadishu fight very well. Over the years I've watched Documentaries about this Operation. Read Howard Wasdin's book where he went more in depth than I've ever read before. Howard was a Seal Team 6 sniper. He tells about how he and Delta elements were imbedded and running some ops in Mogadishu months before the Black Hawk Down incident. I would like to hear more stories about it. Has Lamb wrote a book or talked about leading up to that day? I would like to hear more about his experience there.

So few men and hero's like this still exist. Part of the reason I watch this channel... I get to see someone I look up to every time I click tactical rifleman....

Great video. Our country is blessed to have had the service of both of you guys. And even more blessed to have the two of you still with us, and sharing your experiences and stories! Thank you!

Thank you guys for everything you’ve done and still do. And to CSM Lamb, thank you for your service sir. You are greatly appreciated. Cheers!

Wow. I am looking forward to more with him! So much respect! Thank you both for your service.

One of your best video's yet! Looking forward to more with CSM Rick Lamb. Thank you both for your service to this Great Country

Great video and glad you are still with us to share your stories with us.

Perhaps the best video I've ever seen. And I teared up for some reason. Thanks.

You are both appreciated beyond words, our family prays for the safety of you soldiers out there all the time. Thank you for your sacrifices for this country and for the people of this country. Keep the combat stories coming brothers!

Great story about the brain matter. I think that the basic idea though is keep that stuff on the inside! That equipment brings back some memories. I got hurt the year prior in 5th Group and still had chocolate chips along with whatever boots we wanted to wear. I never did get issued a set of the later desert BDUs. I’d been issued an LBV that I had parts of the older web gear (LCE) mixed in, no body armor of any kind though

Thank you guys for your service

Thank you for this so humble and personal war story! It rocked my heart!

Huge respect for both of you gents! From Canada 🇨🇦

THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY!!! and thank you for sharing CSM Lambs story with us on this veterans day!!! remember the ones that didnt make it home on this day also!!!

Amazing gentleman and story! Thank you for introducing him to us and honoring Veterans Day.

Sergeant Major Erickson, Love that guy!!! Although I was in the Marine Corps, I got to work with him in Djibouti, Africa in Camp Lemonier (back when it was a secret) in response to “9/11” as we got a request to help them while I was on ship (USS BONHOMME RICHARD). Got a photo with him as he told us his story from Mogadishu & showed me his scar across his head. The dude is awesome & loved riding his 4-wheeler to stock us up with drinks out at night in the desert. God bless him & I really hope to cross paths with him again!!! (3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, Kilo Company, 1st Platoon) Sergeant “Flo” Flores.

I worked for Rick for a short time in 99/2000. A true leader that I tried to emulate throughout the rest of my career.

Damn! The stories these guys have! Thanks for your service, both of you. 🇺🇸

Thank you both for your service! Awesome story!

Thank you for your Service. You 2 Men are tough as nails and with balls of steel...Made in America, Hearts of Gold and a Dedication that's unmatched. God Bless You.

Thank you both for your service. Good bless the vets of the USA. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!

Thank you guys for everything and the sacrifices you/families made. God bless 👍🍻👏🙏

Absolutely amazing!!!! Thank You for sharing for everyone to realize the reality of WAR.

Watched both Part 1 and Mogadishu and learned from you both. Great presentation. Thank you for your years of service!

THANK YOU BOTH! What an amazing story.

Thank you both for your service and commitment to keeping our nation safe and providing freedom to all of us. Y’all are awesome in my book.

AWESOME video Karl! Happy Veterans day and sincere thanks to you both and all of our veterans for your service and sacrifice. God bless!

Loved it. Thanks Gents! Glad you’re both still with us.

Very cool! Happy Veterans Day!

Brought a huge smile and watered my eyes a tad. Thank you both for your service and for the personal sacrifices you endured to keep our country safe!

I Sincerely thank you from the bottom of my HEART! THANK YOU SO MUCH. love from Gainesville Ga

No doubt about it, this guy is a great American, total badass.

Very heartwarming video, I'm glad you guys reunited!

I wasn't a ranger and I wasn't SF but started as a Tanker and then later a Light Infantryman. Fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. You both were inspiration to me coming through the ranks. Thank you for your service and bravery. There aren't many men made from y'all's cut anymore. THANK YOU!

That was outstanding! People like this are to be celebrated. Thanks Karl for getting that story on video for all time from the man himself. Happy Veteran's Day to you Chad, and CSM Lamb.

As long as I have been following this channel, this is one of the most moving and awe inspiring of the true American sprit of our warriors. Thanks so much for sharing.

Thank you for all you both have done. HAPPY VETERANS DAY KARL AND RICK.

Karl, thanks again for all that you do and Rick what a great story, I'm glad that your still here and able to tell it in person. Thanking both of you for your service and not to forget Chad, good job guys.

I was a gunship crewmember at Hurlburt Field at the time, we had a couple gunships in Kenya when it went down. We never understood why they didn't QRF them. I ran into a lot of Rangers later on the ground in Cuba (for Haiti). We all shared the same DFAC (chow hall) where we were allowed one hot a day. The Rangers also used to take up every seat in the open air theater on the windward side of Gitmo. We didn't even try to go see a movie on our downtime, too many high and tights. They say it rarely rains on the windward side of the base, that explained the open-air cinema set up. Strange days.

Incredible. Thank you so much for the video. Sgt Major is unbelievable.

Karl another awesome and badass video, the absulute RESPECT for you and all of the veterans, and the ones curently serving💪💪👍👍keep up the great work

Outstanding video Karl! Happy Veteran’s Day to you and CSM Lamb. Thank you for your service, gentlemen.

Yup Happy Veterans Day. Best and most real YT channel

Great Video Karl and what an incredible story from the legendary CSM Rick Lamb. Thank God for you both and thank God for America. I was a young PFC in an aviation unit on Oct 3 & 4th 1993. I remember seeing the footage of our fighting men and aviation crewmembers as their bodies were being desecrated on national tv on CNN the day after the battle with my buddies, I was both angered and heart broken, and I still cannot forgive CNN for showing that footage before their family members were notified. Years later I had the honor of being trained by and under the command of LTC Danny McKnight at a training event learning about the lessons gained from Mogadishu. Now I am a high school history teacher here in Texas, one of the few veterans on campus actually. Every year on Oct 3rd & 4th I give a special lesson in my classroom...I am the only teacher who gives this lesson on my high school campus, maybe in my state, or sadly maybe in the country. I go to class in my DCUs, LBE, all my TA-50 kit from '93 & additional gear to complete the lesson. I tell my students the significance of those days, where I was then and then share with them the story of service & sacrifice on those days back in 1993. I teach about the peacekeeping mission, Task Force Ranger, SMUs who were there, the outcomes of that mission, and my later experience with LTC McKnight. They see and feel my emotional response as I share this true story & experience and then with their permission I show them the scene of Gordon and Shughart's MOH sacrifice as depicted in the movie. By the end of the lesson they understand why I interrupted the ancient civilization lesson and more importantly understand the price of service and sacrifice paid by our soldiers and by our nation. Most of my students now as of this year have never heard of these events or that this battle ever happened. Most of them have never even seen or heard of the movie or book. That's when I tell them why I taught them this special lesson and that it is my blessing to have these personal experiences to share with them. I tell them how we as a nation then could have said "No, you handle that on your own, you don't need our help." But we didn't, that's us, that's America. Like you both, I tell them how much of an honor it was for me to have served my adopted country and that now it is my pleasure to teach them, our future generations to never forget the sacrifices that are made everday on their behalf by men like the both of you and all who serve our great country. And that we are a great country! Fewer and fewer of my teaching peers seem to do that nowadays. But not this guy. Thank you again for a great video Karl, love these specials and love the live streams with Chad. I would love to attend the next TR Tactical pistol/carbine class you have when y'all make it back down to Texas in 2021. Best wishes, hope you had a great Veteran's Day & keep up the great work!

Happy Veterans day and thanks for sharing much appreciated.

Thank you for sharing CSM. In awe...

Probably the coolest military video I've ever seen!

Outstanding, thanks Karl and Mr. Lamb!