@@CoolnCarin5241is the award you get for simple stuff like doing exceptionally good on an inspection or something like that. Getting an AAM is pretty much a joke in the Army.
Nah, that kind of stuff happened every other day on the job. Lots more things even crazier than that went unnoticed or swept under the rug. The Silver Star, if anything, is appropriate in this situation. Edit: Somehow my phone thought I Was typing SSM instead of silver star lol..huwat is goin on round hereee
A silver star??? that is worthy of a medal of honor all day long. That is a man who put the lives of his comrades far above the value of his own life!!.. the entire crew should have been awarded at the very least a silver star
@@johnshattuck6674but did he not go above and beyond? Could’ve deemed the LZ too hot the minute they started taking fire, but that’s not the decision he made…
When the government issues any recognition for your efforts that in itself is an honor, they dont care if you come back because they feel if you do you will likely be injured and a burden to the govt for your care. This is why its so many veterans on the streets, because once you are not useful to serve you are considered a burden and they could care less…..unless they are showboating for votes then they will bring you up in conversation then forget promises made later
I was confused from that too. One of my biggest pet peeves is when they miserably fail replicating a scene. In this one, they show what looks like the terrain is jagged peaks and barren valleys with green trees, They intersperse it with snow everywhere and snowy peaks looking like it is in the Arctic, with deep snow everywhere, far from the dessert and snow capped ridges and mountains in Afghanistan. There were also different helicopters that were not painted the same.
I'm glad someone else picked up on the disparities. I had to listen to the narrator a couple of times. The helicopter exploding definitely was in no shape to return to service.
My younger brother did 26 years in the Army, all in CH-47 Chinooks. He retired as a flight engineer. He did 7 tours in Afghanistan. I am so glad he came home without any serious injury. I am honored to call him my brother. He usually calls me something else, but that's what brothers do.
@tilasole3252 Thanks for bringing this up. Physically no injuries but PTSD is certainly something very real. On the surface he seems to be well adjusted but I don't see him much. We live very far apart & ours is not a close family. So there could be many things that I am unaware of. God Bless.
The PTSD thing isn't so much as to what he'd have necessarily seen, it was dependent on his ability to process what he'd seen. I was also a "Hooker", coming in during Desert Storm, and retiring after 21+ consecutive years, CH-47D's and MH-47E's. I might have known or crewed with your Brother. But even if I never met him, he's my Brother, as well. 😉
Soldiers are being lied to by politicians. Politicians are smart, soldiers are idiots. If your teacher is teaching you the wrong things then you shouldn’t stay quiet and do something about it.
Their decision to die in other countries, Americans trying to be the god of the world to be able to control energy upholding the value of their petrodollar are killing for their god mammon.
I get your point and it's true. But to be accurate I don't think the vast majority of soldiers, especially those that have been in combat could give a single soft shit about their own medals.
@@johnmcintyre800 Soldiers don't think that way. They are trained to do what someone else yells in their faces and ears. They're not intelligent enough to say "No, i don't leave my country to klll foreigners in another land just cause someone told me and for money and when i leave i let back blood, tears and destruction and never come back to help the citizens to rebuild their homes." And if you're a soldier from the US... you don't care if it's an enemy soldier or a photographer with some friends or innocent farmers. You just pull the trigger or push a button and then you laugh and talk trash and f some girls their for a few bucks. And when you come home they call you "heros". And all this ☝ is fact, documented and reality. Americans have a body count based system. It started with american natives and was also practiced in vietnam (fun fact: the USA have one museum about vietnam war, cause nearly anybody says 'till today that they've lost the war). Wherever their army was they left burned land and destroyed infrastructure. They don't fight in other countries to help ... they fight cause every dropped bomb and bullet shot is damn money. Some call them heros? A hero is a woman having 2, 3 jobs to bring her kids to school and feed them. A hero is a fire marshal running into a burning building. A hero is a guy sharing his sandwich with a homeless person. A hero doesn't need a gun. A hero just needs to be human.
@johnmcintyre800 who the fk are you to question anyone... Did you serve??? You put your life at risk??? Many a man and woman fought for this country and died doing so.... Does that mean they necessarily agreed with the orders.... They did it for the same reason I did it, they fought for freedom and the right for people to have a choice... You don't support the war or the reason, that's your choice..... Don't question that man or woman in uniform for their choice... You gotta problem with this country, or people fighting for it.... GET THE FK OUT OF IT.
@@bazoozoo1186 Sgt. Roger Rathbun was the guy who took the headshot which was a grazing blow. He was fine it says. His injuries were not serious, it just tore his helmet off (and broke it) and he went up and communicated with the pilots immediately afterward.
I mean these guys had the least dangerous part of the army plus he did a better purpose he saved countless people who are most likely at home and not buried
@@juicewrld5884 well yes, I am aware that Rangers Lead the Way. But I believe that Ranger also implemented the "No Man Left Behind" mindset. I've got a good friend who was a USMC door gunner on a Sikorski in Vietnam, and man you can feel yourself age just listening to the stories he very rarely tells. Funny thing he pointed out to me...the guys who talk nothing but combat....generally didn't see that much. The guys who WERE in the thick of things....you have to pry it out of them. I've found that to be true.
Some of the older guys down in the Gulf of Mexico) tell me all the old chopper pilots back in the day were Nam vets and they’d take off all crazy,super pitched and fast 😂😂😂😂 Said it was fun as hell but they’d really get after it.
@@IAnonymous3 If you remember the movie "The Perfect Storm", it was based on a true event. The weather was so bad the Coast Guard called off operations. The Massachusetts National Guard were the only people still flying. It was Vietnam veterans flying the choppers.
Well it should be noted, that if you nock one of those birds out of the air, God himself cannot stop the mountains from moving, and they would literally be moved to recover those men and to retribute.
I’ve seen a few fly helicopters in the last 10 years and that shit blows my mind just flying at a small airport lol. Watching them come over the roof of a hangar, couldn’t be more than 20 ft from it and matching the shape of the roof perfectly like it’s the contours of the ground or creek they used to fly in
@secretzombie3976 You wouldn't believe the crazy stuff I have seen. You are right. If one is shot down, they come like wasps to fight for their downed brothers (now sisters, also).
Imagine telling the guy that fired the rocket that it went through the nose of the chopper and booped the engineer on the back of the head without detonating he would never believe you.
I served with these great men that year. I was in maintenance platoon as an nco and was apart of repairing that aircraft after that mission. It had bullet holes on both sides puncturing the fuel tanks, a hole in the cockpit, and everyone survived.
@@kidwajagstang that same deployment, on Thanksgiving I think it was. A different one of our birds was doing a test flight before bringing it into phase and set off a daisy chain of I.E.D's. it took chunks of blades and really damaged the hell out of the aircraft..... We had a cw5 that actually flew it back to the landing/parking area by himself.
@@trolltrucker4225Oh, im sure you absolutely did troll trucker. Whatever you say. Something Something you're so brave Something, Something such a hero Something Something...
This is my cousin, he has made our family super proud, I remember him telling me and our family this story from his own mouth at our Christmas gathering and the amount of murica that comes across my bones is ridiculous, hes a real life hero badass and I’m forever grateful to be able to claim him as family and for his service 🫡 truly a honor, thanks j wool, youda man! And for the brothers and sisters he brought home may they rest and their spirits soar 🇺🇸🦅
You TELL your cousin, MEN of his level of PATRIOTISM and BRAVERY shall NEVER sit with a shallow glass Nor an empty stomach as long as I have money in my wallet. Talks cheap but I don't give a rats ass..My word means something and the level OF RESPECT I HAVE for MEN LIKE THESE will NEVE4 WAIVER. GOD BLESS
God bless all of you service members! Past, present, and future! Thank you all for your service! I very much so appreciate all of you men and women. 🙏💪🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💪🇺🇸🙏🤜🤛
People sometimes wonder why I like hanging out with veterans - it's because of men like this. Even as an adult, I still consider them role models. God bless and protect our men and women who serve.
If your imaginary sky daddy wizard blessed and protected... over half a million Americans wouldn't have died in just the world wars alone. Use your brain, smarten up 🤡
This pilot served in an army that invaded an independent nation that could have never invaded the United States. That under a pretense of lies. How is that a role model??
Another trick for not drilling too deep is to slip a tube 1/4" - 1/2" shorter than the exposed part of the bit over the drill bit. Thanks for the video. Currently used tractor shopping and nice to see what's involved with retrofitting an additional hydraulic function for a grapple or other front end attachment.
Heard from a friend of mine who served as a Bundeswehr (german army soldier) in Afghanistan that especially the mediVac crews of the US are exceptionally brave getting every one out of danger risking their own lifes in most dangerous situations for it. You/Those guys deserve a damn load of respect for the work you're doing there. Thanks from an ally 💪
I used to work with a guy who flew helicopters in VN in the late 60's. He did some things that I think make him a hero. He said once that sometimes it got so bad that he just quit caring about his life and all he saw was the next task.
And the way our country treats veterans is repulsive, they should be the ones getting free rent and food, not illegal invaders !!! This country is going to HELL quick with jb as our president 😞😭, hard to even say this is the same America that I grew up in !
I just love hearing stories that always go like this: "We're on a mission somewhere" "An RPG was shot at us" "The dumbass forgot to take the pin out of the tip" Seriously, it's not that hard to do, but there's still loads of stories like this, these guys must be very stupid or die so fast it's not that important to know
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THANK YOU THANK FOR YOUR SERVICE MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE THE BEST IN LIFE WITH NO WORRIES OR STRUGGLES. BRING OUR TROOPS HOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dam absolutely crazy! Just like that Army guy who was a gunner on a Humvee. I think it was Iraq. However the RPG flew through the soft shell Humvee and went in his left butt cheek and out the other side but didn't pass fully through. He surprisingly was able to learn to walk again and obviously survived. Just absolutely crazy how resilient the human body can be!!
I remember an exhibit on a Navy ship that had served off the Vietnam coast during that conflict showing how ship's surgeons removed an unexploded mortar shell that had landed on and become lodged in the collarbone area of a S. Vietnamese soldier, if memory serves. I'll never forget the x-ray they took of the soldier before they began the procedure to remove the shell. Just imagine a person's frontal x-ray with a shell buried in it.
@@tylerwhite4743 It's true. I forget her name, Vulvonic something or vice versa. She was a flight attendant. The plane she was in exploded or something. She set the world Guinness record for surviving the highest fall ever, estimated to be around 30k feet.
@@dallasyap3064Our bodies do have the one advantage of being adaptable if they specialize in something. Soldiers and fighters can take a whole lot of punishment. Track athletes can run marathons. Strongmen and Sumos can lift a ton.
@@clay7182 Not really. Taliban were there, and they were harboring Bin Laden. that's all true. The lie was that the Afghan government would be able to keep their country together.
This short reminds me of a collector friend of mine who had a pal of his volunteer for Ukraine. While out in the field he took a direct hit from and RPG to the head and lived to tell the tale. My collector friend and I were chatting and I brought it up in conversation and he informed me he knew him. Then sent me screenshots of the messages from his friend. If I recall right his friend did say he had a headache for a little bit after.
@@jacksonthompson7099 Must've been a hell of hit considering it's rocket-propelled, so I'm surprised it was just "for a little bit", still amazing that he survived
@@projectdeveloper9311: Rocket propelled items have many different speeds. RPGs will mostly be on the lower end (Javelins I think you can actually meaningfully see while they launch, so someone prepared could probably whack one with a stick right after), while ICBMs get moving so fast that the rocket itself is liable to turn into a cloud while reentering the atmosphere.
@@absalomdraconis From what I heard and seen in videos (Manly from Brandon Herrera, great guy btw) and that thing seems slightly slower than bullets, but barely, so I don't know how, but the rocket going through the nose of heli first definitely helped the survival rate increase A LOT
The incredible shot from the Thumbnail is from a Mount Hood rescue in Oregon (non-combat) several years ago. Look into it if you're interested. This is an iconic photograph.
The thumbnail pic is indeed of a rescue on Mt Hood, but it was not part of the same incident in which the Blackhawk crashed. Totally different rescues from different years.
Thanks for the info 👍 These 'Shorts' with video clips from Anything that has the "vehicle" they're talking about, but Aren't The Actual "Transportation Vehicle" really "Grind My Gears"(Peter Griffin: Family Guy)! I'm sure there are Actual pics &/or vids of the Chinook that did this Mission, so Why do the 'Short Video' Makers Not use the Stills or Vids available ?! Apart from Cost, that is. Otherwise it just seems to be yet Another "Made Up" Video with a BS Story attached!! P0D Benn.😔
They aren’t armed tourist who hit Expedia for an Afghanistan adventure. They’re professional soldiers who had orders and have to hope like hell the politicians pointing at the map aren’t asshats. Don’t blame soldiers for war.
The flight engineer deserved the DSC medal. Wooley did a hell of a job though. Certainly this crew was true American. Spending 4 years with SF and the 82nd Airborne this was why I joined. The best of the best.
American soldiers.badass. I love our men and women in uniform. I love my country. Thank you for your service. My dad was awarded 2 silver stars and 1 bronze for his service in Vietnam . I have a lot of respect for our military. ❤
Unlike the people that cared about other people and disrupted the US's murderous self destructive behaviour in Vietnam, your dad was a sheep that kept it going. Hippies didn't stop anything. Politicians who hate America started these wars, and soldiers who actually loved America stopped it. Fake patriot.
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The guy who blocked the RPG with his head ,kinda deserves alittL e credit here too.
That’s what I’m thinking like I think he survived but did he go back in as well?????
Knowing the army he prolly got an army achievement medal 😂
@@Budget_operator wait, so uhmhm is it kinda like they award you meddle, just for participating in a battle?
@@CoolnCarin5241is the award you get for simple stuff like doing exceptionally good on an inspection or something like that. Getting an AAM is pretty much a joke in the Army.
@@danielsmith6782 aaah i guess that's how it is. Imagine they give you mettle of Honor for just taking a bullet!!!!
Imagine having to tell the story of “how i took an RPG to the head and didn’t die”
It seem lik when soldiers are so close to death all
The time it doest bother them it become like riding a dangerous two wheeler machine
Sure beats the "I took an arrow to the knee" story...
imagine the frustration when nobody believes you 😭
It's getting to tell the story not having to lol I'd be telling that story everywhere, would still have the helmet too
It's getting to tell the story, not having to lol. I'd be telling it everywhere, I'd still have the helmet too, but I'm nostalgic like that
Only a fucking silver star. That man deserves a Medal of Honor!!
He also put his entire crew at risk by not pulling out, so that's probably why they didn't throw a higher award at him.
@@nesano4735 Something tells me everyone onboard was probably willing.
@@BetydeIsMyHandle Probably.
Nah, that kind of stuff happened every other day on the job. Lots more things even crazier than that went unnoticed or swept under the rug. The Silver Star, if anything, is appropriate in this situation.
Edit: Somehow my phone thought I Was typing SSM instead of silver star lol..huwat is goin on round hereee
@@somethingtrulyhorrifying sounds like a Killer Klowns frm outerspace reference
the guy with an rpg must have really good aim
same guy who shot down the chinook trying to rescue Lt. Murphy and seal team 1
The guy that shot the RPG must have been super pissed at his misfortune of having it roll completely through the chopper without taking it down.
It's why the americans got scared of Afghanistan and left
A silver star??? that is worthy of a medal of honor all day long. That is a man who put the lives of his comrades far above the value of his own life!!.. the entire crew should have been awarded at the very least a silver star
A MOH is awarded for going above and beyond the call of duty. This was his duty in this case. I understand your wanting more . I feel you
@@johnshattuck6674but did he not go above and beyond? Could’ve deemed the LZ too hot the minute they started taking fire, but that’s not the decision he made…
When the government issues any recognition for your efforts that in itself is an honor, they dont care if you come back because they feel if you do you will likely be injured and a burden to the govt for your care. This is why its so many veterans on the streets, because once you are not useful to serve you are considered a burden and they could care less…..unless they are showboating for votes then they will bring you up in conversation then forget promises made later
WTF they are doing in Afgan; it is America who is a terrorist not Afganistan. how many Afgani people you have in America?
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“Your brain damage isn’t service related”
😂😂😂
Damage brain can do this, not a normal brain :D
@@alibaba40thvs I think hes talking about the one that got hit in the head with the rpg and not about the pilot.😉
Were you stationed in Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987 and drank the water?
Legit what I was told, despite having LODs and Statements 🙄
"He determined the helicopter was still flyable"
My man
Risked a lot of good men
Woolley was a real mammoth that day!
Trumpet his valor!
This is an acquired taste comment. The more I say it, it starts to get funny
good one
Mass genoside by US army in Afghanistan
US army is terror funding army
I see what you did there 😂
No wonder they needed a heavy lift Chinook, the pilot had balls of steel
With another helicopter than the amazing dual rotors chinook, I'm pretty sure they aren't be longer here to make their duty's and tell this story.
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Amen to that! Straight up nothing but respect!
That's his job
You nailed it.the rpg did not
Worth more than a silver star, the crew should all have got one because they went back.
Agreed
Typical political BS! All their lives were at risk besides the pilot!
O yeah MOH for sure
That was my thoughts to
I was just going to comment this. I thought, ONLY a silver star 🌟 😮
WOW! The pilot and crew are incredible warriors. Well done, Carry On !
Mr. James Wolley, Sir, I Salute you!! Thank you for Everything!!!
Telling how the RPG fell without detonating while the video shows a helicopter exploding and going down confused me for a second.
There was no cameraman there on the real happening. These clips are from movies :D
Yea. Still very confusing images versus voice over
I was confused from that too. One of my biggest pet peeves is when they miserably fail replicating a scene. In this one, they show what looks like the terrain is jagged peaks and barren valleys with green trees, They intersperse it with snow everywhere and snowy peaks looking like it is in the Arctic, with deep snow everywhere, far from the dessert and snow capped ridges and mountains in Afghanistan. There were also different helicopters that were not painted the same.
Well, those are movies they are showing, the taliman ban forget to arm the grenades on the rpgs. And got a lot of duds thank God
I'm glad someone else picked up on the disparities. I had to listen to the narrator a couple of times. The helicopter exploding definitely was in no shape to return to service.
My younger brother did 26 years in the Army, all in CH-47 Chinooks. He retired as a flight engineer. He did 7 tours in Afghanistan. I am so glad he came home without any serious injury. I am honored to call him my brother. He usually calls me something else, but that's what brothers do.
Please thank him for his service. 🎉
Describe serious injury? 🧐 Probably has PTSD, even if he doesn't show signs of it. Then again could depend if he actually saw some shit.
@tilasole3252 Thanks for bringing this up. Physically no injuries but PTSD is certainly something very real. On the surface he seems to be well adjusted but I don't see him much. We live very far apart & ours is not a close family. So there could be many things that I am unaware of. God Bless.
The PTSD thing isn't so much as to what he'd have necessarily seen, it was dependent on his ability to process what he'd seen. I was also a "Hooker", coming in during Desert Storm, and retiring after 21+ consecutive years, CH-47D's and MH-47E's. I might have known or crewed with your Brother. But even if I never met him, he's my Brother, as well. 😉
Bros are everything, and it's the younger brothers job to be rude to big bro 😅
thats a one in a billion shot, that RPG soldier should get the NBA trophy
A soldier so well trained and so motivated is worth billions ...salute to the man
Thank you!
What are they doing in that country is the question
Nothing else matters
@@kal-px7qdyou don’t know why? Or you are one of those anti- war activists who won’t stand and defend anyone!?
They did not spend that much😂😂😂
@@kal-px7qdGetting minerals, what do you think the Chinook is made of? cotton candy!
Politicians living for money and wealth, soldiers dying for medals. Not fair
what was usa doing in Afghan with its army. 911 was done by bush to get an excuse to capture iraq
The politician's code (corruption, greed, selfishness) is diametrically opposed to the soldier's code (duty, honor, selflessness, country)
Soldiers are being lied to by politicians. Politicians are smart, soldiers are idiots. If your teacher is teaching you the wrong things then you shouldn’t stay quiet and do something about it.
Their decision to die in other countries, Americans trying to be the god of the world to be able to control energy upholding the value of their petrodollar are killing for their god mammon.
I get your point and it's true. But to be accurate I don't think the vast majority of soldiers, especially those that have been in combat could give a single soft shit about their own medals.
That is a SOLDIER! And a Hero!
Thank you for your service!
He did his job.
Don't overact.
Had he any right to be there don't think so
@@johnmcintyre800 Soldiers don't think that way. They are trained to do what someone else yells in their faces and ears. They're not intelligent enough to say "No, i don't leave my country to klll foreigners in another land just cause someone told me and for money and when i leave i let back blood, tears and destruction and never come back to help the citizens to rebuild their homes."
And if you're a soldier from the US... you don't care if it's an enemy soldier or a photographer with some friends or innocent farmers. You just pull the trigger or push a button and then you laugh and talk trash and f some girls their for a few bucks. And when you come home they call you "heros".
And all this ☝ is fact, documented and reality.
Americans have a body count based system. It started with american natives and was also practiced in vietnam (fun fact: the USA have one museum about vietnam war, cause nearly anybody says 'till today that they've lost the war).
Wherever their army was they left burned land and destroyed infrastructure.
They don't fight in other countries to help ... they fight cause every dropped bomb and bullet shot is damn money.
Some call them heros? A hero is a woman having 2, 3 jobs to bring her kids to school and feed them. A hero is a fire marshal running into a burning building. A hero is a guy sharing his sandwich with a homeless person.
A hero doesn't need a gun.
A hero just needs to be human.
@johnmcintyre800 who the fk are you to question anyone... Did you serve??? You put your life at risk??? Many a man and woman fought for this country and died doing so.... Does that mean they necessarily agreed with the orders.... They did it for the same reason I did it, they fought for freedom and the right for people to have a choice... You don't support the war or the reason, that's your choice..... Don't question that man or woman in uniform for their choice... You gotta problem with this country, or people fighting for it.... GET THE FK OUT OF IT.
Bro took a headshot by an RPG and lived. That's one hell of a story.
He is the pilot. He was not hit.
The engeneer at the back caught the headshot and I do not think the engeneer participated in further action.
@@bazoozoo1186ya that round even though it didn't detonate would have massive velocity.
Look up 22 S.A.S. trooper 'Bish'
took a tank round to the head and survived!!
@@bazoozoo1186 Sgt. Roger Rathbun was the guy who took the headshot which was a grazing blow. He was fine it says. His injuries were not serious, it just tore his helmet off (and broke it) and he went up and communicated with the pilots immediately afterward.
@@codyrunsfast1thank you
Free beer for life. Respect for the pilot, co pilot and crew they have balls of the size of Texas!!!
The Greatest Beer Run Ever hahahaha
COULDN'T AGREE MORE !!
maybe a little bit bigger like the size of Alaska? xD
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I was just gonna say Alaska lol. Most people forget Alaska is bigger 😂
These warriors are what keep the colors of our flag both pure and bright. God bless every one of them.❤
I love how all of this was for nothing when they lost the war in the end.🤣
I mean these guys had the least dangerous part of the army plus he did a better purpose he saved countless people who are most likely at home and not buried
this guy would never ever pay for dinner or drinks again while around me. thank you sir for serving others before self.
I'm betting he the type that want to fight you for it, he's not letting anyone else pay for his lol
I swear🔥🔥
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They surve for politician and arm taikun not surve for country. How you defend your country from 5000 mile from your border 😂
Not real
Typical engineer, casually disarmimg an incoming RPG warhead with his head.. Way to answer the wife's "how was your day?"
I took it head on...
It was impactful
Not tonight honey, I have a splitting headache
A chopper full of bad
a$$3$. Heroes all day long!!!
your understanding of the term FLIGHT engineer is lacking
The American military is full of heroes. Glad we're allies. Greetings from the Netherlands!
Even the Heli was shocked by the pilots courage
Proving it's not just the Rangers who "leave no man behind."
Only Democratic Presidents leave people behind (Afghanistan).
That's the Marines, Rangers lead the way!
@@juicewrld5884 well yes, I am aware that Rangers Lead the Way. But I believe that Ranger also implemented the "No Man Left Behind" mindset. I've got a good friend who was a USMC door gunner on a Sikorski in Vietnam, and man you can feel yourself age just listening to the stories he very rarely tells. Funny thing he pointed out to me...the guys who talk nothing but combat....generally didn't see that much. The guys who WERE in the thick of things....you have to pry it out of them. I've found that to be true.
Almost every military unit or service that has a creed always mentions not leaving a comrade behind.
@@bradparker9664I can tell you that is true. They dont want to talk about it.
Just appreciate the price they paid.
Helicopter pilots are a different breed. In Vietnam, the infantry soldiers were in awe of their bravery or their insanity. We never knew which.
Some of the older guys down in the Gulf of Mexico) tell me all the old chopper pilots back in the day were Nam vets and they’d take off all crazy,super pitched and fast 😂😂😂😂 Said it was fun as hell but they’d really get after it.
@@IAnonymous3 If you remember the movie "The Perfect Storm", it was based on a true event. The weather was so bad the Coast Guard called off operations. The Massachusetts National Guard were the only people still flying. It was Vietnam veterans flying the choppers.
Well it should be noted, that if you nock one of those birds out of the air, God himself cannot stop the mountains from moving, and they would literally be moved to recover those men and to retribute.
I’ve seen a few fly helicopters in the last 10 years and that shit blows my mind just flying at a small airport lol. Watching them come over the roof of a hangar, couldn’t be more than 20 ft from it and matching the shape of the roof perfectly like it’s the contours of the ground or creek they used to fly in
@secretzombie3976 You wouldn't believe the crazy stuff I have seen. You are right. If one is shot down, they come like wasps to fight for their downed brothers (now sisters, also).
THAT IS CRAZY, INSANE BRAVE PILOT AND CREW. TO ME YOU ALL ARE ANGELS. Thank you for saving everyone. If you are still serving stay safe.❤❤
I can’t even imagine the courage that takes to be in a war zone but then go up and beyond that to save people’s lives.
You're 110% right, my friend. A single silver medal after all that they went through? Blasphemy!
They don't do it for the medals. They do it because it's what they're trained to do.
Way to shit over all those who got less for doing more. A return flight with a damaged bird is not medal of honor worthy, sorry. It just isn't.
Imagine telling the guy that fired the rocket that it went through the nose of the chopper and booped the engineer on the back of the head without detonating he would never believe you.
If you gave it back they would
This is why our soldiers are true heroes.nobody on earth is more precious than our true soldiers.i love America we are so good to all other countries
Bro, when did you get the brain damage, poor guy?
I served with these great men that year. I was in maintenance platoon as an nco and was apart of repairing that aircraft after that mission. It had bullet holes on both sides puncturing the fuel tanks, a hole in the cockpit, and everyone survived.
GOD was with those men !!!
Just because I still haven't been able to find the answer in the comments, does this really include the guy who was shot in the head with the RPG?
Much like the A-10 Warthog, the Chanook is able to take a BEATING and still remain airborne!!
@@kidwajagstang that same deployment, on Thanksgiving I think it was. A different one of our birds was doing a test flight before bringing it into phase and set off a daisy chain of I.E.D's. it took chunks of blades and really damaged the hell out of the aircraft..... We had a cw5 that actually flew it back to the landing/parking area by himself.
@@trolltrucker4225Oh, im sure you absolutely did troll trucker. Whatever you say. Something Something you're so brave Something, Something such a hero Something Something...
This is my cousin, he has made our family super proud, I remember him telling me and our family this story from his own mouth at our Christmas gathering and the amount of murica that comes across my bones is ridiculous, hes a real life hero badass and I’m forever grateful to be able to claim him as family and for his service 🫡 truly a honor, thanks j wool, youda man! And for the brothers and sisters he brought home may they rest and their spirits soar 🇺🇸🦅
You TELL your cousin, MEN of his level of PATRIOTISM and BRAVERY shall NEVER sit with a shallow glass Nor an empty stomach as long as I have money in my wallet. Talks cheap but I don't give a rats ass..My word means something and the level OF RESPECT I HAVE for MEN LIKE THESE will NEVE4 WAIVER. GOD BLESS
Not only am I grateful for your cousin I'm grateful for you for knowing what to respect as an American
@@williamtobin7282same here
@@DemolitionManzthey can be free when they stop trying to murder everyone.
we must be related, he's also my cousin!
All the RESPECT in the world for this man 🙏 !!
God bless all of you service members! Past, present, and future! Thank you all for your service! I very much so appreciate all of you men and women. 🙏💪🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💪🇺🇸🙏🤜🤛
This is the real heart of a Soldier, a comrade one can bet their lives on anyday, anytime.
People sometimes wonder why I like hanging out with veterans - it's because of men like this. Even as an adult, I still consider them role models. God bless and protect our men and women who serve.
They are puppets who serve corporate interests.
If your imaginary sky daddy wizard blessed and protected... over half a million Americans wouldn't have died in just the world wars alone. Use your brain, smarten up 🤡
This pilot served in an army that invaded an independent nation that could have never invaded the United States. That under a pretense of lies. How is that a role model??
@@Kriegerdammerungdon't bother
@@jamariobrown-tolliver8163 I try to make the world a little bit better :/
Another trick for not drilling too deep is to slip a tube 1/4" - 1/2" shorter than the exposed part of the bit over the drill bit. Thanks for the video. Currently used tractor shopping and nice to see what's involved with retrofitting an additional hydraulic function for a grapple or other front end attachment.
i will always say this, US soldiers are the most determined soldiers on the entire planet these guys never back down kudos from Africa Zambia
U like white cox dont you?
Heard from a friend of mine who served as a Bundeswehr (german army soldier) in Afghanistan that especially the mediVac crews of the US are exceptionally brave getting every one out of danger risking their own lifes in most dangerous situations for it. You/Those guys deserve a damn load of respect for the work you're doing there.
Thanks from an ally 💪
I used to work with a guy who flew helicopters in VN in the late 60's. He did some things that I think make him a hero. He said once that sometimes it got so bad that he just quit caring about his life and all he saw was the next task.
There are sooo many unrecognized heroes out there.... especially from ww2 and nam.
And the way our country treats veterans is repulsive, they should be the ones getting free rent and food, not illegal invaders !!! This country is going to HELL quick with jb as our president 😞😭, hard to even say this is the same America that I grew up in !
@@MrJackson66 Your country has been crap for a very, very long time - nothing to do with the current leader.
Thank goodness that rpg was old , faulty and did blow . Respect to the pilot .
The guys who stop the RPG using his head must be MESSI brother.
Absolute DEFINITION of zero fucks given. Pretty standard for a WO
Real life ChickenHawk
Don't we have a Gold 🌟 Star for this man ?
Unfathomable this courage !
Gold star is reserved for families of fallen soldiers. Trump doesn’t understand any of it.
@@ericeckfor real!
No you don’t want your mother to get the gold star. Trust me
Imma spell it out: silver stars are for soldiers. Gold stars are for families. Because it ain't about the service, it's about the sacrifice.
Everyone including the pilot that half landed this loading helicopter on snowfield Mountain absolutely bravo dude just incredible
enemy fire ❌ resistance fire ✅
Wht a joke 😂😂😂😂😂 Afghanistan 🇦🇫 graveyard of empires 🇦🇫 ❤❤❤
When they checked the maker's mark on the RPG, it said "If found, return to the factory." Probably made in Minsk.
That's the funniest shit I've ever heard. 😂
Yeah laugh from belarus.
H@@EchosTackyTiki
Your a realist
Or China
Pilots dont get the recognition they deserve! Respect sir!
What an amazingly brave team. These guys are true role models.
Service Men are THE BEST MEN this Country produces by far.
Why any of them end up homeless is a travesty. Shame on us.
Someone was looking out for them that day ! I'm not American but thank you for your service 🙏🏽
Honorable mention for Taliban Timmy who forgot to arm the RPG explosives.
Good aim tho
I just love hearing stories that always go like this:
"We're on a mission somewhere"
"An RPG was shot at us"
"The dumbass forgot to take the pin out of the tip"
Seriously, it's not that hard to do, but there's still loads of stories like this, these guys must be very stupid or die so fast it's not that important to know
Wow those survivors must had been extremely lucky.
@@projectdeveloper9311lol like the Taliban member a Marine nicknamed "Blind billy" because he didn't hit anyone/anything.
@@shyryTsr2k I think I saw that marine in a video lmao
I don't know how some of these amazing pilots can walk, with those giant brass balls they got!
No man left behind! And someone get that flight engineer a goal keeper of the century award.
Putting someone else's life ahead of your own I believe is the definition of a man.
The defenition of a honeybee
Thank you for your service, men.
The tree is not dying, it is simply changing form. There really was no tree to begin with. The tree was you, I am you, this comment is you. Everything you see is you, everywhere. Don’t worry about the clicks. Just enjoy the great dance that is life itself 💛🙏
There’s not too many pilots that can set the tail of the Chinook down on the mountain. He’s a hell of a pilot.
can we at least recognize the dude who Mutombo’d an RPG with his dome, I think that deserves a little credit.
They all deserve recognition
Especially the guy that got rabbit punched by an RPG
Taliban to..
Thank you to all the service members in America God bless you stay strong and focused
THANK YOU
THANK FOR YOUR SERVICE
MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE THE BEST IN LIFE WITH NO WORRIES OR STRUGGLES.
BRING OUR TROOPS HOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dam absolutely crazy! Just like that Army guy who was a gunner on a Humvee. I think it was Iraq. However the RPG flew through the soft shell Humvee and went in his left butt cheek and out the other side but didn't pass fully through. He surprisingly was able to learn to walk again and obviously survived. Just absolutely crazy how resilient the human body can be!!
Decades ago a woman fell survived falling from 30k feet with no parachute. I guess sometimes luck is really there.
@@dallasyap3064 no way
I remember an exhibit on a Navy ship that had served off the Vietnam coast during that conflict showing how ship's surgeons removed an unexploded mortar shell that had landed on and become lodged in the collarbone area of a S. Vietnamese soldier, if memory serves. I'll never forget the x-ray they took of the soldier before they began the procedure to remove the shell. Just imagine a person's frontal x-ray with a shell buried in it.
@@tylerwhite4743 It's true. I forget her name, Vulvonic something or vice versa. She was a flight attendant. The plane she was in exploded or something. She set the world Guinness record for surviving the highest fall ever, estimated to be around 30k feet.
@@dallasyap3064Our bodies do have the one advantage of being adaptable if they specialize in something. Soldiers and fighters can take a whole lot of punishment. Track athletes can run marathons. Strongmen and Sumos can lift a ton.
Thank you for your selfless act of getting these five wounded service members to safety, and then going back for more. Thank you.
He invaded a country based on lies. It's more like a foreign intruder. Sorry, truth hurts. There is no disrespect to that brave warrior, though.
Let bro believe in his beautiful lie
@@clay7182 it's ok don't be jealous
@@clay7182 Not really. Taliban were there, and they were harboring Bin Laden. that's all true. The lie was that the Afghan government would be able to keep their country together.
Bro definitely unlocked a calling card for stopping the rpg with his head
A whole silver star? 😂🤣😂🤣😂 Meanwhile the regime hands out lavish lifestyles to agents.
I'm a Brit navy veteran and these guys deserve more bless you all soldiers xxx
❤😢
Jak zabójca może być blogosławiony , wiara nakazuje chronić życie nie zabijac !
PRZYKAZANIE MÓWI NIE ZABIJAJ !
thats 1 hellva pilot 😮😮😮😮
thats a Marine!
@@jeffreygearhart1841Chief Warrant Officer 1 U.S. Army. Look closer at his uniform during the award ceremony.
This is one of the stories when his kids be like....
"Yeh, well my daddy once caught an RPG to the head with his helmet ...."
😢 i can't imagine the emotion those wounded guys felt when the copter turned back😢 then that home free feeling 😮
I don't know but does the flight engineer still have a headache?
This short reminds me of a collector friend of mine who had a pal of his volunteer for Ukraine. While out in the field he took a direct hit from and RPG to the head and lived to tell the tale. My collector friend and I were chatting and I brought it up in conversation and he informed me he knew him. Then sent me screenshots of the messages from his friend. If I recall right his friend did say he had a headache for a little bit after.
@@jacksonthompson7099 Must've been a hell of hit considering it's rocket-propelled, so I'm surprised it was just "for a little bit", still amazing that he survived
@@projectdeveloper9311: Rocket propelled items have many different speeds. RPGs will mostly be on the lower end (Javelins I think you can actually meaningfully see while they launch, so someone prepared could probably whack one with a stick right after), while ICBMs get moving so fast that the rocket itself is liable to turn into a cloud while reentering the atmosphere.
@@absalomdraconis From what I heard and seen in videos (Manly from Brandon Herrera, great guy btw) and that thing seems slightly slower than bullets, but barely, so I don't know how, but the rocket going through the nose of heli first definitely helped the survival rate increase A LOT
Someone these videos of CH47s are just mind-boggling. Super brave and talented pilots.
American Soldiers; are the most brave, full of courage and a real world democracy protector.
God Bless United States of América.
Heli pilots like this are a rare breed.
I did a couple years with the 160th. Amazing pilots. I switched MOS to 11B in 96. Retired 01 August 06.
Thank you for your service.
@@GDuncan8002 Thank you!
NSDQ!!!
The incredible shot from the Thumbnail is from a Mount Hood rescue in Oregon (non-combat) several years ago. Look into it if you're interested. This is an iconic photograph.
The first attempt must be the part where the chinook is crashing downward
The thumbnail pic is indeed of a rescue on Mt Hood, but it was not part of the same incident in which the Blackhawk crashed. Totally different rescues from different years.
Thanks for the info 👍
These 'Shorts' with video clips from Anything that has the "vehicle" they're talking about, but Aren't The Actual "Transportation Vehicle" really "Grind My Gears"(Peter Griffin: Family Guy)!
I'm sure there are Actual pics &/or vids of the Chinook that did this Mission, so Why do the 'Short Video' Makers Not use the Stills or Vids available ?!
Apart from Cost, that is. Otherwise it just seems to be yet Another "Made Up" Video with a BS Story attached!!
P0D Benn.😔
I noticed that too.
@@jt8811 Edited for correction.
Men what a hero, thank you for your service sir ❤
Wow God bless that man and all the other soldiers I’m an ex airman may God protect our soldiers and put an end to all wars forever.
Thank you all for your service.
الحمد لله أنهم خرجوا منها صاغرين
مهزومين
وتحية كبيرة لإخواننا الطالبان الأبطال الشامخين على عزمهم وثباتهم
Poor guy, he seemed like a cool dad! Sad how it ended for him. Her and her brother should be in jail for ever!
"Oh, this is terrible!" Really!???
Wtf they doing in Afghanistan!?
Well, Saudi Arabians killed people in the U.S with passenger planes so the U.S. invaded Iraq and Afghanistan, as one does. 🤔🤨🧐🤦🏻🤷♀️
@@ursamajor7468 ur wasting your time, the OP has no clue, he'd probably pat Hitler on the back and say "better luck next time old chum"
They aren’t armed tourist who hit Expedia for an Afghanistan adventure. They’re professional soldiers who had orders and have to hope like hell the politicians pointing at the map aren’t asshats. Don’t blame soldiers for war.
God bless our Military. You are the best!
Twój Bóg każe ci zabijać bliźniego !
Jest jeden Bóg ,który dał przykazanie NIE ZABIJAJ !!!
RPG Guy: I call hacks, those guys are in creative mode!
the whole crew shouldve been awarded a medal of honor... wtf is wrong with people.. these guys put others lives above their own...
Salute you forever MOH!
Thank you Sir for your service and you are a true Badass
Thanks a lot mohak for raising this issue. Our parent minds have been brainwashed by these institutes. You are a saver of the common indians.
First of all, that wasn't a simple job! Marine H-53E crew chief, here! Semper Fi.
"Courage Under Fire!" Thank you officer J. Woolley! To all our soldiers: Stay safe, vigilant and come home, your loved ones are waiting for you.
Credit to the flight engineer who caught AND disarmed an RPG with the back of his head. What a chad.
Now that's a manly fella. Very upstanding soldier 🎉
We have so many heroes that need recognition. That’s the least we can do. To recognize and honor them for their sacrifices and heroic actions.
The flight engineer deserved the DSC medal. Wooley did a hell of a job though. Certainly this crew was true American. Spending 4 years with SF and the 82nd Airborne this was why I joined. The best of the best.
You joined to invade an independent nation 20,000 km away from your home? Mate, you gave the BACK to the nation you "served"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Kriegerdammerung
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@@Kriegerdammerungfr, spreading his cheeks for a politician😂
American soldiers.badass. I love our men and women in uniform. I love my country. Thank you for your service. My dad was awarded 2 silver stars and 1 bronze for his service in Vietnam . I have a lot of respect for our military. ❤
Unlike the people that cared about other people and disrupted the US's murderous self destructive behaviour in Vietnam, your dad was a sheep that kept it going. Hippies didn't stop anything. Politicians who hate America started these wars, and soldiers who actually loved America stopped it. Fake patriot.
How shameless.. Stars for killing and invading ppl of other nations.. Typical colonial mindset
Thank You and your crew and all the others that have served
Not a common man. Salute you with a tear in my eye.