Iraq War veteran gets surprising news after paperwork error leads to years of 'discrimination'
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- George Aquiningoc fought in one of the most high profile battles of the Iraq War. But his military discharge paperwork showed he was never there.
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It is shameful how a paper pusher wrecked 15 years of this man’s life.
That’s how it is in the army. The paper pushers consistently “forget” to fill out papers or lose your documents… that’s why I make 3 copies of each thing I hand them.
@@__prometheus__ You Sir, God Bless
So... more reason to ditch paper pushers and all these leeches that contribute nothing.
@@__prometheus__ Yup my father said the same thing. Always make extra copy.
can't have all been bad with a wife that attractive
“Getting your honor back, how cool is that”
No it’s not. It’s a shame that even happened to a veteran.
There's no honor in being a shill for the military industrial complex. "WOW you killed civilians in a poor country, amazing". He should be ashamed and everyone supporting this criminal should be too.
Honour of killing and iraqis and destroying their home?
@@MrBooblo086 "Getting the honor that he deserved in the first place" seems more fitting.
I think you missed the point as they were saying that he never should lost his honor in the first place
He literally lost 15 years of respect that could have gotten him a good job and access to things that would have benefit him and his family..... LAWSUIT!
I get the paperwork error. Everyone makes mistakes. But the part about it taking 15 years to fix an administrative issue is TOTALLY unacceptable.
If cops in Uvalde can DECIDE to wait for an hour before saving kids from a terrorist attack with an automatic rifle, paper pushers & governmental beaurocracy can DECIDE to wait 15 years to fix an "error".
Facts
That’s the VA and the military in general (Headquarters Marine Corps and the like).
I totally agree find those responsible and have them pay for restitution for the past 15 years, better yet have those responsible be dishonorably discharged with no benefits what so ever
It did not take them 15 years to fix the error. He waited almost 13 years to petition to have the paperwork fixed and then it was fixed.(2 years is still to long) Why did he wait so long?
He didnt get his “honor back” because he never lost it he got the respect and LIFE he EARNED and fought for
Well i know its supposed to be inspiring but i think you dont understand what honor means
Absolutely shameful we let things like this happen to men like this. I personally apologize to this young man on behalf of all the Americans who let him down. He deserved better and we failed him. I hope we do better in the future because this young man gave his all without question and we sh!t all over him for it. Fix the broken system!!!
being part of a completely unjustified invasion of a country doesn't earn respect in my book, sorry.
@@sway696 it's also shameful to invade a country for absolutely no reason.
@@ChristopherGray00 your right but just because you don't like their reasons doesn't mean that there weren't any. And I'm not talking about what reasons the mainstream media gave. There's always reasons and motives, and you might not always like them or approve but nevertheless they happen. 🤷♂️
Is not cool after 15 years and being treated like dirt.
Hope he is able to help others .
Thanks for your service .
This sounds like me at the Veteran's Administration for the last fifteen years.
I feel his pain I been dealing with the the VA crap for twenty years so I understand his pain. Am glad he didn't give up. Some weaker mind would have taken the easy way out.
ATAHUALPA867 yah that so true but imagine the pain for him and the regret that the people who treated him like dirt are gonna feel
Remembered and it is still going
Yw
“Isn’t that amazing??? On Veterans Day???……”.
No. It is pretty disgusting how the veterans are treated. He has pictures, testimony and etc and still had to fight to get his “honor” back. Shame on the military to treat these young men like throwaways.
The military has always treated young men as disposable.
Its also disgusting how the military treated people in countries they invaded.
@ Shawn Kay
Agreed. Unfortunately that comes from lack of leadership in command. They set the tone to a humanitarian approach to the enemy and the place you are invading or to a free for all which is what we saw inmost of the ME theatre. Then, it is up to the individuals to exercise their morale, or lack thereof.
F*ck your veterans
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 I don't expect the people of those countries to hold hands with your military terrorists tbh. Just an odd thing to expect
It’s disgusting that he was denied all these years. God bless him and those who served with him.
I don’t get how it was so difficult to appeal if he has pictures of him literally there, and he must have had a captin and colleagues that could corroborate his story. Something doesn’t add up here but I am happy for him
yes, god bless everyone who served to kill iraqis people and destroy there country because of a lie
@@benja303 it’s the government it’s Corrupt I remember them offering citizenship for people that would go fight the war then never gave there families anything if they died in war
What's really sad is that the community labeled him as a liar and deserter and the army refused to look up is official records when his unit was deployed to Iraq, giving him back his benefits isn't enough pain and suffering he endured for 15 years, it's really disgusting, they should find whoever is responsible for this screw up and have him or her pay restitution for the past 15 years
He didn't get his honor back , he never lost it , he just finally got the respect he was due . All the best to him .
Nothing exists when it isn't acknowledged by others.
God is real, hobos are not.
Now I don't agree with that policy, but that's the world the majority shaped.
America has got to do better than this for our warriors.
@GYPSY KING FURY wrong answer this should have never happened. we treat our veterans so poorly even now its a shame to all people who serve the country
And how many Iraqis did he kill?
Bayezidh Tanu The ones that deserved it
Bayezidh Tanu likely a few. Why?
Bayezidh Tanu it’s not a matter of kills Gtfo and get a life dirtbag.
It’s so sad to see a man in tears for getting the things he should’ve had 15 years ago for his service. With how large the US military is, this kind of stuff probably happens a lot more than you’d think.
Made me cry
What's maddening about this is that if the military wanted, they could have corrected this mistake a week or two after it was found. When an agency wants something done it gets done, when it's requested from the outside it takes months and in this case years.
Yes it does. Even on active duty, when you’re in, they mess your stuff up a bunch.
The U.S. military is not big only 0.01% join the military. Records like that get dripped like that are lack of the civilians that run the out processing system. They need to be held accountable for mistakes. They literally fo over your DD214 with you to make sure nothing was missed as your getting out. This guys case was different because he was discharge due to misconduct should've been a General discharge and he should've been treated for his PTSD not thrown out and given to the savages at the VA. Bring awareness to people about veterans. PLEASE 22 VET KILL THEMSELVES EVERY DAY. They don't feel like anyone give a dam what they did. Everyone that has never seen combat all still has a normal mind can complain about anything. If a vet complains it's time to listen he ain't complaining for no reason.
@ContradictoryCrow , IT SHOULDN'T BE ANY ISSUES, WTF... ppl that f up documents this way should be put in prison...and dishonorably discharged...
The sad part is when you tell Army people this story, they are never surprised. It takes YEARS to fix those errors and sometimes people just give up thinking it doesn't matter. This story hits home because it looks like we were there at the same time. The Maxim cover is the giveaway.
took me 5 years to get a severe error fixed on my discharge paper work
Been trying for mine from the Navy. I have been to the point of acceptance. This story hits the feels... if you know, then you know.
@@trickwheel Feel you. Good Luck.
Now he needs to apologise to all the kids he killed
@@ashleyoasis7948 you’re a loser
It's 3 years later, but I'm so happy for this guy. This was a whole different kind of battle for him, and though it took what felt like an eternity, was finally done right by our military. These situations far more often than people realize. I know... I experienced similar, but very differently while I served, and after as a veteran. These things mean more than so many realize. Peace.
I hate that comment. He didn’t “get his honor back”. He always had it, and the men who served with him knew it. He was simply tossed under the bus, as the military always does. But he is now recognized for the world to see what he did. His honor is his own!
Fr? the military ALWAYS tosses its soldiers under the bus?
@@juancarlosreyna2924 11% of homeless adults are veterans, so, a good amount of the time yeah
@Hernando Malinche millions of innocent Germans were displaced by the Allies, should their service not be recognized?
@Hernando Malinche yeah. Just women, children, old people, refugees trying to escape from the soviets. Definitely bad people right there
@Hernando Malinche “Innocent Iraqis” what a joke.
4:02 "getting your honor back..." This man never "lost" his honor. Thank you for your service George.
You’re right..
He never lost his honor, but it probably felt like it year after year of people not believing he served in Iraq. Thank you for your service George.
Ok Iroh
You mean, honor of destroying other people's country. Found any of WMD? 🤣🤣🤣 All bushshit.
Well said!
As a veteran, first and foremost, thank you for your service!!! I am really sorry that you had to go through this but glad that this nightmare is now behind you.
This man suffered through a countless amount of sadness and anger for so many years and he has my utmost respect for serving our country. Thank you for your service and may god bless you.
and the officer who mistakenly write a wrong report about him just like : "oh, my bad"
while he must suffer for 15 years.
Ernest Jay he should get some badges taken from him
@Dave Chappelle He suffered from having his military record stripped, hurting his employment opportunities.
@Dave Chappelle He got an honorable discharge. A 15 year appeal process is ridiculous. Especially considering the photos with spent shell casings in Iraq, with smoke coming out of Saddam Hussein's sons' home. I don't know how much closer to a smoking gun one can get. The fact that his entire unit didn't get their medals for 15 years makes me question what makes the Army this far out of touch with reality. What was the Army smoking?
I have met in Mexico a USMC veteran of the Iraq war with PTSD that couldn't get help, because he was afraid of abuse for seeking help and loss of income from reserves. I gave him the card of a psychiatrist in Mexico who I knew is a good and compassionate person, told him he could pay in cash, and there'd be no records in the USA.
It really isn't fair for the US military to use people to kill and be killed and punish them if their mind is shattered as a result.
Just because you don't get PTSD doesn't mean others don't.
There is no Purple Heart awards for PTSD, but these injuries still deserve care. This veteran was denied care.
www.defense.gov/ask-us/faq/Article/1774765/can-service-members-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-receive-the-purple/
@Dave Chappelle The Army saw fit to deny awards to his unit for 15 years after they got Saddam Hussein's sons.
@Dave Chappelle what was your fucking mos
As a vet who served four tours with two tours in Iraq and two tours in Afghanistan for a total of 40 months, I can't imagine how hard this must have been. As somebody with severe PTSD, I can't imagine how much worse my situation would have been if I was told my paperwork showed no deployments.
But YOU know you went, so if you could easily prove it, it is a big thing? Paperwork hard to change? Thanku
@@byronbass1370 As aCivilian, once outside the Army, proving combat is hard if not in paperwork. That was the root issue here. Its not did you go or not, its are you receiving the help once out. So glad this person got the deserved credit.
Why did you do four tours when you were developing PTSD? Just doing one you already a hero. Doing four is beyond. Maybe you did it for a paycheck, or maybe for the love of your country, but you literally gave up your mental health for it. And there is no cure for that.
Thank you for your service sir.
@@jaylu7021 civilians will never understand
I’m not a really emotional man but This bought tears to my eyes when the poor man cried for getting what was deserved for him and his squad bless this man he deserves everything and more
Wow this brought me to tears 🥺when I seen his awards, his certificate, and his service time finally listed. So happy for him 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🥺🥺👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾thank you for your service
The mother at the end saying “you got it for all of them right?” Is so heartwarming. She’s not only knows how much it means to her son but to his comrades as well
My thoughts exactly. Reason why he did what he did came from somewhere and we got too hear it full circle. Great mom there! Thank you son for being the man she knows. Peace in His Grace always my friend.
@@greg5830 yeah man hearing a grown man sob is a different type of sob
"Congratulations baby. You got it for everybody, right?" is the ACTUAL quote. Don't quote someone unless you can do it correctly.
I just commented how if anyone is wondering about this family's moral drive, they should look at that moment. She congratulates him then swiftly checks to make sure his brothers also got their due recognition.
@@techmarine83 Dude chill, the words he used basically mean the same thing as what the mother said. No need to get defensive…
This type of " mistake" on the part of the military is inexcusable, and shameful. They really need to get their paperwork act together.
This kind of ineptitude is why people lose faith in the military and leave
Will mistakes do happen? Typically when you are discharged, they have an hour or so to go over your DD214 ( 215 ) before the final discharge date. Sounds like that was missed, and it should not need 15 years to resolve it.
That was how it was when I discharged back in the mid 90s. BTW the DD215 is a supplement, that ammends the DD214 and what's filed for missing time, rank, training, awards, recommendations,etc...
To all other vets if you run across any red tape with veterans affairs, use your representatives and especially if you have one who is a veteran. This will speed up any removals and obstacles when it comes to red tape.
What I do not understand while sitting here looking at my DD214, I had to sign it. So how come he didn't see these errros when(before) he signed his?
Typical government procedure. They are completely incompetent yet certain people seem to want them in charge of everything. If you want to see what socialism/big government that democrats push for just look at the institutions the government is in charge of. The US postal service, the DMV, the VA, the IRS, and think about all the headaches you go through dealing with those people when you need help or need something done and imagine that with your healthcare, insurance, bank, shopping, child care, schooling, internet provider, etc. Yea no thanks I'll vote for the party trying to keep the government out of as much as possible. Small government = less complications
They need to get their "stop killing innocents in other countries" act together you mean
You must be new to the military scene. Soldiers, marines, sailors, etc have been getting fucked since day 1.
Disgusting how we treated this national treasure. This man served us and we let him down when he got back. Welcome home brother.
This made me tear up. Wow, 15 years. You stayed faithful brother and saw yet ANOTHER mission through. No matter what ANYONE sais or have said, you deserve a STANDING Oooh Rahhh. Semper Fi Soldier!!!
so so so wrong, can we do anything right? Bless you sir!
I’m in the Navy right now and seeing this just rages me seeing this man go through all that pain and mistreatment. I’m happy to see his hardwork finally paid off and he’s at peace. I honestly think he deserves way more than what they gave him but I’m glad he’s happy now. Thank you for your service brother.
Thank YOU as well for what you are doing for all of us!!! We can walk around safely knowing you heroes are protecting us! Yes you all deserve not just credit but to be taken care of indefinitely!
Thank you for your sacrifice and service!!!
Learn from his lessons. Get out of the military. Before you end up like him. Or like me.
Update your NFAAS
thanks for your service. means a lot to us commons.
Thank you for your TRUE service! You received everything you so rightfully deserve. God bless you!
My love to thid man who kept fighting even after the war. This man is a true hero and an example for our children. Never give up and always recognize what is due.
As a Service Member I can honestly say that sadly this terrible situation happens more and more everyday.
It doesn’t though. You should know you don’t get your DD214 printed off as official without making corrections to it and verifying it is correct. Come on. He could have had it fixed before he ETSd.
@@andrewhorsch2877 nope, because they fcked me after the fact. Years later they yanked a ribbon and said I never went to Turkey. I still have all my photos and memories, but no matter how hard I tried, they say I never went. I had to write my side of events for my family so they'd know I went.
@@PhysifistEngineering That's why you always keep a copy of your orders bro. Its not difficult. Also, awards can be revoked down the line due to not properly qualifing to meet the prerequisites for that ribbon.
As a recently ETSed veteran, no it doesnt. Not only can this easily be corrected with your units admin office now, but they give you like half a dozen chances to correct your 214 before its signed and published.
@@corey552 that doesn't work if they don't have the same copy ass hat. And criteria didn't change, they said I didn't go there.
With all the frauds walking around, I can't even imagine how this dude must have hurt for all those years. Good for you brother!
Hahahaha can't imagine 😂😂😂
How about Iraqi civilians?
How about them?
Imagine just imagine
@@bouzidoussama6786 how about baby ducks? Geriatric squirrels? Purple Lamborghinis? If you really cared, you'd be doing more that just playing bs games. Good luck to you.
@greenismycolor He probably submitted a lot of that. But I can tell you now, the VA really isn't paid to care. That, and his 1 shop really dropped the ball
@@bouzidoussama6786 War is war, civilian casualties are inevitable, I am not defending war crimes, I am just saying, that even if the rules of war were actual rules instead of guidelines, civilian casualties would still happen
@@bouzidoussama6786 whataboutism
No, it's not "cool" that he finally got heard. It's an absolute disgrace that this took 15 years. This man's honor was taken away from the very people that he served. Not only did he not get appreciated, he got spat in the face.
Thank You very much for Your Service, we SALUTE YOU....some veterans from Asia !!!!!
This happens more often than reported. Because he returned while the unit was still deployed, he wasn't taken care of.
3-327th Infantry Regiment... I recognize the unit. I was 2-327th at the same time. George, I'm glad it was fixed. Bastogne brother.
The Settlemonster woah
Ah ....yes ...".Honor and Country" unit ..327th ....respect .
Held the perimeter at Bastogne ....did not fold .
Nor in the Punchbowl in Korea ...Under Col .Hackworth
"Teeth -kickers- Anonymous" at Vietnam. ...".The Jokers " under 1st Air Cav often backed you up in S.A.D missions in Vietnam Republic... and in Chipyong and Nogun Rhee, Iron Triangle ,Korea you dominated and destroyed entire Chicom corps...no mercy asked, none given .
In Korea under late great Col . Dave Hackworth ...."Hack" was spit- and- grit; a soldiers soldier.
Col Hackworth was a legend ..Company D...
So is the 327th.
1 Corps MEF we knew of you guys ...Camp Armor , Nineveh , Tikrit , Route 1...acknowledged.
"Bastogne bulldogs" killed a lot of SS troops on the perimeter of St Vith and Bastogne ..kept road open for 2nd Armored to relieve ....Patton said 327th saved Bastogne ..respect to your unit .
Respect from a 6/1/1 ( 1M.E.F ) jarhead- 4 -ever signing off.
To you footsloggers ....Army men... we all were D.I.S and still ask for more 🇺🇸❤
@@johngibson2884 I am honored by your words. Linking the history of the Regiment makes me proud to have been a part of the storied history. No Slack, Sir!
I actually visited Bastogne on R&R leave. There is a awesome memorial and museum there.
NO SLACK
NO F***ING SLACK
Unfortunately this happens more often than people realize, and it really needs to be addressed.
Could have been discrimination, but it's more likely that people were just being flat out lazy. Like the guy said they hadn't re-up dated his profile.
yes, Sir!
@@danielbaldwin3078 I think the guy was describing the way he was treated as a supposedly non-combat vet and someone who was dishonorably discharged as discrimination. Didn't get the impression he was claiming he was discriminated against for some aspect of his identity, such as ethnicity.
@@danielbaldwin3078 probably have 100 people with the same name and just got mixed up
@Hernando Malinche Stalin and Lenin just couldn't either but they combined ruin the lives of over 100 million
I’m sorry that this happened to you and glad to know with a positive ending 🤗❤️🇺🇸Semper Fi from one military family to yours!!
It’s good to hear good news for a change. Thank you for your service. God bless you and your family.
He needs to be compensated for those 15 proud years you took from him. 15 years of being called a fraud and everybody believing it. Disgusting. I hope any who have shamed him feel ashamed now. Thank you for your service. Many of us really appreciate it. You yourself are a sign of freedom and honor. As are all our brave men and woman who sign up. Thank you.
@Dave Chappelle during 2014 when i was in they were kicking people out for that cuz of the "down sizing" . if it was a General he would have still got benefits.
Dave Chappelle theres ALWAYS that one dumbass who thinks they know more than EVERYONE, including the people the story is actually about 🙄🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
Potentially far more damage than just the previous 15 years. He might’ve missed out on a life long career that he could’ve started at a young age leading to promotions upon promotions.
Right On put them on blast like they put him on blast for 15 Years Wow America SMH is all I can say when will this foolishness ever stop BS
I mean you can't blame them because they are only trained to look for what is normally on an ERB so if they don't see it then they don't believe you. It's a lot of stolen valors
I'm glad he carried on with life through those 15 years, veteran suicide is a much bigger problem than most people think
Kainoa Pagente true facts.
Yes. Yessss
Yeah, he’s has some “issues” for sure. All I have is an increased awareness of loud “bangs” Got over the fear of potential IED’s after a couple months stateside.
AMEN!
They should commit suicide after all the killings they have done
Hoo Rah. Way to go brother. Thank You so much for your Valiant Service.
i was in the Navy during IRaq War and i feel the pain that this man experienced, this is just sad in many ways, thank you for your service George
To a soldier this means everything.
Thank You for your Service...
To anyone dumb enough to consider dedicating your life to serving this broken government, I hope this story wakes you up, that even if you put your life on the line, the bureaucracy will still get in your way and try and ruin your life
Why thank him? You stupid fucc...
@@ifbfmto9338 get outside and go touch some grass, I'm sure it will benefit you
@@ifbfmto9338 You are so naive, get a life
@@nathanieljulien9894 lol
If this is how the government treats America's finest warriors, think about how they treat civilians.
It was literally the community that really damaged him, the army made a mistake, it happens. It is bad, but it happens. As civilians we are treated how most of us like because we decide how the government is run.
Bruh shut up
@@deadretard3050 it was legit about him and the government mess up..that's all..I don't understand how you bigot it was civilians that messed that up gave hive ptsd and bi polar kicked him out for smoking a plant ..noice try tho bucko
lmao this isn't a name yeah this is why there is so many criminals now a days
@@deadretard3050 Nice try bootlicker, Army kicked him out and knew full and well what they were doing. Now that the sentiment is coming very close to having pot legalized and people are outraged, They decided to right a wrong under pressure.
God bless you, your family, and all those you served with. Thank you for the safety and peace I live in each day.
Thank you for your service
Marine veteran here, this happens more often than people know. Especially beyond 15 years ago. The admin side was extremely inefficient.
Civilian veteran here, I agree.
My Dad served in the Navy active duty for 12 yrs. Afterwards, he served in the Air National guard. Later, he spent another 18 yrs or so in the Naval Reserves. When it came time to apply for Military retirement, the US Government "lost" 10 or 12 years of his total service time and denied him retirement benefits.
My Dad had kept the pay stubs and was able to prove he served the time and had proof he was paid for serving. It took about 5 yrs for him to get his retirement benefits. Unfortunately, he died of cancer a couple of years later. A cancer which was suspected to be related to exposure to asbestos while serving in the Navy. The final insult was when the Military grave marker provided... had the incorrect rank. It took my Step-mother about 5 yrs to "prove" he had achieved the rank he had before retiring. The military grave marker finally arrived... and they put the wrong date of death. It took my Step-mother another 1+ years to get a new military grave marker made. So, my Dad will finally have a military grave marker with the correct information on his grave for the 7th anniversary of his death.
@@cmf6081 If there is any way to sue the state for negligence and undue suffering, please do so.
@@kibki5773 My Dad left it up to my brother's and I to pursue seeking damages if we wanted. We chose not to because in our minds it didn't change the outcome. We also realized any potential judgments awarded would mean less $$ for other Veterans and would be paid for by the People (US tax payers). My Dad accepted his fate and was proud to have served. Part of me is glad he did not live to see the destruction and downfall of this Country as it would have been very painful for him to have witnessed.
Not just the US military either, I just retired from 20 years in the CF and my paperwork was just missing 4 years, like I didn't exist lmao.
Holy s**t, - far, far too long. But at last, a meaningful right to the wrong. Thank you for your service, George!
And how many innocent Iraqis he killed? :)
Bayezidh Tanu they wouldn’t be dead if they were innocent you idiot.
did u just censor a TH-cam comment
Congratulations sir and I'm sorry for the troubles you went through!
Thank God for all our veterans 🙏. I'm so glad this terrible mistake was finally corrected. 🙏
He NEVER should’ve had to wait 15 years to get it resolved. They should’ve compensated him for the discrimination as well. Handsomely.
He caused the 15 year delay himself lol
Yes, they should compensate him well
@@Jay-gh4zl yeah, because he deleted his active duty from his record, smdh
There wasn't an discrimination soooo.....
@@FreedomofSpeech865 No because he did not file an appeal until 2 years before this video was shot. He should have appealed it as soon as it happened and it would have been resolved years earlier.
He wasn't crying of joy for himself.. Those were clearly weeps of relief for all those he served with personally, who also never got the recognition they deserved. An incredible story, so happy for him and his brothers.
Might be crying bc his wife is such a piece
He was crying because he is weak and stupid. This story is probably fabricated or at least highly exaggerated.
@@Diaryofaninja Sheesh on Memorial Day weekend too smh, real poetic
@@vernievuitton I’m not American but you don’t think it’s suspicious? Why did it take him 15 YEARS to appeal to the army board? He also has a family to support so he should’ve appealed immediately. There is more to the story he’s not telling us and it’s probably due to his own negligence and incompetence.
@@Diaryofaninja Getting anything done with our government is next to impossible. It probably wasn't the first time he tried. That's a huge turning point in that mans life that none of us could understand, and you have the audacity to call him weak and stupid for showing his emotion for it? I don't know how weak you are(I have my assumptions), but you're at least pretty stupid yourself.
Breaks my heart to see him get everything he deserved 15 years later, never give up guys.
thank you for your service..respect and honour..
They need to give him 15 years of backpay and stuff.
@MercyReaper oh no he smoked some weed😱 he should be locked up for 15 years!!
Colby In Vietnam, they smoked pot and nothing was done. So, if the military finds out, maybe they should revoke their pay and pension and medical care. Also, remove their records of honorary discharge and that they can't be buried at Arlington. Maybe remove bodies of military at Arlington that they did drugs.
@MercyReaper how f****** pathetic do you have to be to complain about smoking weed when they give the military heroin for pain! Bunch of f****** hypocrites especially you sit down and shut the f******
@MercyReaper Kiddo you need to grow up and get your facts straight...
Dank's Delightful Gaming he smoked pot and got discharged for “misconduct”
Iraq war: biggest waste of time, money, and life.
Yes indeed
Hector Diaz you’re right too including Cuba, and Libya
Murdered5.2 Ram bruh it was over oil
@@waknart3559 Not necessarily. Saddam Hussein needed to go, as did his army. The numerous counts of human rights violations needed to be stopped, and the people of Iraq actually fought alongside American forces during the war. After the war, our forces stayed there to conduct and oversee peacekeeping operations, to maintain stability in the region.
However. Thanks to our literally evil politicians selling guns to the enemy under the noses of our armed forces, we ended up being locked there, participating in a forever war among the middle eastern factions.
YaBoiCatGuard the US has enough oil reserves for itself if it was for oil they would have sacked the oil fields. Iraq invades Kuwait and an international coalition who had members of the UN go in. Oil is one of the most overused argument being made.
Teared me up and I never served. Thank you for your service and sacrifice brother. God bless you and your family.
Awesome thank you for your service GOD Bless
This breaks my heart. He served his country, put his life on the line, and was probably treated like he's stealing valor for 15 years. How more tragic it would have been if, God forbid, he had died before getting this fixed. The person/s involved need to be demoted or something, this is terrible. I'm so glad you finally got what was due.
Served his country as in participating in killing 1.5 million people of a country across the globe because it has "WMDs" and destroying its economy, government, police, military making a whole for any te rr o ris t organization that wants to abuse this glorious chance and creating a turmoil for the whole middle east stability.
Very much hero like....
Murdered Iraqi civilians
@@travelleryu War is hell for everyone.
He is a war criminal 🤡
@@kingassasin6031 Prove it!
I'm in a similar position. Although all of my deployments were on my DD214, they left off my Purple Heart, Bronze Star, etc., from my paperwork. I was injured by an IED in Iraq and when I pointed out the discrepancy before receiving a medical discharge, I was told that, "Oh, this is just a temporary DD214 and once you get your final rating you can get it fixed then."... Well, that wasn't the case. It's been 12yrs now since I got out and I even contacted people in Washington D.C. only to be ignored.
My life hasn't been impacted as much as this guy, but it is incredibly frustrating to know that there isn't just one person/office you can contact to fix these things. You get forwarded to an infinite number of people who just keep passing you on to someone else.
I gave up after 5 years... besides, I have the hard copy for the awards that I can show when I need to (Purple Heart license plates, etc.).
Hopefully you filed an initial claim for service connected disability within a year of your discharge. If you did and it was denied you can get it reconsidered and get back pay.
Never Give Up! I'm still fighting after 25+ years .....
I know you don’t want to hear this but keep fighting. We need to bring issues like this to light bc this is Bullsh*t. Took me years to get my retirement points fixed. It showed ZERO for almost the first 8 yrs of my service bc no one would take the time to fix it. Finally met a admin clerk who cared. I’m so sorry for your experience which is much more severe and frustrating.
Contact your former company members for help….why is that so hard? You contacted Congress….what purpose will that serve? They don’t know you. Your friends in the service know you and your deployments . I call phony on this one.
Hahaha stupid. Next time don't work with USA army you're just a pawn for those military contractors. Better work at Starbucks because unlike in army work to kill you work for someone meal/drink.
Better equip your kids with gun because in USA anytime you kids could be shoot. Uwu
thank you for your service soldier......to all us veterans home and abroad and to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.....thank you 🇺🇸
Congratulations sir. Thank you for your service. Tears ran down my face when I saw your record get righted.
And a big thank you for your bravery
As a vet from the 70's this really make me sad that it took 15 years to correct! Hey brother I'm proud of you for never giving up! Welcome home brother!
Yeah the only way to get it corrected "quickly" would have been when they first handed him a copy of his DD-214. However it's unlikely he would have noticed the errors since it wasn't his job to complete that form.
The Army is the same....... Slow with paperwork.
It shouldn’t of took 15 years for a man that put his life on the line for this country and the people. That’s a disgrace. Thank you for your service brother
If he had done it for his country and his people he shouldn't have asked for any benefit. The Iraqis defending their country were doing it for their country and their people, even knowing that the invasor was the No 1 military power in the world.
@@germancarrasco2028 What he did was serving his country. Blame the US Government, don't blame him.
@@abdulraufanuar4886 I blame him less than I blame his goverment but still it was him who signed up to go kill people on the other side of the world.
Shouldn't have*
@@abdulraufanuar4886 with that logic the Nazis under Hitler's army arent to blame, only their leaders. What a delusional logic
LETSSS GOOOOO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE MAN 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love you brother thank you for your fight it helps all veterans.
This man deserves it and thank you for your service .
i dont think he wants a thank you more than to be acknowledged by the very government he served. I'm from a military family and being thanked for your service is frankly awkward and sends the wrong message. Not many people support what they are fighting for and are just doing it because they cant do anything else with their career. Veterans want housing, healthcare, and closure. Not just a "thank you". Lets focus on ending our military industrial complex and stop with just saying thank you and doing nothing to help.
OK well you have family military background well I served in Desert Storm so yes government needs to show more but words of thank u means a lot for him when people say thank u for ur service it means a lot and hopefully our government will start showing more appreciation for service men and a woman and do more .
@@echo116 thats why I said the government and peoples lack of voting or standing up for veterans needs. All things I've heard be shot down to help veterans has been called "communist" or some other stupid scapegoat.
Correct.
@The Man what can I say people like u will never undererstand because u never been there and your talking about weed seralsy u ok in the head .
after serving 6 years in the military, I cant elaborate enough how common his issue actually is. Glad to see him get his years of service properly annotated. thank you for your service, brother.
Yes thank you for invading a country you had no business being in brother
This guy is junkie though, smoking Marijuana. You shouldn't defend him, it's a bad image to do drugs.
what are your thoughts about Bush’s confession of the invasion i wonder?🤔
Stuff like this can happen, but not for 15 years. One phone call to his former platoon leader or First Sergeant would have fixed this within weeks of it happening.
@@JBS2018 A lot of people have never heard of this, because the media lies about it every time.
For serving your country. That's too bad you had to go through all that... Awesome resilience! God Bless you!
Thank you for your service- God Bless you and your family. Leave it to the VA for not having your file- unreal. Keep it going
4:02 "Isn't that amazing on Veteran's Day?"
No, it is not. That man was shamed for 15 years and deprived of his achievements. No, it isn't amazing at all that he got it back. It's shameful for us that it took 15 years to give credit due to a man who served to the best of his abilities, only to come home and not be recognized for his worth. He needs to be compensated more for all the trouble he went through.
How tf is committing war crimes an achievement?
@@parhlesaadu diaf
@@parhlesaadu You're a loser
@@parhlesaadu cause they fight crime? Dunno..
@@parhlesaadu As if he committed war crimes.
"Yeah, they gave me everything."
No, my brother, they gave you nothing. You gave to your fellows, you served, you deserved to be honored, not treated to the abuse and disdain of an ungrateful, judgemental, and cowardly system.
As a fellow warrior, I am not pleased with what THEY, gave YOU.
I AM PROUD, that you did what we soldiers always do when something is taken wrongly from someone. They get it back, they fight for what is right.
Way to go man. I just don't understand why there wasn't a big fat package of green mixed in with that bundle of red tape.
They sent you into an illegal war, they stole your valor and for 15 years denied you the simple honor of being respected as a Veteran. And they get praise for making it right?
Nope. You took your honor back.
Right on
This
AMEN!💯👍🇺🇲
"God and the soldier we adore!
In times of trouble, not before.
But when war has ended and all things righted,
God is forgotten, and the soldier slighted."
I honestly thought the same why in the hell is she saying that is so cool for him to get it back on Veteran day. Like you said he should have been compensated for all those years.
What a shame on the system
Thanks bro for your service.
You can hear the sincerity and kindness in his voice, his eyes tell you everything. He always had honor, more than most, but it was huge that people stood up for him. Soft spoken warrior, stay true brother.
Why do you worship killers so much??? The army is a criminal organization, therefore he's also a criminal.
He had 0 honor
So powerful seeing all the weight lifted off his shoulders when he saw the new authenticated documents. He experienced something most of us would never wish to go through just to protect his country and the rights. He deserved every medal and the amount of patience he had for over 15 years is truly incredible.
Absolutely. My dad served and I don't know what would have happened if this had happened to him. God bless our soldiers.
KrazyTubeTV . wtf to protect he's country from wattttt . Iraq its tooooo far a way an why the war start for wat reason an they find nothing in Iraq only oil an gas an money wtf ur joke go bk to TH-cam an see why the war start . bad Russian
No it's not 15 fvkn yrs bro nothing can fix what he lost and could have built in that waste of his potential,unless he got all the back pay and things he applied for at once
@@LuckyBoy-rr5sm it makes no difference what your opinion of our going to war in Iraq, what this man experienced should happen to no one. While I may agree with some of your feelings on this subject, this is not the appropriate format to air your objections to our involvement in Iraq.
@@fredpendergrass6960 he should not be in Iraq full stop . killing kids an women for money its wrong. Ur prime minister they said it its mistake bcus its nothing their only oil an gas an gold soooo he's just killer nothing more over money .
This is so glorious news. Congratulations to fighting another battle and being a hero for yourself as for others. God bless you and grateful for your service.
You’d be absolutely disgusted with all the fucked up paperwork that ruins people.
Bureaucracy is disgusting.
Im almost in tears, Amen he got his honourable discharge and medals. Incredible that it worked for him. I gasped when they revealed the boards decision
@Hernando Malinche what your comment supposed to mean? I can guarantee you that if your country was under Taliban rule that you would be begging western forces to come liberate your country. He also didnt botch anyone's paper work in Iraq making sure they don't get recognition for what they did so once again I don't know how he got "a taste of what he did".
Honourable??? Yeah killing innocents and stealing is very Honourable
@Hernando Malinche first of all, I didn't do anything. But what is your country? And what war are you refering to? Not all western interventions have been on the up and up. But Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator and his son Uday Hussein was much more evil, brutal and vicious then his father. Then the Taliban came in and we're cutting off people's hands off for stealing bread.
@Hernando Malinche first, when the Iraq war started, I wasn't old enough to vote. But even then, western politicians will say they are going to do one thing, get into power and do the opposite. So even if your voting for a good policy, you may have the rug pulled out from you. The citizens actually have no direct control over what the government does. I will agree with you that sadly, Iraq was a lot more stably ran under Saddam. But the world cant afford to have evil like that. And if Udday ever got into power, the suffering from the citizens would have been the worst the world has seen. The western countries absolutely messed up by not rebuilding by forming a non corrupt and stable government and not just leave. They really should have did what America did the Japan in WW2. They ran the whole country for quiet a while and changed the culture and standards. But because people complain about that so much these days, they didn't want to force a government on the country. When in reality, western forces should have set up a western government there for 20 years, make it stable and then hand the keys over once everything is in place. I think if you are going to go to war like that, then you should be expected to set up a stable government and way of life. But me as a Canadian, I really have no direct control on one iota of what was done in Iraq and Afghanistan. Like I said, I wasn't even old enough to vote when the war started. The western countries absolutely did need to take out these regimes, they sadly went about it the wrong way.
@Hernando Malinche get stronger kid. Ur country weak af n crumbles all the time
"Isn't that amazing" no, honestly it's downright shameful. I understand down talking our military isn't seen in a positive light, but they fucked up. If we let things like this get swept under the rug they'll only sweep more and more. I'm glad this man and the rest of his team got the recognition they deserved
Yep thanks 4 seeing the bs
@@detailgods8505 ironically this is an old video and unfortunately we have many more blunders to add to the piling list
“Recognition they deserved”. My ass. Mfs served in Iraq, their hands will always be covered in blood
@Log's Cabin 🤡 he’s a war criminal
"I understand down talking our military isn't seen in a positive light"
Americans are truly brainwashed into worshipping their military industrial complex. SAD!
Thank you for service my friend, i wish you and your family's the best..
Thanks for your service
made me tear up. i know he deserved those medals but even more he deserves the utmost respect from his community
made me angry until the end, all is well finally.
I'm an OEF veteran and I felt every tear brother. Congrats and thank you and above all God bless you.
Thank you sir you did amazing!
Congratulations to you sir, it's good to hear that the government finally fixed their mistakes. Thank you for your service.
The photos this man took was more than enough to prove he served in Iraq. I can't believe his CO did not put this in writing. I'm glad his DD214 went from dishonorable to honorable discharge thank you for your service.
More likely it was.destroyed by.dtsye side pen pusher in the VA your seem how badly they treat vets
That change on his DD214 is the biggest thing. It makes no sense that it would show "dishonorable". Even if he only spent 6 months in the military, was on light duty the whole time handing out basketballs at the gym, and was released by a medical board, that is still worth an honorable discharge. You only get a dishonorable for gross misconduct. Even being a malcontent that keeps losing a stripe to the Commanding Officer is not enough to get you a dishonorable, you're basically a felon in the military if you get that (literally, you're committing crimes like rape or armed robbery). Maybe with no credit for his Iraq deployments, it appeared that he only served a few months, so the paperwork clerk figured he had to be getting kicked out and threw on 'dishonorable' as an assumption. Even that is a big stretch, being a discipline case generally gets you a lighter 'other-than-honorable' discharge. Dishonorable is like a bad-conduct discharge, you pretty much have to be serving time in the brig to get that. No awards shown and no credit for time deployed sucks, your record showing a dishonorable discharge carries the biggest sting.
@@itsAmeOFP
Oh, gotcha. Dishonorable is still too severe, I could see OTH.
They should just check the blood on his hands against known Iraqi civilians DNA to confirm if he was there or not IMO
Aww my heart melted when he cried with his mom.
I cried also my heart goes out to him
Mine too. I got teary eyed
Thank you for your service sir. Bless all our troops!
Congratulations to man. To get his life back he deserved it so much and much more as well. That was a amazing ending for him. If anyone knows him personally give him a hand shake and hug for me. Thank you for your service brother.
As she said , "How can this happen?" Just more evidence to show how incompetant our government truly can be.
@@siranoch6416 You are clearly the racist one. At best a hypocrite. At worst who knows.
Honorable men don't make the kind of statements as your comment. It seems that you have been deceived by one or more hateful ideologies. That can all be summed up in one word: pathetic
@@siranoch6416 Do you have anything to back this with???
@@siranoch6416 So what youre saying is, you were unwilling to follow the lawful orders of those appointed over you?
@@siranoch6416 So you're racist? And don't know how to follow orders? That's all anyone needs to know about you man.
@@terrapin_valtameri It isn't though. Look at the channel videos
HE NEVER LOST HIS HONOR, the people that did this to him are the ones without honor!
Thank you for you service! Sorry that happened to you. You are a Hero!
Sorry you had to go through all that..but I'm glad it worked out for you in the end.
Had something similar like this happen to my grandpa when he served in Vietnam. 40 years later in 2013 they finally found and proved he served and was medically discharged. Dude went through 40 years of no help then eventually died from complications with agent orange related illnesses last year. Sad world we live in when vets go through that
Unbelievably, there needs to be organizations fighting for our veterans
My grandpas brother died from the same thing,was also in Vietnam.
@we coming bud, you have a ton of mental health issues yourself it seems. I wonder what you have done to "deserve" that
What a terrible thing that your grandfather had to endure. Blessings to you and your family.
@we coming I guess I offended somebody. My guess is that you don't speak English well but have memorized a few hateful terms. Am I right? Do let me know.
"Isn't that amazing, on Memorial day getting your honor back" I honestly don't know why but that made me angry. This man never lost his honor, it was tarnished by his leadership & community.
Yeah, I agree with you. I felt like that was a poor choice of words, and I wish she would have articulated it differently. He didn’t get his honor back - he’s always been an honorable veteran. It’s about getting acknowledged for your sacrifices. He earned and deserved to have his paperwork showcase the correct information. It took newly two decades for that to come to pass - which is shameful. I’m glad he was finally able to get everything corrected, but it still pains me to witness everything that he has been through.
Oh you must’ve missed ‘how cool is that’
It’s cool to this lady that hai been so awfully treated, it’s cool that we got a vid of him happy.
Obvs I’m being sarcastic, she wound me up so much.
Agreed
@miguel sanchez lol mate go away
Again, there's NO honor in taking part in an illegal war. Especially willingly.
Thank you for your service brother
Love you brother
Wow... Good for him! Such a strong person!!! 💜💜💜
Even 2 years later this story is still beautiful. Too many times our veterans get screwed over so its a nice reversal
Anyone who took part in America's illegal wars deserve every single problem in their life and more.
My Fing hero! I'm still battling over medals that were "lost" because of paperwork from my time in Afghanistan. I am glad you never gave up. This is what a true Military soldier is. My support And condolences, even if it is years later.
medals for doing what
@@rhobh1868 services
What medals were you awarded?
I am so sorry for you, and everyone in this situation😔
@@detectivejojo7025 😂😂😂
Oh man, this brother made me cry. It took me over 10 yrs to get my disability. I can really empathize with him. Always make sure you keep a Copy of your ORIGINAL orders of EVERYWHERE the military sends you. HeII make 3-4 copies. Your Unit has files on EVERY soldier that comes through and that came through the unit. I don't know if he went to his unit to ask for a copy. After that I hope he went to the IG.
IN my unit like in all the units I served in, we were tight as a group and our Brigade and battalion commanders and sergeant Majors and first sergeants Always had open door Policies. My Brigade Colonel and Sgt Major, Knew all his soldiers Especially the ones in a war zone. My Commander and Sgt Major, would have been pissed if I came to them with this problem and they would have had my 6. This would have gone straight to my Gen'l and it would have been resolved in 2 weeks. This story Angers me to high heaven.
Congrats brother....
Thankz 4 your service..
Truly sad to hear how he went through 15 years with most people thinking he lied after everything he did, glad it turned out right at the end.