Dewey Yopp (Army Special Forces, The Afghanistan Withdrawal and Rescuing our Allies) - Episode 1199

Behind The Shield

James Geering

Mental Health, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 129 minutes

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Summary

Dewey Yopp is a retired Army warrant officer 24 years service and a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan. Dewey was deployed in 2002, spending a total of eight and a half years in Afghanistan. He was the Chief training officer “embedded” for the Afghan Army and Police Force, training 19 NATO weapons systems. He lived with the ANA and trusted civilian contacts.

In this conversation, we discuss his journey into the military, 9/11 through his eyes, the Horse Soldiers, the heroism of our Afghan allies, the withdrawal, immigration, broken promises and much more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Behind the Shield podcast. As always, my name's James Gearing. And this week, it is my absolute honor to welcome on the show, Army Special Forces veteran, Jewie Yop.
0:10.2	Now, in this conversation, we discuss a host of topics from his journey into the military, his 9-11 experience, deployment to Afghanistan, Iraq, the selfless heroism of the indigenous people,
0:25.2	bringing our Afghan allies back to the U.S., how current immigration policies are sending the very
0:31.6	allies back to Afghanistan, and so much more. Now, before we get to this incredible conversation, as I say every week,
0:39.1	please just take a moment.
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0:48.5	Every single five-star rating truly does elevate this podcast,
0:52.8	therefore making it easier for others to find. And this is a free
0:57.2	library of almost 1,200 episodes now. So all I ask in return is that you help share these
1:05.7	incredible men and women's stories so I can get them to every single person on planet Earth who needs to hear them.
1:13.4	So with that being said, I introduce to you, Dewey, I want to start by saying thank you so much for taking the time and coming on the Behind
1:44.3	the Shield podcast today.
1:46.2	It's my pleasure.
1:47.1	Thank you for inviting me, James.
1:49.7	So first question, where on planet Earth are we finding you this afternoon?
1:53.8	I'm in a small community in Vine Grove, Kentucky between Fort Campbell and Fort Knox.
2:01.1	Brilliant.
2:01.8	What's the weather been like for you at the moment with this massive storm again?
2:05.7	It's a little better.
2:06.6	We've got some sunshine today.
2:08.1	We've had about almost 10 inches of snow.
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