Episode #1
#1--Jonathon Yenny_Part II
*The challenges of getting Weapons Co, 1/8, to HKIA *Weapons’ initial taskings and missions *The challenges of operating North and East Gates *Operating in support of the LAR company at East Gate *Frustrations working with allied and partner forces *Gunnery Sergeant Zachary Kapinus interacting with the Taliban at East Gate *The famous picture of Gunny Kapinus lifting a baby over a barbed-wire wall *The ethical and moral challenges of extricating people from the crowd without creating more chaos *Creative ways to extricate American citizens from the crowd *The desperation of Afghan civilians *Watching Marines kick out civilians who did not have the proper paperwork *The frustration of many Marines toward Afghan men who chose to escape instead of fight *How Jon supported Weapons Company with his presence and by inserting himself wherever he could help *An example of commander’s intent at East Gate *How Jon and his key leaders created an atmosphere of expected behaviors, professionalism, and toughness during pre-deployment training *Command and control at HKIA, including personal cells as the primary way to communicate *Jon’s experiences on the night of 27 August *The ramp ceremony of the 13 KIA servicemembers *The benefit of allowing Marines to use their cell phones *1/8 in Kuwait at HKIA *Coming home to Camp Lejeune *Working with other units and nations’ forces The most frustrating and rewarding aspects of the HKIA experience *Where Jon excelled as a commander and where he could have done better *Lessons learned from HKIA *The one thing Jon wants other servicemembers to know about Weapons Company'S actions at HKIA
