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Look him up & read his full story.... seriously
Nov 25, 2020 9:44 AM
CanWeStopTalkingNow
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Look him up & read his full story.... seriously
LePurjo
Makes you wonder how many people die trapped in a body bag...
GoogleUltron9
Can we make his story into a movie, please?
DonkeyBottomBiters
Rijtjeshuis
And he was also a huge proponent for veteran's support. I think he went up against the Raegan admin, if I recall.
nebuchadnezzarispooping
Wow, to think others tried to take credit for his efforts in Vietnam is just crazy
Turbolibros
HellFireBeardMan
Spits in face "How dare you zip up this body bag! Should I hit you with my exposed intestine! Check if I'm dead first dumb ass!"
Lycanthian
I have the Roy benavidez GI Joe still in box!
Deflizard
This man lived in my hometown. He was always a guest at the veteran day school programs. One of the reasons I joined the military. A hero!
penzick
A petition to honor him: https://www.change.org/p/president-trump-rename-fort-hood-after-roy-benavidez-c74de2ee-2469-47c0-88de-64e2f62daaa1
trailnamefreespirit
This is the type of person we should look up to. Not the Kardashians
Neomechavoltron
Someone can’t take a pulse
nindustries
Was thinking the same
eyesuphere
Green Berets are bad ass
sleazysmurf
Hollywood stop making awful remakes and make a movie about this. Even with a super accurate portrayal of what occurred it would be awesome.
Junktrunkjunkie
I mean, Hacksaw Ridge and 1917 turned out pretty great.
mushuporky
purple heart with four oak clusters. good god.
violeteyewolf0
This guy is one of my direct relatives. One of my great uncles, I think.
JackieTreehornProductions
Hank Hill would be proud to call this man a fellow Texan.
BenjaminMu
TMM - Tango Mike Mike (That Mean Mexican) is still used today when you radio in for immediate backup support.
CrankFurry
With what units? I’ve never heard that
BenjaminMu
Are you US Special Forces? Because I've heard it a several times. Sometimes we said it just summon our courage.
CrankFurry
I feel like declaring you are SF online is a pretty professional move
TheTruthHurts51
Sucker - loser. Should have had daddy pay off a doctor and claim bone spurs.
Karlifen
How does this happen? Did the doctor just go "looks dead to me"
kcmwolf
Adrenaline is one hell of a drug
TreasonousCheeto
Everyone was bumping with adrenaline. Not everyone did what he did.
kcmwolf
Of course. Im saying adrenaline will allow your body to carry on with massive damage. What you do with it is the character of the man.
thenonworkinglight
Nothing two motrin and some water can't fix
logicallyliz5772
Amazing. A true badass hero!
junk4u
Here’s a video about him: https://youtu.be/0B2w0abQazg
123idrinkpeee
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penzick
And petition to honor him https://www.change.org/p/president-trump-rename-fort-hood-after-roy-benavidez-c74de2ee-2469-47c0-88de-64e2f62daaa1
buffalowineguy
Some people are more badass than everyone else. Combined.
hardlyfatal
Shit, reading about this guy made me cry.
whyarntyouplayingmountandblade
I mean the story is insane and then you read that he stepped on land mine 3 years before and was told hed never walk again
whyarntyouplayingmountandblade
Can you imagine being the doc at the military hospital when the guy came back 3 years later? Half dead and then walked out again?
SonderingStrike
"God damn it Benavidez! They said that if I pronounced another man dead without them being dead they'd take away my medical license!"
Mistruths
https://youtu.be/RnKgkI7svm0?t=12
Wmcmwa
My partner works in stoke rehab. had a patient marked up for organ harvesting and switched off life support. He walked in 3 weeks later to..
Wmcmwa
Thank everyone for their help
dogestyle
demand his organs back
hford4ever
BonerJamz2000
Oh shit, you got me.
Wmcmwa
I mean... when they switched him off and he didnt die, they decides to leave him with his organs for a while longer
Asteriacites
CaptMinion
Everyone should take the time to read the account of what happened. That is insane.
ClassyReposts
Summarize it in one word
AzraelDirge
"Grit."
errrikblack
If I saw that in a movie I'd turn it off because it would just be to unreal. What a fucking beast of a man
GaurieBanner
Everyone should live life in a way that if they make a movie about you they have to cut stuff or it sounds impossible
HillCountryRambler
He's a Texan, right along side Audie Murphy.
PenguinSamRi
Lol yeah but for Tax purposes so is like 70% of the military.
PirateofthePancreas
TLDR: Vietnam, calls in chopper, loads it with wounded men, pilot killed no takeoff, positions wounded in defense position, calls 2nd heli
AzraelDirge
You forgot "Hops onto helo to go help rescue spec ops team, armed with only knife and aid kit."
b0nsaiPunk
There's a long-standing campaign to rename Fort Hood, TX after this legend instead of after a middling Confederate general.
leaveitonthescreen
This should be top comment tbh
penzick
Here's the petition: https://www.change.org/p/president-trump-rename-fort-hood-after-roy-benavidez-c74de2ee-2469-47c0-88de-64e2f62daaa1
DavosSeaworthTheOnionKnight
Let's rename Fort Bragg...he was a shit confederate general
CrankFurry
Agreed; however you could claim that Bragg’s incompetence was instrumental to the Confederate defeat, on par w/ union generals effort to win
TheSecondPiewackit
And considering it's the Mothership, that's a hell of a slap in the face.
CrankFurry
Oh man if you think it is the mothership you must be an 82nd boi
TheSecondPiewackit
No fuck no
girlsdontp00p
Yea but it’s name will always be seen as a symbol of pride for Confederate traitors
bladderinfection
He was then yelled at for allowing himself to be placed inside a corpseal containment unit while not being a corpse himself.
WickedSludge
And was subsequently placed in solitary confinement for 8 weeks as a result of his insubordination.
CometLaHal
Sounds about right for the military
Agreatmanoncesaid
You gotta be a vet with that response
bladderinfection
I hoped someone would think that. I’ve just heard stories & military dumps on here to get the picture. Catch 22 is one of my favorite books.
Gustave13
it's called AWOL
orbitn
that makes me wonders how many people who were still alive that dude sent to the morgue (who werent able to spit)
LordOfTastyCheez
Couldn't he also be cited for assaulting an officer for spitting in the doctor's face?
swedeonamoose
you could literally save the whole world but god fucking help you if you lost the NV kit while doing it.
sundaymondayhippyday
NV Kit is?
NobodyofParticularConsequence
"Report of Survey held you financially liable. We'll bill your next of kin."
SanchoPliskin
EccentricNimoy
Liknk: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Benavidez
Asurop
Man too angry to die!
89PercentSureYoureFibbing
Okay that’s bananas.
Virgozer
Jeezuzjones, that man is a bad ass. I've got goosebumps.
CyranoDeBurlapSack
Thaknk you.
Dahliaisahedgehog
This would all make more sense if he was a meth addict but nope. He's an insane feat of human nature!
SonOfChicken
37 different bullet and bayonet wounds.. saved about 8 men
lncorrectGrammerNazi
This guy deserves a song about him by Sabaton, because that was metal as fuck.
MrBoogerPig
Holy shit this dude is no joke. If I’d seen this in a movie I’d call it Hollywood bullshit and no one could survive that.
prettywitty69
Thank you ?
NeutralMilkHotelisOverated
Shoutout to the friend that called a medic over to make sure he was dead
EchoWhiskyBravo
Holy shit. That guy is warrior.
sawasdeekap
Thaknk
xBenoitBallsx
“Armed only with a knife, he jumped from the helicopter...” ok that is metal as fuck
sundaymondayhippyday
Asteriacites
Jesus. The fact he did all this incredible stuff after fully recovering from STEPPING ON A FUCKING LAND MINE.
reineseele
Also the part of the gov. tried to almost cut disability checks...WTF.
AllysiaAiua
Not his specifically, just in general, and he was included in that. It's nothing new. It's the same shit Congress always tries to pull. Look
AllysiaAiua
at the 9-11 first responders bills and how many times that's had to have been renewed, and how close it's gotten each time
MrHerpertDerpington
HOLY FUCKING SHIT HOW IS THAT NOT A MOVIE!!!
UnagiFerrin
He's not white enough
DarkwingDuc
I also submit Daniel Inouye for film adaptation: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/medal-of-honor-recipient-daniel-inouye
MassStorageDeviceCanNowBeSafelyRemoved
why do you need overdramatized overexaggerated shit about everything
MrHerpertDerpington
Entertainment, duh! It's hard to fill the void these days.
DukeDarkwood
Movies can also tell the stories of history. It's all in how you use the medium.
Thisishowitsgonnaend
Bet you’re fun at parties
MassStorageDeviceCanNowBeSafelyRemoved
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