SEAL Team 6 Leaves a Man Behind | Rob Harrison | Ep. 354

The Team House

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History, Documentary, Society & Culture, Government

4.7 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2025

⏱️ 140 minutes

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This interview features AC-130 aircrew member Rob Harrison, providing his firsthand perspective on the Roberts Ridge mission. It presents a detailed examination of the critical decisions and complex events concerning John Chapman's Medal of Honor. The discussion aims to clarify the complexities and controversies of this significant military operation, offering insights into its historical record from an eyewitness.
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00:00 Start
09:00: SEAL team inserts; Roberts falls during initial contact.
15:00: Aircrew prioritizes finding Roberts over pre-assault fires.
53:32: SEAL team unexpectedly lands directly on target (the "X").
58:05: Chapman engages Bunker One alone, then Bunker Two; sustains mortal wound.
1:00:09: Aircrew spots new strobe, indicating Chapman may still be alive.
1:15:24: Mission video tapes confiscated; digital copies later recovered.
1:34:00: Medal of Honor review initiated for Air Force valor, with Chapman as focus.
1:40:00: Air Force presents MoH evidence; Slab's story contradicts video.
2:06:00: Allegations of false narratives by SEAL leadership regarding the events.

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0:47.1	With your hosts, Jack Murphy and David Park.
0:55.2	Hey, welcome to Team House episode 354.
0:55.9	I'm Dave.
0:56.6	This is Jack.
1:13.8	Join tonight by our guest, Rod Harrison, a former Air Force Intel guy, with some very interesting stories about his own career and also about the Chapman incident on Robert's Ridge as a firsthand, has some firsthand accounts of that.
1:17.2	And then the aftermath also.
1:19.0	So Rob, thank you very much for joining us tonight.
1:22.1	Thanks, guys.
1:24.5	I appreciate you all having me. My name is Rob Harrison. I spent about 26 years active duty in the Air Force and retired in 2021.
1:35.6	So, Rob, the first thing we always like to ask is our, you know, guest origin story.
1:40.2	What led you, how did you grow up and what led you to the military?
1:48.0	The past... What led you, how did you grow up and what led you to the military? Yeah, I would say there's some poetry references in here somewhere, but I didn't take a traditional path.
1:58.0	Like many young men out there, I might not have known exactly what I
2:03.7	wanted to do. I graduated high school. I was always a good student. Ended up on an academic
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