437: Special Ops, Intelligence, Sacrifice, and War. with Joe Kent and the Story of Shannon Kent.

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🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 186 minutes

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"Send Me: The True Story of a Mother At War", by Joe Kent.

Joe Kent is a retired 20-year-veteran of our nation’s Special Forces and a widower raising his two young sons in Yacolt, Washington State. His first wife, who also served, was killed while fighting ISIS in Syria. Four years later, he married Heather Kaiser.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:03:45 - Joe Kent. Early Days.

0:09:50 - Entering The Military.

0:21:51 - Selection.

0:29:22 - Shannon Kent.

0:55:57 - Baghdad 2007.

0:58:34 - Meeting Shannon.

1:16:50 - Iraq 2011.

1:57:10 - The Last Deployment.

2:00:45 - Tragedy Strikes.

2:22:22 - Joe Kent Running For Congress.

2:42:06 - How To Stay On The Path.

3:03:53 - Closing Gratitude.

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0:00.0	This is Jocko Podcast number 437 with Eco Charles and me Jocko Willink.
0:04.6	Good evening, Ico.
0:06.3	The Strike Force Commander spoke up. Let's go, boys.
0:09.6	Warren, going to be around forever.
0:11.6	Might as well go give the taxpayers their money's worth.
0:14.9	The night's GRGs or grid reference guides had already been printed out.
0:18.7	Everyone took one and slid it into their forearm quarterback pad for easy reference.
0:24.6	Each sailor on the manifest check their night vision devices,
0:27.8	completed radio checks, and slit a magazine
0:30.2	into their rifle as they walked out the door
0:31.8	toward the flight line.
0:33.5	At this point, it was always assumed Shannon would accompany them on target.
0:37.2	She was too valuable to leave behind.
0:40.0	Not much later, three Blackhawk helicopters lifted off with the strike force on board
0:45.3	and raced towards the objective. Tonight would be fun. Tonight they were
0:49.2	landing on the X. About 20 minutes later the crew chief inside Shannon's bird shouted 30
0:54.8	seconds over the roar of the rotors while holding up his two fingers in a
0:59.4	pinching motion in case someone couldn't hear his warning. 30 seconds out, find your safety line, make sure your nods are adjusted, and get ready to rock.
1:07.0	Moments later, the helicopter flared and landed about 50 meters from the target building.
1:12.0	The seals sprinted toward the objective.
1:14.3	Speed, surprise, and violence of action are the keys to success on these types of
1:18.5	missions. Shannon ran behind them keeping close. Infrared lasers bounced on the front door. A light
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