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Mike Drop

Episode 63: Kevin Owens - Irish Born, American Made

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.96.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 162 minutes

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Summary

From being an Irish special forces soldier conducting operations at the height of the British/IRA conflicts to fighting for America as a Green Beret in Iraq and Afghanistan- Kevin Owens has Over 30 years of experience fighting for the country he lives in at the highest level possible. Absolutely riveting insight and interview sitting down with him discussing his Irish childhood and vast combat experiences as an adult.
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Table of Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
Breaking the Ice - 1:43
Growing Up Irish - 10:30
The Northern Ireland Conflict - 20:10
Antifa, Police, and Peaceful Protests - 34:30
Irish Army vs American Army - 42:37
Discharge By Purchase - 49:30
The Mogadishu Job - 56:20
In The Army Now - 1:05:20
An Irish Diet - 1:17:30
Special Forces - 1:27:50
Taking The Leash Off - 1:40:30
Sniper School - 1:52:40
Professional Soldier, Personal Man - 2:02:40
Retired (Medically) - 2:10:55
Canine Combat - 2:24:26
Voting in 2020 - 2:28:55
Irish Stereotypes - 2:38:20
FieldCraft Survival - 2:40:45
Closing Remarks - 2:44:10
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To find out more about Kevin or FieldCraft Survival, visit www.fieldcraftsurvival.com or find him on Instagram @kevin.p.owens.
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0:00.0

Growing up in Ireland and graduating high school in like the mid 80s stores no jobs

0:06.1

You had a couple of options you you

0:09.6

You went to England you went to America

0:13.8

What did you eat growing up? I'm just in terms like potatoes. Is that what you're going?

0:19.9

Okay, I didn't eat potatoes

0:23.4

I didn't get water boarded in Cedar School here. I don't know why water boarding sucks

0:28.2

I mean it's not torture, but it sucks

0:31.7

You've got a hand at the left. They're really good at one thing brain watching kids in college man

0:36.3

Because I can't believe what's going on. I grew up with national health care and everybody thinks oh national health care

0:42.1

That would be awesome free health care for everybody. Well, it's it's garbage everybody in Ireland who has a job pays for private health care

0:50.6

So the anti-gun folks in this country talk about science and stats and then like

0:56.4

Look at the fucking stats, you know more kids drown in in private backyard swimming pools than are killed by guns every year by a lot. Yeah

1:07.0

And this is not the same as in America. This is military stuff, but still what's that a

1:12.9

12 13 14 year old with an AK shooting at you. That's not a child. That's an enemy soldier

1:25.5

Welcome to Mike drop the podcast where relevancy is irrelevant and we don't give a shit about your feelings

1:43.3

Ladies and gentlemen as always it's both an honor and a pleasure to welcome my next guest to the podcast

1:48.4

He was born in Ireland and spent seven years in the Irish army two of which in infantry and five in Irish special

1:55.3

operations who spent 24 years after that in the US Army six of which as an infantryman and then 18 in US special forces

2:05.2

It's been awarded four bronze stars

2:07.6

And he's currently an instructor for field craft survival if you'll recall I had Mike Glover on

2:13.1

Of the same outfit here just a few episodes ago and his nut sack is actually a miniature set of bagpipes ladies and gentlemen

2:19.9

Welcome to the stage Kevin Owens. Hey Mike. Thanks for having me on thanks for coming

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