Active-Duty Green Beret Amputee Nick Lavery | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 126

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Mike Ritland

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🗓️ 12 February 2023

⏱️ 196 minutes

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Nick Lavery is an Active-Duty U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret. He's a six-foot-six warrior through and through, with a thorough list of awards that includes the Silver Star, three Purple Hearts, two Bronze stars, the Special Operations Command Excalibur Award, and more. He's also considered the first Green Beret to return to combat as an above the knee amputee - a record-setter with a flair for sacrifice, determination, and selflessness. Rest assured, Nick recalls exactly how he lost his leg, in an engagement so shocking that it's only counter may be the moments that immediately followed, in a horrifying Medivac incident that nearly cost him his life. But how did he survive? What called him to go back? And how the hell do you go back to being a Green Beret with only one leg? Fortunately for Mike, Nick's got the answers. ----------Chapters:00:00 - Intro01:30 - Indisputably Boston07:30 - Morning Routine10:00 - A New Home Every Year17:00 - The Only Reason I Went to College22:30 - Fort Bragg's Spec Ops Course27:30 - Too Big to Haze35:00 - The First Trip to Afghanistan44:30 - Wardak - Dropped in a Hornet's Nest49:00 - Catching Shrapnel53:00 - A Bleacher Seat from Fenway Park59:00 - Vehicular Ambush at a Dead Sprint01:07:00 - Then I Got Shot in the Face01:18:00 - Hibernating on Airdropped MRE's01:22:00 - Flexing the Gustav01:27:00 - Selfish Love01:31:00 - Bach the Dog, Moe the Handler01:35:00 - Losing My Leg01:43:30 - Three Tournequets01:54:00 - Six Units of The Wrong Blood01:59:00 - Amputated Above the Knee02:04:00 - Prosthetic Recovery02:10:00 - Fighting to Go Back02:20:00 - Back in the Saddle02:26:30 - My Favorite Amputee Gunfight Story02:31:00 - You Should've Killed Me When You Had the Chance02:36:00 - How A Mechanical Leg Actually Works02:42:00 - Finding Toni02:49:00 - Objective Secure02:59:00 - Becoming Dad03:09:00 - What's Next?----------Support Nick Lavery: Book - Objective Secure by Nick Lavery: https://www.machinenick.com/bookWebsite: https://www.machinenick.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3WfuMFnFB: https://bit.ly/3WlMsyXIG: https://bit.ly/3wga1Pf----------Sponsors: Bubs NaturalsThe BUBS namesake derives from Glen ‘BUB’ Doherty, who was heroically killed in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. In addition to remembering Glen for the patriot he is, the BUBS ethos centers around the passionate and adventure seeking life that Glen lived. BUBS Naturals products are rooted in sustainably sourced ingredients and controlled consistency to provide our customers with the highest quality Collagen Protein & MCT Oil Powder that help you feel amazing and live a fuller life.Our mission is simple. FEEL GREAT. DO GOOD. 10% always goes back to charity, helping military men and women transition back into civilian life. Go to bubsnaturals.com and use code MIKEDROP for 20% off your order.----------ManscapedGet 20% off + free shipping with the code "MIKEDROP" at manscaped.com. That’s 20% off + free shipping with the code "MIKEDROP" at manscaped.com. ----------Ketone-IQYou can find Ketone-IQ at hvmn.com. Visit hvmn.com and use promo code MIKEDROP at checkout to save 20%. Again, that’s hvmn.com and promo code MIKEDROP.----------Athletic GreensAthletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE Travel Packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit https://www.athleticgreens.com/MIKEDROP----------Fueled by TeamDog | www.mikeritlandco.com | @Teamdog.petALL THINGS MIKE RITLAND: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.9	On this day, March 11, 2013,
0:38.3	I head around to start cracking off from behind me,
0:40.8	turn my head around and show enough one of these dudes was ripping into our group
0:44.6	from like 15, 20 feet away.
0:46.5	An ideal, talking of opportunity.
0:48.3	The most vulnerable that we would ever be.
0:50.4	dudes are dropping, dudes are scrambling.
0:52.6	I know what I'm supposed to do, but I see one of our infantrymen frozen, like deer and headlights.
0:58.8	18 year old kid, first deployment, and he's just standing there staring at this guy.
1:03.2	25, 20 feet in front of him.
1:05.3	I take some aggressive steps towards him.
1:07.2	We go chest to chest and I kind of rotate my back towards the gunner,
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