Medal of Honor awarded to former Army Capt. William Swenson

[@aneomgr7798]

This guy looks like the non evil version of Makarov

[@hyrofoo]

The hero version of makarov

[@aneomgr7798]

@@hyrofoo yeah

[@mangan65]

@@hyrofoo he just kissed a guy and got a medal of honour tf?

[@hyrofoo]

@@mangan65 Did you not watch the video? He took fire fron Taliban all around him about 30 yards away and still going to locate and bring dead marines off the battle field.

[@mangan65]

@@hyrofoo and?

[@felixkaletsch8691]

All those Keyboard warriors complaining that a literall warrior hasn't deserved a medal of honor

[@2headedtasman200]

The news story didn't give the whole story. It way more heroic and badass than just getting your NCO into a helicopter. He drove back into the ambush with others in order to rescue wounded afghans and recover the body of the marines, the latter requiring him to exit the vehicles under heavy fire.

[@LuqmanHM]

Nahh if he even died he died for nothing..smh

[@MrAaaaazzzzz00009999]

@@F-I-N-E-R but you are a low life yourself?

[@stunna5600]

ASnakeWith AToothache kinda gay

[@brixitz9722]

ASnakeWith AToothache forget to remove the *not* there buddy. don’t worry, did it for ya:)

[@Messier31NGC224]

In case anyone is unclear about the kind of courage William Swenson & Dakota Meyer showed that day. They rode together in an unarmored truck back into the chaotic and extremely risky ambush multiple times to recover dead and wounded Marines and Afghans. In order to recover their men, they also had to exit the truck under heavy fire. Everyone in the valley was pinned down taking heavy fire and these two (among other heroes) rolled in to help, knowing they’d probably be killed.

[@BelfastSquid]

All these people are making comments without knowing the story. Hopefully they see this comment.

[@melakuminas7735]

You explained it better than the narrator.

[@oopsuhoh7080]

for the people that are saying “why did he get the medal” the man who got the medal was pulling wounded in the middle of a battlefield while being shot at, it may seem like a simple thing to drag a wounded but when you think about it he could’ve just hopped on that helicopter and would’ve been save but he put his life at risk to help the people who didn’t have the same chances or survival as he did. so yeah this dude be vibing 🥴🥴

[@pain9225]

yeah but i dont think he was the only one who did what u said. Dont do others deserve the medal to?

[@gabrieltejada1523]

There was another that received the medal of honor Dakota Myers

[@philiplauren7024]

Gabriel Tejada, Thanks, this was actually the on thing I was wondering about/looking for.

[@theZbanana]

@kemronirons it says in the video they have helmet cams.

[@japanischerkira3761]

OOPS UhOh I think he didn’t deserve the medal i mean i saw the other marine taking a Grenade to save his buddy. while he’s just dragging his wounded mates to a helicopter.

[@idontknowman6277]

For the people asking why he received the Medal of Honor: “For risking his life, under enemy fire, to render medical aid to a fellow wounded soldier, and rescue others and recover fallen comrades, during the Battle of Ganjgal.” So don’t say he didn’t deserve it

[@grenadiermike394]

Reminds me of Private Desmond Doss

[@scottlightner3224]

Great job Capt.

[@aaronmurphy5262]

Zaneta Horvatovavavarenzanetavndor wtf is your name

[@jackv1781]

Aaron Murphy it’s short for scott

[@vecna445]

@@aaronmurphy5262 a name

[@mackenziekarsonovich1073]

Aw he gave him a kiss on the head. That’s like the sweetest, most comforting gesture in a moment like that.

[@misan2002]

Boy do i 1000% agree with Swenson's sworn statement

[@GETSPADES]

Checkup: Swenson is still in the Army and was promoted to Major

[@hermanngommel4664]

now promoted to lieutenant colonel

[@frostygaming5379]

Woah

[@hermanngommel4664]

@Vent Shark He was promoted after only 14 years of commissioned service (2002-2011 and 2014-2019). 2 or 3 years below the DOPMA primary zone. Only the best of the best get such early promotion.

[@AV_204]

Hello there

[@GETSPADES]

@@AV_204 LMAO, well well well. Isn’t this a interesting encounter

[@GraceandWisdom]

And that's what courage, bravery, and valor looks like. Thank you, Captain!

[@asiamies9153]

Currently a lieutenant colonel

[@robwayne8322]

What really just moves me is that in the valley of death - surrounded by heavy fire, he kisses his wounded brother in Arms - that unconditional, sacrificial love that is only forged in the face of death among our soldiers and veterans. Especially, not knowing he wouldn't see him again. This should open the eyes of many who take our soldiers and veterans for granted. Our soldiers are indeed one of the truest representations of Christ-likeness to us today.

[@minstrelofMir]

just watched that a guy who"took" a grenade covering it to save lives gets this medal,,this guy,,,errm

[@Hrowwll]

Same

[@Hxmmo]

Same

[@jeisonhansson]

Same

[@sodasgoel]

Same

[@ryanwoww]

Same

[@helenstewart3934]

I can not speak from personal experience but My Mum was a Military Medic, my Dad and my 4 brothers and I've heard harrowing, nightmare inducing stories that leave you lost for words. I can't forget what I heard never mind live with the actual first hand, real time act. I have such massive respect for ANY military member, First responder and even First aiders. This guy utterly deserves this medal and the title of Hero. I personally thank you. God Bless you love.

[@bigbikedhainz9478]

Imagine how hard it was to watch your best friend suffer from serious injuries and 4 other people that will literally take bullet for you just gone

[@matthewjarosz4121]

He earned it because he didn't leave any of his brothers on the battlefield wether dead or alive.

[@ariel666.]

He just looks so kind but so sad at the same time

[@richardstorm4603]

Wow! He looks just like Sean Lee! At least, I think he does. He even sounds like Sean Lee.

[@djbageleatusbeanus2741]

Peter Parker but stronger

[@midnightxii4996]

HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS!!

[@BigNutJuice]

Sean?

[@jessicayang5522]

Wow...hes so handsome, thank you for service!

[@user-gu5rh8tu8w]

Nagy Erno it’s not like America is the only country to start wars.

[@redtornado6741]

@Nagy Erno for risking his life for others.

[@redtornado6741]

@Nagy Erno I may not agree with America sometimes but that is admirable.

[@stephane5346]

0:01 Every Parent on this earth

[@Isaac-hv3zi]

Every person who has a Conscience will

[@DoctorUX]

i guess you never heard of Caylee Anthony case

[@wolverineiscool7161]

NOT every parent which is still fine.

[@aureirde7874]

What is that profile picture about? I see it everywhere.

[@wiriamurequiem5124]

Shad Gaspard saved his son.

[@taylorhubbard5706]

These things happen, yet we have no one taking good care of our veterans after they get out.

[@pravda7593]

swenson in swedish is svensson the son of sven

[@yourfriendgus7238]

pravda so Pewdiepies Dog?

[@mikesierra14]

ja

[@spicyboi860]

PewDiePie s dog

[@catsfirst]

pravda no one cares bruv

[@vasudev8421]

Ok

[@kie-skatemods4141]

That’s one of our national treasure. An alive American Hero

[@thomaskilburn5312]

Awesome job sir. The county salutes you. 👌👍

[@thomasbobinski4127]

Can someone explain to me why he received the medal of honor? He carried the live dude onto a helicopter but so did the other dude helping. And his whole team got the rest of the marines in the trench. I don't know this military stuff works but I feel like he shouldn't of gotten it for that or the other guy should've gotten it to. He seemed to just be doing his job.

[@SerbianDingo]

yea i was thinking that too

[@crl122486]

you should research it. Have you found out by any chance?

[@thomasbobinski4127]

@@crl122486 Tried looking into it and the video basically explained the articles I read. I guess it's because he was in charge.

[@jigboygwapo8162]

Because he is a captain of the platoon. He deserve a Medal of Honor

[@christianrasmussen1]

@doritos91381 none Ah! Cheers.

[@vaishnavishah6424]

Lets be silent for a moment in the memory of the soldiers who passed away in the battle field fighting for us

[@callumwhyatt9317]

News presenter: What kind of person would risk their life Everyone who is in the military: 👁👄👁

[@totenkopfkatzen6904]

He must have swedish ancestors (Swenson)! Respect from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@renneroliveira2162]

Respect from Brazil !

[@roccogant4057]

I stand and salute you......well done.......enjoy a long and happy life...

[@alonelyz1981]

So that’s where the meme template came from

[@f.b.i.853]

Really?

[@Hadriandidnothingwrong-z8c]

2:47 this guy who is standing on the right... ii think his right shoulder is being consumed by his rank.

[@windshearahead7012]

GodTheChaoticEvil Narcissist LMAO

[@Gammon1912]

It's not his rank

[@generalss3461]

GodTheChaoticEvil Narcissist: change your name now!

[@SB-bf1xf]

@@generalss3461 why?

[@Crimson_Thief007]

That's has nothing to do with rank.

[@stevensassano1357]

We don't know about everything that happened that day. I am sure he deserved his Metal OF Honor. Until you walk among est bullets snapping as they pass by you( This happens because the bullets are traveling faster then the speed of sound) you will never know how hard it is to do. He helped his brother to a helicopter so he might live while bullets passed by his head but he did it anyway. That's a hero

[@OGvMamaG]

Thank you for your service and your. Bravery

[@isaacclarke4229]

Proud of my Army Vets🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@dellowproductions]

this capt is a hero and deserved the medal with evry reason in the military and for the balls of steal

[@LosingitLeft]

You aaid your words wisely hero!!

[@kaushiki.k.s]

"what kind... this kind"

[@miguelmathewson1424]

My personal hero

[@SerbianDingo]

why?

[@windshearahead7012]

Lazar Sinik 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mikimosky4109]

He's indeed and hero but i say the best heros are those who we will never hear of because they will never come back.

[@MrSupernova111]

I would be furious too if I felt that I was abandoned in a combat zone by my commanders.

[@Lion-si1wn]

I have so much respect for these soldiers

[@SF_Curious]

God bless this men who were second guessed in the battle field, fighting for you AMERICANS 🇺🇸 for your freedom and peace

[@u.6549]

people don’t realize this is the warrior that was on the same mission as Dakota, doing the same actions WITH Dakota riding in the truck trying to get to the 4 trapped marines back home...

[@doggies4157]

Exactly but people just don't realize how much courage it takes. 99.9% percent of us couldn't even do what William Swenson and Dakota Myers did that day.

[@gary-xh1nl]

The myth The legend ......

[@kidrichard2416]

he shows a really brave man

[@Hey-ys6uu]

Not a Sergeant, not a Sergeant Major, not a Warrant Officer, not a Lieutenant, but a CAPTAIN. He’s going to be a Lt.Colonel

[@hermanngommel4664]

Major in 2014, Lieutenant Colonel in 2019 and full Colonel perhaps in 2023

[@dogmangaming2547]

Wow, he’s my step dads close friend.

[@chumlee8258]

Dog Man Gaming who asked

[@alexxxx509]

Chum Lee No one needed to

[@chumlee8258]

Alex Gardner who asked?

[@alexxxx509]

Chum Lee You didn’t need to

[@jasonw9251]

@@chumlee8258 Who asked you to say who asked?

[@mikelndou1839]

A man with balls

[@myfriendtania]

What a beautiful man.

[@cadenjohnson1137]

I hope your talking about me.......

[@itzpolarz3024]

I’m confused what he get medal for (not to be rude)

[@Josh-dc1ih]

Itz Polarz he went back to pull wounded soldiers out multiple times.

[@itzpolarz3024]

Ok

[@wkslicex2508]

@@itzpolarz3024 while being shot at

[@kujju18]

Joshua Pontello thank you explaining. I love our troops but was thinking the same thing due to lack of knowledge.

[@o_o6424]

Wk Slicex all soldier there are being shot at

[@umairmoin2839]

can see pain in his eyes

[@sushrutkane1494]

A real life captain America

[@mangkanor9890]

That man has suffered enough that it is scary to let him go back to the community just look at him speak

[@epiccgamner3567]

that thumbnail is so new to me, even though its the original

[@justasimpthathasnomoney7411]

I hate this keyboard warriors who act like the bravest people in the world

[@vorples4886]

NecromanceR especially the BLM criminals who are like “tHeYrE fIgHtiNg fOr a cOrRuPt sYsTeM”

[@perijetton9275]

This is what a hero looks like 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@stefanSS1480]

What kind of person would risk his life to save another ? These beginnings are somewhat dumb

[@smickleberrystew8698]

Your profile pic almost got me😂

[@wolverineiscool7161]

yes your pic almost got me too! Oh wait...

[@alanpartridge3972]

Stefan When you have your own family, you’ll understand.

[@misterbuklau4053]

Stefan Someone with more courage than you will ever have

[@girldegenerate]

MisterBuklau wait when

[@ReqeezRafiq]

This guy looks like Vladimir Makarov from MW2 and MW3

[@vNBA]

Don't be mean😕

[@vNBA]

Ñonsosnfi

[@InspireSphere-Now]

:: you're taking Directfire he:: We're Taking Directfire..

[@niharbhingaradia9588]

There is a movie about this war on Netflix. He is a hero! It's called outpost.

[@hitonnketsia95]

Salute

[@matthewbrady327]

0:01-0:04 “What kind of person who risk his life to save another”? Definitely not you!

[@SouthernGent44]

You came up with that all by yourself? Wow, how witty! (sarcasm).

[@hatredatheart388]

so he was walking?

[@briannotafan3368]

a capn that gets his hands dirty THANK YOU SIR

[@rares-horiapanait1078]

Realest statement ever

[@mohamedsamir2459]

God bless you all

[@graveltheblock5578]

Ive seen the editted version too much, I can no longer see this the same way

[@JR-zv6qm]

Very brave man. Whoever is whining that he didn't deserve the MoH is ignorant. He made every American proud that day whether you realize it or not.

[@hermanjohnson7058]

Kenneth Westbrook was a member of the Navajo Tribe an his brother was also killed in a battle both from Shiprock, New Mexico

[@sad_vegan507]

This man deserved this. I am not saying Dakota Meyer didnt but Dakota told Swensons story as his own

[@tonysargent3852]

Delusional

[@sad_vegan507]

@@tonysargent3852he was proven to have lied in his AAR do your research

[@sad_vegan507]

@@tonysargent3852why do you think he was mad and quit the Army ?

[@serebbi]

Did the other guy get a medal aswell?

[@ffandrewd2986]

He was so professional. Godbless

[@metiks111]

they are having some great time of the thumbnail

[@yuvrajdwivedi9975]

Guy looked like the soldier who got kicked by hulk in nuts in first hulk movie

[@cadenjohnson1137]

hahaa little

[@MisterMediocrity-uu9gx]

Except that the Hulk is fictional. This guy is real. And would have kicked the Hulk in the nuts.

[@bloodybase4205]

How did he get a Medal of Honor he kissed some guy if I went out and kissed some marine I’d probably be called gay

[@yehyamaaz6816]

What's the problem of kissing someone in the US.

[@whyyes6429]

He pulled back many wounded soldiers while being shot at, risked his life multiple times basically while saving a lot of people

[@bloodybase4205]

no u many other soldiers do that too and they don’t get rewarded they get nothing they don’t even get good therapy

[@Frostburn2716]

Hdid Jritij you are a disrespectful, homophobic, child. Also, I had I seizure trying to read your name.

[@bloodybase4205]

Frostburn good and i don’t agree with gay peoples beliefs but I don’t have a problem with them

[@williamchow5744]

Powerful.

[@MyNameIsHan]

This is where the meme came from

[@rippedrager7020]

This isn’t even the full story. They fought for hours and didn’t get any support. This guy and more went and saved a bunch of people defying all odds in an unarmored truck with a turreted gun on the back dodging thousands bullets the whole time.

[@oswarz5294]

Excuse my stupid question but how he acquires the medal is there a person wrote it down everything he does ?

[@revolutioninc7081]

Ngl The footage looks like a real life modern warfare game

[@acidxray]

Did anybody issue those guys helmets?

[@jimgregory6185]

There are hunans in this world that are heroes.

[@drewseiht5999]

Get some! Sir!👍

[@brtddg]

I read the report of this battle. When they got surrounded The Taliban commanders was taunting them over the ANA radio, saying that they were going to do the same to them as they did to the Russians. When they finally made it out with all the dead and wounded the locals were lined up on the road laughing at them and cheering that they got attacked... Talk about a bad day.

[@brtddg]

I hope they got some payback.

[@davebrubeck1489]

One wants to like a CMH winner by definition, but man, he is instantly unlikeable. Great job.

[@vtrmcs]

Influencers take note. That video was NOT filtered.

[@giorgakis2008]

UTMOST RESPECT!!!!

[@willburchett4667]

He deserved the medal, but this video didn't do a good job of explaining why.

[@dannylaw7367]

Why would anyone want to go back and fight or die for a country that won't even allow you to tell the truth without tragic consequences? That's WHY we fight, and yet that freedom is lost in favor of political correctness and all that worthless trash our lying corrupt politicians have taught us to live by. I have so much admiration for this young man and his observations are 100% on target, but if you DARE to say the truth today, we'll end your career or job. I have tears in my eyes from that kiss to that fallen hero and will never forget the gentle kindness of that moment. God bless all our soldiers and support teams. It's the people that didn't get the air or artillery support that should be in trouble.

[@JustMikuMiku]

This video found me

[@marrsooslick5546]

Do you see how many people did these courageous acts during the time obama was president, its so tough to find someone that would do this now that trump is president.

[@Frostburn2716]

C.O.M.S ? Because we don’t currently have any active armed conflicts, so we have no need of sending our people out into harms way. Obama sent people out into enemy territory, and Americans died. Trump has openly voiced that he wants to pull Americans out of the Middle East, thus, attempting to save lives. It’s not about the amount of medals handed out, it’s about the lives saved, and Trump has outdone Obama there.

[@avid4810]

Is he bitter? Are you kidding me? Apparently the investigation also revealed that helicopters with support fire capability were in a 5-10 min range of these guys, and because of incompetence at the command center, they never made it. It’s one thing to be trapped. But to loose hope like that…I couldn’t even imagine. I would be filled with rage directed towards those incompetent officers.

[@freyac4772]

We STAN this MAN

[@flapjack6983]

So this is where the meme came from?

[@angiellomendoza7088]

I don’t know why but when I saw the thumbnail I thought barrack Obama was giving him a massage

[@nemezizthedestroyer5237]

So nobody's gonna talk about the thumbnail

[@northamericanintercontinen3207]

God Bless SGT Westbrook SGT Meyer and MAJ Swenson

[@hermanngommel4664]

Sadly SFC Westbrook died of his wounds a month after the battle. SGT Meyer and LTC Swenson do well.

[@tylermarshall5350]

The captain gave him a kiss before he left, if you watch the raw video. Simon Sinek has a Ted Talk, called why good leaders make you feel safe, very insightful.

[@raisugen5025]

if i'm the capt i will not accept the medal of honor. specially there are people died before me and to be alive is already the greatest gift than honor. id rather cut the medal into pieces and give it to the family who gave their life on that day. they deserved the medal of honor than me.

[@itsikisraeli8967]

Each medal has her own story. This medal, has the exact story you just wrote. No need to cut it in pieces

[@SunshineAIC]

It's given out for Valor, so if you just die, that sucks, but you weren't exactly being valiant relative to how courageous everyone else is already being by going to war

[@yjz9731]

So this is where that meme came from