Resilience is a word that gets thrown around a lot when it comes to describing the warriors and veterans that fight for our freedom, but few embody the term moreso than Zach Garner. On the surface, he's a retired Green Beret from 7th Special Forces Group that completed multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. But a peek under the hood tells a different story - surgeries, seizures, multiple-month hospital stays, and even a brutal fight with an absolutely devastating flesh-eating bacteria have all played a part in his life. But to hear Zach tell it, that's why he's here - to share his experience and the lessons he learned throughout his recovery, in the hopes of providing solutions to the obstacles we all face. If Zach can do it, anybody can.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
02:47 - Dad Was a Styx Fan
09:14 - Morning Routine
13:42 - Born in Illinois
20:16 - Ground Rules
26:55 - Becoming a Forward Observer
36:05 - Multiple Launch Rocket System
41:35 - Overnight House Clears
53:20 - Then I Got Stabbed at a Kenny Chesney Concert
01:01:09 - A Single Dude in Germany
01:14:51 - Special Forces
01:20:48 - Firefight in the Valley
01:28:32 - Everybody Loves an A-10
01:38:41 - The First Seizure

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YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@zacharygarner
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-garner-253605170

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