Medal of Honor Recipient Earl Plumley on Divine Protection and Prayer in Battle

The Taliban Attack on FOB Gausny

• 🎯 The Taliban planned a complex attack on FOB Gausny in 2013 with the intent to overrun and destroy the camp.
• 💥 The attack was initiated with three truck bombs (3,000-5,000 lbs) and one massive 20,000 lb truck bomb.
• ⚠️ Enemy plans were thwarted by mechanical failure of the largest bomb and a heroic sacrifice by an Afghani police officer who destroyed another truck bomb with an RPG.

Master Sergeant Plumley's Stand

• ⚡ A cement truck bomb detonated near Master Sergeant Earl Plumley, breaching the wall and allowing 15 assaulters to enter.
• 💥 Plumley, a sniper, found himself in the middle of the enemy's dispersion point after his rifle jammed upon engagement.
• 🔫 With a jammed rifle, Plumley drew his pistol and advanced on the enemy, engaging them at close range and eventually using a hand grenade.
• 💥 He then engaged and detonated a suicide vest of an enemy fighter 100 meters away with his sniper rifle.

Miraculous Survival and Divine Protection

• 🛡️ Plumley recounts being caught in the blast radius of a suicide vest detonation at 10-12 meters, yet miraculously not being hit by any of the 320+ bullets fired at him.
• 🎧 He credits his survival, in part, to wearing specialized earbuds that provided hearing protection and allowed him to monitor the radio.
• 🪖 Despite being TKO'd by a blast, Plumley was able to continue engaging the enemy and eventually linked up with fellow Green Beret Drew Buick.

The Power of Prayer Circles

• 🙏 Plumley shares a story of his mother leading a ladies' prayer circle, where he and his comrades initially felt too