493: Chris Cappy's Grunt Perspective From The Front Lines of Iraq and Ukraine.

This is Jocko Podcast number 493 with Echo Charles and me, Jocko Willink. Good evening, Echo. Good evening. Jonathan Andrew Pebley callsign Mayhem was killed by a Russian drone strike while fighting in Ukraine, according to a social media post from a military American military expert and vlogger Chris Cappoluto. I've just been informed Mayhem is KIA in Ukraine.

He died trying to save two of his buddies. said Cappaluto, who had interviewed Pebble earlier this year for his YouTube channel. From talking to him he was a stand up guy, dedicated to the defense of Ukraine. He was very interested in the political side of the fight when I spoke to him, meaning he was steadfastly against Putin and his aggressive war. Pebli was a US Marine Corps and Iraq war veteran, and had served as a machine gunner.

with the Delta Knights unit in the International Legion under Ukraine's main intelligence directorate. After leaving the Marines, Pebli worked at various jobs in different countries before arriving in Ukraine in August 2024. In an interview with Kapoludo earlier this year, Pebli said that he had found his purpose in Ukraine. Quote, this is what I'm supposed to be doing. I feel at home again.

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