The Iraq Invasion: 20 Years Later with Navy SEALs "Coch" and Dorr

[@jeffgee6319]

That roughly 44min went by too quickly. I could listen to these stories for hours. These 2 dudes are awesome. I’ve got a colossal amount of respect for them, and guys like them.

[@TacticalHyve]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nickjohnson710]

Coch, is that a Yorkshire rose on you're arm?

[@samwalker3441]

Totally.

[@madhatter5331]

That was definitely high speed to hear the intel on the background work you guy's done.

[@abaddon4823]

Damn, 20 yrs already. I remember my dad talking about how Vietnam seemed like it was just yesterday.

[@pg234forreal]

Love these Storytime episodes. Would be cool to see Dorr and Coch interview a Vietnam era guy

[@whiskeythree1622]

Coch n' Dorr would approve the SOG Podcast, I bet Too easy

[@MaxiimTribe]

Its wild that this was 20 years ago now. And thank you Coch for brining pictures, that adds to the stories so much.

[@benjaminjaskoski1334]

I was in middle school on an Army base in Germany when the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq happened. Videos like these take me back to the days of being on the outside looking in, and understanding some but not all of what was going on at the time.

[@wireman4029]

I love war stories. I used to listen to my grandfather's stories about his time in Vietnam. I've heard many of his stories numerous times, and would give anything to hear him tell me one of them again.

[@roundrock63]

Another awesome episode. Coch and Dorr are the best! Thank you for your service!!

[@paraAA82]

Coch! Great to see you! One of my favorite KZbin personalities (or celebrities) Thanks for sharing.

[@pistolgrips]

Great conversation. Frankly, this type of “interview“ in some ways is more interesting because it is seemingly more spontaneous. Just two guys talking. The podcasts that deals primarily with vets in recent wars aren’t quite the same. Thanks.

[@jeffevey5763]

Super interesting and an honor to hear these guys talk. This was a dangerous time, and they stepped up to be in the line of fire.

[@rightwinggunnut1]

For a badass, Coch is such a nice dude…love him

[@sectorseven07]

I was 13 when the invasion started. One of our closest family friends was Lieutenant Paul Mysliviec, a platoon leader in 3rd ID. I was glued to the television watching everything. He popped up on the news no less than three times as CNN followed 3ID to the capital. I remember the five year prep up preparing to join as soon as I turned 18. I had no idea at the time that I'd end up in Afghanistan. It's funny the difference between vets based on just a few years time. A lot of guys fought in Iraq thinking they'd go to Afghanistan and a lot of guys fought in Afghanistan who thought we'd go to Iraq. I have always felt like I missed out on those thunder run days. What a time to be alive. Respect.

[@thatkajunguy8029]

I love hearing these stories Glad you made it home safely and Thank you for your service to both of you

[@BxRell]

Thanks for letting us know about CCW Safe

[@czechmatetso7330]

This maybe was your best video! Keep providing this excellent content!!

[@ivanme6217]

Dorr needs that Manscaped sponsorship ASAP haha great upload guys!

[@robc8892]

Yep

[@mike_braun_1023]

That was a cool little tid bit about Scott Speicher....pilot been MIA since Gulf War. That was a big mission post invasion. Always love story time with Coch and Dorr

[@samwalker3441]

Much respect to all of you guys. I was as impressed by what wasn't said as what was. Multiple times I could see Coch playing the tapes in his head and giving a very measured response. True professionalism there.

[@ghosthammer7804]

At 6' 5"235 pounds, I always did everything that I could to stay out of the HMMWVs. Always opted to get into an MTVR whenever I have the chance. The biggest problem I had was probably getting my size 14 boots in and out of the HMMWVs. As always, great video!

[@Valorius]

When I was in the infantry I referred to my 6'5" 235lb fellow infantrymen as meat shields. "Don't worry brother, I'll be right behind you every step of the way."

[@bcreech17]

Missed a great opportunity to be a tanker or little bird pilot, eh?

[@The_One_77]

Love your content! Watch every video you guys do! Keep the stories coming!

[@TacticalHyve]

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[@pyeitme508]

Ok cool 😎😊

[@DataGeek903]

Navy Seals.." good at sucking and blowing... on rigs..."...ok Coch... 🙂

[@thejuxtaposition2999]

dudes, another awesome episode, thank ya'll

[@charliemke]

Love these videos great content boys

[@TacticalHyve]

Much appreciated

[@Frankie2s]

You guys put out some amazing video. Love hearing the stories and experiences. Thank you both. As well as all who served. Thank you for your service.

[@samwalker3441]

For sure. Huge respect.

[@Nignog187]

I couldn’t be happier this one is 45 mins long

[@mikebrown9997]

You guys are so interesting to listen to. I could listen all day.

[@johnkorth8599]

My foreman was in Iraq shortly after the invasion. His MOS wasn’t combat related and he was a reservist, but he was placed active duty and deployed to a small outpost right along the Iraq/Syrian border, and one thing he’s talked with me about was he didn’t initially want to sleep in the barracks with the infantry Marines and opted to sleep outside on his truck but when enemy fire began raining down on their base he had to (in his words) endure the stink and sleep with the grunts

[@Seasniffer69]

@@southernpartisan1772 the national guard in my city (weapons company) was perpetually deployed. My sister's husband did 4 deployments in his 6 year contract PLUS natural disaster relief when stateside. He put it ALOT of work

[@hateferlife]

Love hearing the invasion stories! I was busy 'guarding MREs' out at 25th ID in Hawaii, spinning up for COBRA GOLD. Even if I could, wouldn't change a thing. Grateful to have served with some awesome dudes, doing some pretty interesting stuff. Thank you for putting this down for the record.

[@ARGAR_GAMES]

Would love an Afghanistan round up.

[@buzsalmon]

I very much enjoyed the video Coch and Dorr.

[@armeddiver]

Gentlemen, thank you for the video. While I was on active duty for over 21 years and in civil service with the Army for more than 22 years, I never heard a shot fired in anger. I really enjoy the history lessons on the developments and changes that occurred through your histories in and out of the military. It causes me a lot of thought in my own career. When I joined the Army in 1975 we wore heavily starched green fatigues and highly polished black boots and that was just two years out of Vietnam. If you look back at where we are today with military uniforms and equipment it seems absolutely insane that we would starch and shine a work uniform that way. Again, thank you for your videos. I enjoy them very much and even though I am old I learn a lot.

[@johnc6655]

Hearing coch talk about gold squadron and hitting targets looking for wmd's. Reminds me of listening to Andy Stupf talk about being on gold and hitting the same type of targets. Mop suits and all. I wonder if they we're on that squadron at the same time?

[@Valorius]

For someone who has never conducted desert ops in MOPP IV, there is simply no way to convey what pure hell it is.

[@Chief-um2vp]

Yes they were both in the same squadron. Andy Stumpf also had Jason Silva and Bill Rapier on his show. They were also in Gold and invaded Iraq

[@HeavyJay1421]

It's always a great video when coch rocks the stash

[@ericalbers4867]

Man this takes me back. I joined back in 2003 when I was 17. Ended up in Afghanistan multiple times. Not once did i get the displeasure of seeing Irag or anything OIF. It was all OEF for me which was its own unique hell..but also fun looking back. Like basic, it sucks horribly while you're in it but man once its over.. I feel like one of those old guys in a movie setting up the flashback.

[@sandrakohorst8706]

Love this podcast and for all the civilians, listening would help to explain the abbreviations as you go...

[@johngiese2556]

Thank You so much for your service!

[@Trailhound79]

Absolutely love the stories guys. Thanx for sharing Coch, appreciate y'all!!

[@reno3249]

What a great story from some great guys. Thanks alot for your service! I showed up there in 07 so thanks for paving the way.

[@darrellsmith2658]

Quite certain Coch and I crossed path, more than once. Love these stories.

[@franklackey9110]

I love your videos. I served 8 years, all in the 70's. Did 2 years at the Phib base, 4 at NASNI, 2 a t 32nd st. Please continue with the great content. BZ

[@MrDustinclement]

Love these videos guys. Felt like it was 5 minutes! It’s just eye opening and also really cool to hear how things have changed because of what was evolving

[@matts8396]

This is great stuff! Coch is a cool 😎 guy

[@pauliewalnuts5241]

Seeing videos of the Taliban with millions of US dollars and military weapons and equipment after the botched Afghanistan withdraw is infuriating.

[@DataGeek903]

well it par for the course. we always leave our enemies better equipped than before we engaged them. Do you have any idea how many Javelins, stingers, etc the Russians and Chinese have got their hands on and are reverse engineering. All so we can fund a corrupt government.

[@2K9s]

Meh, has anyone validated the photo?

[@2K9s]

@Total Indoc no. Several photos pre Or about 02/29/2020 - 08/30/2021.

[@Mike_Y.]

Thank you guys for your service, much love

[@joebudde3302]

Thanks for the recollection,

[@whatisawoman9784]

Firm handshakes to my favorite Father/Son combo! We love these stories, and appreciate your service more than we can express.

[@mastodon24]

I love this kind of content; war stories from those that inspired "kids" like me

[@JordanJimmyDavison]

Thanks for sharing and thanks for your service to our country 🇺🇸

[@jorgemarinbouchain9184]

Yooooo !!! Pretty Rad combat stories and Photos thanks for sharing all this amazing stuff!!! Please keep doing this , we love you guys! Coch and Dorr 🤙🏼🙌✌🏼🤘🏼👌🏽🤝🏽

[@georgecoull1883]

Hearing Mike Ritland on the Shawn Ryan show makes me wonder if he was on your team or in your unit? That dude is such a badass and so are you doing what you did 🫡 🇺🇲

[@Becarhodzic]

The guy being interviewed was in DEVGRU at the time. Gold Squadron. Mike Ritland was at Team 3 at the time. But both were there for the invasion of Iraq!

[@joshuaborne4721]

Well done. Thanks for your service. Nice Krag-Jorgensen on the mantle.

[@williamrunner6718]

Dude, I love this guy so much! He is my age and served around the same time I did except I got out in 99 so I didn't have to deal with this shit! Anyway, great video!

[@sparkyboots]

The pictures are PRICELESS!!!

[@BadActor-]

Very Interesting....Thanks GB

[@TacticalHyve]

Very welcome

[@PeterRoos]

Thank you for your service.

[@codybailey3298]

EPIC!! You guys Rock! Keep it coming.

[@Followme556]

Brushfire war, wow I haven't heard that term in ages.

[@johnneill5960]

Fun fact I was on the mission that recovered scot speicher body outside of TQ in the desert . The Bedouins had told our forces way earlier , but the head shed didn’t believe it supposedly. He was found right next to his A-6 . If memory recalls it was 09 .

[@ghill1010]

Awesome!!!! Love hearing the stories

[@Shoots-A-Stick79]

Good stuff, as always. Thanks! ⚓️

[@ARGAR_GAMES]

The start of this video looks like they are sat up in bed together! I need to get my glasses! LoL

[@RubiconV]

Good stuff guys!

[@corvetteguy1980]

Dad was flying F-18s over Iraq in 2005 off the Nimitz.

[@behemothpowersports5958]

Thanks for your service fellas!

[@goawaybaizuo]

God, I can't believe it's been 20 years since I enlisted (August 2003). I still hate my recruiter to this day. Scored above 115 on all line scores with a GT score of 126. I was qualified for any job the army had. I wanted to try for SF, but my dad (active duty MSG at the time) wanted me to work on satellites or cyber warfare. Something that would translate to good jobs on the civilian side. Well, being 18, I knew best and went down to sign the papers by myself. My recruiter sold me on becoming an 88m for the cash bonus. "Just change your mos before AIT," he said. "It won't be a problem at all," he said. My dad turned ghost white when I told him. I spent 7 years and 3 deployments doing that horrible job regreting my decision the whole time. I have some fond memories now, but I don't think I'll ever get over what could have been of it wasn't for a dishonest recruiter.

[@stuartpedaso2949]

I'm glad they could be here too.

[@jimborsa]

As an Iraq War vet it’s Good to hear other vets talk about this now very maligned and ignored conflict. We just did our job. We aren’t politicians but now the conflict is seen as an embarrassment in the U.K. but the reality is we did the best with a bad hand. Two tours of the sand pit confirmed that for me that the enemy wasn’t just the JAM and AQ but our own politicians. No one talks about it outside of the US and in fact OIF / TELIC vets keep their head below the parapet here in U.K. which is sad. The twentieth anniversary was completely ignored here and quietly shoved under the carpet. Sadly the UK OIF / TELIC vets here are ignored and left to their own devices. Used when needed, discarded when not.

[@Valorius]

Happy Easter @Tactical Hyve!

[@dtna]

You should write a book, Coach.

[@jamesgunnyreed]

I didnt do any of the cool stuff you guys did. But I did fly from the USS Boxer to what eventually became FARP Jalibah (it was abandoned in July 2003 as we moved north) Just south of An Nasiriya in the beginning days.. Rode up and down the Highway in open HMMWV to Camp Viper and some other Camp I cant remember... Totally different during the initial invasion that what it turned into a year later. I had never even heard the tern IED until after I got home...Great conversation guys.

[@TheLoneRanger745]

Watching the Shock & AWE champagne, what we got to see from home was the most unbelievable thing EVER SEEN ! One hell of a raider type attack, the amount of air power unleashed that first night had never been seen before, I remember hearing the stat's , it really was SHOCK & AWE😲 !🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Thank you so much for sharing your story Coch , we are so very proud of our fighting Men & Women , You !

[@NATHANBROWN80]

So awesome! Thank you for sharing your story about OIF! Being an OIF vet, I love this type of content. Keep it rolling gents!!!

[@bh-2198]

Thanks Coch and Dorr! :) :us Loved the stories. Have you ever been airborne in an APC while inside it? Loads of fun. 😉😉

[@richardscroggins2096]

I was in from 2006 to 2012 and did a lot of support work for units in Iraq and Afghanistan, but i never went over seas.

[@sergeant061]

Awesome videos!

[@roseeastman3789]

Thank you for your service

[@williamstocker584]

Coch was on the same team as Andy Stumpf that’s awesome

[@kendallkilgore7799]

Some of those missile strikes you heard may have been from my ship. We fired 25 TLAMS during "Shock and Awe"

[@pawciohajdi1270]

Hi, I love your stories, when all of that happened, I was 10+ boy who was fascinated what I saw in TV. More materials like that! Visit Poland sometimes, expecially Silesia area ;) !

[@TacticalBunnyCA]

Dangerous drinking game: take a shot every time Coch say "you know" 🥴😵‍💫😵☠️💀

[@xtimator]

@@TacticalBunnyCA NFW I'd be shit faced in the 1st 10min! 🤮😎

[@laurence1643]

I "Learned" 1966-69 ! You "Learned" 2003+ ! I was glad to get "back to the WORLD"! I'm heartsick that everyone didn't make it !!!

[@DoWork316]

Appreciate the first hand account. 🇺🇸🏴‍☠️

[@TacticalHyve]

👍

[@WarStallion69]

I since Coch is a good man and Dorr is a friend too.

[@jonathanrogers9961]

You do realize we need a video on how to properly fold underwear now, right?

[@pyeitme508]

Wow amazing 🤩

[@TacticalHyve]

Thanks!

[@armyofaceas]

Berm Breach! March 19, 2003. We are back in Camp Virginia after completing our mission building Camp Thunder Road about a week prior. Our time is now spent preparing our vehicles, Conex shipping containers, and other equipment for our imminent push to Baghdad. With so much military buildup at this point it did not really matter what the U.N. weapon inspectors say, we are going in. The 48 hour deadline for Saddam and his sons to leave Iraq came and went. On the night of the 19th, a team of our EM (Earthmovers) platoon was sent to the border with bulldozers both armored and unarmored open cab. This is what they have been training for. They were training this whole time with 4 or 5 Up-Armored Caterpillar Bulldozers, one with an American Flag attached to the rear, that the Army signed over to the 94th before even our own equipment came in specifically for this event. To Breach the Berm! The Breach: We all Made History on this night 20 years ago. For good or bad/ for right or wrong, the 94th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) was making history as our bulldozer blades are the Spearhead of the invasion. I was not there for this historic event. I was back in the tent with the rest of the company. But the dozers that I've taken care of for the last few years were. They also sent the contact truck for maintenance support; I used to be TC (Shotgun) in the contact truck before the Kosovo deployment and was now a little miffed that I didn't get that spot back. At some point during the breach the Incoming alarm went off. It's an eerie low tone police type siren that has a way of making you get that sinking feeling of "Oh Shit!" We all don and seal our M40 gas mask and run for the bunker that is only a 20ft long/ 4ft. high rectangular tunnel made out of concrete that we crawl into. No words are really spoken, just heavy breathing through our masks, can't really tell who is who with them on. With some in PT's (physical training uniform of t-shirt and shorts) and some in our BDU's (Battle Dress Uniform) our backs against the walls on both sides we sit and wait for the all clear. Nothing happened. After the all clear alarm, we stow our mask back in our pack that we wear around our left hip at all times. The reason for this is because we don't know if Saddam will use chemical or biological agents in the SCUDS he is reportedly using against us. Later on in the night the EM team was back in the tent and obviously extremely exited about the events that just transpired. If I remember correctly, I heard something about rounds pinging off our open cab dozers! You would have to go to my brothers who were there for that story though. The SCUD attacks: 3rd ID is using the lanes EM platoon made at the berm to invade Iraq. The next several days for me come in more of a blur. At one point I was in our tent looking for something though my gear next to my cot when the Incoming alarm went off again. I remember this scene so well it was like it was straight out of a movie! I don my mask and run out. I'm looking at the ground through the mask and it has this way of making you tunnel-visioned, you can see the grans in the sand seem to be still near the top while the rest of it streaks down as you step. (I want to get a tattoo of this someday) The alarms went off hours apart everyday with repeated false alarms (for us at Camp Virginia), and every time we don our mask and run for the bunker. Until one day (I think it was the 21st or 22nd) While out reorganizing our Conex, a big explosion was heard. KA-BOOM! It sounded like it went off right above us. We all ducked and looked around.... The creepy part? NOTHING WAS SEEN! You can see for miles in every direction as clear as a day can get, no cloud in the sky, nothing around but desert and tents. I'm looking all around.. No puff of smoke, no indication that any explosion happened at all! We continue with our work till about 3 minutes later the Incoming Alarm went off. It was reported later that a Patriot Missile took down a SCUD.

[@joeg5414]

Coch looks like Mike Rowe in his old pictures

[@scaleworksRC]

It's not stealing, it's "borrowing indefinitely." And if you do take it home, it's a war trophy.

[@CalebDiT]

It's a shame y'all had to go. I was an Arabic linguist with the 31st IS at the GRSOC. Iraq had no appreciable WMD, no threats to the US, etc. and that was exactly what we were reporting to POTUS. The country is all but ruined, now. The cruelty we were commanded to use against the Iraqi population who also didn't like Saddam and who wanted peace with the US is embarrassing. As far as the HVT mission, that was a convoluted mess. A number of people "in the Ba'ath Party" were people who wanted to serve Iraq, not Saddam. One of my Arabic teachers, a Christian man who had been tortured by Saddam, was one of Saddam's translators -- somebody who now serves the US military and who would have been treated very unjustly in some raid on his home had he not escaped Iraq after the first invasion of Iraq.

[@bradleywayne3943]

Hey Brother(s) you actually have a photo of my best friends Bradley (A/Co 1/36 Inf 1st Armored) with him in the turret. Pretty cool. RLTW !

[@gator7082]

Everybody loves America when you point a gun at them. Very true. Lots to upack out of statements like that.

[@rtz549]

Those little helicopters are really cool.

[@coolazguy15]

Bradley getting some love

[@NathanG454]

I remember being 16 wishing I was there. Being a liberator and freeing those people from the sadam regime. But now looking back at how things went and how the government treats our vets I’m glad I wasn’t. I’m sorry gwot and oif vets y’all deserve better

[@JohnRodriguez-si9si]

I Myself, John Rodriguez, come from the Marine Corps and Army of the 20th Century AD ( 1987-1998, with 1 Year and 4 Months in the Army National Guard ( ARNG) and US Army Reserve ( USAR) ) , but, respect to You Sailors, Soldiers, Marines , Airmen and Coasties ( as the Guardians of Space Force had not yet existed) Did the Duty in the Global War On Terror/ International Battle Against Terror ( GWOT / IBAT) in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Sub Saharan Africa and the Philippines.

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

NBC MOP gear is like wearing a fire fighters ensemble. Not quite as bad, but close.

[@chad59]

Mopp in the gulf is the CHITZ 130 degrees with 90 percent humidity. beautiful LOL

[@1127fctwosw]

"honey? where did the woodland camo bed spread go?"

[@whiskeythree1622]

Day-yam! Rockin' the legit woodland camo woobie -- PRICELESS

[@MDR-hn2yz]

I remember watching the Iraq War start on tv at my C school in California. I was so pissed. I ended up there 3 years later when it really went to $h!t.

[@82lowe36id]

Crazy it’s been that long. I was there for OIF 3.