179: : Part 1 – Byron Rodgers – USMC combat veteran, IEDs, Call of Duty, entrepreneur

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🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Murph welcomes Byron Rogers, a former US Marine and combat veteran. They discuss Byron's military background, resilience, the challenges veterans face when transitioning to civilian life, and the alarming rate of veteran suicides. Byron recounts life-altering moments, including having been blown up five times by IEDs in Iraq, and a near-death experience during combat. He discusses the challenges of dealing with PTSD and how he overcame those demons to become a very successful entrepreneur. Byron emphasizes the importance of personal growth through pain, the distinction between strength and power, the necessity of self-belief, and the importance of humility in leadership and service. He also touches on his work with veterans and the significance of finding purpose and passion in life. And he's a character in Call of Duty Black Ops and War Zone!!

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0:00.0	Just before we move on, I want to just touch on that for a second, because I know you're
0:04.3	familiar with that, Byron.
0:06.8	The number 22 is associated with our military veterans.
0:10.3	Can you tell us what that number represents?
0:12.1	Yeah.
0:12.4	So, you know, there's a study that went out a few years ago, and it was that roughly 22
0:16.8	veterans are committing suicide every single day. One every couple of hours.
0:21.7	That's the short answer of it without me going on a rant.
0:24.3	Yeah.
0:24.8	Yeah.
0:25.1	That's the real war that's going on.
0:27.7	I understand.
0:28.5	And we have suicide rates and retired law enforcement as well.
0:31.6	Yeah.
0:31.9	Nothing near the military rate is.
0:34.6	Really?
0:35.6	The military rate is.
0:49.3	Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the next episode of Game of Crimes with Murph in the morning.
0:53.2	We're in January 2025. And I gave you some guys, some teasimes with Murph in the morning. We're in January 2025.
0:55.7	And I gave you some guys, some teasers at the end of the year about some of the studs and studettes
1:00.0	that I planned to bring on this year. And today is one of them, just like last week was,
1:04.7	just like next week's going to be, and like the whole freaking year is going to be.
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