Today we talk about the second episode of Generation Kill (The Cradle of Civilization). We talk about the challenges of walking the line between scaring your men and holding on a healthy amount of fear, the challenge of identifying fighters on this new battlefield and the crazy high that comes after a firefight.
Sayre was a Ranger-qualified Infantry Officer and served as a platoon leader for the entirety of a twelve month deployment to Zhari District, Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment during the troop surge of 2010-2011.
