Adam's First Death in Iraq

[emdkelly]

either this guy is a scammer or someone is using his pictures all over facebook to try to find women to be friends with and tell them he loves them and the whole song and dance, then asks them to email his commander to ask for him to be released from Iraq or Afganistan or where ever he is on special mission on, and your supposed to send 1500$ to have him released.

check for yourself on facebook...names like David Lingo, Lingo Alex, Mark Lingo, Lingo Smith, Steven Lingo, Raymond Lingo

[kgbronco21]

thank you for sharing this story I am sorry for what you have gone through but i want you too know that I respect and I am proud of you and all the military men and women you do a job that is the hardest job to go through so thank you and God bless.

[Kolashov]

his own people wouldn't let him in....

a little boy carrying a fucked up kid....

how much of a dick would you have to be to slam your door against his face...? -_-

[wafalek]

well he is going to haven and you going to hell what about this

[sapperzulu]

BOOM headshot! should have been wearing a helmet,

[hanno21664]

high school teacher and trying to get my masters in history, a slow journey. this reminds me of so many similar stories ihave listened too, did a research paper on veterans from WW II to now, my grandfather a right waste gunner in WW II, my uncle in Khe Sanh, Vietnam, other vets from Korea and Gulf War, Afghan and Iraq, all have said it, you never forget your first experience and your frist run in with death. Blessings to you Adam

[MiClLC]

I highly doubt his unit didnt return fire after the drive by occured.

[54spiritedwill54]

Adam Lingo is a great man. I've had the honor of talking to him before.

[spacedog136]

war means fighting and fighting means killing.

Good luck Adam - go surf Bro

[TABBTABBS]

So, i just want to state first off, that this isnt a place for you anti war assholes to just talk away, regardless support this guy,

[bleachitclean]

where do you get from the video that he's asking for sympathy? the point is to describe his first death so that people get an idea of the reality of things in iraq. yes, death comes at a price and its part of the deal with being a soldier. Whether he's in the national gaurd or not he served his country and did what he had to do. I dont think you'd appreciate anybody telling you what you did for your country was any less abmirable. It makes no sense to criticize him.

[aaronx66]

WTF! I was there for 3 tours and seen at least a dozen people a day killed! He must have been in the Nasty Girls!!! (Weekend Warriors) Or National Gaurd to civilians. Leave the fighting to the real men that look at death as freedom for someone else, even if it is child. I respect him for his duty, but dont milk it and ask for everyone for sympathy.

[AmandaHuginkis]

HALO doesn't count

[Grizzly0679]

he didn't say anything about how MANY times he saw people killed, but specifically his FIRST encounter with death.

[TABBTABBS]

Your a fucking idiot. He was with one of the most HONORED battalions. how about you listen retard. Seriously, They were INF!

DEUCE FOUR!

Proud Prior 1-24 A troop WIFE

[deucedfour]

Your a douche. Look up Deuce Four and find out what your talking about before you open your mouth. We were regular Army, Infantry. In one of the worst places in Iraq at the time. I bet you think your a hard ass now right?

[deucedfour]

And that post was aimed at that aaron faggot. I can attest to how bad it was in Mosul. I was in Charlie Company 1-24.

[nemysisNED]

turbish fuck you man

i hope you get a car accident...

[MrSteffany24]

@nemysisNED i hope u fukin die ass hole leave adam lingo alone bitch....

[nemysisNED]

@MrSteffany24 who?

[nemysisNED]

@nemysisNED i was thalking about some douche giving a bad comment not that adem guy.. idiot

[galahad1968]

Good Bless our soldiers, War is hell, but sometimes necessary.

[carlosb1]

see what you get for been in a murderous government organization.

[turbish]

You my friend are a moron.Someday you will wake up from your sleep.But your to ignorant thinking your a good American because you support a unjust war.I support my troops to,but never ever just go to war because your president says so.ever.

[pitcaith]

90 % of all deaths from war are civilian deaths. When will we ever learn to not engage in war, especially one that is so immoral, unethical and illegal, and pre emptive in nature. It is outrageous that people still believe that the Iraq war was waged to avenge the 9-11 catastrophe....As if there ever was a true connection.

[ralphwh4]

you need to shut the fuck up, if our president says we need to goto war, then we fucking go, no questions asked. Its easy for you to criticise sitting on your couch trying to put together something that sounds appealing like a fucking movie critic. Well this ain't a fucking movie, shit happens. And until you sign that contract and decide to put your life on the line to serve your country, you don't have a fucking clue. you only know what the media tells you.

[1k2b3r]

well said man.

[rjatherton]

semper fi

[krazyslayer1991]

perfectly well said once you join the army its your job to do wat your ordered to do with no qustions and this man did it and did it well thanx for the story man

[celticcanuck2006]

God makes us strong only for a short while so we can help others who are unable to help themselves. ANy death at the hands of another is useless death when will we learn will we have a history for ever of being animals and not evolving into the beings God gave us the brains we can be. To make life better for all not just a few. Will we ever learn i hope so.

[bullpin17]

God bless the soldiers,,,,From A proud Canadian.

[distressed7]

Jeez..we fuck with people everywhere we need to keep a spike in the ground. We take over whole nations, and of course, we are saints and angels, (but aside from all that)and, we wonder why we get shot at.  We caused that killing. Our presence is causing that. We have tons of assholes here like that bitch who cared nothing for that little boy. But, G-d bless that sargeant.

[Alleyrat001]

We didn't "cause" that killing. There were men with weapons firing them when a f'ing kid is in the way. Some people just can't think their way out of a box of alphabet cereal. Iraqi's purple stained fingers stuck in your face bud.

[153957]

He's killing himself! (smoking)

..what did you expect, going there... come on.. don't they teach you anything at training camp?

[punkass2020]

"what did you expect, going there... come on.. don't they teach you anything at training camp? "

You are young and have NO idea what you are talking about. You need to expierence some life lessons and realize that no training is going to prepare you for this kind of shit...and I quit smoking 6 months ago.

[123123000000]

wow did u start smoking marijauna like after u quit smoking ah

[scottmetze]

Your a Outstanding American!

Scott

[uberwolf420]

You probly should have left out the part where you put a gun to the taxi drivers head and threatened his life. If the kid is already dead, there is no reason to take him to the hospitol, and no reason to threaten the driver for seeing that fact himself. Personally if the kid were alive I would have helped you, if the kid were clearly dead, I would have told you to fuck off, I aint transporting dead bodies.

[punkass2020]

He was still alive at that point, barely, but still responsive to touch although I'm sure he probably wasn't really aware of what was going on, then again.. brain injuries are wierd and unpredictable.

[jackiebaron]

What a PATHETIC, CHEAP, SLEAZY, FAKE tug at our heart strings. This guy is absolutely SHAMELESS. He's never been to Iraq! He's never had the onions to face an angry shot and if he did, he'd never have the LACK of onions to speak like such a maggot. DESPICABLE. There are so many innocent little boys with their brains blown out in Iraq but this turd has never seen one of them. REVOLTING!

[myst336]

What is wrong with you people? Why do all of these videos about Iraq have comments about the whole history of this war? Does it really matter? Its like everyone is trying to prove something to one another, but you all just look like idiots. And as for you Jackie, you just need to stfu, Why would some one even post something like that for fun? WTF is your problem?

[punkass2020]

what??!! you want pictures of me IN iraq?? how about video, watch my videos you idiot.. but really, why would I need to prove ANYTHING to you?? it doesn't make a difference to me if you believe me or not..what a fucking tard, I know what I saw and expierenced, you can take what you want from it or don't it makes fuck of difference to me.

[aryanian]

go fuck yourself, he was an outstanding soldier i served with him. You are a sad excuse of an american

[Kingdome007]

It is very simple GET THE HEL L OUT OF THere

[freakcoda]

BRAVO

[hasnat407]

If you need a reminder then start counting. Grenada, Nicaragua, Contra Rebels in South America, Israel, Vietnam, Korea, The first Afghan war circa 1980, The First Gulf war, American backing of northern alliance malitias, American invation of Afghanistan, The current Iraq war. There are other occurences that i havent included here, unfortunately these are the ones I remember off the top of my head.

[hasnat407]

The U.S also Promised Saddam Kuwait as a reward for success against iran. The U.S then backed out of that agreement telling saddam that it didnt have an opinion on arab affairs in the middle east long as they didnt hard american interests and hence was born the grounds for the first gulf war. And yes im afraid the U.S and its shennanigans are most definarely the cause of more human rights violations and terrorism around the world than any other single state

[hasnat407]

Incidentally, that iran Iraq War you speak of was caused in part by the U.S Giving saddam the go ahead since they didnt want Iran becomming a regional power. Then the U.S continued to sell weapons such as the TOW antitank missile to Iran while still supporting Iraq. If he was such a monster why do business with him then.

[hasnat407]

As for the war being right or wrong. All it takes is an objective evaluation of facts to determine that. Iraq had no WMD's , what iraq had was a geostrategic position in the region for launching military operations and a shitload of oil. the Governmnet knew that , that was the cause for the war. Nothing hit guy not any other "American Hero" says can change those facts. Its a dirty war based on lies, deciet and bigotry .

[warc8us]

They haven't found any this go 'round, but Iraq was a routine violator of UN agreements and they also reneged on the terms of the GW1 treaty a total of seventeen times. Add to that the humanitarian justification as well as the obvious geostrategic position and it becomes easier to understand why this war is being fought. It also creates a battlefield that funnels Al Qaeda types into Iraq and forces them to spend their resources there instead of elsewhere.

[reespeer]

3000 plus US troops killed is G.W.Bush's fault!

He lied to you all and u all believed it..

[ironnaz]

shame he came back to the states alive. 3'000 plus troops killed, any sympathy? Nope. :-)

[hasnat407]

Cmiller, its already understood that youre bloodthirsty , hence to save others from your stupidity I suggested that you GO CUT YOURSELF. And as for Assuming that youre serving me cause the rest of the world hates me? The rest of the world doesent hate me motherfucker, the rest ofthe world hates YOU for stunts like Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Somalia, Vietnam, Korea, Grenada, Nicaragua and the list goes on and on and on. You dont serve anyone but your rich republican masters.

[Cmiller1215]

I love you too :)

[warc8us]

Mwuhahaha. Naive bastards, why else do you think the US fights its wars? Self-interest, like any other country. To secure resources. To secure political power. We win you lose. And we do it with more class and civility than any super power before us. Whats good for 'rich republican masters' is good for the US citizen.

[Klaa2]

How can you say shit about this guy? What about the little kid ? What a bunch of hypocrites you people saying shit about this guy are.

[hasnat407]

I have no sympathy for so called American war heroes. Its a dirty war, waged for all the wrong reasons and though it may be that good people got thrown into the middle of it, they werent holding guns and shooting at unarmed civilians. as i said if youre so blinded by your bloodlust that you cant see facts for what they are, go cut yourself emo bitches.

[Cmiller1215]

Wow, you sure do have me figured out.

Tell you what, why don't why join the army? You can come into combat with me and be my beacon of light to discourage me from doing anything immoral.

In the mean time I don't see how you have any legs to stand on telling us that we are bloodthirsty when you are advocating that we go cut ourselves.

[Cmiller1215]

Iraq did not have anything to do with 9/11. Without an army this country would face attacks like 9/11 every day from people all over the world who hate us. There HAS to be an army to keep people like yourself alive and well so that you can talk smack. And the greatest feeling I can have right now is that as much as you hate me I serve so that you can be alive to hate me.

Peace!

[Lancer505]

You are a very sad excuse of a human being.

[warc8us]

Wake up liberal lemming, what war is not dirty and wrong? War is an expression of politics. The US is young and unexperienced compared to the European countries of the world who served as our teachers in this whole "war" thing. Got some learnin' to do, eh? At least we knock out A-holes like Saddam. Who, by the way, was far worse humanitarian offender than the US ever will be (LOOK IT UP). Sorry your country lost its nuts.

[hasnat407]

Im afraid youre grossly mistaken warc8us. The U.S , the beacon if human rights and the exporter of democracy is by far the worst human rights offender, compared to ANY present dictator. U.S forces and u.S backed forces have killed more innocent people and violated more geneva convention accords than any other force in existence today. and that includes the chinese that brought you such fun times as Tiannamen square.

[warc8us]

By far the worst? Thats a joke, dude. I suggest you spend some time reading. Saddam's invasion of Iran, where chemical gas was used. Saddam's invasion of Kuwait. The putdown of the kurds, 1988. The shiite uprising. The political executions, the torture chambers. Thats just one country! In china they electro-shock internet addicts. I can't have an honest discussion with you if you think the US is the worst human rights violator. I appologize for being an ass earlier.

[hasnat407]

all I hear are some kinds crying cause I wont play their game of "follow the leader" give me facts and ill shut up. heres some facts for you though Americans like this douche bag up here killed more iraqis in the last few years than saddam EVER managed to kill. So whose really involved in terrorism? and you can take your "End of the World" conspiracy theories somewhere else.

[georgemorgan1]

Nightmares to come for this poor sole, and the share holders of Halliburton get richer and look for more as they move American jobs to China. No terrorist in 911 was from Iraq. No weapons of M\D. Elect some one that will bring this guy home.

[Cmiller1215]

Cujo, If the USA is so terrible for you then why does your profile say you live in it? Why don't you give up your space for someone who WANTS to be here?

[dudearly]

American soldiers aren't protecting our lives there protecting our way of life.

[bigpeen1]

That is sad. Ironically though we are solving other country's problems that have the same as us i.e., drive bys, raids, etc. I can find at least 25,000 children in the U.S. that can tell whether they are being shot directly at as well due to the sound. Its a sad sad SAD world.

[ImHisNumberOne]

That's got to be hard. I knew a corpsman who went over there, and he carried a dead little girl out of a building, and she had been shot...I don't know if I honestly could deal with seeing something like that. HOOAH!

[mmt2853]

as much as i hate to say this, the troops are over there right now defending our freedom, so that assholes like the liitle pussfag can said what he, she , oe she-it wants to.(hasnat407orasswipe704)

[cujocricket]

lol how are defending our freedom you dumb r-tard. they are defending the zionist in isreal. Be a little more brain washed dork

[johnhenry182]

go usa fuck iraq.

[cujocricket]

2 bad IRAQ WON..WOOT U.S.A SUCKS BALLS GO GO IRAQ

[dwrigh18]

hasnat407 is about the biggest dumbass. What an insensitive bastard.

[faalkon5]

Hey , it's me Bragg. Do you still talk to Principe you know he got medical after he was in Iraq for stuff from Campbell. hehehe I am gonna tell Boyd I saw you also and too look at this ok LINGO.

[LostHemingway]

That's a very hard thing to experience. Wish you the best SSgt.

[bl4ckst4r20]

I wasn't in Iraq or anything but just by seeing some of the videos on youtube it gives you a pretty good picture about how hard it must be for the soldiers. And for asshat407 saying that shit I can only call him a pussy ass coward

[mjp8000]

Assgnat407, you're a candyassed liberal sack of shit. You seem to listen to nothing but the media talking points and don't know anything. You have no fucking idea how intimately involved Saddam Hussein was involved in international terrorism. The soldier acted in an exemplary fashion under the circumstances. As for Abu Gharaib, what a college fraternity was that? Kids these days with their pledging.

[mjp8000]

I hope assnat407 gets sprayed with pigs blood strapped with a bomb vest so he can meet the 72 Virginians.

[espinkc]

eat a dick hasnat407. You stupid fuckin pussy!

[punkass2020]

And on a lighter note...If I ever see your hippy ass... come say hi, I'll kick your fucking teeth in fag.

[punkass2020]

asshat407....you are a turd plain and simple, I could give a rats ass if you believe me or not. I was there you were not end of story. You want to be an ignorant fuck...knock yourself out,it's not like your opinion is shared by very many.

[B12G]

You do think about the times like this, long after you are home. Iraq has produced thousands of stories like this one. I was mortared while playing soccer with some Iraqi children just south of Baghdad, so I know this kind of thing happens there.

[hasnat407]

And yea i do have something to say about the whole thing . I dont believe a work that comes from any american source whether its an army marine or the office of the President of the U.S far as me and the rest of the world are concerned, you lost your credibility a long time back so heres the worlds smallest violin playing for you cold blooded murderers . GO CUT YOURSELF!

[Cullyn42]

coward

[mmt2853]

whay don't you SOCIETY a favor go and sexual reassignment surgury done so that you can be the thing you really are.

A TALKING VAGINA

[xianstudio]

This marine/army guy is over there risking his ass and trying to help a little boy that got shot ---- You do what is necessary in a time of crisis -- ---- So you have NOTHING to say about the cab driver that didn't want to take a hurt CHILD to the hospital? He's a piece of shit too ---

Perhaps that driver could give you a ride next time you're in Iraq...

[hasnat407]

hehe so to save the little boy he almost killed an innocent cab driver? Lying poece of shit. probabally shot the kid himself.

[punkass2020]

You are calling ME a lying piece of shit??!!I'm sick of key-board commandoes like you that have NO idea what the hell they are talking about. I was there YOU weren't plain and simple so shut the fuck, you think we would wake up everyday thinking.."hmm lets kill some kids today", you are an idiot.

[hasnat407]

Yep youre right, im not the one waking up in someone elses country without a reason for being there, killing innocent people so i wouldnt know what it feels like to wake up in the morning and say "lets go kill some innocnet kids today", Hey maybe you were trying to help the kid out but did it ever occur to you he never woulda gotten shot in the first place if it wasnt for YOU being in Iraq ?

[blackwidowss07]

Well ok dipshit, tell me.... how many times have innocnent people been shot, killed, tortured, ect by the Shi'ite Death Sqauds and Police Commando's working under the Interior Ministry of Iraq? Hmm, shows exactly how much you know you fuckwad

[AJIX]

spreading across the region the united states would be called back there either way by the internation community who don't even support the united states right now.. soo please support the troops

[AJIX]

i thought americans were killers of innocent civilians ? for all those people that say that do u nt see what there really doing in iraq ? i mean these marines helped that little boy when other iraqs would not even help him what is that all about these arabs are selfish... if they were to withdraw just imagine the country going even more into chaos and

[mutt36]

thank you that was very moving and done with incredible class your son is very lucky to have you for a father

[nomorelebs]

Pulling out will not make the insurgent stop. look at the insurgents latest offer of a 'truce', saying they will cease fire when forces withdraw, so long as the US leave heavy weaponary.

[broadcastnow]

Well Dis-honestron or should it be run.

You dont know unless you been there.

If you live in America then you should back the soldier, not the war.

There are thousands of brave Americans there whom want to do what is right. And Adam is one of them.

Semper Fi Adam

[honestron]

makes a difference from the usual US soldier who laughs and cheers when they drop massive bombs on towns in iraq.

youtube is a real eye-opener, to how the american army really operates. now you've destroyed iraq and stole their oil, run along back and sort your own country out.

[Sinsoftheheart]

What kind of person could shoot a child?... the only reason there was a shooting is because US soldiers were over there... we go home, they shutup for a while and then bomb us later...

[Sinsoftheheart]

This is another reason our boys need to come home. We're just killing ourselves over SOME (not all) people who will love to see us killed off. Bush had the right idea AT FIRST, but now its nothing more then his ego over running us. I've lost 3 men to this war, 3 men of my family I can never get back. And even though they took pride in surving their country, even they said they wanted to come home and stop this, it really didnt mean a thing to them anymore.

[yerman499]

Here is a message from Canada. Everybody loves to shit on the americans and sometimes I am just as guilty as anyone. Never question the integrity of the american soldier. There will always be moments of panic, fear, revenge and rage in war but we hold the same values up here and any man who wouldn't threaten to find and kill that taxi driver is no man.This SSgt did everything his country ever could have asked him to and he is, as many have said, a credit to his country.

[pterob]

Superb video, the jury may be out on whether the Iraq war will make anything better in the mid-long term; but you cannot fault this man's testimony and actions. A sincere and brave individual, not the characature soldier that many reactionary individuals would portray as "typical". A credit to his unit and service.

[ChiefJoseph6]

Adam Lingo is a great man. I've had the honor of talking to him before.

[deltaecho1]

That man did the right thing. I don't think I'll forget this story ever.

[marshall1941]

Scared taxi driver vs. dead kid... the soldier did the right thing. Sorry he had to experience that.

[mike1630]

What kind of person looks at a little boy with his head blown open and thinks "oh no, there's blood on my drive-way..."

Plus... I don't know how I feel about this man sticking a gun in a taxi driver's face though - that's not too good for us being... actually, you know, who in the hell would we be kidding. No Iraqi is actually duped into thinking our government aims to liberate anything.

[Wosat]

Hey Mike, instead of posting sophomoric comments about things you know nothing about, why don't shut the hell up, ok? No Iraqi thinks our government liberates anything??? Why don't you ask the Kurds that ya retard? The only ones duped are you and those like you. And while you're at it, why don't you tell me how thousands of American soldiers' graves ended up in France? Let me guess... American imperialism?

[mildseven2006]

You probably would've put your gun in the driver's face too. Imagine the frustration of nobody wanting to help him at all.

[socom6]

Damn man that deep, very deep.