Chris Fettes

Do you have any pictures of this video? No, and actually, you probably should go back and look. I don't even know if there's a step there, like a little bird or anything. I think he just sat on the fucking wing. Whoa. Yeah, and so I wish I kept in touch with these guys. I didn't, if they're out there.

Do you have any pictures of this video? No, and actually, you probably should go back and look. I don't even know if there's a step there, like a little bird or anything. I think he just sat on the fucking wing. Whoa. Yeah, and so I wish I kept in touch with these guys. I didn't, if they're out there.

But what happened was he got reprimanded after that for disobeying the order, right, and subordination. So now we're like, hey, they call us. We go through the rest of the next couple nights because the next night we got to stay there and we got to get all these trucks back. So we leave. We're going to leave the next day. Snipers are making sure our route is clear.

But what happened was he got reprimanded after that for disobeying the order, right, and subordination. So now we're like, hey, they call us. We go through the rest of the next couple nights because the next night we got to stay there and we got to get all these trucks back. So we leave. We're going to leave the next day. Snipers are making sure our route is clear.

But what happened was he got reprimanded after that for disobeying the order, right, and subordination. So now we're like, hey, they call us. We go through the rest of the next couple nights because the next night we got to stay there and we got to get all these trucks back. So we leave. We're going to leave the next day. Snipers are making sure our route is clear.

So we're doing watches, making sure nobody's putting down IEDs. There was actually a couple guys. I can't remember if they got shot or not. We're engaged, but we get back safe. You know, you can imagine during watch, we're all down there. We just lost all these guys. It was one of the more difficult moments.

So we're doing watches, making sure nobody's putting down IEDs. There was actually a couple guys. I can't remember if they got shot or not. We're engaged, but we get back safe. You know, you can imagine during watch, we're all down there. We just lost all these guys. It was one of the more difficult moments.

So we're doing watches, making sure nobody's putting down IEDs. There was actually a couple guys. I can't remember if they got shot or not. We're engaged, but we get back safe. You know, you can imagine during watch, we're all down there. We just lost all these guys. It was one of the more difficult moments.

Looking at each other's faces, trying to figure out what we're supposed to be doing, how we're supposed to be feeling, and really just, like, sitting there, you know, waiting. So snipers are doing overwatch. Gets quiet. We get out of there, and the next night we get home. go into the talk and find out these guys are getting reprimanded. So we're like, God damn it, dude, that sucks.

Looking at each other's faces, trying to figure out what we're supposed to be doing, how we're supposed to be feeling, and really just, like, sitting there, you know, waiting. So snipers are doing overwatch. Gets quiet. We get out of there, and the next night we get home. go into the talk and find out these guys are getting reprimanded. So we're like, God damn it, dude, that sucks.

Looking at each other's faces, trying to figure out what we're supposed to be doing, how we're supposed to be feeling, and really just, like, sitting there, you know, waiting. So snipers are doing overwatch. Gets quiet. We get out of there, and the next night we get home. go into the talk and find out these guys are getting reprimanded. So we're like, God damn it, dude, that sucks.

You know, I think some of our leadership probably did some work on that. I'm not sure. But what ended up happening was somebody on their end of their chain of command said, what the fuck? These guys are heroes, right? And these big awards, you got a silver star for it. Nice. So in these big awards, you end up getting a silver star from what I understand.

You know, I think some of our leadership probably did some work on that. I'm not sure. But what ended up happening was somebody on their end of their chain of command said, what the fuck? These guys are heroes, right? And these big awards, you got a silver star for it. Nice. So in these big awards, you end up getting a silver star from what I understand.

You know, I think some of our leadership probably did some work on that. I'm not sure. But what ended up happening was somebody on their end of their chain of command said, what the fuck? These guys are heroes, right? And these big awards, you got a silver star for it. Nice. So in these big awards, you end up getting a silver star from what I understand.

These big awards, like, those are the moments that those happen in. But if it goes wrong, then it's like, well, you fucked up, you know? But it takes certain people to make that decision in those moments. And that's where those things happen, I think. So I believe you end up getting a silver star.

These big awards, like, those are the moments that those happen in. But if it goes wrong, then it's like, well, you fucked up, you know? But it takes certain people to make that decision in those moments. And that's where those things happen, I think. So I believe you end up getting a silver star.

These big awards, like, those are the moments that those happen in. But if it goes wrong, then it's like, well, you fucked up, you know? But it takes certain people to make that decision in those moments. And that's where those things happen, I think. So I believe you end up getting a silver star.

Very hard. Very hard. You know, I got this huge tattoo on my back for it. It ended up becoming like the emblem, sort of the symbol of our platoon, of our troop. And a couple of some of the other guys, one of the platoon commanders, even guys on the next rotation after that deployment, You know, getting that in his memory. And so that symbol's still there.

Very hard. Very hard. You know, I got this huge tattoo on my back for it. It ended up becoming like the emblem, sort of the symbol of our platoon, of our troop. And a couple of some of the other guys, one of the platoon commanders, even guys on the next rotation after that deployment, You know, getting that in his memory. And so that symbol's still there.

Very hard. Very hard. You know, I got this huge tattoo on my back for it. It ended up becoming like the emblem, sort of the symbol of our platoon, of our troop. And a couple of some of the other guys, one of the platoon commanders, even guys on the next rotation after that deployment, You know, getting that in his memory. And so that symbol's still there.