Right this moment we hear the Fight Story of Patrick Kinsella and his 5 deployments with 1st Ranger Battalion to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Not solely can we get to listen to of Patrick’s first hand fight expertise, which incorporates nighttime raids on HVTs and Mi-17 crashes, however he additionally offers us a glimpse into probably the most fascinating and comparatively unparalleled group of particular operators within the conflict: the Afghan Army’s Feminine Tactical Platoons (FTP).
Patrick spent years combating in Afghanistan however discovered his time coaching and main the courageous ladies of the FTPs to be probably the most rewarding. The FTPs had been Afghan ladies who volunteered to undergo particular operations coaching and choice packages, from primary marksmanship to quick roping to explosives coaching and extra, and who would exit within the darkness with US Particular Operations Forces on the right track.
Patrick continues to help the ladies of the FTPs who had been evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021 to assist them discover a place within the US and share their unbelievable tales. We’ll share some sources to assist these ladies who sacrificed a lot for us to make a life right here within the US now.
I hope you get pleasure from this selfless Fight Story about a lot greater than only one man as a lot as I did.
If you happen to’d prefer to help these courageous and selfless ladies of the FTP, you may go to www.sistersofservice.org.
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Intro Tune: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle
Present Notes:
0:00 – Intro
0:57 – Visitor introduction (Patrick Kinsella)
2:17 – Interview begins
6:26 – Rising up on navy bases and an early love of wildlife
9:52 – Changing into all for becoming a member of the navy and selecting the Army
20:47 – Shaggy dog story of Patrick’s first operation downrange with 1st Battalion
29:02 – What the Prepared Room was like the place he was situated
31:08 – Fight Story #1 – An ambush at an Iraqi checkpoint and feeling like somebody was watching over them
39:49 – First deployment to Afghanistan working with a Delta group and the scariest factor that occurred to him in his navy profession
52:08 – Fight Story #2 – A gunfight and a chase with canine employed in Afghanistan
1:02:55 – The decision to get out and understanding if you end up not going to re-enlist
1:04:41 – Afghan Army’s Feminine Tactical Platoons (FTP) – Patrick’s expertise combating alongside after which later recruiting and coaching the ladies
1:17:10 – Why this expertise was so rewarding for him
1:24:08 – How folks may also help and make a optimistic affect on these ladies’s lives at present
1:29:05 – What did you carry into fight?
1:30:33 – Would you do all of it once more?
1:37:07 – Listener feedback and shout outs
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