Echo in Ramadi Major Scott Huesing | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 123

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Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2023

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

Scott Huesing is a retired United States Marine Corps Infantry Major with 24 years of service, including 10 deployments to over 60 countries worldwide. He has led hundreds of combat missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa, and since then he's authored the bestselling book, Echo in Ramadi, which tells the story of his experiences and the sacrifices of his fellow Marines during the Second Battle of Ramadi in 2006. Today, Scott serves as the Executive Director of Save the Brave, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans and active duty military personnel. But regardless of the time that's passed since, one thing's for sure - Scott still feels the Echoes of Ramadi, in one way or another.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
01:45 - California & Texas
03:45 - Morning Routine
09:30 - The Waukegan Kid
14:45 - Genetically Predisposed
16:45 - Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm
25:43 - A Criminal Justice Degree
28:00 - Becoming an Infantry Officer
33:00 - Generational Differences
35:00 - So We Were Living in Saddam's Palace...
40:00 - The Impact of 9/11
45:30 - On Hazing
48:00 - Boots on the Ground
56:30 - Working For the Government
1:04:30 - The First Ramadi Gunfight
1:06:00 - Corporal Libby
1:13:00 - Where the 2nd Amendment Doesn't Work
1:23:00 - Active City Tactics
1:35:30 - Dog Day Afternoons
1:38:30 - Fighting in the Al Anbar Province
1:45:30 - The Meaning of 'Echo in Ramadi'
1:48:30 - Homeward Bound
1:54:30 - Expeditioning in the Horn of Africa
1:57:30 - ... But Do You Miss It?
2:00:30 - Getting Into Nonprofit Work
2:05:30 - Save the Brave
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Support Scott Huesing:
Veteran Support - Save the Brave: https://savethebrave.org/
Book - Echo in Ramadi: The Firsthand Story of US Marines in Iraq's Deadliest City: https://amzn.to/3Gn5LCh
Website - Echo in Ramadi: https://bit.ly/3iiHXXW
FB: https://www.facebook.com/EchoinRamadi
IG: https://www.instagram.com/echoinramadi/

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Transcript

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0:00.0	The biggest lesson learned I think was we don't go out in daytime
0:11.0	Just to put it in comparison we're talking about a city with 300,000 people in it
0:16.0	Even in Afghanistan is remote it was this like fight on the moon. It's just remote
0:19.8	But Iraq was a very well developed mature country
0:24.8	And you know these people they didn't have anywhere to go and
0:28.2	You never knew who the enemy was either that was that was a really big challenge for us
0:32.8	But in Ramadi the ROEs were very permissive if they're driving
0:38.0	Shoot them. They're digging shoot them throughout a night shoot them and everybody in the town knew that and
0:44.1	Wherever the hottest resistance was that's where we went and
0:51.2	Yeah, I was
0:53.2	There's a lot of guys got hit
1:06.6	Welcome to mic drop the podcast where relevancy is irrelevant and we don't give a shit about your feelings
1:15.5	Ladies and gentlemen as always it's both an honor and a pleasure to welcome my next guest to the podcast
1:20.0	You spent 24 years as a major not all that time as a major but in the United States Marine Corps
1:26.7	He conducted 10 deployments to areas such as Afghanistan or Iraq and the Horn of Africa
1:32.0	He's the author of echo and Ramadi
1:34.4	He's the executive director of save the brave which is a really great nonprofit that connects vet struggling with PTSD
1:42.3	With appropriate outreach
1:44.0	Outreach programs ladies and gentlemen welcome to the stage major Scott Hussing
1:48.0	Thanks for having Mike. Did I pronounce your name right? I got it nailed it good
1:52.9	What what is your your normal daily morning routine look like on a day that you're in town
1:59.8	Well, I'm California boy and still yes still I'm eagerly
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