Pundit Review - Someone You Should Know - Sgt. Clifford Wooldridge

Our Bruce we should transition over and get to this week's story. Seven years running seven years plus we've been bringing this segment to you every Sunday night -- WRKO to agree on and someone you should know. We gonna tell us about this week Bruce. Everybody young men equitable. Those who demonstrated. Bravery is often something that. They think seems is just a result of they're training and in situations calling for a well they do what they've been trained to do. Well training to do something that seems counter intuitive it's one thing. Actually doing it in life and death situation under fire. A little bit and the return -- -- That's exactly what then corporal possible reported that Washington demonstrated. During inhalation unique key points and hit ambush in the -- Area Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Only served as the fire team leader -- third battalions and marine. -- -- engaged in mounted patrol when the patrol was ambushed by fifteen Taliban and well prepared positions and ability. Aldrich was given the job of taking his fire and ground -- -- and so in appointment with -- trying to roll up the ambush. After exiting his vehicle will -- led his team in that flanking maneuver. As they move through the village big -- Taliban fighters as they came upon. The fight that ended up burning -- rich that maybe crop. Was the one that broke the back the Taliban and a walrus who's moving through the really original and along the wall. You heard voices of two Taliban fighters. Getting in position he checked his weapon and rose -- and -- the two fighters. Catching them by surprise will return they would kill them both. He didn't crouching down to the -- load when he heard movement it is. Looking forward he saw. The barrel of the Taliban machine gun here from around the corner the wall. Now folks. This suspicion cut -- Out of ammunition and he has had a chance to reload. And machine -- quickly being put into position to engage his fellow marine. And he's the only guy they can do anything about it. What would you do. No time to -- and support. No time even reload. No time to come up some -- Split second you. -- Let's say what will -- Will -- -- barrel Luka. And pulled his surprise Taliban machine gun around the corner -- up. You might imagine it's an incredibly. Dangerous thing to do. And of course and so what ensued was literally fight to the death. Ever wondered if our soldiers and Marines are forced to engage in hand to hand combat. The answer is will -- yet. -- 63 Q twenty will reduce not a -- out. Taliban fighter realizing you're gonna die pulled the grenade and tried to detonated. By that time will return to wrestle the gun away from him and -- children with the butt of the fighters known machine yeah and and repeated blows to. And other bring some horrific pictures -- mine but remember this. This is combat. This is obviously not for the faint of heart goes about courage it would have to be done. -- -- it's not done what he did. Would have been his fellow Marines who would've done. Had he not finish the Taliban fighter by the only means he had. The grenade most likely would kill both. That turned out the incident caused the other Taliban to pull out gather. Breaking the ambush. And ensuring the safety control. We'll reduce mom and dad were 29 palms California -- ceremony where Sargent -- Was awarded the navy cross. The nation's second highest award for bravery. That is proud father he's afraid he would very proud of myself and I'm sure his mother is very proud of him as well. Is something that if you were to ask yourself seriously you would think it was happening to someone else. I mean I can't believe it sometimes. You see this stuff on TV. But that is always someone else is here to look right here. That's myself. His mother was equally proud but well still a bomb. When he was going to Afghanistan I told him to put himself first and make sure he came back. And others said tearing up at the ceremony. And he told me. Mom. My job to make sure all my guys. My job is to put them for. And he did. And every still tries to protect your mom from knowing about the danger he faces. -- the part of this job. You would call until his brother what was going on but you would never kill me because he didn't want me to worry. He had told me he was getting an award. When I asked him for what he said. -- -- -- Yes of Steffi. -- stabilizes Marines. Personally take out three B eight Taliban the Marines killed that day. One in hand and come back. He also did precisely what he told the money would. -- -- -- -- -- In an extraordinary act of bravery -- and in the end combat side. And that's why sergeant Clifford -- Party. Third battalion that and -- Awarded the navy cross for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in human -- again. And.