GRP 169-What War Did to Us Ukraine: My Conversation with Marine Corps Veteran Nick Laidlaw

January 18, 2023

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Joining me for this week's podcast is Marine Corps veteran Nick Laidlaw. Laidlaw spent seven years in the Marine Corps as an 0311 Rifleman and Security Forces Marine. He wrote the book "What War Did To Us: Ukraine." Providing first-hand accounts of all aspects of the conflict in the first 150 days of the war. Nick runs the popular Instagram account Battles. and.Beers, where he posts photos and videos of war stories from civilian and soldier perspectives. We discussed talking with veterans from both sides of a war, including Ukraine and Russian soldiers, plus much more. Tune in.

Here is a short story told on the podcast by Laidlaw. It is of Anton Kryll, a Ukrainian soldier who fought at Mariupol's besieged Azovstal steel plant. They were surrounded, entirely out of food and water, and medicine.

" Anton, what do you want to do when the war is over?" He replied, "Here in short, we are always relying on each other. We are in history now, and we have done everything possible and impossible. After we are pulled out of here, I will immediately marry my girlfriend, and everything will be Ukraine. " Anton Kryll was killed the next day on May 14th, 2022.

Main Takeaways

Stories from Battles and Beers
Making it a point to speak with all sides of a conflict
Being contacted by a member of the Taliban and having an honest discussion
Talking with Russians fighting in Ukraine
Documenting the heroism displayed by Ukrainian forces at the besieged Azovstal Steel Plant in Mariupol

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Check out his book here: What War Did To Us Ukraine

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GRP 165-Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man: A conversation with a Marine Corps General

August 17, 2022

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My guest for this week's podcast is retired Marine Corps Major General Arnold Punaro. Punaro went on to serve for 34 years, finishing his career as the Commanding Officer of the 4th Marine Division and reaching the rank of Two Star General. He was shot during a firefight as a young Officer leading Marines against an enemy position in Vietnam.

After the war, he went to work for Senator Sam Nunn in National Security matters serving as his director of National Security Affairs and then as Staff Director of the Senate Armed Services Committee. His latest book, "The Ever Shrinking Fighting Force." Highlights the issue of how more money being spent is not equating to a more effective fighting force. We discussed General Punaro's time in Vietnam, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China, and his book. Tune in.

Main Takeaways

Being shot by a sniper
CPL Roy Hammonds saves Punaro and gets killed shortly after
Working National Security for Senator Sam Nunn
Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The Ever Shrinking Fighting Force

Connect with Arnold Punaro

Website

Book

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Music provided by Caspian:

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GRP 152-To the left of Bang: Marine Corps Combat Veteran Yousef Badou

November 12, 2020

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GRP 152- Joining me for this week's podcast is Marine Corps veteran Yousef Badou. Yousef runs Emergence Disrupt, a training company specializing in Situational Awareness & Behavior Analysis Training. Badou deployed multiple times to Iraq as a U.S. Marine. His father is

from Kuwait, where he spent his early years living in Kuwait during the invasion by Saddam Hussein helped shape his path moving forward.

He would be recalled into the Marine Corps to teach for the Combat Hunter program. The FBI routinely utilizes emergence Disrupt, as do the Joint Regional Intelligence Centers, Overseas Advisory Council, and Military and Law Enforcement. This was a fun podcast. Enjoy.

Check out Emergence Disrupt here: https://www.emergencedisrupt.com

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GRP 112-Silence and Light: The story of a special operations rock band

March 28, 2018

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GRP 112-Silence and Light: The story of a special operations rock band

We have two great guest on for this week’s podcast. They are both veterans of the special operations community and members of a band called Silence and Light.

J Bradford is a retired Army Special Missions operator who first saw combat in Mogadishu, Somalia during the Black Hawk Down incident as a young Ranger. Shortly before 9/11 he went onto try out and get selected to serve in the Army’s Special Missions unit where he served for over 10 years. Tyson is a retired Marine Raider Officer with multiple rotations into combat.

We talked about the band including the other members who were not on for this podcast. Jason Everman was a member of Sound Garden, and Nirvana before he joined the Army and became a Special Forces Green Beret. We touched on the stresses of combat among several other subjects. Enjoy.

0:00-Scot Spooner intro

4:56-J Bradford’s and Tyson’s musical backgrounds.

9:15-Combat stress

21:53- J Bradford’s military background. October 1993 Mogadishu, Somalia. Tyson’s military background.

41:28-Military specialties and combat applications

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GRP 107-The Contingent Group: The Story of a SEAL Team 6 Operator

February 7, 2018

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GRP 107- Joining us for this week’s podcast is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the United States Navy SEALs. Eddie Penney began his military career as a Marine. After his first contract was up he enlisted into the Navy and began the grueling process to become a Navy SEAL. Eddie served multiple tours of duty as a SEAL before joining Naval Special Warfare Development Group which is better known as SEAL Team 6.

Penney shared his experiences in BUDs with us. We talked about deploying into combat and having the mindset required to serve as an operator over several years of warfighting. We talked about the “Contingent Group” which is a security company that offers a wide variety of security services that Eddie has started since leaving the Navy. Enjoy.

0:00-Intro

4:20-Becoming a United States Marine. Becoming a Navy SEAL.

16:05-Naval Special Warfare Development Group.

34:00- “I either want to die in combat, doing my job right now, or live till I’m 98 years old and see my great, great grand kids,” one of them told me. “I don’t want anything in between. None of us do. A warrior’s death, you can’t get any higher than that. It’s horrible for the family, they don’t want to hear that, but for us, the guys at our command, we’re okay with it. That is our duty, the highest calling

41:19-Transitioning. The Contingent Group. Security/Safety tips.

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https://www.contingentgroup.com

Facebook:

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https://www.instagram.com/contingentgroup/

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