Chris McCoy: He Served With Pat Tillman, Then Left War for the Deadliest Job on Earth

Chris McCoy: He Served With Pat Tillman, Then Left War for the Deadliest Job on Earth

July 16, 2026 · 6h 49m · Episode 40

About this episode

Chris McCoy discusses his experiences serving with Pat Tillman and his transition to a dangerous job on a crab boat.

Send us Fan Mail Chris McCoy served in the 75th Ranger Regiment alongside Pat Tillman and speaks plainly to the cover-up of how Tillman died. He recovered bodies inside the Pentagon after 9/11, fought through the high mountains of Afghanistan, then walked off the battlefield and onto a Bering Sea crab boat — one of the deadliest jobs on Earth. He returns to The Vanguard Wall for Part 2: the war stories he’s never told, the modern face of drone combat almost no one understands, and what it act...

People in this episode

Host: The Vanguard Wall Podcast

Guest: Chris McCoy

Topics covered

Keywords

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 75th Ranger Regiment

Places: Pentagon, Bering Sea, Afghanistan

More episodes of The Vanguard Wall Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Vanguard Wall Podcast podcast page.