sean hannity. [applause] thank you. are you all having a good time tonight? [cheers and applause] aren t we lucky to live in a with these amazing heroes, these people that risk their lives. we just saw the chaos at kabul airport, and we know what happened. we know the story. august 26th, 2021, is now known as one of thee deadliest days fr the u.s. military in the last decade in this 20 year war in afghanistan. the previous 18 months, we hadn t lost one single american in afghanistan. isis terrorists we know bombed the u.s. checkpoint at kabul international airport, killing
years in afghanistan. this is for the men and women who went into the breach at kabul international when everything was falling apart. this is for the 13 that didn t come home.an and this is also for our afghan partnersth, who many people dont know, but the commandos, the afghan special forces, they fought for the last round, and they are still over them, many of them. it is forrc the ones who waited through the sewage-filled canals, who endured beatings. still being murdered every day, every day. this is for them. [applause] scott mann is someone who i am proud to call a friend, proud to call a mentor, great american. thanks, scott, for all you do in and out of a uniform. [applause] speaking of friends, and mentors, put your hands together for the one and only
thanks a lot, pete. it s always good to be with you. a hero is defined as a person who is admired or idealize for their courage, their outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. and this year s award recipient for heroism is all of them. this summer, during the chaotic scramble to get americans out of afghanistan, before the taliban took over, that might have been a good idea for biden to think about it, one decided one man one man decided to ask to save our friends and allies from being left behind. we are tremendously honored to introduce to you tonight lieutenant colonel scott mann. [applause] y retired special forces are taking matters into their own hands. veterans across the world have now united. there is no one else coming for them but us. been the most recognizable and the most effective of these
on blue attack, he lost his leg, shattered his arm. but that does not stop him from wantingac to be back in the fig. despite his injuries, sergeant first class goudie, he deployed again on another combag mission to afghanistan. can you imagine? no doubt about it, he is this year s modern warrior recipient. april 25th, 2012, we were prepping to go out. we had an insider threat. one of the partner forces had turned on us, resulting in multiple casualties. i have a prosthetic humerus, write humorous, missing deltoids, shoulder muscles, biceps, extensive nerve damage in my arm, multiple gunshot wounds, two in and around the body and one to the left leg, resulting in a below the knee amputation. there is a grieving.
ainsley earhardt, and brian kilmeade. [applause] take it away. [applause] good evening. can you see me? [laughter] who gave you this? they promised me at the store gave me this tuxedo, thanks to him. thanks to all of you for coming. fighting for our freedom never stops the battlefield. the impact, it lasts a lifetime. yes, more than 53,000 u.s. troops were injured in the past 20 years of war. and those are just the physical wounds. yep, one of those men is retired u.s. army sergeant first class john coody, who was nearly killed during an insider attack in afghanistan, known as a green