Mark Schmitz and Darin Hoover speak about losing their sons in the attack in Kabul on 'Hannity'
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tonight we are continuing to
remember the american heroes
lost in last weeks. Terror
attack at the international
Airport in Kabul,
thirteen brave men in women from all
across the country as young as
twenty years old, made the ultimate
sacrifice serving their country
with Henri bravery distinction.
We have an all volunteer
military grade. Those brave souls
take on the challenge.
They are the national treasure
that rose to the equation
represented the very best our
country has to offer.
Quite frankly, they deserve so
much better than this, and
better than to have Joe Biden
looked down and checked. His
watch during the dignified
transfer of remains over the
weekend
joined me now to Goldstar fathers who lost their sons in
fathers who lost their sons in
last weeks. Attack.
Let me start with you mark. If
I may be a your son was sent
back to Afghanistan to assist
with the evacuation efforts.
You said it something he always
wanted to do
of never seen a young man train
as hard as he did to be. The best
soldier he could be,
he went back just for this
mission.
Explain
is he did
first. I just wanted to say that
Jared has exemplified so much
that any man could ever strive
for and made me so proud to
watch him undertake this
endeavor of going into the
marine corps
he completed his boot camp.
He went to. Jordan was excited
about that
and was constantly looking to do
more and was given that
opportunity.
First, I want to say to both
of you. If I may come as a parent,
nobody can understand
the loss that both of you have
gone through.
I cant imagine the pain that
both of you are living through
and im. Very sorry about that
mark. You met with Biden over
the weekend. How did that go
initially? I wasnt going to
meet with him, but then I felt I
owed it to Mason two at least
have some words with him about
how I felt and it didnt go
well.
He talked a bit more about his
own son. Then he did my son in
that didnt sit well with me.
Your son was a hero.
I cant imagine the pain I
really cant
here in you said your son had
the biggest heart in the world
and no parent and as a parent.
I think every parent watching
right now understands this. No
parent should have to bury their
sons or daughter its not
supposed to work that way.
He was scheduled to return home
on September 15th and retire in
marry. His fiance Nicole,
I cant imagine how youre
feeling today
its the absolute worst
feeling in the world
having them be away for so long
and doing the job that they all
love. There is no doubt about it.
Being a marine to these guys is everything.
Is everything
and having this happen to these
heroes, every one of them is a hero.
Every one of them is a hero
every last one of them.
They died with her brothers in
their sisters, right next to them
doing exactly what they all
wanted to do,
and that is defending this
country,
Americas, national treasure
thats. How I referred to them.
You chose not to meet with
President Aydin.
I dont know if you want to
comment on that,
when I saw Biden. Look at his
watch, I was literally like
youve, got to be kidding to me
because all of this was
preventable. We saw them on the
march. We had April May June
July to extradite everybody in
our equipment in we didnt do it.
Why did you choose not to meet
with the president
for exactly the reasons you
just gave?
We said absolutely not.
We didnt want to deal with them.
We didnt want to. We
didnt want him anywhere near us.
We as a family decided that that
was the way it was going to be
in reference to the checking of
his watch. That didnt happen
just once.
It happened on every single one
that came out of that airplane.
It happened on every single one
of them,
they would release the salute
and he would look down at his
watch on every last one all thirteen
he looked down at his watch
as a father. You know seeing
that as a disrespect and
hearing from his former leaders,
one of his master sergeant said
exactly what you just said, that
this was avoidable, that they
left them over there.
They let them down. We cant
have that
it cant happen. Ever again.
We also abandoned Americans.
Americans now are on their own.
We left them behind
mark. Do you want to comment on
the watch incident?
Did you notice the same thing
is? I did
I leaned into my sons, mothers
ear in I said I swear to God if
he checks his watch one more
time, and that was probably only
four times in I couldnt look
at him anymore after that
considering the time and why we
were there. I found it to be the
most disrespectful thing id
ever seen.
I know there are no words
that any commentator or host
could express thats going to
take your pain away,
but I can tell you that this
audience shares in your anger
and shares in a deep
appreciation in thankfulness in
sadness, at an unnecessary loss
of life. In this case,
we will be praying for all of
you in your families, these
incredible young men that you
raised that made this country
the greatest country on earth.
There are some leaders, they
dont make the country great,
but they did.
Transcript generated on 2021-09-04.