Deployment Stories: JTF2 Operation in Afghanistan & Life-Altering Decisions

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In this edition of 'Deployment Stories', Randy walks us through both sides of how an operation can affect an operator and create 'residue'.

[@psycho2596]

Great to finally hear some deployment stories from our country’s elite

[@breadtoasted2269]

Especially in English

[@psycho2596]

@@breadtoasted2269exactly. I’m most interested in this one since it’s a cqb situation. There’s a lot of sniper stories but the up close and personal ones are hard to find

[@dannyking4736]

I definitely agree.

[@gc4th]

Thank you for sharing this important lived experience. Another example of how "Professional" the Special Options community is. I know this is not the only example! 👏

[@4xhoser]

Thank you for sharing and your service from a fellow 🇨🇦 Canadian 🤘🇨🇦

[@mr.monkeybars9336]

It's heavy but the important part is good always wins. Honestly, you showed a tremendous amount of restraint and professionalism. That's the right decision every time.

[@John-rf5es]

I never comment on social media but this one touched me. You did the right thing. I know how you feel, it would have felt great to fill him in and you would have been justified,but you were professional and did your job properly. Chances are valuable intelligence was extracted from this criminal which perhaps saved lots of people. In retirement you look back on your career and assess the things you did in a different light because you’re out of the life of being an operator. You become more objective. If you can look at yourself in the mirror everyday and say you did your best and be happy with that reflection then you’ve succeeded. I think you’ve succeeded. In fact I know you have. Love your channel. Stay safe.

[@lowenhertz955]

Thanks for sharing brother. Much of this community keeps things close to the chest for obvious reasons. But sharing our stories and how they effected us, lightens the burden of what had to be done down range.

[@nor031]

I did three different deployments in Afghanistan in the Canadian Infantry, I my experience you made the best decision. If you kill him he will be replaced by someone else waiting for their chance to do bad things. If however we get actionable intelligence from him it does way more damage to the enemy as we dismantle their operations. For context my tours were with 3RCR, 1RCR (OP Medusa) and 1RCR.

[@bens.1721]

Thank you for sharing a powerful lesson in morals and ethics that everyone can learn from.

[@LlamasPvP]

Get Randy on the Jocko Pod!!

[@justinprentice2004]

Just another reminder how much more it is then being physically capable most people would have chosen otherwise great job

[@karlawson]

You made the right call. Doesn't change the fact you wanted to put that pos in the dirt. Also realize that he wouldn't have done the same for you, so in that alone you're a bigger man. Respect.

[@Make_Canada_Trudeau-Less-Again]

Few things these days make me proud to be a Canuck still, but you're on the shortlist Mr Turner!🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@americanfirst4378]

Thank you from America for your service. I think you made the right choice. Revenge is for the Lord and were are but men. God bless you sir!

[@rick3461]

I was down range in 08. OMLT in Zhari. We were doing a joint op with BG and all of the enablers that came with them. Contact throughout the op. But one fire fight in particular drove me crazy for years. Me and a few ANA got hit while in a blocking position. I saw the dudes shooting at us. We had an opportunity to flank them and jump the wall they were behind. Myself and 5 ANA were just about to bash through the grape fields when I was told, by a HQ officer, to stop. “There’s an air strike inbound” The strike never came, and the ANA were pissed at ME for not letting them go. I was pissed I listened to someone on his first time outside the wire. I knew we had the guys dead to rights. It would’ve been up close and personal, probably getting myself or some of the ANA dudes killed. Who knows? But I knew we had those fuckers in the bag. That bothers me to this day. So much I’m ranting in the comment section ffs. Great video. Pro Patria

[@JohnSmith-ei6sc]

@rick3461 did you serve with capt. Rob semrau?

[@rick3461]

@@JohnSmith-ei6sc he was in our sister Kandak. Outstanding man from what I’ve gathered.

[@RahimLadhajuma]

Definitely interesting perspectives 🪖🧠🤙🏼🎥

[@jean-micheltanguay8664]

Thank you for sharing this story :)

[@BestBoyNed]

Having never been in your position and can’t imagine I ever will be, I only hope I could carry myself with that level of honour to both your duty and to your humanity. Thank you for sharing your story, your perspectives and you have my utmost trust, respect and gratitude ❤️

[@michaelbrisson1067]

Canadian professionalism 👍🇨🇦

[@1982rrose]

Our rational vs emotional conflict, both are logical thus the conflict. Thank you.

[@number1squib488]

Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@FromGamingwithLove0456]

I watch a lot of interviews like this- dead guys can't talk so bring them in if possible... ROE and all that jazz. At a fundamental level the good guys did the right thing. I'm a firm believer in doing the right thing- but "the right thing" has never been a more blurry metric than it is now. These guys are spared and then they come back to Canada and get a 10 million dollar payout to buy up commercial real estate in Edmonton or end up negotiating a peace deal in Afghanistan so it can print passports and enable the global reach of industrialized terror groups with 80 billion in US hardware to play with. And this isn't an accusation at all so please don't take it like that- simply an acknowledgement that the reality of this ambiguity has made the emotional fallout of doing what has traditionally been considered "the right thing" exceptionally complex. Much respect- we're all new to right now internet stranger.

[@timincam]

thanks

[@BullyMaguireShots]

Understand how this guy feels.

[@cognitive-carpenter]

@DA, do you think as Canadians we should change our attitudes on ROEs on foreign evil actors? Could be a good video in and of itself

[@JohnSmith-ei6sc]

It’s not up to the citizens it’s up to the government. Maybe Canadians should all change attitudes in general. Most of Canadians are whiny cry babies who give sympathy to evil shit heads like Hamas.

[@bigjamroll]

Likewise. Worried about who was not taken out. There was a man at the Mexican border on the news who looked eerily familiar. *The guy who roughly said 'you don't know who you just let into your country'. Ffs

[@JohnSmith-ei6sc]

Another reason is we could have extracted information that led to more kill/capture or potential terror plots could have been foiled by this guy potentially giving up info. Not a bad thing but for sure understand you maybe wishing you’d have sent him to forever sleep.

[@blub9217]

Trudeau probably have him $10million too.