In my mind, we weren't going to some hot spot in the city where things were going to be bad.

This was just like every other raid that we had done.

October 3, 1993, Somalia.

I could feel the animosity and the tension kind of rising.

From one minute to the next, I didn't know what we were doing.

I didn't know we were going to grab Blackburn.

And then when we go to grab Blackburn,

Casey Joyce is shot right there.

There was just no plan for when things go sideways.

This is what we're going to do. Brad Thomas, man. Nice to see you. Brad Thomas, man.

Thanks for joining me on the podcast.

It's been a while.

Absolutely.

Good to see you.

And you look, I don't know how this is working out, but you look way more tan than I do, but I live at the beach.

It's the lighting. I have to turn it,

whatever that, whatever Kelvin's or K's, like I got it down to the orange. Like, that's what I need.

I need more orange my life because my ginger scared something out so I look my actual color.

Yeah, man. I mean, life changes for you. You're set up at the beach, living the dream,

in my opinion. Yeah, it's a great spot. changes for you. You're set up at the beach, living the dream, in my opinion.

Yeah, it's a great spot.

You know, it was in Long Island for about 14 years.

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