
(Marine Corps Captain Brian Stann receiving his Silver Star in March 2006 for bravery and leadership in battle following Operation Matador.)
If you haven’t heard Brian Stann recall his harrowing tale of his platoon’s six-day firefight in Iraq during Operation Matador, put aside a few minutes today and watch this.
I’m not sure why Brian gets as much flack as he does for being proud of his fellow Marines, but as he explains it, serving his country wasn’t a cakewalk and he says he constantly recalls the horrors he saw during his two tours in Iraq and that it aged him 15 years in the three-years he spent over there.
Regardless of your political views or your views on war, Stann is a hero who helped ensure that his men all made it home after an insurgent attack that could have just as easily gone the other way and for that he should be commended. He is one of the most professional fighters in the sport who always represents MMA with class and dignity — something other fighters should strive to do better.
(Video courtesy of YouTube/FuelTV)








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comments@holeeball - I think Bisping called dibs already.
@holeeballs - I agree, if Chael beats Anderson, then yes let Stann fight Anderson.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Bringing up Germany? Really? 70+ years ago? To think that Germany would conquer the world without US intervention is insane.
Look all, I am 100% in favor of one's military DEFENDING a country, just not invading to secure another country's resources all the while killing people. The United States of America is LESS SAFE by killing soldiers/civilians of other countires. WTF do you think 911 was? That never would have happened if your govt stayed where the fuck it should: The good old USA.
You guys are a bunch of school yard bullies. You are not free. Free to consume yes, but not free to speak your mind (obviously by the crap you all laid out). Only one of you wrote something that did not involve my comment: El Guapo. He respects freedom of speech. All the rest of you involved violence and disrespect.
WAR IS A WAR CRIME.
Now take off, eh!
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