British Guy Reacts to The First Medal of Honor Ever Recorded

British Guy Reacts to The First Medal of Honor Ever Recorded
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[@michaelsander6039]

For anyone reading this Beesley has a Patreon and this video was at my request. He’s a great guy who does great reactions. He’s to good a guy to announce he has a Patreon or ask for people to sign up but let’s help him to continue to provide great content and honest raw reactions. Peace and best wishes to everyone.

[@TheBeesleys99]

Aww legend aha! Appreciate that mate :D

[@jeffburdick869]

Good call. I just became a patron.

[@michaelsander6039]

@@jeffburdick869 I think he deserves it. I enjoy the guy.

[@jeffburdick869]

@@michaelsander6039 Agreed. He's literally provided me with hours of entertainment. He should be compensated for it.

[@michaelsander6039]

@@jeffburdick869 that’s exactly how I feel. I always look forward to his reactions.

[@dylanlevy2107]

Man I've seen this but I already have chills, would like to see your reaction

[@michaelsander6039]

Thanks for doing my request. I’m so glad you were able to share this story with your subscribers. Though it’s hard to watch it truly shows honor and bravery that we all question whether or not we each have. I am an Army Veteran who looks up to these guys and they are my heroes.

[@shawnanderson6313]

Beautiful

[@TheBeesleys99]

Legend mate :D

[@kcc3271]

Thank you for your service. My son is still in the Army. I am soooooo proud of him and all military people. They volunteer and expect nothing in return. It is a selfless act.

[@leslie3765]

Thank you Sir for your service. God bless you and yours.

[@crackiechan4432]

I highly recommend the book. In it it explains how he would stand up to the bullies at school, was just the kind of person he was.

[@dylanlevy2107]

Everytime I see this i cry...

[@TheBeesleys99]

Such an act of bravery and hard to watch!

[@sgtpickles1319]

Rest in Valhalla, TSgt Chapman.

[@She-den]

Amen 🙏

[@jasonphilpot7186]

They promited him to MSgt in 2018 when his wife accepted his MOA 16 yrs after he died

[@jartstopsign]

I've seen this a couple times now but I always get choked up watching it. Damn you Beesley!

[@Onlytheclouds]

Was hoping you would watch the Chapman video. mindblowing how a human could keep truckin like that. The MOH is the highest military award in the US. Awarded by the president. The absolute peak.

[@MsTeaRex]

John Chapman was not awarded the MOH until President Trump was elected. The Bush administration gave Chapman a piddly ass citation.

[@gamester512]

@@MsTeaRex Most of the blame for that lies on the Navy's higher-ups, as they attempted to block Chapman's Medal of Honor (by claiming that he had actually died much earlier in the fight) because they did not want it to become public knowledge that the SEAL Team had left him behind (though in their defense, they did not know that Chapman was still alive, they believed that he had already died in the earlier fighting, and the team leader himself even earned a Medal of Honor), but the SEAL Team leader was always advocating for Chapman to receive the Medal of Honor that he absolutely deserved. If you want to blame someone, blame the Navy brass who had the gall to try and block his Medal of Honor in the first place. This particular battle saw three US soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor, that being Chapman, the team leader, and a medic (even after suffering severe gunshot wounds, he refused to receive medical treatment so that he could focus on saving as many men as he possibly could, and he ultimately succumbed to his wounds just 30 minutes before help arrived). The SEAL Team leader was the only Medal of Honor recipient in this battle to actually survive (and he has stated in interviews that he is still haunted by the fact that unknowingly or not, he left Chapman behind), and this battle ultimately lasted around 17 hours. But by the end of the fighting, all hostiles were wiped out, and the remains of the fallen were recovered and brought home....and the US forces suffered a total of 6 casualties, including Chapman, and to top it all off, this was Chapman's very first active combat situation and he still went out like a hero, fighting tooth and nail if need be until his body could no longer keep going. If you want another incredible MoH-worthy act, look up Roy Benevidez during the Vietnam War. The guy is seen as a war hero for a damn good reason.

[@MsTeaRex]

@@gamester512 thank you for that indeph information. Very enlightening. And I'm very familiar with Roy Benavidez another dedicated American hero.

[@weezydoots8468]

You are so mature for such a young man, coming from a US NY grandma. Your family should be proud of you. This video is a hard watch, but I believe more people have it in them than you think. Love watching your channel

[@redryder6523]

This happened in 2002 and it still hasnt been made in to a movie. This and Roy Benevidez both need to be made. Both are hero's of the highest order and deserve to be recognized more than they are.

[@gregh7400]

They just announced recently "Combat Control" will be filmed soon with Jake Gyllenhaal as Chapman.

[@barryfletcher7136]

The USA's Medal of Honor is the highest decoration awarded to US military personnel. A significant percentage of them are given to the MoH winner's family as they died in the event in question. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor

[@TheBeesleys99]

Wow. Appreciate the insight mate!

[@SpearM3064]

@@TheBeesleys99 Since 1863, there have been 3507 recipients of the Medal of Honor, 618 of them posthumously. Now, that's just over 17%, which doesn't sound like a "significant percentage", but I have a feeling that the MoH used to be awarded much more frequently. Since World War II, there have been 860 awarded, and about 529 of them were posthumous. That's 62.5 percent. Out of the other 331, only 69 of them are still alive, including two from World War II. (97 and 99 years old... we can only pray we live as long.)

[@WOLVESOFWARGAMING]

@@SpearM3064 that's because in the beginning like in the civil war it was just handed out. There was a battle where all the offices received one just for showing up. But it was later on that they made it more strict. And when they changed the standards is when people actually consider it the real medal of honor.

[@itsahellofaname]

Imagine - there are branches of 23 family trees that will continue on because of John Chapman's sacrifice. The 23 comrades he saved are just the start.

[@baddabeer4862]

The Medal of Honor is the signal of those that save others at the cost of their own lives and that it was a serious choice in a bad situation. Those that know what they are doing and know they are taking the spear for others

[@theyjusthateem700]

Love the videos it's nice to see the British veiws on thing

[@cfromcass]

I've seen this before and it still isn't easy to watch.

[@adamdafatman3906]

I’ve watched it over 10 times now and my chest still get heavy every time I watch it

[@mickluchsinger486]

John Chapman is a true hero there are very few of those. NEVER FORGOTTEN USMC

[@kevinstaples7393]

R.i.p. chapman. We love you. Men should follow your courage & determination. Proud to call you an american.

[@jacksonhill7552]

this became known as the Battle of Roberts Ridge, the QRF (Quick Reaction Force) actually consisted of 2 helicopters both full of U.S. Army Rangers, only one was able to land on the ridge (the one seen at the end of the video) while the second landed further down the mountain, it took hours for the second half of the QRF to arrive, but once it did, the Rangers were able to battle their way up to the Al Qaeda positions and take the mountain, during the landing and subsequent fighting, 5 Rangers were killed, bring the total U.S. fatalities to 7

[@johnnyboiiii1497]

Wow very emotional that's incredible!! ( keep up the good work and on the road to 8k)

[@damnedtolive9121]

"If you're hurt, hurt 'em back. If you're dead, walk it off." Captain America, inspired by John Chapman

[@joshuacedriccamamrista4254]

I’m new subscriber I like your video love it👍👍

[@ethangospodareck]

Thank you for watching this.

[@dianestenning8935]

You should do a reaction to operation red wings, mike murphy was a warrior with balls of steel to expose himself to enemy fire in order to save his team mates, not that the other seals weren't warriors on that fateful day

[@mistermisanthrope4106]

I wouldn't worry about apologizing. You come across as a very respectful young man.

[@babyfry4775]

I got the book for my husband but haven’t read it yet. Tremendous man. Incredible sacrifice. Good reaction!

[@drjmansplace5174]

Medal of Honor (Full name is The Congressional Medal of Honor) is one of the highest honors there is in the US. There are Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stars. The Purple Heart is also amidst the highest honors. Some may only be given by The President of The United States. Congress may also issue others. There's usually a formal ceremony involved with a heros welcome. Those men and women went into Hell and survived for our freedom.

[@nateisgreat1172]

That was sad

[@brettsears3563]

You should reacts to dirt car crashes

[@jonathanlindsey463]

look John Chapman, the SEALs and everyone involded in this action is a hero, especially the 7 that died

[@jeremiahhardel2646]

React to NASCAR's worst brake failures

[@sarahpatings6385]

There are youtube documentaries with interviews of soldiers on that mountain. On that day 7 Americans would die and it was a rough fight. Highly recommend learning more about it

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

Watching peoples reactions to videos concerning the military as a prior service Marine is hilarious at times, because it's a subject that can really backfire on a person at a moments notice. If a person hasn't served in the military or been closely related to or in a relationship with someone serving in the military, they can't really understand what day to day life is actually like in the military. So the reactor will feel the need to add the "Please forgive my ignorance about the military" disclaimer before watching the video. I understand why they do it and it's appreciated, but has there been a reactor that actually did insult or offend veterans in a video and now this is a "Don't cancel me" disclaimer? I really do appreciate the respect the reactors try to show the veterans when they watch videos like this.

[@TheBeesleys99]

I know exactly what you are saying mate... beleive me or not but i really dont say it not to be cancelled or not. I just really dont want to offend people while giving my opinion when i could be completely wrong :)

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

@@TheBeesleys99 I wasn't saying you did this or anything wrong and I didn't think you were doing it to avoid cancellation. I was saying, that because of the cancel me culture it has content creators so afraid to be offensive or push boundaries, that they often pre-apologize just incase and they have to navigate their videos and commentary like they're walking through a mine field and being slightly offensive is what sets them off. Sucks that you have to do that but as a subscriber I appreciate it.

[@peggydill4176]

Land of the free! BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!

[@protonneutron9046]

BTW, the 105 has a 30 meter kill radius

[@dovrostkier998]

Beesley where are all the afl videos?

[@TheBeesleys99]

Hopefully tomorrow... jsut not had the time to get a 3rd vid done

[@mattygreen7463]

Dam That's all I got to say

[@pauletteschiowitz8989]

I can’t watch this, too emotional

[@michaelwolf7840]

This was only a few months after 9/11

[@thomasohanlon1060]

For comparison the MoH is like Britain's V.C. hope that gives you something to go by.

[@awesomeness0930]

How’s your March Madness bracket going?

[@TheBeesleys99]

In the bin mate 😂😂 how about yours?

[@awesomeness0930]

@@TheBeesleys99 I think most of us feel the same😂 also keep up the good work man!

[@virginiarobbins7539]

UNDERSTAND that he's already faced death so death holds no fear for him.. he likely doesn't expect to live so he goes down fighting. See, WE knew different stories like his, it's different when you ACTUALLY SEE WAR and how awful it really is. Now you understand WHY we stopped giving an eff of what the world thinks of us. THIS is what we do for so many world wide to help free their ppl or protect ourselves and then we are judged for the way we live, think. So many of our today's old men were yesterday's young whom were forced if they didn't volunteer to go to war in Vietnam. They saw horrors, they lived through them.. many of our homeless are vets from this war. The things they had to do and living daily every min with adrenaline not knowing if you'll die. Some minds couldn't recover from this.. also they came back here to being spat on, called baby killers, being hated even if they were forced to go... my own father only was able to avoid going because when he was drafted they saw he had already been shot and lost a finger. He had 6 children at home whom would have been left without a protector and provider had he had to go. We don't hate the other nations and ppl of this earth.. but we won't tolerate the hatred thrown at us for being what we are, fighters. We haven't had a generation that hasn't had to go to war to my knowledge. We want ppl to like us as we DO THESE THINGS to protect not only our own but many many others world wide. So when some European nations verbally attacked us for years.. yeah, we felt the hate that we don't deserve. Ppl in other nations have zero clue of what we really must face and do.. that we lose our young, our fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters to wars in amounts that no other nation has lost as we send in the most and are usually first in or right there to merge with others whom have began the fight somewhere. So we APPRECIATE ppl like you, ppl whom can accept us for whom and what we are.. Our environment made us what we are from the beginning. I do like that internet has lessened the gap and outsiders can really get to know us as the ppl we are instead of all the propaganda they've been told about us for years. We believe in helping others, dying and killing to protect others.. these are our CORE values.. you can't change them as they are instilled in us from birth in some form. Many here are religious as well and as such believe in protecting innocent, protecting those whom can't protect themselves, etc. We carry this belief system into our own homes as well. Again.. THANK YOU for WANTING TO KNOW US.

[@richardgribble8438]

Thank you for this, God sees this man and what he did, when he took his last breath God took his soul and now he's enjoying everlasting peace and love, you cannot help but love this man

[@jamesmarciel5237]

The video narrator is incorrect. He only was awarded a single Medal of Honor, not two. Still an amazing, selfless act of heroism.

[@jartstopsign]

Let's be honest, dude deserves at least 2 for this

[@sgtpickles1319]

My understanding is that the recommendation from his commander was for 2 but they awarded one.

[@daniel_sc1024]

The narrator is author Dan Schilling, who wrote about the incident in "Alone at Dawn." I believe this is his attempt at explaining why John Chapman deserves a second Medal of Honor. Its pretty convincing to me.

[@jamesmarciel5237]

@@daniel_sc1024 not disparaging his actions in any way. However, the narrator states this as a fact. He never states that it is an opinion. Ask a veteran or serving member of the military what they think about someone wearing a medal they never were awarded. The author/narrator should have known this and never stated it as fact.

[@clarencefrench7304]

@@jamesmarciel5237 read the book

[@virginiarobbins7539]

John 15:13 1611 KJV Greater loue hath no man then this, that a man lay downe his life for his friends.

[@jonathanlindsey463]

i get so mad at dan for lieing during his narration to sell more books... the SEALs did not abandon John, that entire team was getting mauled, they called in uncontrolled air strikes “which u NEVER do unless ur entire team will die otherwise.. after calling in the 105 mm rounds they were required to move to a safe distan

[@ihatemybosses]

It is a ridiculous statement claiming virtually every single guy would have died except for the actions of one.

[@alexsamaris1667]

Pretty sure that Chinook would have been hit with several rpgs instead of just one had Chapman not been there pinning them down.