Episode 56: Jeff Morris - Former Army Officer and Author of 'Legion Rising'

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2020

⏱️ 176 minutes

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Summary

Hearing about men being led into battle and ultimately being lost is something that is never easy to listen to, but is necessary to digest as a nation keeping the promise to never forget about its soldiers that pay the ultimate sacrifice. I sat down with Jeff Morris, author of “Legion Rising” about his role as an Army captain in charge of numerous men lost at the height of the Iraq war. Many tough memories recounted on this one, memories we all need to be aware of.
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Table of Timestamps:
Small Talk & Coronavirus - 3:27
Dad Work & Baseball - 17:10
Navy Bound & Selling Cars - 31:25
9/11 & 14 Weeks - 39:13
Alpha Platoon & Combat Cherry -49:55
Seeing Atrocity & Firefight - 56:55
Haifa Street & Going Home - 1:16:55
Redeployed & I.E.D.'s - 1:35:25
Dead Girl Road - 2:04:15
Looking in the Mirror - 2:21:43
Animosity & The Burden of Command - 2:31:15
Homebound & Going Dark - 2:36:25
The Legion 8 Foundation & Workout - 2:44:15
Finances & Corona (In Conclusion) - 2:47:25

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To learn more about Jeff, follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/legionrisingbook , follow him on Instagram at www.instagram.com/risewithjeff, and follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jeffmo18.

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0:00.0	Spring 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.
0:05.5	I refused to acknowledge myself in the mirror as I began washing the crimson smears of a
0:10.1	dying man's blood from my arms and face.
0:13.5	I moved methodically as if it would clear the fog of shock that encompassed me.
0:18.9	I tried to silence the sound of his agonizing screams, screams that still echoed in my head.
0:24.9	A burning sensation on my face caused me to pause.
0:28.9	I leaned closer to my reflection and saw a gash running across my cheek under my right
0:33.9	eye.
0:35.2	I stood still for a moment trying to imagine what could have caused the cut.
0:40.0	And then I realized the skin on my face had been torn by fragments of another man's
0:45.6	skull, fragments that were embedded into the flesh of my own hands.
0:50.5	And in that instance I stood frozen, feeling the image searing itself into my memory.
0:57.0	My mind couldn't process the horror I felt, but I knew that I'd never be the same again.
1:04.0	Welcome to Light Drop.
1:11.4	The podcast where relevance is irrelevant, and we don't give a shit about your feelings.
1:18.4	Ladies and gentlemen, as always it's both an honor and a pleasure to welcome my next
1:31.0	guest to the podcast.
1:32.1	He is a former army captain infantry officer.
1:36.3	He served two combat tours in Iraq.
1:38.5	He was the bronze star with valor, with an additional bronze star for service.
1:43.2	He's the author of Legion Rising, which is a gripping tale of some of the toughest fighting
1:47.9	at the height of the Iraq War.
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