Jocko Podcast 11: Jocko’s Retirement Speech, Leif Babin, Charlie Platoon, Task Unit Bruiser, Stories, Memories, Heroes, and Lessons Learned
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Ryan's Discipline Saved His Life
Ryan got hit in the face with an enemy sniper route on the same day that Mark Lee was killed August 2nd, 2006. We were waiting for about three weeks to see he lost his right eye where he got hit. And we realized later that he the only reason he didn't get killed is because he was disciplined and he was on that machine. The shrapnel from that severed the optic nerve to his left eye and he was left blind completely blind from that. "He showed me the true meaning of toughness"
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