Last night on MSNBC’s “The Situation with Tucker Carlson,” Marine Gunnery Sergeant Michael Burkhardt was on to talk about one of THE most well-traveled stories on the internet, and the priceless photo that was seen around the world, of him giving the finger to the Islamofascist pukes after their IED failed to hurt him gravely. These are the bravest of the brave, so when the thugs think they’ve gotten the best of one of our own, sometimes you just gotta say “Up Yours!” when they fail so miserably, as they often do. Our military men and women are some true badasses, and the terrorists are finding out the hard way that it’s not wise to mess with America and her allies!

Here’s a partal transcript of the show:

GUNNERY SGT. MICHAEL BURKHARDT, U.S. MARINE CORPS: Thanks for having me, sir.

CARLSON: What possessed you, having been wounded by an IED, to give the bird to the insurgents?

BURKHARDT: I was ticked of. That was my on, going on my third tour, the first day of my third tour and that was the last thing that I expected was to have—have an IED detonated on me. And it just—it made me very angry.

CARLSON: What happened? And quickly, tell us, you diffuse IEDs? You find the bombs and then you keep them from exploding? Is that right?

BURKHARDT: Yes, sir. On that particular day, we were tasked to investigate and do—investigate. An IED had gone off on a vehicle. And while we were trying to attempt to clear down to that area, found a crater, stepped into it and it actually had moved some of the rock and exposed a receiver to an improvised explosive device.

I turned away from it and I actually had cleared two of the artillery projectiles from the device. And that‘s when the third one—the third projectile detonated about a foot behind me.

CARLSON: It went off a foot behind you?

BURKHARDT: Yes, sir.

CARLSON: What kind of damage did it do to you?

BURKHARDT: I had blast trauma to the—from my boot tops to the small of my back and several holes measuring anywhere from 16 centimeters deep to 10 centimeters.

The now infamous picture…

The interview continued:

CARLSON: So, you were significantly wounded then?

BURKHARDT: Yes, sir.

CARLSON: H-mm. And so, you get, I suppose, taken somewhere to where this picture was taken. How far from the blast site was this picture taken?

BURKHARDT: I actually stood up right there at the blast site. I was assisted by the 167 Calvary out of Omaha, their dedicated security. They kind of helped me up and started my walk to the helicopter, when I had to turn around and definitely give the insurgents a what-for.

CARLSON: You certainly did. Do you think they were watching?

BURKHARDT: I know they are watching. And I‘m sure that there were some disappointed guys out there.

CARLSON: Do you think they understand what the bird means?

BURKHARDT: Absolutely, sir.

CARLSON: That is too terrific. What did the guys you were with think?

BURKHARDT: They liked the picture. They‘re again, I think, kind of tired of hearing the story told over and over again. But it makes an interesting sit down.

CARLSON: There‘s something so perfectly and excellently American about the whole thing. I love it.

You know, it’s too bad that more MSM outlets haven’t interviewed this hero. But then again, it doesn’t fit their template. It actually shows our brave men and woman as heroes; not as Murtha’s bunch of broken, living hand-to-mouth, band of worthelss, tired, and worn out troops.

Hey, Zarqawi… up yours, too!

Watch the video here

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