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Mike Drop

002 Nick “The Reaper” Irving

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

News, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Politics

4.96.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2018

⏱️ 202 minutes

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Summary

Hear firsthand the gripping account of what it’s like to end 33 lives in 4 months with a sniper rifle in Afghanistan. Nick “The Reaper” Irving joins us to talk about his experiences as an Army Ranger sniper in the global war on terror.Being the first black sniper in 3rd Ranger battalion's history, we also delve into the tense race relations in this country and how our similar backgrounds can be a means to move forward working together as a nation.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5531509/advertisement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:41.0

Welcome to Mic Drop.

0:43.0

The podcast with relevancy is irrelevant and we don't give a shit about your feelings.

0:48.0

I woke up thinking about what my platoon sergeant had told me prior to our going over to Iraq.

0:59.0

We were in a humvee with me in the back and him in the front seat.

1:03.0

He turned and said, you know what, Irv? What's up sergeant?

1:07.0

After you kill a man, there's no other feeling like it.

1:11.0

Mark my words, you won't want to do any hunting again.

1:15.0

The excitement of that will be gone.

1:18.0

You won't find any joy in it either.

1:20.0

Once you kill a man, you can't replace that feeling.

1:25.0

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct honor and pleasure to have the guest for this second podcast that we have today.

1:35.0

He was a third Ranger battalion soldier for five years.

1:39.0

He did multiple deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan.

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