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Ep 215: Ryan McDermott on Invading Iraq in 2003

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Ryan McDermott, Army veteran of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and author of Downriver: Memoir of a Warrior Poet, joins the show to talk about his combat experiences.

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• 01:13 Introduction

• 01:55 Seeking purpose

• 04:11 West Point

• 06:48 9/11

• 08:41 3rd Infantry Division

• 10:12 Platoon tactics

• 14:51 “Crossing tonight”

• 18:08 Preparing for combat

• 23:40 Tired

• 29:37 Baghdad

• 35:51 Thunder Runs

Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast

Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack

  continue reading

229 episodes

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Ryan McDermott, Army veteran of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and author of Downriver: Memoir of a Warrior Poet, joins the show to talk about his combat experiences.

▪️

Times

• 01:13 Introduction

• 01:55 Seeking purpose

• 04:11 West Point

• 06:48 9/11

• 08:41 3rd Infantry Division

• 10:12 Platoon tactics

• 14:51 “Crossing tonight”

• 18:08 Preparing for combat

• 23:40 Tired

• 29:37 Baghdad

• 35:51 Thunder Runs

Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast

Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack

  continue reading

229 episodes

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