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Dropping Bombs

Combat Veteran REVEALS The Dark Side Of WAR...

Dropping Bombs

Brad Lea

Business, Bradlea, Success, Mentor, Coach, Advice, Money, Strategy, Training, Entrepreneurship, Therealbradlea, Entrepreneur, Comedy

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

In this episode with Brad Lea, Douglas Greenlaw shares his extraordinary journey from the frontlines of the Vietnam War to leading major media brands like MTV and Nickelodeon. He recounts intense combat experiences—including surviving a 15-minute clinical death—and how those moments shaped his fearless, purpose-driven leadership style.

 

Douglas' links

https://www.douglasgreenlaw.com

https://thegreenlawfoundation.org

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100016646220232

Transcript

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0:00.0

I don't care if it's Russia, China, who it is.

0:02.4

The American soldier is the best soldier with the best equipment in the world.

0:07.3

I was with President Trump.

0:08.7

And I had lunch with 300 of them when I was National Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

0:13.7

I died for 15 minutes.

0:15.2

And in that 15 minutes, I went to the other side.

0:17.8

He was on the other side?

0:19.3

I understand what Trump is doing. He's negotiating.

0:21.6

If we go to a war with Iran...

0:23.6

So you went to Vietnam.

0:26.6

Yes, sir.

0:29.6

Now, how scary was that?

0:32.6

Well, it wasn't very scary at all.

0:34.6

I was so highly trained.

0:36.6

I went through Army training, and then I went to Officer

0:40.5

Candidate School, which is six months of murderous discipline.

0:45.7

And graduated from there.

0:47.7

They appointed me a student company commander.

0:51.3

And so I was in charge of the students. And my life has been one after another,

0:59.1

after another, after another of interesting times. And the military, well, I tried Indiana University

1:07.0

right out of high school, and I missed my grades three semesters in a row. They put me on probation.

1:13.3

I said, you know what? This isn't for me. So I quit and joined the Army. Well, the Army fit me like a

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