At present now we have a as soon as in a lifetime interview with Medal of Honor recipient Ryan Pitts, who actually earned this prestigious award within the mountains of Afghanistan preventing off a really devoted, organized, and decided enemy power. Ryan and I linked because of the Nationwide Medal of Honor Heart for Management, a non-profit serving to to share classes of management from Medal of Honor recipients and the values they stay by with individuals who lead at any stage.
On this episode, we dive into Ryan’s close to loss of life experiences (there are a number of) whereas downrange however we by no means enterprise removed from what management is all about, from a non-public within the foxhole to a Colonel on the TOC. Ryan earned the Medal of Honor within the Battle of Wanat in Afghanistan in July 2008 once I was flying Apaches in jap Afghanistan out of Khost. Ryan made positive a number of the gun pilots from the one hundred and first like Jimmy Morrow and John Gavreau have been at his award ceremony on the White Home as a result of he felt they have been part of this effort as a lot as anybody (which you recognize this gun pilot loves to listen to).
Ryan is extremely humble for having earned this superb award and I used to be lucky sufficient to spend a weekend in Chicago with him, the Heart for Management govt employees, and one other Medal of Honor recipient Col. Harvey “Barney” Barnum. They have been handled like royalty at a Cubs sport with everybody wanting an image with these heroes. None of that has gone to his head, as you’ll hear on this interview.
I’d additionally ask you to note how he remembers the identify of so lots of the folks he served with and the way he speaks of this as a ‘their’ – collective – award and never his personal. We’d like extra leaders and folks like Ryan on the market and that’s precisely what the Heart is doing. Please take a look for a Heart for Management occasion or course close to you by going to mohcenterforleadership.org.
Particular because of Andy, Elise, Tom, Forrest, John, and all the opposite of us who made this occasion attainable. With that, please take pleasure in an in depth description of a number of the most intense fight and true heroism from dwelling Medal of Honor recipient, Ryan Pitts.
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🎵 Intro Tune: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle
00:49 Introduction
01:09 Medal of Honor: Ryan Pitts’ Heroic Actions
01:31 Management and Humility: Classes from the Battlefield
03:25 Early Life and Navy Aspirations
04:16 First Deployment: Exhausting Landings and Fight Experiences
06:38 Becoming a member of the Navy: Motivations and Household Reactions
14:10 Coaching and Preparation: From Fundamental to Airborne
22:22 First Fight Expertise: Chaos and Heroism
28:17 Cho’s Heroic Actions and Silver Stars
28:49 Chaos and Shut Calls
29:22 Integration into Infantry
30:17 Management from the Backside
32:34 Reflecting on Deployment Experiences
34:00 Dealing with the Actuality of Fight
34:53 Coping Mechanisms and Downtime
37:30 Getting ready for the Second Deployment
39:33 The Battle of Bella and Management Classes
42:15 The Medal of Honor Occasion
55:02 Hand Grenade Vary and Intense Firefight
55:36 Fighting Accidents and Malfunctions
57:12 Management and Reinforcements Arrive
58:11 Braveness and Sacrifice in Battle
01:03:13 Determined Measures and Radio Communication
01:10:00 Last Moments and Evacuation
01:15:10 Reflecting on the Battle and Its Aftermath
01:18:04 Sentimental Gadgets and Last Ideas
01:21:26 Conclusion and Appreciation
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