Gaza, Fallujah, and Berlin: A Medal of Honor Recipient on Urban Warfare

Will Cain Country

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🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Today, Will sits down with the first, and only living recipient of the Medal of Honor for service during the Iraq War, Former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia. Will and David delve deep into the harrowing realities of urban warfare and close combat. From the streets of Fallujah to the imminent challenges in Gaza, David Bellavia shows firsthand what soldiers might face as Israel prepares to launch a ground invasion into Gaza. Plus, he shares insight into the current state of the United States military and whether or not the U.S. may eventually get involved. Tell Will what you thought about this podcast by emailing willcainpodcast@fox.com Follow Will on Twitter: @WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Door to door urban conflict what the IDF may soon encounter in Gaza with a man who won
0:20.3	the American Medal of Honor for Urban Warfare in Fallujah, David Bellavilla.
0:26.4	With the Wilkane Podcast on Fox News podcast what's up and welcome to Monday as always
0:31.1	I hope you will download rate and review this podcast wherever you get your audio entertainment
0:35.0	Apple Spotify or at Fox News podcast.
0:38.7	You can watch the Wilkane Podcast on YouTube and follow me on x at Wilkane.
0:44.2	Lot of great feedback last week for the coverage we had for the war in Israel.
0:50.8	The debate we had between Dave Smith and Ben Dominic are deep dive conversation with
0:55.4	her to just Robert Greenway and my 10 takeaways at that stage of this war.
1:01.2	I hope you will share this podcast with your friend including this episode here today which
1:08.3	I believe you will not just come away from with an understanding of what's happening
1:13.7	literally on the ground in current events in Gaza not just come away from it with an
1:18.6	understanding of urban warfare but you'll come away from it with an understanding of a
1:25.6	warrior and how it applies to being a citizen of America and what it reveals deep inside
1:32.6	about all of us and humanity.
1:35.3	I think you're going to really not just appreciate but find this wisdom insightful with David
1:42.4	Belavia and I hope you will take the time to share it with more Americans.
1:48.6	David Belavia was in Army Army infantry in 2004 on his 29th birthday as a member of company
1:59.6	a task force to to first infantry division.
2:04.9	Belavia's platoon was assigned during operation phantom fury to clear a block of 12 buildings
2:11.8	from which insurgents in Fallujah Iraq were firing on American forces.
2:17.9	I'm going to read from his Wikipedia page as you understand exactly what this man did
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