Ep. 243 | Brad Colbert | Marine Recon | Generation Kill
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Brad Colbert discusses his experiences as a Recon Marine during the Iraq invasion and his portrayal in Generation Kill.
Brad Colbert is a Recon Marine who served in the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, in addition to multiple Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) deployments. Brad's role in the invasion of Iraq with 1st Recon Battalion was heavily depicted in the HBO mini-series Generation Kill. Check out Brad's podcast at the link below and standby for our follow-up! Support the show https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www.ANGLICOshop.com Brad's site https://bradcolbert.us/ 00:00:00 Intro | Maj Capers Medal of Honor 00:01:44 Choosing the Marines 00:04:44 Joining Marine Recon 00:13:47 Favorite Part of BRC | Surf Passages 00:17:47 The Boring Reality 00:23:01 Strikes in Iran | Targeting 00:31:54 9/11 Happens | Activate the MEU 00:39:51 Prepping for Invasion | First Marines In 00:44:54 Afghan Culture Shock 00:51:40 The Enemy in Afghanistan 01:01:19 How The World Changed During the Deployment 01:10:24 Home From Afghanistan and Prepping for Iraq 01:23:24 Generation Kill | Evan Wright 01:35:08 Nasiriyah | Fratricide 01:53:12 Recon's Role in the Drone Warfare Era
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