#69 Don Graves - World War II Marine Survives Iwo Jima with Flamethrower, Grenades, and Pistol | SRS #69

Shawn Ryan Show

Society & Culture, Philosophy

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🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 173 minutes

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"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan....with confidence in our armed forces with the unbounding determination of our people we will gain the inevitable triumph so help us God." - Franklin D. Roosevelt These were the words that would change the course of history forever. These words would also give way to the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most costly campaigns of World War II. Of the 7,000 killed and nearly 20,000 wounded, Don Graves, a Marine would survive amongst them. Graves shouldered one of the most feared responsibilities in the Marine Corps–wielding a flamethrower in the caves and pill boxes that littered the island. In this episode, Graves recounts his experience in those 36 days of fighting and lends his perspective on where the country is headed now. Graves, now 98 years of age, has a wise view and a wealth of knowledge to share with the American people. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://hvmn.com - USE CODE "SHAWN" https://helixsleep.com/srs https://1stphorm.com/srs https://ziprecruiter.com/srs https://betterhelp.com/shawn Don Graves Links: Foundation - https://airpowerfoundation.org Support Veterans - https://roll-call.org Please leave us a review on Apple & Spotify Podcasts. Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website | Patreon | TikTok | Instagram | Download Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, this episode is one for the history books.
0:04.8	We have a World War II Marine Corps veteran on the show.
0:10.8	He served in Irojima as a flamethrower.
0:15.4	Flamethrower's in Irojima had a four minute life expectancy, and this man is the only surviving
0:22.9	flamethrower that served in Irojima.
0:26.2	His name is Don Graves.
0:28.4	He's 98 years old, grew up in the Great Depression, has experienced a lot of America's times
0:40.8	and gives us great perspective of what it was like growing up back then in the greatest
0:48.4	generation known to America versus today, which is pretty eye opening.
0:56.4	Don gave me an artifact.
0:58.9	Many of you know the studio here is full of artifacts from all of our guests in my personal
1:04.8	service.
1:05.8	This is a sword that Japanese commanders used to carry, and they would use it to commit
1:13.4	suicide if they were going to be captured by an enemy combatants, or if they knew they
1:19.7	were going to be killed.
1:21.1	This will be framed and on display in the studio for everyone to see.
1:27.5	Starting to turn into a museum here at SRS.
1:30.7	Ladies and gentlemen, I see a lot of you out there pulling our content, making your
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1:36.8	We made it super easy for you.
1:38.4	There's a link below.
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