Extended Interview: Medal Of Honor Recipient Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee

Army Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee was one of three recent recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military award for valor. Plumlee was recognized for his efforts to repel a suicide attack in Afghanistan in August of 2013. He takes NBC News' Peter Alexander through the events of that day, and describes how he rushed into danger to help. He was recognized alongside Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz and Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who were honored posthumously. "Our stories are going to be bound together forever, and I hope I can represent them well," Plumlee says.
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[@reallyhappenings5597]

Forget this cheerful interview from this smiling flight attendant. Read the official MOH citation. Dude rampaged through the enemy attack, took multiple direct suicide vest blasts, triggered another suicide vest with precision sniper fire, used his pistol in a close-quarters 360-degree gunfight. Multiple contacts inside 7 meters.

[@thediner8929]

Beast Mode.

[@SFCCANE]

That's not true. At all....

[@johndhoo]

Good to know we still have soldiers like this! Thank you for your service Master Sgnt.

[@janiecovey787]

Thank you for your service master sergeant. You are a blessing to your family , your community , your fellow soldiers and your country. An honorable man , you deserve all our blessing and respect .

[@martykardaseski6549]

Thank you for your service and your duties

[@carycoller3140]

I love how he said, "I sent that bullet forward!" Golden 😎👍

[@genecobb8856]

A Proud Oklahoman! God Bless the men and women of the U.S. Military! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Jack958]

It’s a beautiful thing that this man got to get home… true hero god bless him

[@earlgeorge7573]

thank you for your service.

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

Thank you for your service, Sir. From a brother soldier.

[@masskilla469]

Thank You for you Heroism and Service Medal Of Honor Recipient Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee.

[@SFCCANE]

Me and my Company were there at the breach when the suicide bombers were going off and they were getting through. This is disappointing to watch.

[@jordan5881]

If this man is related to Basil Plumlee, I’m not surprised at his valor.

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[@turdferguson2839]

The guy doing the interview is very childish and unprofessional... he has the interviewing skills of a college frat boy.

[@cdrtej]

Totally weird attitude to do this interview

[@goarmybeatnavy841]

Yep, kept asking how did you not get shot to this MoH recipient, unprofessional to say the least. God bless our unsung warriors.

[@dncidnti7839]

This interviewers attitude is so cheerful and odd. If you read the real reports. This dude went full Rambo. This interviewers lack of seriousness makes it seem way to unrealistic.

[@kenrobison9528]

Remember everyone deployed. God bless you all. All the way. 🇺🇸 173rd

[@superguy6892]

"The caliver of people I showed up with. Even if they got past me, they weren't getting past that corner." Also liked his other comment about file clerk manning the wall, and his appreciation of everyone else on the base handling their fights while his group found a fight of their own.

[@carycoller3140]

"Will you be a representative of those other men as well?" What kind of question is that?

[@archielee9705]

I know Earl, he’s is the nicest man, so humbled, you would never know he is a real Rambo! God bless him and his daughter

[@tonydouglas334]

00:47 “they didn’t spent all that money training us for us to watch” 💪🏽

[@robertmarchildon721]

Hero

[@pugsbella]

once a marine always a marine even when you go Army

[@themoneyslaps]

Savage 🔥

[@mattwestcigarreviews]

I remember this guy from Brooklyn 99. He kept trying to date Amy.

[@xDvsking666x]

Sometimes this questions in these interviews seem just a little but insensitive or lack a humbleness to them.

[@briank8697]

Never run for cover, you run to the fight and bring the hate and fire

[@MrRugbylane]

The interviewer is a little off-tone. He sounds like he's interviewing a pop star

[@wassup253]

Great job Earl! When we went drove to Ghazni from Paktika it looked like King Kong had kicked a hole through that perimeter wall. DOL 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@finz9982]

"Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.” (1 Samuel 15:3)

[@JP-fn5xt]

Comments worthy of medals maybe ?

[@jayoutdoors1534]

Um um um um um

[@lwrii1912]

I would have loved to hear the rest of the interview of MSgt Plumlee but I just couldn't listen to another inane question from Lester Holt. Holt must be the singularly worst interviewer I've heard in decades.

[@JP-fn5xt]

Howdy doody wear a pretty big hat ?

[@AbcDef-tl2kq]

Lif u want to get rich...get known people's palm print as painting...n sell it in bidding...

[@L_a_u_r_a_L_e_tt_o]

✝️_MALITVE TO HEALTH Lord, our heavenly father, holy your name, may your kingdom come, may your will be done, our heavenly father, heal with your power, help the icon with the image of the Lord (name of the person) do not be ill or idiotic, give up various diseases, I pray and ask the Lord our father heavenly, heal with your strength, I accept you in heart and soul and glorify your name, Lord almighty patron and protector of our heavenly save and preserve in the name of father and son and holy spirit amen 🙏🏻++

[@thiemtranthi7760]

Ok woman thanhk amen❤😂

[@sierraactual4310]

Interviewer comes off like a car salesman trying to be a war corespondent

[@DH-sj9we]

his c.i.b. is not straight and that bothers me.

[@mikemaske6591]

Bet he also puts his hands in is pockets, but he earns a pass. Heard he threw a grenade and killed 50 taliban.. then the grenade exploded.😂

[@notofthisworld5267]

No respect here. I trust no one in bed with gov. Booooooo!!!

[@Tiddyliterature]

You sound pretty jell