Episode 375: Lee’s Unbreakable Spirit | Prisoners of War
Fieldcraft Survival
FieldCraft Survival
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2023
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Colonel Leon "Lee" Ellis is a retired USAF pilot and former prisoner of war in Vietnam at the Hanoi Hilton. Ellis is the author of multiple books on leadership and overcoming hardship. In this podcast, Ellis describes punching out over Vietnam, the conditions in prison, and life after his release.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up guys, Kevin Estella here with FeelCraft's Survival. |
| 0:16.5 | I want to recognize some of our sponsors that make this podcast about to hear possible. |
| 0:22.8 | First one is Six Hour. |
| 0:24.2 | Six Hour is the leading name in the United States when it comes to firearms and training. |
| 0:28.9 | Solid solid folks at the Six Hour Academy. |
| 0:30.7 | I don't think they get enough credit. |
| 0:32.3 | These dudes are awesome. |
| 0:33.4 | These gals are awesome because let's not forget Hannibaladoo is a total badass Chica. |
| 0:38.1 | She's over there along with all my good buddies from the Six Hour Academy. |
| 0:42.6 | Guys, SIG makes some fantastic pistols. |
| 0:45.4 | I've been playing around lately with the SIG M400 Tread and that AR-15 platform. |
| 0:52.4 | It's got great fit and finish. |
| 0:54.0 | Super accurate. |
| 0:55.0 | I've let a bunch of students try it in courses. |
| 0:57.5 | Very pleased with it and I've never had an issue knock on wood. |
| 1:03.4 | The other gun that is one of my favorites that I travel with a lot is the SIG 365. |
| 1:10.4 | SIG 365 is a fantastic firearm and that it's a striker-fired pistol. |
| 1:15.8 | That pistol is one that you can change into the small configuration or the large configurations |
| 1:23.3 | of the standard or the XL. |
| 1:25.3 | You can go from a 10-round mag to a 15-round mag. |
| 1:27.7 | You can do a lot with the 365 XL and you can also put a weapon light on it like the TLR-7 |
| 1:33.5 | sub, making it a great backwards gun. |
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