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That is half considered one of considered one of our greatest Fight Story’s with former Power Recon, Scout Sniper, and Marine Rifleman AJ Pasciuti. He not too long ago retired from lively obligation and determined to move on profitable post-career protection contracting roles to, as an alternative, proceed serving within the identify of a number of fallen Marines by operating for public workplace in his hometown of San Jose, California.
AJ left northern California as an 18 12 months outdated in response to 9/11 with little navy household background and an immigrant’s mentality having by no means touched a weapon and would go on to be a deadly sniper and Power Recon Marine, ultimately instructing on the Scout Sniper faculty and serving to to evolve the Marine Corps’ elementary training system when he retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 (Gunner).
He would go from metropolis life to Iraq in OIF I crossing the berm with Third Battalion, Fifth Marines Regiment, of the First Marine Division; then, as a sniper in Fallujah, he would discover himself in a constructing offering overwatch for Marines when a SEAL named Chris Kyle occurred to occupy the identical constructing as AJ and Chris’ sniper groups competed to maintain the Marines protected as they cleared the battlefield. He would later discover himself preventing in Ramadi in 2005/2006 with one other workforce of snipers.
This can be a two-part interview with AJ. Keep tuned for our half two with AJ and his story of searching, trapping, and killing Iraq’s most deadly sniper: Juba (personified within the movie American Sniper); and AJ’s story of dropping his finest good friend in fight because of a coin toss.
AJ’s popularity speaks for itself and his perspective on service and overcoming odds is just inspiring. His tackle what “Service” actually means could have you on the lookout for methods to do extra in your personal neighborhood and lives. With that, please get pleasure from half considered one of considered one of our greatest Fight Story episodes with Power Recon Marine AJ Pasciuti.
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– Washington Put up article on Juba https://www.washingtonpost.com/information/worldviews/wp/2015/01/22/iraqi-sniper-the-legendary-insurgent-who-claimed-to-have-killed-scores-of-american-soldiers/
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Present Notes:
0:00 – Intro
01:03 – Visitor Introduction (AJ Pasciuti)
02:56 – Interview begins
03:40 – Army connections and Childhood
10:25 – Boy Scouts
14:45 – 9/11
18:20 – First Deployment and Selecting the Marine Corps.
21:15 – Life if not the Army
24:04 – AUSA Advert
25:59 – First time outdoors the wire
33:25 – First time involved
41:57 – Calling house
44:48 – Second Deployment and Sniper Indoc
53:50 – Nutrisense Advert
55:05 – Ricky Jackson
01:00:00 – Fallujah Pt.1
01:14:50 – Sniper Teacher
01:17:32 – Fallujah Pt. 2
01:26:47 – third deployment
01:31:18 – A tough scenario
01:35:17 – Listener feedback and shout outs
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