David Rutherford Show: Earl Plumlee On The Medal of Honor, Brotherhood & the Meaning of Service

Thirteen years ago this week, a complex attack tried to erase Forward Operating Base Ghazni — and one Green Beret walked toward it. I got to shoot with Earl Plumlee at a Black Rifle reunion this spring, and I've been waiting all summer to get him on the show. This isn't the battle story — Earl tells that better than anyone on the Black Rifle Coffee Podcast. This is about what the medal actually means to the man wearing it. What you'll hear: • Earl on why he doesn't keep August 28th on his calendar — and the dates he does • The full picture of the Ghazni attack: four IEDs, a 20,000-lb truck bomb that broke down a mile short, and a chaplain with a Purple Heart • Why the Medal of Honor weighed nothing when the President put it on — until he turned around • Hunter or hunted: the mindset Earl used to keep young soldiers alive • "I guarded Obama, Biden and Trump" — service above politics • The VA argument that's going to divide the comments: the country owes you opportunity, not a debt Master Sergeant (Ret.) Earl Plumlee served as a Marine Force Recon operator and a Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group. He received the Medal of Honor in 2021 for his actions at FOB Ghazni, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2013. He now works with the Special Operations Transition Foundation and Warrior Rising. ✅ Sponsors: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ 🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.