The Nick Bare Podcast 122: How Nick Lavery Returned to Combat as the First Above-The-Knee Amputee
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May 26, 2025 Nick Lavery, a former Special Forces Green Beret and the first above-the-knee amputee to return to combat, shares his inspiring journey of resilience and teamwork following his injuries in Afghanistan. He discusses the importance of humility and emotional regulation in special operations, along with his evolution from a college student to a combat soldier. Lavery also opens up about the complexities of adapting to life with a prosthetic limb and emphasizes how embracing failure can pave the way for growth and success.
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Core Traits of Special Operators
- Special operations mean acting differently, not being elitist.
- Emotional regulation and humility are key traits for success within special operations teams.
Training Emotional Control Daily
- Develop emotional regulation deliberately by exposing yourself to small daily stressors.
- Use routine frustrating moments as reps to practice emotional control and improve decision making.
Surviving a Deadly Insider Attack
- Nick Lavery survived a brutal green on blue insider attack in Afghanistan with severe leg injuries.
- Despite bleeding out and imminent death, he self-treated to control bleeding and witnessed young soldiers defending the position.
