EP-227 | The Battle of Shok Valley | Matt Williams, Medal of Honor

Published: April 7, 2020, 1:52 p.m.

b'SGM Matthew Williams, a 3rd Special Forces Group operations sergeant, graduated from Angelo State University with a bachelor\\u2019s degree in criminal justice. Driven to serve, Williams enlisted into the Army under the 18X Special Forces enlistment program in September 2005. \\n\\nOn 6 April 2008, ODA 3336 was on a mission to capture or kill high-value targets of the Hezeb Islami al Gulbadin in Shok Valley, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. The events of that mission is where weapons sergeant Matt Williams and Ron Shurer (medic/18D) distinguished themselves and were later awarded the Medal of Honor. \\n\\nMatt talks about the events of that day, the mentors he had, and the lessons he learned as a leader that he shares with his men today.\\n\\n_______\\nSupport a veteran owned business at https://veteranownedus.com today. If you are a veteran-owned business, join Veteran Owned US at https://veteranownedus.com/joinup/ \\n\\nThis podcast is being brought to you by UnCanna. Visit http://mentorsformilitary.com/partners/uncanna/ and use the code Mentors4mil for your discount. \\nRead our disclaimer at http://mentorsformilitary.com/disclaimer/\\n\\nJoin our new closed Facebook Team Room at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mentors4mil\\n\\nVisit https://www.patreon.com/join/Mentors4mil? to become a patron of our podcast. \\n\\nFollow Mentors for Military:\\niTunes: https://apple.co/1WaEvbB\\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3w4RiZBxBS8EDy6cuOlbUl\\nPodBean: https://mentorsformilitary.podbean.com/\\nSoundCloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/mentors4mil\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentors4mil\\nTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/mentors4mil\\nFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/mentors4mil\\nHomepage: http://www.mentorsformilitary.com'