Patrick J. Murphy - 1st Iraq War Veteran Elected to Congress - Former Under Secretary of the Army

Patrick J Murphy, First Iraq War Veteran Elected to Congress and Former Under Secretary of the Army

— Patrick J Murphy was the first Iraq War veteran elected to the United States Congress and later served as Under Secretary of the Army. He joins Choose the Hard Way creator Andrew Vontz for a wide-ranging conversation on service, leadership and responsibility.

— This episode explores what it means to engage seriously with people who hold different points of view and why stepping outside an echo chamber is a necessary discipline, not a political stance.

— This is a conversation about leadership without performance, curiosity without defensiveness and the work required to stay human in complex systems.

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Patrick J. Murphy: https://patrickmurphypa.substack.com/

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Patrick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickmurphypa/

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More about Patrick: www.patrickjmurphy.com

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