Part two with Kyle Mader: gear that mattered, raids that tested nerve, and the twin blasts that changed the platoon. Between a Gunny tossing back a grenade and Oliver North linking the city to Hue, the story moves from gallows humor to loss without losing the thread of what kept people alive.
• ACOGs proving their worth under fire
• Operation County Fair
• Lioness program origins
• Bug Hunt rooftop contacts
• Oliver North’s urban warfare lens and Vietnam parallels
• Chow hall rules
• May 1st IED with a concussion, shrapnel, and chaos management
• Casualty reporting gaps and family notification strain
• May 12 IED detailed account of the aftermath and Savage's death
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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