Brutal Combat Stories That Must Be Told (with Will Yeske) - Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

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  • čas přidán 27. 02. 2024
  • Today’s guest is a United States Army veteran and author of the book Damn the Valley: 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2/508 PIR, 82nd Airborne in the Arghandab River Valley Afghanistan, Will Yeske. The book presents stories from soldiers fighting in the Arghandab River Valley - which they called “the meat grinder” - during the deployment of 2 Fury to Afghanistan in 2009-2010.
    The deployment had a 52% casualty rate.
    Learn more at ⁠damnthevalleybook.com/⁠
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  • @thisisironclad
    @thisisironclad  Před 4 měsíci +2

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    • @user-rt8ik1ow4i
      @user-rt8ik1ow4i Před 3 měsíci

      Andy,Ilove that you are,but I felt like I was watching a Bruce Lee film.voice of timing from lip moving😂

    • @user-rt8ik1ow4i
      @user-rt8ik1ow4i Před 3 měsíci

      Still good enough, I know several that are,and would. Shit,I didn't serve,hut I would

  • @renegadearms
    @renegadearms Před 4 měsíci +35

    Recently retired my most prized possession from my time is probably the worn, torn, and dirty flag we flew over our compound in Afghanistan.

    • @georgecoull1883
      @georgecoull1883 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Powerful, priceless and badass iwu jima style

    • @treyhazel9010
      @treyhazel9010 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Thanks for your service. I 👂 him cry out to Allah and I thought standby he's coming

    • @georgecoull1883
      @georgecoull1883 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@treyhazel9010 Jay Redman said that

    • @treyhazel9010
      @treyhazel9010 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@georgecoull1883 yessir 👌

    • @JC-zl4mq
      @JC-zl4mq Před 3 měsíci

      ​@treyhazel9010 you're cheesy and cringe bro

  • @romeromaine248
    @romeromaine248 Před 3 měsíci +2

    “ if you don’t deal with your shit, that shit will come back and deal with you”. What an excellent quote. 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @johnnydough6244
    @johnnydough6244 Před 3 měsíci +3

    @20:11 the Leeroy Jenkins reference I wasn’t expecting to hear on a podcast like this! If you know you know! Great podcast, thanks for the listen!

  • @JosephFontenot74
    @JosephFontenot74 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Looking forward to reading “Damn the Valley”. The fighting in the Arghandab was fierce without a doubt. 2C from the 82nd will have an amazing Book called “the Devil’s Playground” written by Andrew Bragg which is exceptionally written and will hopefully be out this year. Lastly, hopefully the third and final book in the series would be “the Sons of the Arghandab” the story of the Top Guns in the Devil’s Playground. Thank you for highlighting the efforts of War Fighters.

    • @shawnlopez5115
      @shawnlopez5115 Před 3 měsíci

      I know Bragg, don't know this dude, but he'll yeah, CCO needs a book. Fury from the Sky!
      C 1-3.

  • @davidbillings615
    @davidbillings615 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Always worth listening to these podcasts. We need to remember!❤

  • @danarenodano7373
    @danarenodano7373 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Right on, looking forward to this interview.

  • @jeffwells8740
    @jeffwells8740 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Loved the content, just can deal with 25 minutes of ads for 40 minutes of content. I listen to pods while hiking, but can't hit 'skip' every 4 minutes.

    • @danielroberts7627
      @danielroberts7627 Před 2 měsíci

      I fully agree, i want to enjoy the stories, but i can’t because of ads….

    • @theresekirkpatrick3337
      @theresekirkpatrick3337 Před 2 měsíci

      Pay 16.99 a month for no commercials and can download for when no WiFi

  • @bjjmonster25
    @bjjmonster25 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Awesome brotha. Best job in the world 💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏

  • @MK-mp1ku
    @MK-mp1ku Před 3 měsíci +1

    Respect and honor for the men who run into hell and fight with fire. Just watched Mr. Ballen talk about the combat story that ended his Seal career, and it was very well told, he seems like a good dude, you might consider having him on the podcast for combat stories pt.2.

    • @Len_M.
      @Len_M. Před 3 měsíci

      One of the military podcasts needs to have Terrance Popp on, former Green Beret. His unit was one of the first that guarded Abu Ghraib (not the ones guarding prisoners, the whole compound.) When they first came in there were Rooms with boarded-up areas, blood a couple ft thick. They jumped into Baghdad International as well. He has great stories. I think he would be good for Shawn Ryan since they are both into mental health.

  • @jeffdowdy5113
    @jeffdowdy5113 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Excellent content Andy. Always look forward to your stories.

  • @JFoMu
    @JFoMu Před 4 měsíci +7

    Looking forward to the conversation and reading this book. Much appreciation from a fellow 2Fury (A Co) alum

    • @dontbugme7362
      @dontbugme7362 Před 4 měsíci

      Is this the guy who wrote Damn this Valley or something like that?

    • @JFoMu
      @JFoMu Před 4 měsíci

      ⁠@@dontbugme7362The gentleman in the video wrote the book “Damn the Valley”, yes.

    • @dontbugme7362
      @dontbugme7362 Před 4 měsíci

      @@JFoMu thx, i listened to the longer interview AS did with the 2 authors

    • @shawnlopez5115
      @shawnlopez5115 Před 3 měsíci

      What's up AO Athens, C1-3 from AO Copenhagen. Fury from the Sky!

  • @nckgmz83
    @nckgmz83 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Totally a great listen 🎧

  • @TimM-wk1zx
    @TimM-wk1zx Před 3 měsíci +1

    No matter where you see or hear Andy, it’s all war. I’ll bet he’s a blast at a party.

    • @mattrountree.
      @mattrountree. Před 3 měsíci

      It's all relative, right? So more than you.

    • @TimM-wk1zx
      @TimM-wk1zx Před 3 měsíci +1

      I forgot there were Tarot card readers watching. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
      The point is, it’s clear he’s institutionalized emotionally to war.

  • @donfrance3
    @donfrance3 Před 3 měsíci

    36 good show. thank you

  • @danielharrison6484
    @danielharrison6484 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Replaced these guys in 2010-2011. It was a fucking meat grinder. We were constantly finding land mines with jugs of hme daisy chained together with our feet.

  • @bjbolander620
    @bjbolander620 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Im all in

  • @Veidr99
    @Veidr99 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Its wierd that we are not fighting for our nation but others yall are so important to our survival plz stop hurting yourselves thats what they want

  • @BG-sj7zh
    @BG-sj7zh Před 3 měsíci +3

    The show is interrupting the commercials. Unwatchable

  • @Len_M.
    @Len_M. Před 3 měsíci

    History doesn't repeat but by God, it sure does rhyme!

  • @NoWayIsWay86
    @NoWayIsWay86 Před 3 měsíci

    I would like to see a comparison of the effectiveness of private vs government military.

    • @duxdawg
      @duxdawg Před 3 měsíci

      Private is 1,000x more cost effective with 200x less casualties. Many examples out there.

  • @robbyrobinson4500
    @robbyrobinson4500 Před 4 měsíci

    Is Andy still going to keep doing his other podcast or is he changing it all up. I like cleared hot

  • @chriswourms4639
    @chriswourms4639 Před 2 měsíci

    I loved restrepo documentary

  • @KrashtestKenny-yv5if
    @KrashtestKenny-yv5if Před 3 měsíci

    Were you on the Kandahar side of the river or jelawar side? Cop outlaw was relatively quiet when we left, didn’t stay that way long if I remember correctly. B-1/17 🇺🇸

  • @donfilkins298
    @donfilkins298 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Montana knife . Looks like great knives ... But who can afford 300 plus. Make a knife a blue collar working guy can afford

    • @Cobes_347
      @Cobes_347 Před 4 měsíci +1

      You should know metal working isn’t free and isn’t an easy skill. That man’s got a skill and I wouldn’t pay less than 300 for a knife from him. Not saying I can afford it but damn I can’t wait tell I can. 🤘🏼

    • @brycecollie1322
      @brycecollie1322 Před 3 měsíci +3

      I got one of the speed goats and I gotta say it was extremely expensive but the quality the sharpness and how light weight of the blade is amazing worth every penny IMO

  • @fishsizzle83
    @fishsizzle83 Před 4 měsíci

    Is this on rumble? Far better % on "tips". Yt takes to much. Thx guys.

  • @manualgearshift4965
    @manualgearshift4965 Před 3 měsíci

    41:43 and a lot of intel analysts involved are going to read this book, but to the point about expression, we’re invisible and silent.

  • @mikewinter7697
    @mikewinter7697 Před 4 měsíci +2

    He should have dressed up as Mickey Mouse to match his hat!!

  • @DaRespect88
    @DaRespect88 Před 4 měsíci

    I’m here

  • @Jason-rt6np373
    @Jason-rt6np373 Před 3 měsíci

    Do Navy Seals appreciate this statement? +1 for details management, F micromanagement (in society especially)

  • @IAmNotFamousAnymore
    @IAmNotFamousAnymore Před 3 měsíci +1

    Holy fucking advertisements, batman

  • @bill2747
    @bill2747 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I like this format. A one hour commercial with a few breaks of some dude pitching his book.

  • @Jason-rt6np373
    @Jason-rt6np373 Před 3 měsíci

    Seals need to speak up in pacificism. They need a special exception and have the right to do that. Especially after retiring to prevent issues, but can speak with active service and discuss relevent contemporary issues. Americans don't give a F about war. Look at Ukraine, Yemen, other places you have been

  • @COBBADAMS
    @COBBADAMS Před 4 měsíci +1

    19th!!!!

  • @bradalan7188
    @bradalan7188 Před 4 měsíci

  • @patrickb8533
    @patrickb8533 Před 4 měsíci +1

    🔝🇺🇸

  • @manualgearshift4965
    @manualgearshift4965 Před 3 měsíci +1

    48:36 women who served downrange, especially those who were not fobbits (EOD, MITT, WIT, security, drivers, etc) are isolated and service dismissed.

    • @duxdawg
      @duxdawg Před 3 měsíci

      Who cares? Women do NOT belong in combat areas. Period.

  • @Jason-rt6np373
    @Jason-rt6np373 Před 3 měsíci

    Don't sell alc nobody is honorable

  • @bruceporter2515
    @bruceporter2515 Před 3 měsíci

    There are more commercials than content. Next.

  • @user-br8vx1nz7v
    @user-br8vx1nz7v Před 4 měsíci +1

    everyone knows there was no victory over there right? why do we keep acting like there was?

    • @rickrobinson8417
      @rickrobinson8417 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Who ever said it was a victory?

    • @duxdawg
      @duxdawg Před 3 měsíci

      USA hasn't been interested in victory since WWII. It's all about the money.