Chapter
Checking for Threats
1:56:57 - 2:03:57 (07:00)
The speaker recalls a moment where he let a potential threat go but later realized he needed to check the vehicle. Despite feeling uneasy, he approached the truck and realized it was just bullets from a gun that had fallen out.
Clips
During a complex ambush, a soldier recounts his balls out sprint to reach a grounded truck before taking cover in an apple orchard-covered area to relay information to his team leaders.
1:56:57 - 1:58:21 (01:24)
Summary
During a complex ambush, a soldier recounts his balls out sprint to reach a grounded truck before taking cover in an apple orchard-covered area to relay information to his team leaders.
ChapterChecking for Threats
Episode#28 Nick "Machine" Lavery - Active Duty Army Special Forces Amputee
PodcastShawn Ryan Show
The speaker shares a moment of quick thinking and bravery he experienced in combat when he discovered one of his surviving teammates.
1:58:21 - 1:59:40 (01:19)
Summary
The speaker shares a moment of quick thinking and bravery he experienced in combat when he discovered one of his surviving teammates.
ChapterChecking for Threats
Episode#28 Nick "Machine" Lavery - Active Duty Army Special Forces Amputee
PodcastShawn Ryan Show
A soldier recounts how he had to leave his friend behind and engage with enemy fighters during combat in Iraq.
1:59:40 - 2:02:27 (02:47)
Summary
A soldier recounts how he had to leave his friend behind and engage with enemy fighters during combat in Iraq.
ChapterChecking for Threats
Episode#28 Nick "Machine" Lavery - Active Duty Army Special Forces Amputee
PodcastShawn Ryan Show
A soldier describes a chaotic firefight in which his truck was obliterated and in flames with rounds flying all around them.
2:02:27 - 2:03:57 (01:30)
Summary
A soldier describes a chaotic firefight in which his truck was obliterated and in flames with rounds flying all around them. Remarkably, the captain was still focused on doing his job and relaying the situation to command even though everything around them was destroyed.