Brad Colbert, retired Marine Force Recon veteran and one of the real Marines behind Generation Kill, joins us to talk about his path into the Corps, recon selection, 9/11 while forward deployed, Camp Rhino, and the early days of the war in Afghanistan.
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00:00 — Start
03:04 — Carry On Podcast and Generation Kill Connections
04:08 — Rough Childhood and the Road to the Marines
11:06 — Recon Selection and the Recon vs. Force Recon Divide
15:52 — Okinawa, MEUs, and a Rare Marine Port Call in China
22:37 — 9/11 While Forward Deployed
25:25 — Camp Rhino and the Longest Amphibious Assault
32:31 — First Real Recon Missions in Afghanistan
40:34 — Afghanistan Lessons and the Ramp-Up to Iraq
50:00 — Iraq Mission Changes: Recon Marines as Shock Troops
55:54 — Crossing the Berm on Iraq D-Day
59:07 — Evan Wright, the Embedded Reporter, and Generation Kill
01:21:16 — The Royal Marines Exchange
01:29:04 — Fallujah 2007 and “Garrison Combat”
01:48:39 — HBO’s Generation Kill and the Legacy of the Story
01:58:37 — Leaving the Corps for the Intelligence Community
02:15:05 — Closing Thoughts: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
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