Would You Risk Your Life For Your Brother?

An American Hero

Master Sergeant Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez (August 5, 1935 – November 29, 1998) received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968. 

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And Learn From An American Hero!

If you took the time to listen to this video in its entirety, you would know that Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez knows a thing or two about laying down your life for your brother. During his speech, as he went over the actions that took place on that fateful day in his life, he recalled that in addition to the American wounded soldiers that he loaded onto the helicopter evac, he also loaded three NVA soldiers that had been killed.

Sgt. Benavides was so wounded and covered in blood when they took him out of the helicopter that they laid him on the ground next to the deceased enemy. As the men were loading the bodies into the body bags and they came to Sgt. Benavides, he was unable to protest or show that he was not dead but he was alive! Jerry Cottonham was yelling, "that's Roy, that's Roy Benavides!" The doctor said, "I'm sorry. There is nothing I can do for him." Sgt. Benavides described how he could feel his legs being inserted into the body bag and could hear the zipper coming up and he said, "Oh my God! No! No!", but he had blood dried up in his eye lids and he couldn't talk because his jaws were locked up. Jerry urged the doctor to put his hand on Sgt. Benevides chest to feel for a heartbeat. It was at that time that Sgt. Benavides said, "I made the luckiest shot I ever made in my life, I spit in the doctors face. So the doctor says, I think he'll make it." This gave the proof of life that he so needed! Without that act, it is highly likely that Sgt. Benavides would have died inside that body bag and we would not have been able to hear him speak.

How many of you are laying on the ground right now, wounded and covered in blood from the fight that has been your life? How many of you are being loaded into the bodybag and can hear the zipper as it closes up and says that your life is over? How many of you have heard the words come from the doctor's mouth that are, "I'm sorry. There is nothing I can do for you." I want you to know that it is not over yet! You have a friend who is fighting for your life! Your friend is reaching out to pull you out of the bodybag and back into the life that God has for you. If this is the last moment and the zipper is coming up on the bodybag to confirm that you are dead, are you going to let them finish the job or are you ready to spit in their face?

John 15:13

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Master Sgt. Roy Benavides did not get on the helicopter that day in order to give up and die. He went out into the field and fought with every ounce of strength that God gave him to save lives and to stay alive. He did everything that was necessary to fight for life and for his brothers! At the moment of truth, when the doctor had given up on him and he was unable to speak for himself, there was a friend there interceding for Roy. When the doctor who had given up on Roy felt that spit hit his face, he knew that there was life and fight left in that man!

Jesus laid down His life so that you can live. He went to the cross and died. He went into the cave for three days, but He came back out and rose from the dead. Through His death and resurrection, we can be saved! Once we accept the sacrifice that Jesus made for us, we spit in the face of the enemy and tell him that we will never die, but we will have eternal life with our Father God, our Brother Jesus and The Holy Spirit!!! That is the greatest honor of all! Our salvation is and should be the Medal of Honor and no one and nothing can ever take it away from us.

My brothers and sisters, don't let the enemy put you in a body bag before your time. Fight with every ounce of strength to live the life that God has given you and to do it according to his plan. Don't believe the lies of the enemy. You are not dead yet.

The last name of Master Sgt. Roy Benavides, when translated into Spanish means good life. That is what God has for us! So when the enemy is trying to kill us and steal from us and destroy us, we will spit in the eye and say not me, not today. I choose to have life and the life of abundance!

Thank you to Master Sgt. Roy Benevides for the bravery that you displayed on the battlefield in Vietnam. Thank you to all of our servicemen who have fought the good fight for the freedom that we have in our country! God bless you and God bless America!

Keep Calm, Love God and G.O.Y.A.,

The Fu King Preacher