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The Michael Berry Show

Saturday Bonus Podcast -David Bellavia Medal Of Honor Speech

The Michael Berry Show

KTRH

Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.3

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.3

The Michael Berry Show.

0:05.9

It was the Marine Corps birthday on Monday this past week.

0:10.1

And of course, Veterans Day on Tuesday.

0:13.4

And we find it fitting to include some great military and presidential speeches in our podcast this weekend.

0:24.9

David Belavia, I believe is how it's pronounced, or could be Belavia,

0:29.0

is a former U.S. Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions

0:34.5

during the Second Battle of Fallujah.

0:37.9

He's also received the Bronze Star Medal,

0:41.8

two Army Commendation Medals,

0:44.3

two Army Achievement Medals,

0:46.5

and the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross.

0:50.9

We offer you now his speech as he accepted the Medal of Honor from President Trump in 2019.

0:58.1

Good afternoon.

0:59.6

The Honorable David Norquist performing the duties of Deputy Secretary of Defense.

1:04.3

The Honorable Ryan McCarthy performing the duties of Secretary of the Army.

1:08.6

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, General James McConville, Sergeant

1:12.8

Major of the Army, Daniel Daly, and my Congressman, the Honorable Chris Collins, U.S.

1:17.9

Representative of New York, from New York, Ramrods of 2-2 Infantry. There we go. Family, my mother, my brothers, Dan, Rand, Tim, Deanna, my kids, Evan, Aden, and Vivian.

1:36.7

Thank you for your support. Your presence and my good fortune to be able to share this occasion with my men, my family, my friends

1:46.5

has eased the awkwardness that I'm feeling right now. What's more, I'm especially proud of the

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