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The James Altucher Show

An American Tale | David Bellavia

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Business, Education

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

"There's a consequence to everything you do on a chess board, there's a consequence to everything you do in a firefight."David Bellavia is an author, radio host, public speaker, and US Army veteran, known famously as the first and only living Medal of Honor recipient from Operation Iraqi Freedom.Today's double-length episode is a real treat.During the first hour, David recounts the events in the Iraq war leading up to the Second Battle of Fallujah and gives a play-by-play of the night in vivid detail.In the second hour, David recounts his years after retiring from the Army, his then-political ambitions for his home in Western New York, and the unexpected event when - 15 years after the fact - he was awarded the Medal of Honor. David's new book Remember the Ramrods is a page-turning read about Bellavia's Army unit, an infantry battalion known as the Ramrods-2nd Battalion 2nd infantry regiment, 1st Infantry Division.Enjoy the conversation, storytelling, and thoughtful discourse in this must-listen episode.------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

So David, thanks so much for coming on the show.

0:22.8

I'm really honored actually.

0:24.4

Like you're the hero as we know.

0:27.4

And I feel...

0:28.4

And this is for the podcast.

0:29.7

I actually feel like almost ashamed talking to you.

0:33.1

Like I have never been able to exhibit the kind of bravery that you've been able to exhibit.

0:40.6

And I don't know.

0:42.0

How do you react to people when they haven't served their country or...

0:48.8

I feel like most of my actions in life have been pretty much motivated by feeding my family

0:53.9

and my own personal attempts at achievements and glory.

1:02.6

If it's in the service of others, it's been great.

1:04.5

Like when I write books, I write books to help others, but you really put your life on

1:08.5

the line to help others.

1:10.6

I bet you're really kind of...

1:12.1

You say, my army journey started because I had a home invasion when I was in college.

1:17.9

And I wasn't any of the things that in my own head I thought I was.

1:23.8

And I remember these two guys were high and they broke into the house.

1:27.5

And my mom had spinal surgery, so she was laid out and bed.

1:31.3

My dad was taken care of her.

1:34.6

And these guys were just like cutting the cords off of TVs and they took recycling bins

1:39.8

and just started filling them up with all of our stuff.

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