At the moment we’ve our second account of the brutal preventing inside the Arghandab Valley in Afghanistan from Will Yeske, a former 82nd Airborne RTO on the time. Will went on to put in writing the guide Rattling the Valley: 1st Platoon, Bravo Firm, 2/508 PIR, 82nd Airborne within the Arghandab River Valley Afghanistan.
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Will recounts his experiences preventing and surviving on this brutal location in Afghanistan which takes place on the similar time (and simply throughout the river) from the identical expertise confronted by our former visitor Andrew Bragg who was in Charlie Firm. The IEDs, the suicide bombs, and extra come to life in each this interview and the guide.
Since leaving the service Will has gone on to put in writing two books and, regardless of initially dropping out of school, now has an Ivy League diploma. When many different children of their mid-20s had been partying and dwelling it up, he elected to serve and, one yr later, discovered himself preventing for his life. I’m positive you’re going to benefit from the a number of fight expertise Will shares with us on this episode and, in case you’re like me, shall be getting your personal copy of the guide.
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🎵 Intro Music: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle
00:00 Intro
00:28 Introduction to Fight Story
00:47 Will Yeske’s Background and E-book
02:09 Connecting with Andrew Bragg
02:42 Experiences within the Argandab Valley
04:10 Writing and Sharing Warfare Tales
06:35 Memorable Artifacts and Tales
08:55 The Brutality of the Argandab Valley
15:03 Becoming a member of the Navy: Will’s Journey
26:42 First Fight Expertise
39:56 Mission Overview and Preliminary Challenges
40:29 Controversies and Unpublished Accounts
41:26 Exhausting Moments in Argandob
42:23 IED Incidents and Minefields
49:27 Command Adjustments and Midtour Depart
01:00:26 Braveness and Bravery in Fight
01:03:59 Writing the E-book: Challenges and Reflections
01:08:03 Sentimental Objects and Fortunate Charms
01:10:27 Closing Ideas and Future Initiatives
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