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

<p>SGM Matthew Williams, a 3rd Special Forces Group operations sergeant, graduated from Angelo State University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Driven to serve, Williams enlisted into the Army under the 18X Special Forces enlistment program in September 2005.</p> <p>On 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.</p> <p>Matt 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.</p> <p>_______ Support a veteran owned business at <a>https://veteranownedus.com</a> today. If you are a veteran-owned business, join Veteran Owned US at <a href='https://veteranownedus.com/joinup/'>https://veteranownedus.com/joinup/</a></p> <p>This podcast is being brought to you by UnCanna. Visit <a href='http://mentorsformilitary.com/partners/uncanna/'>http://mentorsformilitary.com/partners/uncanna/</a> and use the code Mentors4mil for your discount. Read our disclaimer at<a href='/mentorsformilitary/episode/%20http:/mentorsformilitary.com/disclaimer/'> http://mentorsformilitary.com/disclaimer/</a></p> <p>Join our new closed Facebook Team Room at <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/mentors4mil'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/mentors4mil</a></p> <p>Visit <a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/Mentors4mil'>https://www.patreon.com/join/Mentors4mil?</a> to become a patron of our podcast.</p> <p>Follow Mentors for Military: iTunes: <a href='https://apple.co/1WaEvbB'>https://apple.co/1WaEvbB</a> Spotify: <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3w4RiZBxBS8EDy6cuOlbUl'>https://open.spotify.com/show/3w4RiZBxBS8EDy6cuOlbUl</a> PodBean: <a href='https://mentorsformilitary.podbean.com/'>https://mentorsformilitary.podbean.com/</a> SoundCloud: <a href='https://www.sou