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On the ground tonight is Jordan Matson
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On the ground tonight is Jordan Matson, a former U.S. soldier who went to fight against...

Heval • 2021
On the ground tonight is Jordan Matson, a former U.S. soldier who went to fight against the Islamic State with the Kurds in Northern Syria

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On the ground tonight is Jordan Matson,
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a former U.S. soldier who went to fight against
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the Islamic State with the Kurds in Northern Syria.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:09
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
CuriosityStream,Mafficking Pictures,LINK Entertainment,Jupiter Entertainment,Sky Studios

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Movie Summary

Explore interviews with Michael, his supporters and his detractors with the actor's own helmet-cam video of deadly battles with and interrogations of ISIS fighters.
So how did people react to you when they see you - Heval 00:07
So how did people react to you when they see you
They ask me if I'll come over for dinner - Heval 00:04
They ask me if I'll come over for dinner
And this guy has started to spread lies - Heval 00:07
And this guy has started to spread lies
You're just here for the photos - Heval 00:11
You're just here for the photos
The danger of not having a firing pin in your weapon is, - Heval 00:08
The danger of not having a firing pin in your weapon is,
It would be essentially driving your car - Heval 00:04
It would be essentially driving your car
I mean, you basically send someone in a lion's den unarmed. - Heval 00:05
I mean, you basically send someone in a lion's den...
We don't send anyone to the front lines - Heval 00:08
We don't send anyone to the front lines
We don't send, especially an international volunteer - Heval 00:07
We don't send, especially an international volunteer
So, first thing he did, he came to check in, - Heval 00:04
So, first thing he did, he came to check in,
And I checked it, the bolt was there, - Heval 00:05
And I checked it, the bolt was there,
As for Matson's claim that Michael - Heval 00:12
As for Matson's claim that Michael
When I first came here in March, - Heval 00:15
When I first came here in March,
And I said, "I came to fight." - Heval 00:07
And I said, "I came to fight."
It's not a violin." - Heval 00:18
It's not a violin."
I said, "Am I going to different tabors?" - Heval 00:05
I said, "Am I going to different tabors?"
He said, "Yeah, one unit is not fighting, - Heval 00:07
He said, "Yeah, one unit is not fighting,
And what that note says is allow me to go - Heval 00:05
And what that note says is allow me to go
And so it gives me freedom of movement - Heval 00:04
And so it gives me freedom of movement
I'm not surprised at all that Michael was given the task - Heval 00:10
I'm not surprised at all that Michael was given the...