Thanks for watching everyone. You can watch the full episode with Tim Kennedy here ruclips.net/video/8mxR7sGQsVo/видео.htmlsi=uh_eVUGAC8XWMjBE Additionally if you want to support the Shawn Ryan Show you can join the community. www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite
Could not have had a more treasonous traitor shitting on otath on your program. Should have asked about his statement about citizens having firearms I can link the interview if one would like to hear this supposed patriot say a unpatriotic statement. Tim Kennedy made many sacrifices but he shit on all that the day he made that statement. Also shit on all the real soldiers that died in the name of freedom and the constitution he just slapped them and their family in the face for their sacrifices. 2A DOES NOT HAVE CLAUSE ONLY FOR THE TRAINED. The well regulated part has nothing to do with having training.
When he said "that's war all the rest is for the movies" struck hard. My 21yr son was deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the war in March 2003. His last phone call home before he was killed he said " War is not like the movies mom, it's not like the movies". Then he was just quiet for a minute. I told him I loved him, but I had no other words, no way to convey any kind of ease for what he was living in and feeling. F*ck war
I hate that phrase. It makes absolutely no sense unless you've experienced it yourself. And even then inappropriate. It's just another saying that people have accepted as the "norm" even though they have absolutely no idea what it means.
you DO understand that shawn is an ex-navy seal/cia contractor himself and has seen his fair amount of shit already (go do your research)! I think in that case YOU, with your ignorant ass comment, have no IDEA wtf both of these men are feeling and went through. Wannabes: please go somewhere else where you can live out your "missed out on childhood"... holy shit!
shawn simply saying "i am sorry" is so heartfelt, we are so blessed to have these men who have actions and hearts who try to be good, i know they aren't perfect but we really are blessed
@@PixxelBros It shows young, naive men, kids really- the ones who sign up for and fall for the bullshit of “I know it’s hard but I can handle it, and I’ll be a hero”, it shows them that there is no glory in war, in a largescale combat operation like what’s happening in Ukraine- you will likely die scared in a ditch, squealing like an animal until the enemy turns your lights off. And your inside-out body will sit there in the sun, while the enemy makes themselves at home in your trench. It is horrific, it is hell, words don’t do it justice and people need to see what waits for them on the front line, before they make the decision to go see for themselves
I prefer what Major General Smedley Butler USMC said. "War is a Racket". War is and always has been about money powers making lots of $$$$$$. Money Powers are the Private Central Bankers and the Corporations they finance, of which The Founding Fathers of America warned about.
You speak from my heart sir...the first part you talk about the 12yr old boy..and then your son...my feeling exactly....stay safe brother and thank you for your sacrifice...much love..
Hearing Tim Kennedy talk about the importance of the second amendment is rich considering he has said the average citizen should not be allowed to own firearms... Other than that ignorant opinion I respect Tim Kennedy and the sacrifices he has made for this country. Thanks, Tim.
A staggering amount of people these days seem to be absolute fucking morons so I can’t even fault someone for feeling that way tbh. Not saying it’s correct but I can understand it.
Look at his joe rogan interview! He is a part of "Double Check" AI used to red flag folks! At a minimum AI scNning social media is suspect and unlawful search.. NY and CA tried to make laws like this! Then look at his Lance Armstrong Interview! Says Gun Control is a solution to mass shootngs. And Stated" 19 year old kids should not havd access to a pistol nor an AR .
Tim your Bravery and Vulnerability are inspiring. I cannot imagine the pain and grief you must carry as a result of war. May the LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU.
My father passed away a few years ago. As most veterans he didn’t talk about the war. My mother told me that one night he had watch while everyone was sleeping, a guy popped out of the ground and shot at him. The bullet went by his head,he shot back. Everybody jumped up and ran over,when they got there they could see it was a little boy like eight or nine years old.Mom said that was the one that would wake him up at night.
People have had more than enough opportunity to see the results of war. Look at what’s happening in Gaza right now. Look at the millions of hours of footage from the 20 years spent in Afghanistan. All the documentaries out there. Look at the thousands of hours of footage and all the photo taken by the war photographers and journalists during Vietnam. Yankee Papa 13 and the Mai Lai massacre. The concentration camps of WWII, the blood soaked beaches of Normandy. We have all this film of devastation in WWI, the trenches, the shell shocked and horribly disfigured soldiers. Then we have all the archival images of dead Americans blanketing fields from the Civil War. And guess what?? No one cares. No one learns from it and people keep glorifying it. War makes rich people richer at the expense of the poor.
Tim and Shawn are both absolute LEGENDS! I don’t agree with some his 2A opinions but he’s is a hero as far as his service is concerned and a beast in the squared circle. I fully support our 2A rights and they shall not be infringed upon by ANYONE!
Guy a I knew had been part of the island hopping campaign WWII. They'd been killing Japanese soldiers all day. He saw movement in a cave and yelled repeatedly for them to surrender. They didn't. He threw grenades into the cave. One in the cave he found they'd killed a young mother and her kids. He said they visited him in his nightmares regularly. Very few who have experienced the worst of war are fans of war. I'm really not sure I could carry something like that year after year.
"You've got a lot of Spartan stuff". As he carefully examines the room without anyone noticing, and while carrying a conversation. Guy is still dangerous
Shawn. Thank you for these interviews Thank you to the soldiers /operators willing to talk about their experiences. I pray talking about it helps them move on with their lives and they Know what they’ve done was what they were trained to do. That they completed the mission by coming back home. They are cared about but most importantly. You are loved and Needed still! God bless everyone of you ❤🇺🇸
Definitely gives me a better understanding of why my grandfather told me not to go into the military even after doing 4 years of AFJROTC. But u got to do what u gotta do if the time comes.
Unless one has been there, done that, it's wrong to criticize how a person deals with taking a life doing their duty as a soldier. Dude just told you that war is awful, ugly, and some of the things he's done still haunt him. What's he supposed to do in how he relates his story? Collapse down to his knees, tears streaming down his face, begging forgiveness every time he tells it? That's between himself and God.
That’s easy for you to say because you weren’t personally affected by his actions. But if a foreign force invaded your home & used your family & friends as target practice in the name of their country, you wouldn’t be this cool & collected about it.
well yeah i mean he has to do whatever he can to preserve his mental health, what else do they want from him to be another homeless vet on complete collapse. it has to be hard as hell to try to keep a normal life after doing that and shooting dead bodies for 8 hours every night.
@@PARCE93 how many countries do you think the US would of invaded over the last 50 years if they were not full of Islamists? the common denomination is every awful war story is a muslim surrounding himself with women and children to fight the ''enemy'. Do you thik Ukranians are hiding behind women and children? This is the reality of war with people who dont value life. How else was he going to kill the machine gunner? he didnt see the women yet his actions still killed them but it was the machine gunner who murdered them not this guy. The moral blame falls on the person starting with the immoral action. not the response as awful as it sounds.
Lots of SF guys don’t like “civilians” having guns. It could be that a lot of those guys are fighting insurgents and not conventional military’s so they view these war torn areas as civilians with guns. That’s the only thing I can think of as to why a lot of them don’t like the idea of civies with guns. Could also be that they view themselves as professionals so have a gate keeping attitude.
@@chris-p6k i dont agree tho i think civies should have em but it should be harder to own as in mandatory yearly or bi-annual training and testing of some sort
Ryan, I believe you are correct. I don't know anywhere else to find conversations like these. This is likely the worst topic anyone can discuss. And yet, I keep coming back to learn more from these men who have looked death in the eye. Tough. Thanks for doing this and thank you to the warriors you speak with.
My grandfather was 36th Texas, 143rd, C Company WWII from Italy to occupation. Will never forget him telling me how horrible war is without specifically talking about it directly or in those terms. He had a guarded way of expressing it maybe because I was young... You could see it in his face. I read later after his passing that they liberated some of the Dachau sub-camps. He was a rural farmer before the war who lived off of deer, etc. Never hunted again.
this one story changed my opinion of this man the balls on him for saying that. plenty have served and fought including me but telling that story is real bravery and honesty.
My grandfather was a sniper in WW2 and he never ever talked about it to anyone,all he would do is sit in his chair and read his books to the day he died,I don't understand why someone would even share their experiences on war with anyone yet on social media us Aussies don't over here.
Tim Kennedy is awesome. He pulled a SHITLOAD of people out of Afghanistan, when the US withdrew. People like reporters, translators, NGO's and all sorts of other people that were just left. Dude rocks.
Are you talking about when he fucked the entire evacuation up by bringing unvetted people through the gate? Alot of guys on the ground have said he just messed everything up and costed lives by trying to turn it into a photoshoot for himself
@@bigboi9877 What the fuck did you do to try and help those people? Nothing so shut the hell up, the people he went after mostly were people with history of helping US troops and their families. The reason why it caused issues was because the individuals he went to get who helped had visas, but their families didn't, understandably they aren't gonna leave their families behind. If the State Department didn't fuck the whole thing up like they did, and if there had been some semblance of leadership on the ground that day they wouldn't have had those issues. Don't talk shit when someone who has their life made like he does with tons of money goes out of his way to go help people. Its a hell of a lot more than you will ever do, talk a lot of shit for someone who hasn't done shit.
He believes that soldiers with PTSD are pussies. There is plenty more...that is just the first thing that comes to mind. And i say this from experience with him downrange....a LOT of people hate this doosh
@@bigboi9877I'm glad more and more people have come forward and spoken up about what Kennedy actually did. He created a huge cluster and a problem....some how he tells the story a little differently.
My uncle told me a story of being on a firebase in vietnam. It was a sizable installation and they would allow locals to come on base and sell them trinkets or whatever. Some would do little chores they would pay them for. He said there was a 13 year old kid who would come and cut their hair. One day he saw that kid hanging at the front of the installation, strung up for all the locals to see. Turns out the kid had been giving intel to the VC for weeks. When my uncle asked why the justice was so servere, he was essentially told that a message had to be sent to the locals.
Nobody deserves to own an assault rifle - what a strange thing to say or believe. The 2a has zero to do with modern Americans in a fully fledged democracy - it was about combating the possible threat from European Countries wanting to keep colonialism when America was first born. 10,000 gun related deaths per year in America - 1000 gun related deaths per year in the rest of the civilised World combined. Sure, have a shotgun and bolt action rifle for hunting - maybe a handgun for home defense - all logical......but an assault rifle???
The odd thing of war it never stays where you put it not only in geography or in our memories. We never get over it if we are fortunate we learn to live with it.
I’m so sorry this man had to do those terrible things. My heart breaks for him. I thank God was have people like that in this country willing to do what it takes to safeguard our freedoms. Thanks Tim
Damn war sucks. Tim is good man and glad he had shared his story. My Grand Father CPL David D Green when in St Lo WW2 had a 16yr old in there unit that lied about his age. They were in a cemetery and the boy climbed up a tree to see out and grandfather said you heard the crack of the rifle and he fell out of the tree. With half his face gone. At 16 I was chasing girls driving my Z28. He never got that chance. Hell no one ever heard his story or his bravery. War sucks
I’m so sad at what they have to go through to carry out orders and to do their jobs. I hope every politician in our country hears these videos in order to understand their culpability in ordering our troops into war and for keeping them there so long instead of going in and ending the war.
Yep, still not sure I trust Tim with 2A… would be nice if Shawn knew and had inquired of his previous statements around average Americans and firearms ownership.
Our Right to Defend/Protect, Life an Liberty does Not Come from any Document (Constitution) Veteran, Cop, Judge or Politician. Our Gift of Life an Liberty comes from God, an The use of Lethal Force to Protect these Gifts,
@briangoldy8784 God told you that directly? Most of the Christian people I know refer to the Bible as their source of God knowledge. The Bible is a document. Take away Veterans, cops, judges, and politicians, and very quickly you will have people doing things they claim they have the liberty to do, but which infringe on other peoples rights. Next you will have a big gunfight because both sides believe God gave them the right to defend/protect. Keeping that from happening will require laws. Politicians represent people so that we don’t have to all go in and debate and approve every single little law. Cops and judges are there to enforce the laws, and veterans help protect us from invaders who have their own laws that we think infringe on our rights. Did God happen to mention an alternative solution during your one-on-one that sidesteps all those roles?
Cite your source. You DO know Tim owns Sheepdog Response, which trains people to use firearms in tactical situations for home defense. Kinda difficult to use a firearm in a defensive mode without having a firearm. BTW….I don’t think every Tom, Dick or Harry needs a firearm. Too many children are dying because their imbecilic parents aren’t intelligent enough to keep the firearm in a place where the kids don’t find it. If you choose to arm yourself with a firearm it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to ensure the safe storage of your weapon or weapons. That was the first thing my dad taught me over fifty years ago when I started shooting with him, but what would he have known? He was only a decorated Korean War Marine combat veteran. He had actually heard a round fired in anger. 99% of the loudmouths opining here haven’t.
I got to say I appreciate these interviews with Tim Kennedy as I have never liked him. I didn't realize what he had given to us of himself and his life thank you
As former military, I myself have absolutely no problem with the 2A. But I do believe all gun owners should go through formal firearm safety training, and a background check. I strongly suspect, the most militant and uncompromising gun rights advocates, have never worn any kind of uniform, not a day in their life. They simply have a gun fetish.
@@craigbritton1089 You should actually pay attention. You obviously don’t know what “well regulated” meant during that time. Words and phrases change over time. They wouldn’t have one sentence forcing government red tape upon you, and then the next sentence saying “shall not be infringed.” Do some research before you run your mouth.
Speaking plainly about war serves a valuable purpose. Too many people romanticize war and build fictitious narratives about it. He cuts through that B.S. real quick. Much respect for Mr. Kennedy.
War sucks. Been there. Lost some friends in 73 eastlin and Norfolk one of our largest tank battles. Tim Kennedy is a stud and an awesome man and soldier. Saying anything bad about a man like this is just wrong.
this is crazy, just listening a few minutes you can see how they get PTSD, i dont know how you can do that job and have normal mental health afterwards
I train a lot of military guys, not one guy had described to me the way he killed someone let alone in detail on a podcast. Usually these guys don’t talk about this stuff. Why do you think so many of these guy end up killing themselves for what they did in Iraq and Afghanistan
Absolutely love watching your show and your real people on there and you're a god-fearing man God bless you your show and everything let's remember let's use truth justice and we the people for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you for your show I love it I love you Ryan good job brother and thank you for your service and to all you guys thank you
This is one of the reasons we have so many veterans with mental health issues, my self included, i remember my first time speaking with a therapist, amazing lady wish i could have had her the entire time but didnt work out like that, but when i started explaining the crap i had seen and had to do over the last 23 years of service, you could see the look of WTF on her face, she was a great listener though, but about the best response you could give to someone after hearing this stuff is jist like Shawn said, Im sorry! How do you even begin tp help someone when you cant even fathom that kind of effect it has on them. Other than just saying here is some pills. Even though you know you didnt really have a choice and never would intentionally hurt innocent women or children it happened because some other cowards and a hole put them selves with them because they know the western countries habe the mindset to protect women and children. When it happens it just tears your heart out and you feel empty, atleast i did, how can you feel like you have done a great job and at the same time feel like shit.
I have never-EVER heard of a SINGLE person who claims something "haunts" them tha SMIRKS the entire time they talk about the event!!! Tim "guns for me-but not for thee" Kennedy is a real piece of............
Either he enjoyed all the gore he splashed out and witnessed and is barely able to hide it, or he’s overcompensating for being more broken than any of his peers.
Thank you sir for your service. I’m not American but if this great country ever call me I will be there to fight for freedom. God bless American,god bless humanity. Thank you Shawn Ryan for this amazing show 🫡
I am not knocking anyone and everyone is allowed to make a living, write a book, host a podcast etc. I just dont understand why guys cant move on to the next chapter in their lives? I loved my time and had great experiences and terrible ones. I wanted nothing more then to flip the page and become a productive member of society after I was done. I dont want to tell "war" stories and relive my past but some of these guys are just stuck in that phase. I think of my grandpa and my dad. They didnt ever discuss their WW2 or Vietnam stories. They came home and got jobs, started families and moved on. These comments on here are part of that ridiculous cycle that fosters this. There is an insatiable need by the fan boys with idiotic comments. "We wouldnt be here without you, we have it from here soldier" " i can see the pain in your eyes" and other moronic clichés.
This short clip of the interview with Tim should be shown in every History class in America from Middle School on up to University. And every politician should have this in their orientation package. FUCK WAR
Great video , it's sad but nice to hear it from a first person POV. Only thing I disagree with is when he talks about gun rights, even what he iss saying is coming from a place of ow ing a weapon in a war. In my opinion not every person in the country should have this right. There should be stricter gun laws. I'm not saying guns should be banned by any means. Just that it's too easy to have one
Thanks for watching everyone. You can watch the full episode with Tim Kennedy here ruclips.net/video/8mxR7sGQsVo/видео.htmlsi=uh_eVUGAC8XWMjBE Additionally if you want to support the Shawn Ryan Show you can join the community. www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite
Sorry I'm not going to listen to this P O S talk!!!
Could not have had a more treasonous traitor shitting on otath on your program. Should have asked about his statement about citizens having firearms I can link the interview if one would like to hear this supposed patriot say a unpatriotic statement. Tim Kennedy made many sacrifices but he shit on all that the day he made that statement. Also shit on all the real soldiers that died in the name of freedom and the constitution he just slapped them and their family in the face for their sacrifices. 2A DOES NOT HAVE CLAUSE ONLY FOR THE TRAINED. The well regulated part has nothing to do with having training.
This is the reincarnation of Hathcock
Are you related to Gordon Ryan, the fighter.
When he said "that's war all the rest is for the movies" struck hard. My 21yr son was deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the war in March 2003. His last phone call home before he was killed he said " War is not like the movies mom, it's not like the movies". Then he was just quiet for a minute. I told him I loved him, but I had no other words, no way to convey any kind of ease for what he was living in and feeling. F*ck war
My son was Sgtc chad Keith KIA 07-07-2003
i am sorry for your loss, sir
@@Kim-do8ki may he be resting in peace in heaven
@@Kim-do8ki May God rest his soul, and you find some kind of peace in the days and years that pass without him.
RIP Warrior
ive never witnessed a man look another man in his eyes and say im sorry like shawn did. that was super impactful for me.
I hate that phrase. It makes absolutely no sense unless you've experienced it yourself. And even then inappropriate. It's just another saying that people have accepted as the "norm" even though they have absolutely no idea what it means.
It's a way to express empathy for a situation someone has gone through. Are you that socially stunted?@@travisyayes6343
you DO understand that shawn is an ex-navy seal/cia contractor himself and has seen his fair amount of shit already (go do your research)! I think in that case YOU, with your ignorant ass comment, have no IDEA wtf both of these men are feeling and went through. Wannabes: please go somewhere else where you can live out your "missed out on childhood"... holy shit!
It seemed a bit disingenuous to me
@@StatueofGuyThinking so it is disingenuous
shawn simply saying "i am sorry" is so heartfelt, we are so blessed to have these men who have actions and hearts who try to be good, i know they aren't perfect but we really are blessed
I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, it's futility, it's stupidity. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
I think its a good thing we have war footage easily accessible now to the public so people can see what's really like.
@@jiblyjably what do you think it accomplishes ? id say its more vile than helpful
@@PixxelBros It shows young, naive men, kids really- the ones who sign up for and fall for the bullshit of “I know it’s hard but I can handle it, and I’ll be a hero”, it shows them that there is no glory in war, in a largescale combat operation like what’s happening in Ukraine- you will likely die scared in a ditch, squealing like an animal until the enemy turns your lights off. And your inside-out body will sit there in the sun, while the enemy makes themselves at home in your trench. It is horrific, it is hell, words don’t do it justice and people need to see what waits for them on the front line, before they make the decision to go see for themselves
I prefer what Major General Smedley Butler USMC said. "War is a Racket". War is and always has been about money powers making lots of $$$$$$. Money Powers are the Private Central Bankers and the Corporations they finance, of which The Founding Fathers of America warned about.
There will never be peace as long as we have politicians
Why can't we send the politicians, to fight their wars?
Or Bankers
There was peace under Trump. Not one American soldier was killed in the last year of Trumps presidency.
Politicians dont send their kids. Some ppl develop bone spurs!
@@BorisTheSpyderGet over it, TDS
That was the heaviest most heartfelt 8 minutes I've ever listened to. Thank you both for your selfless service.
f guns.
You speak from my heart sir...the first part you talk about the 12yr old boy..and then your son...my feeling exactly....stay safe brother and thank you for your sacrifice...much love..
Hearing Tim Kennedy talk about the importance of the second amendment is rich considering he has said the average citizen should not be allowed to own firearms... Other than that ignorant opinion I respect Tim Kennedy and the sacrifices he has made for this country. Thanks, Tim.
A staggering amount of people these days seem to be absolute fucking morons so I can’t even fault someone for feeling that way tbh. Not saying it’s correct but I can understand it.
Look at his joe rogan interview! He is a part of "Double Check" AI used to red flag folks!
At a minimum AI scNning social media is suspect and unlawful search.. NY and CA tried to make laws like this!
Then look at his Lance Armstrong Interview! Says Gun Control is a solution to mass shootngs. And Stated" 19 year old kids should not havd access to a pistol nor an AR .
Haha it is pretty wild isn’t it
No American should own an assault rifle bro
@@BricesonLoving Shall not be infringed, the end.
Tim your Bravery and Vulnerability are inspiring. I cannot imagine the pain and grief you must carry as a result of war. May the LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU.
Got some chills listening to him speak about one boy with a rifle.
My boy is just 11, doesn't bear thinking about.
My father passed away a few years ago. As most veterans he didn’t talk about the war. My mother told me that one night he had watch while everyone was sleeping, a guy popped out of the ground and shot at him. The bullet went by his head,he shot back. Everybody jumped up and ran over,when they got there they could see it was a little boy like eight or nine years old.Mom said that was the one that would wake him up at night.
@@johndeere8594sorry but that kid was a soldier as soon as he went there to shoot at and kill our soldiers it’s horrible but it’s true
Respect people need to see what horrible things that happen in War and maybe they would understand what you Warriors are speaking about God Bless
People have had more than enough opportunity to see the results of war. Look at what’s happening in Gaza right now. Look at the millions of hours of footage from the 20 years spent in Afghanistan. All the documentaries out there. Look at the thousands of hours of footage and all the photo taken by the war photographers and journalists during Vietnam. Yankee Papa 13 and the Mai Lai massacre. The concentration camps of WWII, the blood soaked beaches of Normandy. We have all this film of devastation in WWI, the trenches, the shell shocked and horribly disfigured soldiers. Then we have all the archival images of dead Americans blanketing fields from the Civil War.
And guess what?? No one cares. No one learns from it and people keep glorifying it. War makes rich people richer at the expense of the poor.
Tim and Shawn are both absolute LEGENDS! I don’t agree with some his 2A opinions but he’s is a hero as far as his service is concerned and a beast in the squared circle. I fully support our 2A rights and they shall not be infringed upon by ANYONE!
He put out a statement saying his 2a opinion was taken out of context.Tim is an awesome Soldier,human being and a 2a patriot.
Much respect for him saying this more ppl should be honest
Guest said One Day we will have peace ... Looks like when we die then we get peace. War is a wicked tool.
Only the dead have seen the end of war. - Plato
There will NEVER be peace on this planet.....as long as humans are around they will fight.
2 deep 4 me bro
Not unless you know and have a personal relationship with Jesus will anyone have peace. If only the world realised this...
Yessir the dead are the ones at peace not us
That's a lot of weight to be on anyone's shoulders. Thank you for giving this part of yourself for your country and cause.
Guy a I knew had been part of the island hopping campaign WWII. They'd been killing Japanese soldiers all day. He saw movement in a cave and yelled repeatedly for them to surrender. They didn't. He threw grenades into the cave. One in the cave he found they'd killed a young mother and her kids. He said they visited him in his nightmares regularly. Very few who have experienced the worst of war are fans of war. I'm really not sure I could carry something like that year after year.
"You've got a lot of Spartan stuff". As he carefully examines the room without anyone noticing, and while carrying a conversation. Guy is still dangerous
you sound sheltered af 🤡
Shawn. Thank you for these interviews
Thank you to the soldiers /operators willing to talk about their experiences.
I pray talking about it helps them move on with their lives and they Know what they’ve done was what they were trained to do. That they completed the mission by coming back home. They are cared about but most importantly. You are loved and Needed still!
God bless everyone of you ❤🇺🇸
Definitely gives me a better understanding of why my grandfather told me not to go into the military even after doing 4 years of AFJROTC. But u got to do what u gotta do if the time comes.
Unless one has been there, done that, it's wrong to criticize how a person deals with taking a life doing their duty as a soldier. Dude just told you that war is awful, ugly, and some of the things he's done still haunt him. What's he supposed to do in how he relates his story? Collapse down to his knees, tears streaming down his face, begging forgiveness every time he tells it? That's between himself and God.
That’s easy for you to say because you weren’t personally affected by his actions. But if a foreign force invaded your home & used your family & friends as target practice in the name of their country, you wouldn’t be this cool & collected about it.
well yeah i mean he has to do whatever he can to preserve his mental health, what else do they want from him to be another homeless vet on complete collapse. it has to be hard as hell to try to keep a normal life after doing that and shooting dead bodies for 8 hours every night.
@@PARCE93 how many countries do you think the US would of invaded over the last 50 years if they were not full of Islamists? the common denomination is every awful war story is a muslim surrounding himself with women and children to fight the ''enemy'. Do you thik Ukranians are hiding behind women and children? This is the reality of war with people who dont value life. How else was he going to kill the machine gunner? he didnt see the women yet his actions still killed them but it was the machine gunner who murdered them not this guy. The moral blame falls on the person starting with the immoral action. not the response as awful as it sounds.
Thank you for sharing, Tim. God bless you.
Tim "guns for me, not for thee" Kennedy
Yea. He's a phony. Loves to sell his "brand". Not saying he's hasn't done anything, but he's not a 2A ally.
Lots of SF guys don’t like “civilians” having guns. It could be that a lot of those guys are fighting insurgents and not conventional military’s so they view these war torn areas as civilians with guns. That’s the only thing I can think of as to why a lot of them don’t like the idea of civies with guns. Could also be that they view themselves as professionals so have a gate keeping attitude.
100%
@christopheryearwood1067 they're still Americans like we are. They have 2A rights, we have 2A rights. It's that simple.
@@chris-p6k i dont agree tho i think civies should have em but it should be harder to own as in mandatory yearly or bi-annual training and testing of some sort
Unbelievable interview with Tim Kennedy. God bless both you gentlemen and thank you for your service as well as your continued inspiration!
Ryan, I believe you are correct. I don't know anywhere else to find conversations like these. This is likely the worst topic anyone can discuss. And yet, I keep coming back to learn more from these men who have looked death in the eye. Tough. Thanks for doing this and thank you to the warriors you speak with.
Most inspiring interview I've listened to, Tim's head is on straight after one hell of a life.
My grandfather was 36th Texas, 143rd, C Company WWII from Italy to occupation. Will never forget him telling me how horrible war is without specifically talking about it directly or in those terms. He had a guarded way of expressing it maybe because I was young... You could see it in his face. I read later after his passing that they liberated some of the Dachau sub-camps. He was a rural farmer before the war who lived off of deer, etc. Never hunted again.
this one story changed my opinion of this man the balls on him for saying that. plenty have served and fought including me but telling that story is real bravery and honesty.
My grandfather was a sniper in WW2 and he never ever talked about it to anyone,all he would do is sit in his chair and read his books to the day he died,I don't understand why someone would even share their experiences on war with anyone yet on social media us Aussies don't over here.
Tim Kennedy is awesome. He pulled a SHITLOAD of people out of Afghanistan, when the US withdrew. People like reporters, translators, NGO's and all sorts of other people that were just left. Dude rocks.
Are you talking about when he fucked the entire evacuation up by bringing unvetted people through the gate? Alot of guys on the ground have said he just messed everything up and costed lives by trying to turn it into a photoshoot for himself
@@bigboi9877 What the fuck did you do to try and help those people? Nothing so shut the hell up, the people he went after mostly were people with history of helping US troops and their families. The reason why it caused issues was because the individuals he went to get who helped had visas, but their families didn't, understandably they aren't gonna leave their families behind. If the State Department didn't fuck the whole thing up like they did, and if there had been some semblance of leadership on the ground that day they wouldn't have had those issues. Don't talk shit when someone who has their life made like he does with tons of money goes out of his way to go help people. Its a hell of a lot more than you will ever do, talk a lot of shit for someone who hasn't done shit.
He believes that soldiers with PTSD are pussies. There is plenty more...that is just the first thing that comes to mind. And i say this from experience with him downrange....a LOT of people hate this doosh
@@bigboi9877I'm glad more and more people have come forward and spoken up about what Kennedy actually did. He created a huge cluster and a problem....some how he tells the story a little differently.
Reason why dude got my boys killed.
My uncle told me a story of being on a firebase in vietnam. It was a sizable installation and they would allow locals to come on base and sell them trinkets or whatever. Some would do little chores they would pay them for. He said there was a 13 year old kid who would come and cut their hair. One day he saw that kid hanging at the front of the installation, strung up for all the locals to see. Turns out the kid had been giving intel to the VC for weeks. When my uncle asked why the justice was so servere, he was essentially told that a message had to be sent to the locals.
2A is important unless you are 19 then you don't deserves an AR... Right Tim ?
Nobody deserves to own an assault rifle - what a strange thing to say or believe.
The 2a has zero to do with modern Americans in a fully fledged democracy - it was about combating the possible threat from European Countries wanting to keep colonialism when America was first born.
10,000 gun related deaths per year in America - 1000 gun related deaths per year in the rest of the civilised World combined.
Sure, have a shotgun and bolt action rifle for hunting - maybe a handgun for home defense - all logical......but an assault rifle???
Right Tim? No fighting aged males owning guns? Fucking ridiculous
The odd thing of war it never stays where you put it not only in geography or in our memories. We never get over it if we are fortunate we learn to live with it.
I’m so sorry this man had to do those terrible things. My heart breaks for him. I thank God was have people like that in this country willing to do what it takes to safeguard our freedoms. Thanks Tim
First time I've heard him talk about his experiences. He is a great man and a great American.
I hope you'll be able to find peace within without destroying yourself on the road to it. Respect.
he IS at peace.......THAT is his problem.
Damn war sucks. Tim is good man and glad he had shared his story. My Grand Father CPL David D Green when in St Lo WW2 had a 16yr old in there unit that lied about his age. They were in a cemetery and the boy climbed up a tree to see out and grandfather said you heard the crack of the rifle and he fell out of the tree. With half his face gone. At 16 I was chasing girls driving my Z28. He never got that chance. Hell no one ever heard his story or his bravery. War sucks
War sucks. I’ve been there home and abroad and they never tell you about the kids. Haunting but Jesus is graceful.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I’m so sad at what they have to go through to carry out orders and to do their jobs. I hope every politician in our country hears these videos in order to understand their culpability in ordering our troops into war and for keeping them there so long instead of going in and ending the war.
Tim Kennedy's authenticity is off the charts. Such an impressive person, someone to aspire to be like, an incredible role model
Thank you brother for your SERVICE ❤️🇺🇸✌️
How he doesn't tear up w those stories is amazing
Shawn - your conversations are heavy and real. Thank you for what you are doing. Keep it up.
That's a weird argument to make for 2A. You were literally the bad guy with a gun in your hypothetical
Bad guy to who? The terrorists who were running the country during this story?
😂 you're right 😂
That's the point; it's an argument for the moral use of lethal force - to protect the innocent.
He understands that.
@@MaximillianJagreed
War is truly hell. Much respect to you sir.
Yep, still not sure I trust Tim with 2A… would be nice if Shawn knew and had inquired of his previous statements around average Americans and firearms ownership.
Our Right to Defend/Protect, Life an Liberty does Not Come from any Document (Constitution) Veteran, Cop, Judge or Politician. Our Gift of Life an Liberty comes from God, an The use of Lethal Force to Protect these Gifts,
@briangoldy8784 God told you that directly? Most of the Christian people I know refer to the Bible as their source of God knowledge. The Bible is a document. Take away Veterans, cops, judges, and politicians, and very quickly you will have people doing things they claim they have the liberty to do, but which infringe on other peoples rights. Next you will have a big gunfight because both sides believe God gave them the right to defend/protect. Keeping that from happening will require laws. Politicians represent people so that we don’t have to all go in and debate and approve every single little law. Cops and judges are there to enforce the laws, and veterans help protect us from invaders who have their own laws that we think infringe on our rights. Did God happen to mention an alternative solution during your one-on-one that sidesteps all those roles?
@@briangoldy8784GOD given right,,not man!!!
Cite your source. You DO know Tim owns Sheepdog Response, which trains people to use firearms in tactical situations for home defense. Kinda difficult to use a firearm in a defensive mode without having a firearm. BTW….I don’t think every Tom, Dick or Harry needs a firearm. Too many children are dying because their imbecilic parents aren’t intelligent enough to keep the firearm in a place where the kids don’t find it. If you choose to arm yourself with a firearm it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to ensure the safe storage of your weapon or weapons. That was the first thing my dad taught me over fifty years ago when I started shooting with him, but what would he have known? He was only a decorated Korean War Marine combat veteran. He had actually heard a round fired in anger. 99% of the loudmouths opining here haven’t.
Powerful testimony. Thank you and prayers be with you sir for peace
Thank you! 😀
I got to say I appreciate these interviews with Tim Kennedy as I have never liked him. I didn't realize what he had given to us of himself and his life thank you
Needs to be mandatory watching pre-boot camp.
I wish I could hug this guy. All the guys who didn’t turn psychopathic and have been haunted by war. I wish I could. 🙏🏼❤️🔥🇺🇸💕✨
As former military, I myself have absolutely no problem with the 2A. But I do believe all gun owners should go through formal firearm safety training, and a background check. I strongly suspect, the most militant and uncompromising gun rights advocates, have never worn any kind of uniform, not a day in their life. They simply have a gun fetish.
This is exactly what Tim meant.....exactly.....
Tim is a good dude....and a Patriot.
Nothing like a bunch of regulations and government red tape to enjoy those rights huh?
Amen
@@SquidGunmanthe Constitution says " well regulated militia" ; pay attention.
@@craigbritton1089 You should actually pay attention. You obviously don’t know what “well regulated” meant during that time. Words and phrases change over time. They wouldn’t have one sentence forcing government red tape upon you, and then the next sentence saying “shall not be infringed.” Do some research before you run your mouth.
Great stuff Shawn keep it up amigo... freekin love Tim Kennedy as well... God Bless!
Not our soil, not our war.
Wow Tim thank you 🙏 thank you. Forever in debt ❤
By every sentence when he is stuttering, stopping..you can feel the emotion and the emptyness caused by the events..
Tim is one of the finest induviduals I've had the pleasure of watching
been following him for years... what stories he has to share..... Tim Kennedy wow
DAS IST KRIEG !
DANKE
Thank you, TK, one hell of an America!
Great for assisting in colonization of other nations for their resources and land. Hoorah.
Dam! This guy is one of our greatest American Heros!
Yea right
Love the content! Great work, ladies and gents!
Speaking plainly about war serves a valuable purpose. Too many people romanticize war and build fictitious narratives about it. He cuts through that B.S. real quick. Much respect for Mr. Kennedy.
War sucks. Been there. Lost some friends in 73 eastlin and Norfolk one of our largest tank battles. Tim Kennedy is a stud and an awesome man and soldier. Saying anything bad about a man like this is just wrong.
Did you ever look up the demographics for the US casualties in WW2. It’s very eye opening.
Thank you!
3:39 no we won't. As long as humans are humans, everything remains
this is crazy, just listening a few minutes you can see how they get PTSD, i dont know how you can do that job and have normal mental health afterwards
How do you say im sorry...and thank you at the same time?
The Brendan story was tough. That’s standard OP for what Hamas does. Hide amongst civilians.
I'm also sorry dude I'm so thankful that I've never had to do what you would it's so sad 😢
Don't worry, he never had to do it either.
Love both you guys. Thank you for all you do
Everything he said is true. As someone who survived 2 wars, I know that. Whoever wanted war, I hope that war was in his house
Seabee here we didn’t have any cool shit we fob hopped knowing we had the teams with us and those hogs above . Cheers
"Peace Was Never An Option" we are idiots..
Great interview.
For some reason I feel compelled to say that I have nothing to say about that. But I’ll say one thing: wow
I respect him as a warrior but wat he said about his own made me sick
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Soldiers should learn to live with their most dramatic mistakes...
… but that simply cannot be taught.
These guys are absolutely bad ass. And these interviews are fantastic. But equating our 2nd amendment to that nomad was a stretch
I cant imagine how many e-mails, texts, DMs faxes phone calls Shawn has from Tim begging for some run on his pllatform.
Damn....tim, what an incredible life.
imagine youre an insurgent in the field you and tim run out of ammo and now tim is walking towards you lol
Not a musket. A Martini Henri breech loading rifle.
I train a lot of military guys, not one guy had described to me the way he killed someone let alone in detail on a podcast. Usually these guys don’t talk about this stuff. Why do you think so many of these guy end up killing themselves for what they did in Iraq and Afghanistan
Absolutely love watching your show and your real people on there and you're a god-fearing man God bless you your show and everything let's remember let's use truth justice and we the people for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you for your show I love it I love you Ryan good job brother and thank you for your service and to all you guys thank you
This is one of the reasons we have so many veterans with mental health issues, my self included, i remember my first time speaking with a therapist, amazing lady wish i could have had her the entire time but didnt work out like that, but when i started explaining the crap i had seen and had to do over the last 23 years of service, you could see the look of WTF on her face, she was a great listener though, but about the best response you could give to someone after hearing this stuff is jist like Shawn said, Im sorry! How do you even begin tp help someone when you cant even fathom that kind of effect it has on them. Other than just saying here is some pills. Even though you know you didnt really have a choice and never would intentionally hurt innocent women or children it happened because some other cowards and a hole put them selves with them because they know the western countries habe the mindset to protect women and children. When it happens it just tears your heart out and you feel empty, atleast i did, how can you feel like you have done a great job and at the same time feel like shit.
I have never-EVER heard of a SINGLE person who claims something "haunts" them tha SMIRKS the entire time they talk about the event!!!
Tim "guns for me-but not for thee" Kennedy is a real piece of............
Either he enjoyed all the gore he splashed out and witnessed and is barely able to hide it, or he’s overcompensating for being more broken than any of his peers.
Thank you sir for your service. I’m not American but if this great country ever call me I will be there to fight for freedom. God bless American,god bless humanity. Thank you Shawn Ryan for this amazing show 🫡
Powerful clip! would love to see the rifle. If anyone knows what is was..? A Martin Henry?
Great performance Timmy.
I am not knocking anyone and everyone is allowed to make a living, write a book, host a podcast etc. I just dont understand why guys cant move on to the next chapter in their lives? I loved my time and had great experiences and terrible ones. I wanted nothing more then to flip the page and become a productive member of society after I was done. I dont want to tell "war" stories and relive my past but some of these guys are just stuck in that phase. I think of my grandpa and my dad. They didnt ever discuss their WW2 or Vietnam stories. They came home and got jobs, started families and moved on. These comments on here are part of that ridiculous cycle that fosters this. There is an insatiable need by the fan boys with idiotic comments. "We wouldnt be here without you, we have it from here soldier" " i can see the pain in your eyes" and other moronic clichés.
he is moving on
This short clip of the interview with Tim should be shown in every History class in America from Middle School on up to University. And every politician should have this in their orientation package.
FUCK WAR
Great video , it's sad but nice to hear it from a first person POV. Only thing I disagree with is when he talks about gun rights, even what he iss saying is coming from a place of ow ing a weapon in a war. In my opinion not every person in the country should have this right. There should be stricter gun laws. I'm not saying guns should be banned by any means. Just that it's too easy to have one
I can't believe Shawn had this P O S on his show!!!
Soldiers have to put themselves in a whole different frame of mind when involved in combat.
Shawn “Holy Shit” Ryan
In war everyone loses
.....that is one of the heaviest things i have ever heard.....w0w
That’s intense af. Jesus!