This is a rather remarkable call and I wish it went longer than it did. Eight months ago Larry, a former Navy SEAL who did four tours in Iraq and four tours in Afghanistan, lost his right leg, part of his right arm, some of his fingers, and was disfigured on his face.

He told Rush that while he was coming off medication while recouping in the hospital he as able to listen to his radio show on a friends radio. And then he said something profound that I’m sure humbled Rush quite a bit: that while he was giving up on life, listening to Rush was propping him up because he realized there was somebody in this country who still gave a damn. Wow. Just amazing.

There’s more and you can listen to it below:

Rush came back from commercial and said these words about Larry:

That was Larry from Apple Valley, California. Where else, ladies and gentlemen, can you hear from real life heroes on the phone? You know, in a long time past Hollywood would be making movies about guys like Larry. Guys like Larry would be the kind of hero that kids would be reading about in school, the kind of heros that kids would learn about in movies.

And of couse the media are not covering the wars anymore. Obama ended the wars – oh yeah those were Bush’s wars. They’re not covering them anymore. The body counts have stopped and all that.

But thank God for people like him in the country. Thank God we still have people like that. Honestly, thank God we have people like that in this country.




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UFilthyScumLiar
UFilthyScumLiar

The loser in this audio is actually Arthur W South and he is absolutely a maggot and a FAKE who targeted innocent people with lies and is trying to evade paying income taxes with his Fake church scam DevTek "church". This filthy liar and disgusting fraud Artie South should rot. Die Filthy Scum! 


11B
11B like.author.displayName 1 Like

It's too bad that this person is a lying fake. He is NOT a Navy SEAL. This fake is a person named Arthur South and he was NEVER a Navy SEAL. The most he was was a Cooks HELPER in the US Navy RESERVE. He was discharged after SIX years as an E-2. Trust me this guy is not who he is claiming. Don't believe me talk to Chief Shipley and he can confirm that this clown is lying.

Ben Harp
Ben Harp like.author.displayName 1 Like

This guy is a fake sorry the marine corp has nothing to do with SEALs

gtalb
gtalb

Nothing more needs to be said about Larry and the guys he served with. He is(they are) the kind of American(s) this country needs. One who is willing to stand up for America and what America used to be about. Its time we couch potatoes get off our butts and get back in the game.

gtalb
gtalb

Nothing more needs to be said about this guy or the guys he served with.

Standing up for America and your beliefs is what America used to be about. Its time we couch potatoes get back to that idea.

Teresa B
Teresa B

Awesome .................

Joshua
Joshua like.author.displayName 1 Like

That's the voice of a 33 yr. old man?

JohnCraven
JohnCraven

I thought the same thing but then again if he has burn problems on his face, ect., and may be using oxygen masks, ect., all those things may well make him sound so much older than he is.

John Craven

New Orleans

Joshua
Joshua

I don't trust the media. I think the whole thing is a hoax. I understand your train of thinking but I find no reason to suspect any of the things you've mentioned. How do burns to your face alter your voice box? Oxygen mask? The guy would sound muffled. He doesn't.

JohnCraven
JohnCraven

If a person is inhaling oxygen either from a mask or from those nasal canulettes or whatever the word is for those things people put in their nostrils, the oxygen would dry up a person's mouth, ect., and I would think it would alter a person's voice.

I also think that burns to a person's face would likely include burns to the neck as well affecting a person's neck muscles and their ability to speak clearly. Also burns to the face could well have been accompanied by smoke and harsh chemicals which also would have affected a person's ability to speak.

Any wounds to the neck could have penetrated Larry's larynx - he did lose limbs in the blast - shapnel goes where it will.

There are any number of scenarios which present themselves as to why Larry's voice sounded so much older than the age he stated as being 33 years old.

I don't trust the lamestream news media as Sarah Palin accurately describes them - the drive-byes as Rush describes them - but there is no reason at this point to suspect that Larry was a fraud or a hoax. He had too much common sense about him as far as I could tell which I think is one way to judge whether this would have been a hoax. Also Rush's call screeners - such as Bo Snerdley - are very good at what they do and I think they would have done a very good background check on this guy to determine as best as possible that he was who he said he was.

In any event I have no reason to believe that Larry wasn't the real McCoy. And until then I will believe he is who he says he is.

John Craven

New Orleans

1tootall
1tootall

I heard this live...toward the end of the show. VERY moving, moved me to tears. I wish we could track the guy down in San Diego and find out how to help him. I am moved by the honor from those who put themselves in his position and compare it to the cowardice demonstrated by our leaders from the president on down. Terrible contrast, great honor.

Dennis Hazeltine
Dennis Hazeltine

Larry good point, elected officials are there for there own agenda..What did Nancy Pelosi say when asked about Obama Care " We will have to pass it to see whats in it " These people don't care, they are there to take care of there buddies. We need term limits and when politicians vote on something it pertains to them also... No more free health care, retirement and automatic pay raises.

Dennis Hazeltine
Dennis Hazeltine

Thank you Larry for your service.......God Bless our troops !!

mikeinidaho
mikeinidaho

Just one change to this story, if I may.

I believe that like a US Marine, once a US Navy Seal, always a US Navy Seal.

Ain't no "former" about it!

Judy King
Judy King

Larry is to be honored & respected for his service to the USA!! He sacrificed & served for the freedoms we sometimes take for granted!!!! God bless you, Larry, we need more committed men like you in our country/government, etc. Keep on keeping on with your life's dreams - you have much to share and you are sooo worth it!

Constance
Constance

I volunteer at our local V.A. Hospital here in the city. I see guys like this all the time. They are stronger than I ever could be. They keep going when most of us would wither and curl up in a ball. They are amazing people. Losing limbs and sight and looks. And, most of them simply want to go back and join the fight again. I was humbled by this call, and it appeared Rush was as well. We should all be humbled when we hear from one of these men. They are the unique among us - the men (and women) who keep us safe and who would throw down their lives for us. Whether in local law enforcement or as a Seal, they are a special breed. God, I love them.

Cecilia A. Russell
Cecilia A. Russell

I just wish we had voters that cared about our soldiers, instead we have people only concerned with being able to have the right to slaughter children by calling it abortion. I have spoken with people working in elections and they have no understanding what the real issues are because they have lost the love of this country.

This man of 33 is a real hero and my heart goes out to him. If people thought more about our soldiers they would vote differently.

royalcattle
royalcattle

would love to be able to send a letter of thanks to Larry, is there a way to get it to him? What an honor, to hear these words from someone like him.

UFilthyScumLiar
UFilthyScumLiar

@royalcattle Larry is a fake. he is Arthur W South. friggin douche.

Rachel
Rachel

Just heartbreaking and inspiring. Men like Larry are worth more than a hundred Congressmen....and to have him dedicate his life and become wounded to stand up for the Constitution, only to come home and be betrayed by his own government....it's a DISGRACE! Thank you Larry...you are an American hero. And there are still millions of Americans who cherish your dedication and your service and thank you for it. We feel the same way you do about the sad state of our Govt.

God bless you, Larry. Prayers for your speedy recovery and much success in school and your new life.

PatrickHenrysBody
PatrickHenrysBody

I heard this on the radio and the tears started welling up. Fantastic!

JohnCraven
JohnCraven

How can I help this great Navy Seal? I'd like to do something to help him.

I wish he would run for office where I could vote for him.

Is there anyone who knows him who might try to convince him to run for office?

We desperately need people who will honor their oath to our Constitution in office

as this great hero has done. Even with all his infirmities, he has more vitality and

common sense than most of those in government on the national level today. I'd vote

for him if he were to run as an independent conservative or as a member of a political party.

Please let us know if there is anything I or anyone can do to help him.

John Craven

New Orleans

UFilthyScumLiar
UFilthyScumLiar

@JohnCraven if u want to help this navy seal. go to his house in apple valley ca and u can beat his ass for all of the real navy seals who actually served because larry is really a fake ass liar scum Arthur W South.

Mr Rabbit
Mr Rabbit

GET THIS OUT… SHARE THIS WITH FRIENDS and NEIGHBORS!!!

Here is WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO NOW before the unconstitutional (criminal) administration tries to limit or confiscate the guns and ammo (property) of LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS.

If an onerous tax, or insurance, or registration is legislated, ignore it. Treat it as if it doesn't exist. If the criminals in uniform come, see the next paragraph.

Particularly if you run a gun shop, but for any law-abiding American, at the first indication that the thugs are coming, call a trusted friend who will start a call chain for an immediate, armed response. Have them block the exits/roads so the armed criminals can not leave with anyone in custody. The people that carry out the illegal order will be committing a crime while armed. Deal with them as you would anyone trying to kidnap a friend. We will far outnumber any thugs they send. And we will have them surrounded. Stop them.

DO NOT Leave your pistols at home. Although Centerfire rifles will be needed.

Each individual in law enforcement and the National Guard, you have a decision to make. Let us know what's coming if you can.

The 2nd Amendment was put in place for the threat we now face.

Tyranny of the majority can not be tolerated.

THE CONSTITUTION IS SUPREME. Defend it with your life.

Copy and paste this everywhere: on your Rep's and Senators' pages, and in every forum (no matter the content). Post a hard copy in your workplace. And, establish a call / text / email / facebook / twitter chain. Have a text ready to go to multiple recipients so you can do it in an instant.

We've never had to do this before, but we have to get ahead of it. Simply spreading this around and making a few calls would put the criminals on notice.

joe
joe

did he get a Ipad ?

Ray
Ray

Thank you Larry.

Caral Freeman
Caral Freeman

God Bless you Larry. I thank you for serving our great nation and standing between my family and terrorists. I always pray for our men and women in uniform and I will include you specifically from now on.

PVG
PVG

People like Larry make pols like BO so small and inconsequential. Thanks Scoop!

bobemakk
bobemakk

Thanks for your service and God Bless you and may all the troops come home safely. Thanks TRS for posting this, I didn't get to hear it on Rush radio show.

MsUnderestimated
MsUnderestimated

OMG, RS... I was praying you would post this. I was listening real time at work and I was crying during the whole segment. Thank you, Larry, and thank you Rush & RS for preserving this moment in history.

~MsU

pdmd
pdmd

Should give all of us pause to realize how we the people were wounded in 2008 and again in 2012 and need to come to some awakening about just how are we going to fight to win?

TexasPGRRider
TexasPGRRider

Stop being depressed about the election ptmd!!! Go to teamlaw.net and click on top middle of their home page "News Alert: Call to Action". Learn about Writ of Quo Warranto effort happening as we pray. Keep the Faith...we still have Hope !

RedDaveR
RedDaveR

Thanks for posting. God bless Larry and people like him. He is a true hero and gives us a reason for hope.

LIBERTYUSA
LIBERTYUSA

...men like Larry are the true HERO's the real men of steel the real super hero's for it is men like Larry we have our LIBERTY to be able listen to our radio's . For with men like Larry we are able to have a home a backyard a GUN to protect our LIBERTY from the TYRANNICAL EVIL FORCES that are now starting to cast its ugly shadow over our EXCEPTIONAL NATION . I'll be damned if I give up my LIBERTY and to let Larry's HEROISM go for not . Stand up America and HANG ON TO YOUR LIBERTY FOR Larry from Apple Valley , California may God Bless you sir and all the other countless hero's from battles lost and won for our LIBERTY ."

NanNJ
NanNJ

I was in tears. Rush has been a hero for over 20 years, Larry since 2:30 this afternoon. May God Bless you Larry, you will be in millions of people's prayers tonight.

Marybel Lamb
Marybel Lamb

I had tears when he told Rush he had been propping him up.

FreeManWalking
FreeManWalking

SCOOP Thanks again for your poignant post!!!

I heard a little less than the last 2 minutes of Larry's call today, and was hoping you would have the full story.

Thank You Larry! and also to all the service men and women who stand guard and who have given and continue to give so much for this nation.

What a poor people we are to allow the thieves in DC to live in such wealth and richness giving themselves raises, while with the same greed they allow only a pittance of a salary to our armed service personnel.

tsturbo
tsturbo

I hope Rush will organize something to help Larry and others like him, because I would be honored, and in fact privileged, to make a donation to help their situation.

opinionatedhermit
opinionatedhermit

Larry, is my hero.

That man, has shown each of us why we can never give up. I would be proud to shake his hand and listen to more of what he has to say. He is a wealth of wisdom. His story and his honor are exactly why Freedom and Liberty will always win out. (Better said: No one takes a hill ... for an Obama phone...)

I honor Larry. My father as well. He served for 20 years and it was always with him. He went on to be a Professor at the local University and like Larry will always be my hero.

It's funny. My dad would always tell me, the best therapy in life is teaching and helping others. It's more than just a good thing. It helps us keep our sanity.

Thank you Dad. Thank you, Larry. And, thank you too, Rush.

NJK
NJK

This is a revolting group of misfits in Washington, D.C. who don't deserve these men. Look at what this man has lost, and they are discussing trying to infringe on the II Amendment?

Watch Obama take the oath again, with his middle finger scratching his ugly, commie face. Watch John Roberts give him that oath after he trashed it last year.

TexasPGRRider
TexasPGRRider

Stop being depressed about the election !!! Go to teamlaw.net and click on top middle of their home page "News Alert: Call to Action". KEEP THE FAITH NJK>>>We still have Hope.........