518: Six Days in Hell, And Why That Was Just Normal. With Army Ranger Crazy Joe Claburn

This is Jocko Podcast number 518 with Echo Charles and me, Jocko Willink. Good evening, Echo. Good evening. I don't think that they could even fathom what it's like to be mortared for three days straight on camp. I don't think they can realize the scope of and the magnitude of operations that go on on a daily basis here in Ramadi.

We get seven IEDs that go off here in one day, or we kill 40 insurgents in one day, and it doesn't even make the news. We lost five soldiers to IEDs on this road that we're on right now. 20% of my company right now is eligible for the Purple Heart, which means that I've had 20% of my company wounded in combat. Anything the locals do to supporting democracy is supporting the coalition. And for that, you get your head cut off.

We get mortared about four to five times a week. We've had more enemy attacks here in a day on this base than most units and have in two weeks. I'll get shot at by a sniper. Two hours later I'll get mortared. Two hours later I'll get RPG'd.

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