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Loyalty over Safety - Mike Martinez and Jason Adams (part 2 of 2)
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A story can be both absurd and sacred, sometimes in the same breath. That’s the energy in this conversation with Mike Martinez and Jason Adams, two Marines whose memories from Ramadi are stitched together by dark humor, grit, and the stubborn will to stick together. From taser “experiments” and a rescued dog to transporting fallen snipers and sprinting down a trigger man. Leaving Iraq and being able to carry the lessons forward without sanding off the edges.
• Tasers, welding improvisation, and small mercies
• Transporting fallen snipers and museum-triggered grief
• IED strike, chase, and the shot not taken
• Negligent discharges, QRF scenes, and NCIS questions
• Checkpoints, a translation misstep, and brutal heat
• The Fanta story and an arsenal under mattresses
• Mud-stuck Humvee, compound entry, and teamwork
• Kuwait downtime, a bad wrestle, and homecoming
• Haircuts, a roadside stop, and civilian friction
• From mailman to teacher, passing on lived history
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Chapters
1. Reunion With Mike And Jason (00:00:00)
2. Barracks Taser Experiments (00:01:35)
3. The Dog In The Net And Small Mercies (00:03:51)
4. Field Welding And Lasting Injuries (00:05:53)
5. Transporting Fallen Snipers (00:10:22)
6. IED Strike And The Trigger Man Chase (00:14:48)
7. ND Misfires And Close Calls (00:19:13)
8. Condi, Police Station Bombing, And Aftermath (00:22:12)
9. QRF Night Scene And NCIS Questions (00:25:23)
10. Checkpoints, Arabic Missteps, And Heat (00:28:54)
11. The Fanta Incident (00:31:23)
12. House Searches And The Mattress Arsenal (00:32:40)
13. Mud, Stuck Humvee, And Compound Entry (00:35:40)
14. Wheels Up: Leaving Ramadi (00:38:53)
15. Kuwait Downtime And Wrestling Injury (00:40:35)
16. Homecoming, Bowling, And Barracks To Couch (00:42:38)
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