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The Jesse Kelly Show

Delta Force Plank Owner SGM Mike Vining – Extended Interview

The Jesse Kelly Show

iHeartPodcasts

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Jesse Kelly sits down with American legend Mike Vining for a rare and candid conversation. The discussion covers a lifetime of experiences that few people ever get to hear about firsthand. From high-stakes moments to quieter reflections, the two explore stories that shaped a remarkable career. This is an unfiltered look at one of the most decorated and respected figures in special operations history.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:11.7

Honoring heroes, talking about heroes.

0:14.3

It's something that's always been a passion of mine.

0:16.8

Look, I'm a dude.

0:18.1

When I was a little bitty boy, I wanted to read books about heroes and war

0:23.6

heroes, and like any human being, I wanted to watch movies about heroes. I look up to people who

0:30.3

have these incredible acts of bravery on their resume. This is something we admire. Look, we watch movies

0:36.8

about Captain America, right?

0:37.9

They don't even have to be real heroes. But the truth in life is usually they're fictional

0:45.7

or we don't know about them. Think about this. Think about this. Think about any war hero you can

0:53.7

name. Somebody who's done something amazing in combat, World War II, Vietnam, whatever it may be.

1:01.7

Most of them died. Or have passed on since then. You don't get to actually talk to them. You don't get to actually open up their book where

1:12.4

they write down what they did and they just lay it out for you Delta force I had a I had a

1:21.8

sergeant major when I was in the United States Marines I was just an average Marine but just

1:26.5

an average grunt Marine but he was one of these super stud types.

1:30.5

And he had served with all kinds of other branches and things.

1:34.2

And he'll tell you to this day, to this day I still text him.

1:36.8

To this day he'll tell you Delta Force are the baddest dudes

1:40.2

on the planet.

1:42.2

But we never hear from these guys. They're so quiet. We never hear from

1:46.9

these guys. What if there was someone who was EOD in Vietnam? And then after Vietnam, he went on

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