Part two with Heath McKenzie of MAP 3. He leads us thru the memory of Ramadi: VBIEDs, RPG ambushes, and his rare Javelin shot... and then recounts the long, messy work of coming home, sobriety, and leaning on people who answer the phone.
• VBIEDs and the life-saving impact of up-armored Humvees
• The government center as a constant contact point
• Hooch life with volleyball, golf, Xbox, and rom-coms
• New joins... and close calls with power lines
• A sanctioned Javelin strike on a VBIED
• Lioness teams’ role in raids and sudden removal from missions
• Ramadi’s escalation
• The crash of homecoming, heavy drinking, VA struggles, and rehab
• Brotherhood, marriage, and learning to ask for help
If anyone reads this, we apologize; there is a mistake in this recording. There were 4 men killed in the March 31st convoy attack. Rest in Peace... we do remember Scott Helvenston, Jerry Zovko, Wesley Batalona and Mike Teague.
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