Fight Story Particular Episode: Reconnaissance Man, Episode 1, “Good Morning, Vietnam.”
Earlier than Vietnam turned the battle America remembers, James Lyle Steele was already in it.
He was a part of the unique era of Marine reconnaissance males, working at the vanguard of a battle that was nonetheless taking form and already turning brutal. Poisoned bamboo. Booby traps. Hidden tunnels. Ambushes. Helicopter assaults. Males blown aside. The type of battle that didn’t care how ready you thought you had been.
This episode just isn’t a broad historical past of Vietnam. It’s a firsthand account from a person who noticed the battle earlier than most Individuals even understood it had begun. Steele takes you into the uncertainty, the ingenuity of the enemy, and the fixed actuality that one flawed step could possibly be your final.
Created by investigative journalist Ashly McGlone in collaboration with the Marine Reconnaissance Basis (MRF), and visually dropped at life by Fight Story, Reconnaissance Man is a nine-part restricted sequence following Steele’s extraordinary 30-year army profession via Vietnam, the Chilly Battle, and past.
🎙️ Visitor — James Lyle Steele
James Lyle Steele is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel whose 30-year profession carried him via Vietnam, the Chilly Battle, and past. A member of the unique era of Marine reconnaissance males, Steele’s story presents a uncommon firsthand have a look at battle, survival, and repair throughout many years of American army historical past.
Ashly McGlone is an investigative journalist and the creator of Reconnaissance Man. As Steele’s granddaughter, she pairs reporting, narration, and historic context with household connection to deliver his extraordinary story to life with depth and care.
🔗 Discover Reconnaissance Man and Ashly McGlone On-line:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reconnaissanceman/
📘 Fb: https://www.fb.com/ashlyreports/
🔗 X: https://x.com/ReconManPod
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🎙️ Host — AJ Pasciuti
AJ Pasciuti is a retired Marine Drive Recon Scout Sniper and Infantry Weapons Officer (Marine Gunner), writer of Darkhorse: Harnessing Hidden Potential in Battle and Life, and host of the Fight Story Podcast, the place veterans share trustworthy, unfiltered tales of service, management, and life after fight.
🔗 Discover AJ On-line:
📕 E book (Darkhorse): https://www.amazon.com/Darkhorse-Harnessing-Hidden-Potential-Life/dp/1400254973
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajpasciuti/
📘 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelo-pasciuti/
🔗 Web site: https://www.ajpasciuti.com/
🎧 Featured Fight Story Episodes with AJ
👉 Fight Story Podcast — Half 1 (USMC Sniper & Drive Recon)
Battle of Fallujah | Capturing w/ Chris Kyle | American Sniper | AJ Pasciuti
👉 Fight Story Podcast — Half 2 (Sniper vs. Sniper Battle)
Killing the Enemy’s Most Deadly Sniper | Drive Recon | AJ Pasciuti
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If you happen to worth actual tales and trustworthy views from those that lived it, comply with Fight Story wherever you get your podcasts.
00:00 Reconnaissance Man Intro
01:42 Booby Traps, Tunnels, and the Value of Battle
02:46 Earlier than Vietnam Turned America’s Battle
04:47 Meet James Lyle Steele
06:27 Good Morning, Vietnam
07:37 Early Classes from the Battlefield
10:56 Tigers, Vipers, and the Actuality of Vietnam
14:41 Poisoned Bamboo and Hidden Traps
16:27 The Terrain, the Ho Chi Minh Path, and Tunnel Warfare
21:16 “They Have been Ingenious”
22:03 Weapons Caches, Firefights, and Turned Fighters
23:58 The South Vietnamese Forces Steele Revered
26:06 Why Vietnam Felt Like Residence to Him
26:32 The Practice Ambush That Ought to Have Killed Him
28:26 The First Helicopter Assault
30:21 “Common Taylor, Go Residence”
31:43 The Helicopter Crash and Its Aftermath
34:00 What the Public Wasn’t Being Advised
34:40 Subsequent Episode: Cuba and the Chilly Battle
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