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Rick & Bubba University Podcast

Ep 91 | 'My Friend Was Stranded in Afghanistan' | Eric Braun

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4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

U.S. Army veteran and military contractor Eric Braun was working as a palace guard in Kabul when he met a local translator named "Rocky." Throughout his time in Afghanistan, Braun found "Rocky" to be honest, loyal, and trustworthy. Now, as Afghanistan falls further into chaos, Braun is worried about his friend and his family. Hear the story of how far Afghanistan had come, and how far it has fallen, from a person who saw it firsthand on this episode of Rick & Bubba University. Sponsors: TASER was founded with an entrepreneurial spirit and a single objective: to make the world a little safer. Today, the TASER Self-Defense team is as passionate about saving lives as ever before. We believe in a world with less assaults, less violence, and less worry. One that's safer, bolder. Where anyone can live their life fearlessly. And we're dedicated to creating technology that can get us there. We believe the world is full of good people and hope that you will never need to fire one of our devices under duress. However, we also believe that carrying one of our less-lethal solutions is the most convenient way to protect yourself and your loved ones with less worry and more confidence. Taser devices are available without a permit in most U.S. States. Get the TASER Pulse Plus or Taser Strijelight, at https://Taser.com with promo code Bubba to Save 15%. Restrictions apply. See site for details. Moink: Moink delivers grass-fed and grass-finished beef and lamb, pastured pork and chicken, and wild-caught Alaskan salmon, direct to your door - helping Family Farms become financially independent outside of big agriculture.Their animals are raised outdoors, their fish swim wild in the ocean, and Moink meat is free of antibiotics, hormones, sugar, and all the other junk you find pre-packaged in the meat aisle. Sign up at https://MoinkBox.com/BUBBA to get a Year of Bacon for FREE and then pick what meats you want delivered with your first box. Change what you get each month and cancel anytime. Trust & Will: Many of you are just starting out - buying a home, having babies, and building wealth. Be sure to add “securing your family’s future” to your “To-Do List” by establishing a will or trust at https://TrustandWill.com/Bubba. At https://TrustandWill.com/Bubba, setting up an estate plan is simple, convenient and secure. For as little as $39 you can nominate guardians for your children, determine who gets your stuff, and plan for future medical care all from the comfort of your home. Hiring a traditional estate attorney can cost thousands and using a one-size-fits-all template is not nearly specialized enough. Trust & Will documents are designed by estate planning experts and customized for the state you live in. And, with live customer support 7 days a week, TrustandWill.com’s team is available to answer any questions you have while setting up your plan. Gain peace of mind at https://TrustandWill.com/Bubba and get 10% off plus free shipping on your customized legal documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another edition of Rick and Bubba University, the podcast, Professor

0:12.4

Rick Burgess and Professor Bill Bubba Busy here. For our standalone podcast, we do most

0:17.7

every week. This is episode 91. So if you've missed the other 90, you can simply go to our

0:25.4

archives wherever you get podcasts. You can also find those on our YouTube channel. They're

0:29.4

at rickandbubba.com. And Bubba, we're going to be very, very topical on this edition. Afghanistan,

0:35.6

there's that word. And it is at the forefront before we started recording this. Sadly, things

0:42.2

were escalating and cobble at the airport. We had they're not using the term multiple explosions.

0:49.9

We don't know the death toll or the injuries. We do know that some of our military have for sure

0:55.2

been injured three, three Marines as of the recording of this that we that we know. And by the

1:00.6

time this airs, there could sadly even be more. But we're going to talk to someone who's actually

1:06.0

been not only on the ground serving our military, but as a contractor, actually a military contractor,

1:13.1

they're in Afghanistan. We're going to talk to Eric Braun. He's our guest, a service in the US

1:18.3

Army from 84 to 90 in Korea. He was a contractor on the ground in Afghanistan, 05 and part of

1:25.3

06 and then the Department of Defense contractor for the rest of 06 and then 07 and Baghdad. So,

1:32.1

so welcome to Rick and Bubba University, the podcast US Army veteran, Eric Braun, Eric,

1:37.8

welcome to Rick and Bubba University. Thanks guys. Glad to be here. And Rick, we met Eric in what

1:43.9

I will call the under the title, Small World. He actually married one of my former classmates,

1:49.3

the former Debbie Rees. How about that? Small, small world. She's there. We right here.

1:54.3

Yes, sir. Well, she just took off out of the room, but yeah, bustling her rapidly.

1:59.0

Yeah, it's I think she realizes that Bubba's going to try to bring her into this podcast and she

2:03.8

has she has kept that from happening. Yeah. Well, Debbie's been a great friend since literally

2:09.2

first grade. So we've known her a long time and congratulations to both of you.

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