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Loyalty over Safety - Mike Martinez and Jason Adams (part 1 of 2)
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For this conversation, we talk to Mike Martinez and Jason Adams, combat replacements to 2/4 Weapons Company. A simple question sat on the table: go home, or go back with your friends into a fight that had already taken lives. Mike and Jason chose to return to Ramadi in 2004 as combat replacements, and their story lays bare what that decision meant—on bad days, on good days, and on the days that never leave you. The result is a raw, fast-moving account of grief, near misses, leadership that mattered, and the strange humor that kept people sane.
• choice between orders and loyalty
• arrival amid loss and tension
• 2003 versus 2004 combat realities
• IED at Habaniyah Dam aftermath
• rooftop pistol ambush near miss
• QRF restraint and detainee handling
• Junction City culture clashes
• leaders who protected Marines
• mortars, gas scares, long bug hunts
• hooch life, cards, crud, coping humor
If you like what you've heard, this is a multi part episode. Make sure you listen to the rest of the story.
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Chapters
1. Loyalty over Safety - Mike Martinez and Jason Adams (part 1 of 2) (00:00:00)
2. Meet Mike And Jason (00:01:35)
3. Race To Baghdad In 2003 (00:03:48)
4. The EAS Ultimatum And A Choice (00:06:23)
5. Flying Commercial, Riding Haji Buses (00:09:48)
6. Arrival Shock And Savage’s Death (00:14:48)
7. New War, New Rules, Cold Welcome (00:19:08)
8. Early Ops And The Dam IED (00:23:13)
9. Rooftop Ambush And Near Miss (00:27:18)
10. QRF, Detainees, And Restraint (00:31:48)
11. Junction City Antics And Consequences (00:35:48)
12. Leaders Who Protected Their Marines (00:39:28)
13. Mortars, Gas Scares, And Daily Stress (00:43:38)
14. Chemical Threat Rumors Up North (00:48:48)
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