Eli Kfoury: Veteran, Combat Medic, Entrepreneur

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🗓️ 4 June 2022

⏱️ 190 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is a retired Special Operations Combat Medic and entrepreneur.

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Elias “Eli” Kfoury and his family escaped the civil strife of his homeland and immigrated to the United States. He became a naturalized American citizen and served for 21 years in the Navy. Much of Eli’s military career was spent at Naval Special Warfare Development Group where he deployed as a combat medic at the tip of the special operations spear. Eli is currently involved in multiple growing businesses and is developing a series of children’s books focused on instituting a strong warrior ethos and mindset in America’s youth. You can him on Instagram @deepseasurf

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0:00.0	This is The Danger Close Podcast.
0:08.7	Beyond the Books with me, Jack Cahn.
0:17.5	Welcome to The Danger Close Podcast, Nirenclad Original, presented by Navy Federal Credit Union.
0:22.4	My guest today is my friend Eli Gafori.
0:25.9	So that was born in Lebanon, immigrated to this country in the 80s and worked his way to
0:31.9	the highest echelons of special operations.
0:35.5	An incredible guy has done so much for this country, always enjoy talking to him and
0:40.2	it is an honor to call him a friend.
0:43.3	So now, without further ado, he like Gafori.
0:47.7	Dude, let's go into some of your background.
1:02.0	Let's do it.
1:03.0	I'm going to pay attention here, but it's so unique.
1:22.9	Awesome to see the success you've achieved, man.
1:36.7	The Northearned parts of Beirut, and as you know, being a student of world history at the
1:52.6	time I was born and growing up in the mid 70s and early 80s, it was Civil War and lots of
2:01.0	things.
2:08.0	And ultimately being in a Christian area surrounded by various factions of Muslim entities,
2:11.7	fighting.
2:12.7	We were easy targets.
2:13.7	So it's just indiscriminate, shelling into where we lived, mortars, rockets, you name it,
2:19.0	gun fire.
2:21.4	I remember some really magical moments growing up, going to the BH and being in the mountains
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