Machine Gun Combat During The Second Battle of Fallujah | Marines | Robert Day

[@americanveteranscenter]

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[@GBelly-tf9sq]

As a Silver Star Marine parent, thank you young man. My son was in Hadditha area when he was injured in 2006. 23 of his unit never came home and many more were injured. It changes the family dynamic forever, starting with the VA.

[@EricFapton]

I want to tell my story one day, too. I was an Infantryman in Iraq in 2006. 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion of the 12th Infantry (Mechanized). 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Entered Iraq December 2005 to Left January 2007.

[@Teaamery]

Hello from Iraq, our army also fought terrorism in that region, but we defeated them in 2016, and we celebrate the anniversary of victory aganist terrorism on December 10 every year.respect

[@kingcuhvee3412]

Love from America ❤

[@Ghast-vl2kd]

that is very interesting thank u for sharing. do u know when that day started being celebrated in iraq?

[@Teaamery]

@@Ghast-vl2kd When the American forces withdrew from Iraq in 2012, ISIS attacked Iraq in 2014 with the support of Arab countries, but our army defeated them, and our army liberated Fallujah in 2016, and a year later we liberated the rest of the other areas in western Iraq with the help of the international coalition formed by the United States, and our former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared December 10 as a holiday for victory over terrorism, which is an official holiday for us and we celebrate it every year, and our army participates in a military parade on this occasion every year.

[@Teaamery]

@@kingcuhvee3412 love you too from Iraq❤️

[@robertb8629]

​@@Teaameryour media barely covered your battle in 2016

[@JarheadCrayonEater]

Thank you Brother! I'm glad I had guys like you around! USMC 1999-2007

[@reddiver7293]

Can't think of a man better suited to be a sergeant. This grateful civilian says God Bless our USMC.

[@hitithard1363]

Retired Usmc 2001-2007 My Military Occuption is 0311 Infantry Rifleman Our Mission was to seek and Destroy the enemy We are the 1/5 if you know you know ......Semper Fi

[@matthewkane8403]

Geronimo

[@joeh4295]

My son is former 1/9 Mortars. Much different than I ever saw in 12 years as a medic with AFSOC.

[@buckappel6835]

When the battle of Hue City started during TET 68, the Vietnamese General wouldn’t allow us to use fixed wing or Artillery on Hue. When the Marines stated taking heavy casualties, the Americans lifted that order and once we started to drop 155mm shells and hit them with napalm things turned around quickly.

[@Jakal-pw8yq]

Those were delusional rules of engagement. Too many Marines and GI's died because of these rules of engagement, or lack thereof and indecision on the part of some very inept leaders.Smfh...🇺🇸⚓️💯🙏💖👍

[@mikepotter6426]

You men went over there and fought two wars. One against communism, one against Washington D.C. even so, you prevailed.

[@ValJosey]

Isn’t that the city that an officer said we had to destroy it to save it?

[@endlessmountainoutdoors]

RIP Capt Sammis and Capt Ford. Their Cobra went down April 3rd 2003 during that invasion.

[@billb89]

I just took a drink in their memory even though I never knew them.

[@BomChickyBowWow]

I’ve seen damn near every video this channel has produced and I’ve noticed a clear difference between the old men and the young men. The older guys from WW2 tell their stories and (much of the time) look as if they’re enjoying it. They’ll have a smirk and look like they enjoy reliving the stories. The young guys and even most of the Vietnam guys look as if they are not enjoying telling their stories. It’s cold and concise like a police report or something.

[@mvubu6823]

Makes a big difference when you have a clear goal and win at the end. None of the post WW2 fights came home with a sense of national victory. The old guys have also had 60/80 years to deal with things. Would have been different interviewing them in the 1950s

[@14goldmedals]

@@mvubu6823 WWII and Korean Servicemen travelled by large troopships there and back. Their trip home could take many days or even weeks. That gave those young fighting men a little time to decompress amongst old friends and new. Vietnam vets were sent home on jets just like these brave men today. In the morning they’re in the jungle or sand box and by supper time they’re in their city or home town. That’s gotta mess with a man’s head hard.

[@danam0228]

The guys in WW2 saw approx 40 days of combat on avg. In Vietnam, 240

[@Jakal-pw8yq]

​@@danam0228that's an interesting observation, and statistic. I'm wondering where you came up with those numbers?

[@danam0228]

@Jakal-pw8yq I have heard these several times in documentaries, one on PBS and elsewhere. 40 and 240 are on low side of what I have heard and read. I have often heard numbers of 45 and 325. I don't know how the stats were calculated, but imagine it might just include those that have actually seen combat. The other thing to consider is that the older people get the more they seem to enjoy telling any story they might have to tell. That's what I noticed with my dad anyway. Not that he saw any combat while in service, but as with anyone, if you live a hard enough life and live long enough, you end up with stories involving scrapes of different sorts to tell.

[@robertslusser6753]

Our senior DI used a swagger stick inside of the garbage can while the two junior DI's used them on the trash can lids to wake us up every morning. This was June, July and August of 1968 on Parris Island. Served a three year enlistment while serving as a COBOL computer programmer at El Toro, CA and Okinawa. I have the greatest respect for all combat tested Marines. Semper Fi from a fellow E-5 Sergeant. OBO

[@YiggityYins]

I could listen to this dude talk for hours. What a legend. Incredible storyteller and incredible service to his country. Thank you Robert Day

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

Its men like Farecloth (spelling) that save so many others by their fighting prowess and diligence. Such great Marines

[@cospittner3526]

Very intelligent and articulate recount of things. Excellent interview. Great to see that Sgt Day came out alive to tell us about it. Hoorah leatherneck.

[@DRFelGood]

Thank you Marine for your courage, sacrifice and service 🇺🇸❤️

[@FloridaCaptains]

Someone please make sure he’s getting the help he deserves. Those eyes and his tone of voice scares me.

[@hintoflimetostitochip7978]

Low iq comment.

[@User_yhvz]

@@hintoflimetostitochip7978Not really, you can see some anger in there. Retelling these stories isn’t easy. Facial expressions should be taken seriously, last I checked 22 vets kill themselves a day. I know for sure statistically more vets have been killed by self harm than troops who were killed in combat over the last 25 years.

[@jasond4652]

Nothing scary about his tone or face, he’s telling a difficult story and huge moment in his life. I do, however, pray for him and hope peace is found for him in Jesus’ name.

[@dave3156]

I admire your courage Sergeant. Semper Fi Marine! Thank you

[@Gladiator0719]

0331 B-1/7 & F-2/7 Wpns Plt Gulf War-I and Somalia 90-94 M60E3 Machinegunner Semper Fi

[@fishinglunkies3629]

0351 G-2/4 Haditha Triad area 2006-2007

[@mikeneidlinger8857]

I appreciate what you did to serve our country and let me live a life of Freedom.

[@EcceHomo1088]

2/8 0331 vet here… Errr goons!

[@B_Weezie]

Thanks for your service, and thanks for sharing your story.

[@stillamarine1001]

I was on the Nashville when I was a Marine infantrymen. It was as worn out piece of junk. I was so glad to ashore when we went on missions.

[@JohnSavis]

Thank you and every vet here

[@bobbybands6923]

If Tom Brady and Ryan Reynolds had a baby. 😂😂 TYFYS. My brother was 88 mike in the army and died by suicide in 2013. I can still picture in my head the way his eyes would light up when he was talking about or saw a SAW machine gun. PeterBilts and Beltfeds he honestly might have liked more than girls 😂 miss you bro.

[@stillamarine1001]

I remember when I went to Iraq and Afghanistan I was very scared. Iraq was a completely a different animal. Afghanistan was ling range engagements. IED was what I didn’t like the most.

[@TastyBadger]

You call it cowardice the world calls it tactics. As a DM MP, we did the exact tactics.

[@hintoflimetostitochip7978]

Im sure he realizes that bro. Low iq comment.

[@markedmunds1966]

I agree. He then goes on to say they used tanks and grenades rather than enter the houses. Once again tactics, but viewed through the lens of his previous comment he should see it as cowardice.

[@Nahhhhhhh44]

@@markedmunds1966yeah man. And regardless of anything they were outgunned in their own country. Not sure what he expected.

[@EricBussman]

Yeah but using women and children as shields is def an example of cowardice in tactics. No excuse for that

[@Nahhhhhhh44]

@ definitely

[@davidgoodfellow2384]

Thank you for your service I always thank you guys for your sacrifice you give for our freedom

[@ajwaus]

Wow. Thank you for sharing.

[@pipermac]

"Cowardly?" Why is denying your enemy light to kill you by cowardly? Should they have bright neon lights inviting you in for a cool drink? Cowardly seems to be more like hiding in a group of women and kids. Blocking out light seems like a tool of the trade.

[@nationalduo4945]

His Eyes…….

[@glennbrymer4065]

That is not emptiness. That is recall. He has been through the fire. The hardest steels come from the hottest fires. Good interview, you let him tell his stories. It is an honor to listen to this warrior. He fulfilled his OATH. He did his job. Salute rendered.

[@FloridaCaptains]

He’s high. And I’m sure this isn’t an easy topic to talk about.

[@russellkoopman3004]

I think he was seeing flashbacks that he kept trying to get rid of. He is carrying a heavy load of horrific scenes that are haunting him. War is hell, he saw it and has to deal with it. I sure wish him well and thank him for his service. We are free because of soldiers like him.

[@gabe3106]

@@russellkoopman3004he meant well yes but the war in Iraq should’ve never happened. It did nothing but destabilize the Middle East as a whole and benefited nobody.

[@dortheawatson3938]

@@glennbrymer4065 The strongest of steels are forged from the fires of hell

[@mchankerhoff853]

Thank you for your service sir.

[@Jakal-pw8yq]

This Marine Warrior's loss of his buddy, Bear Claw, is palpable. He has the same thousand yard stare that many of my friends that fought in Vietnam still have to this day. Particularly my two buddies that fought in Hue City. The politicians during the Vietnam war got a lot of young men killed needlessly. All they cared about was their precious body count. Westmoreland and McNamara should have been charged as War criminals.

[@Pkkct]

Thank you for your service.

[@o0oWMDo0o]

Yea, the oil companies, Halliburton, Raytheon and Israel thanks him for his service...

[@DanielFerraro-b2t]

The enemy was cowardly? Who had night vision and A10’s? I guess it’s all about perspective.

[@Odessycoins]

Watching him killed me I can see the fog of war still in his face. There was a moment he rubbed his chest like he still had his flak jacket on and I know he isn’t dealing well with it and losing his buddy Faircloth. I can’t imagine hos pain you can see it in his eyes

[@AliceAdams-cx8sz]

Thanks for your service Sir I 🫡🫡🫡🫡 you.

[@anlerden4851]

Thank You so much for your service and lovely dedications to Our Beautiful USA Dear American Sir.❤🤍💙💯🙏

[@gregcleveland3498]

Take good care.

[@eddiehernandez6132]

Hell of a birthday gift….Semper Fi

[@Jake-yp6gf]

I wouldn’t call the Iraqi tactics cowardly, they were doing the best they could with what they had. He said they cbf going into the house so they send a javelin missile into it. Not saying that’s cowardly but it’s the same sort of thing ?

[@mikeneidlinger8857]

I've been practicing Silat and Escrima since 1993. I switched to Tai Chi in 2008. I'd love to work with this guy and help him relax. It's difficult to settle your Chi. Root. Circulate your Chi. Feel your Chi. Relax.

[@dug8377]

Some PTSD sufferers have found relief in stuff like that. Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk talks about it.

[@jerrylowenstein1899]

Love the D9 so you worked with the combat engineers?

[@calebpoynter1077]

A friend of mine was shot in the chest with an ak just like this guy described in the beginning while clearing a house in the 2ed battle of fallujah. Luckily, his body armor stopped the rounds.

[@BabySkinCondom]

same, my friend took a 3 round burst going in a doorway. they dragged him out by the handle assuming he was dead but his plate stopped all the rounds

[@SynapticTransmission]

Were the tens of thousands of Vets who ate a bullet from moral injury cowardly too?

[@dennisyoung4631]

I wonder - in real life, how long of a burst does one usually fire from, say, an M240? Is it a short burst (3-5 rounds) - a longer one (10+) - or does it vary a lot? (Was not able to get into the military - flunked the physical - due to being born deaf on my right side, and extreme near-sightedness. Have been writing fiction since 2002 or so, which includes *some* quasi-military action.)

[@parky5329]

They were cowardly? Because they used gorilla tactics.... To fight a superior enemy! WTF 😂 You kill a bad guy with overwhelming superior firepower and you're a hero, they kill a soldier from a military that outnumbers them, outguns them, and they're a coward!??? 😂😂 P.s. I'm a UK veteran that served in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan as an infanteer before anymore starts gobbing off.

[@stalecisco666]

wow this guy intense.

[@williammorris4419]

Putting up curtains and hiding in the dark was self preservation of the enemy, not cowardly. they had no tanks no air support, no bulldozers, so it was what they needed to to. I'm glad this young man survived. I hope he can have a very blessed future without nightmares and flashbacks from his ordeal.

[@THIS---GUY]

that was a bad example of cowardice but they did use civilians as human shields and were faking surrender

[@BigJay-GPG]

You need to hear someone talk about how they’d use kids to carry an IED to a group of soldiers then detonate everyone. but hey I guess that’s not cowardly in ur uneducated opinion

[@BearAmps]

you tell yourself what you have to in order to sleep at night

[@danam0228]

Thank you

[@biopilot17]

I wonder why they didn’t nade the house where faircloth died? Or was that left out of the story. Cuz he said they figured out that they were sighting doorways like that to take out the first guy through.

[@jondbaptist3694]

"We had tanks, bulldozers, and grenade launchers. They had rifles. We wouldn't go into the house for fear of dying. They were cowards."

[@wubuck79]

No insult to this guy but I gotta say, using guerilla tactics against a conventional army isn’t cowardice.

[@KINGRODP]

I support my troops. However, America has to pay for the innocent people that were killed.

[@Gmny1MOA]

The opening line kind of doesnt make sense...you mean the enemy used common sense? Sitting in a dark corner w a pkm isnt cowardly....ditching the pk & running away would be cowardly...plus how many of them was it in that room vs you guys? Prolly outnumbered them 10 to 1...thats the diff between roe and sops vs just some "civilian"

[@TomP-nw4wu]

Korea. It is called The Korean War.

[@pedrov7188]

War is not fair and never ethical. Drop mic. Yhanks for serving in the USMC warrior.

[@clif4020]

my man threw in a fresh hog for this story, you can tell he is a savage. hell yea

[@cfneal1459]

Peace, peace, and there is no peace. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. MARANATHA!

[@Robytsu]

What's the relatiom between 9/11 and Fallujah?

[@robmiller4630]

Sounds like Dr drew interviewer

[@jd-ls4tk]

he forgot to bring Carolla

[@goodbonezz1289]

Are we still listening to this stuff? We haven’t heard and seen enough combat stories for this generation yet? I’m a combat vet myself, and have absolutely heard enough already. Move on with life.

[@robmiller4630]

If you ain't trax...ARG amphib readiness group ex

[@SynapticTransmission]

'We'd throw frags at them, called in tanks and bulldozers' But they were too cowardly to let us do that to them' WTF? Talk about COPE.

[@rastenborg]

Yeah. I'm stupid too.

[@Luuskamuikkunen]

Enemy was cowardly😂😂 Tactics..

[@ra3ta]

Really. 3rd world country invaded by the US for no reason other than corportate greed. What would you do in a reverse situation?

[@westhompson574]

If the US didn’t follow Geneva convention you would call us cowards…hezbolah digs tunnels under civilians/hospitals/mosques ( tactic right)… warriors using civilian population as a shield and threatening them to be a shield is the definition of coward and not a tactic.

[@Lavadawg0311]

Errrr Brother

[@EcceHomo1088]

Errrr lil brother

[@daryldaigle7214]

Would like to know about Fairclothe

[@ob1257]

Damn

[@polduran]

So because they use guerrilla warfare, they are cowards? They don't have tanks, constant air support, heavy weapons on each vehicle etc. LOL, you are not in a good position to talk about cowardice

[@ymatT601]

The enemies tactics were cowardly by using your own tactics against you, huh, what does that say about you? It’s war brother.

[@slugnaholowaa7406]

Lots of children killed.

[@steveclark8223]

“The enemy were cowardly…we had tanks, bull dozers, jets and bombs and they hide in the dark. Yeah a lot of us had night vision”

[@hintoflimetostitochip7978]

For night ops. Who tf is bringing night vision on a patrol / hit in the middle of the damn day. You gonna switch to ur nightvision right before u breach? Ur so smart.

[@SleeeplyJoe]

Sending a women with a child that has a bomb strapped to the child’s chest isn’t cowardly? Also tanks are the biggest target on the battlefield I personally would not want to be stuck in a death trap

[@robmiller4630]

09/11/1996 [5 yo] =

[@a2soc]

Donald knows that sound.

[@AndrewMitchell001]

closing curtains wasnt cowardly they did what they to do they only had small arms you had jets, choppers, arty, mlrs, tanks and other armored vehicles hummers with .50s and mark 19s etc etc and top line personal equipment and body armour, they had obsolete inferior crap.

[@unifyhumanity360]

🫡

[@AJ_K_H]

How was the enemy cowardly, they literally had Adidas clothes on and flipflops and no body armor and you with all the body armor and technology that you had still couldn't defeat them , i would say they are the bravest warriors ever , and remember we stood like lions waiting for your convoy to pass just to throw that B point blank, and you behind all that armor i still watched you cry 😂 whos the coward now 😅

[@Wyatt274]

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@1492tomato]

One more time... proof the US Marines are the toughest sonsabitches on earth.

[@mikem.1220]

Tell me he didn't say, 'boat'. 😂

[@claymac7895]

Only an insane society could think this kind of murderous behavior could do anything other than make the world much worse.

[@EcceHomo1088]

... So EVERY society lol?

[@chriswisehart9678]

Insane compared to what the terrorists were doing to the locals??You were there???

[@dogoven.]

Indiscriminately crushing people in civilian homes with a bulldozer is pretty cowardly, too.

[@EcceHomo1088]

... Not after they shoot or maim your friends because they hate your culture and way of life...

[@FloridaCaptains]

No it’s not. It’s badass.

[@Christian-h3g]

Hiding behind civilians, wearing civilian clothes, using ieds etc is also cowardly but last I checked fighting in a war fairness is the last thing to expect.

[@chriswisehart9678]

We indiscriminately carpet bombed our own ancestral homeland during ww2, cry pussy

[@michaelbosisto6259]

Nope it’s smart

[@roastkingjesus]

Thanks for your service in a war we never should have been in, and that wasnt your fault it was our governments. But they didnt fight like cowards, thats a ridiculous statement. You had superior force and armament, is the U.S revolution cowards? For ambushing the British? You went to thier country in Superior force and technology and they fought. They are Anything but cowards sir

[@Daculaboy]

No they fought like cowards. 😂 You might not like it but that doesn't mean its not true.

[@roastkingjesus]

Simply your opinion, welcome to America there's a lot of them.

[@EricBussman]

Does this dude have dip in his mouth?!? Lol

[@PureKNFDrake]

You're in their house. You are the terrorist? 🤔

[@csk1912]

You the type to let someone put hands on your woman and do nothing lol

[@Rob-q6i]

This guy was a nut-job before he enlisted. He was priming himself for just this type of interview. His body langauge is all wrong, from the exhaling breath to accentuate parts of his story, at times his slightly down facing look when relating his stories, is something he has practised. No doubt his service is real and true, it's just his motivation to take part in military action that is questionable. He openly admits he read stories, was'nt doing well and "wanted to do something greater than myself".

[@hintoflimetostitochip7978]

Low iq comment

[@toloopy]

🎯

[@jackrose5077]

What kind of schizo rambling was this?

[@dogoven.]

THANKS FOR NOTHIN! ✌️

[@Holdenwitt]

He believed he was doing the right thing for his country. And sacrifices his life. What have you done?

[@dogoven.]

@@Holdenwittyour mom

[@hintoflimetostitochip7978]

Low iq comment

[@brianbgood]

@@dogoven.piss ant. Non contributing zero.

[@jerrylowenstein1899]

What did you expect?

[@KINGFAROOQ1216]

"fight us fair" says the terrorist to the americans.....

[@ConfuciusZ]

Cowardly? Hm sounds smart to me lol Dude goes to list Tanks bulldozers etc as the invader🤣

[@Nate-i3h]

So when an enemy uses the dark to ambush and kill its cowardly? But when we hide in the dark with night vision to ambush and kill the enemy it isn’t? Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb

[@heshy14]

Really? Who makes IED’s again?

[@fishinglunkies3629]

You have not been in combat, you have no idea what you are talking about…they are cowards, they don’t stand and fight…they cower in the corners of dark rooms and go out like rat 🐀….grow up junior and join the military as a grunt…no balls ⚽️ 🏀

[@knine8154]

Using women, children, hospitals and mosques as a shield, pretty brave huh?

[@jesspryce5025]

That is war , battleship fought by young men for old men who are getting rich , war is Dumb. Sadly I fear it will not end

[@Hurricaneharry518]

Semper fi

[@Spermisaliveggsrnotmenmakelife]

They were cowards they had curtains. I was brave, i only had the most advanced gear, air and artillery suupport, medevac, and thirty other guys with me.