About this episode

A Marine shares his experiences in Ramadi, discussing the challenges of combat and recovery.

>Join Jocko Underground Full Episodes< A Marine’s journey through Ramadi, the realities of combat, and the strength required to return after devastating injury. A conversation about duty, brotherhood, and enduring hardship. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

People in this episode

Guest: William "Spanky" Gibson

Topics covered

• Ramadi
• combat
• sacrifice
• brotherhood
• injury
• duty
• hardship

Keywords

• military
• Marines
• war stories
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ramadi

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