Green Beret Javier Mackey: fierce firefights in Afghanistan and MOH recipient Robbie Miller, Ep. 41

The Team House

dee takos

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, Government

4.7 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2020

⏱️ 188 minutes

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Summary

Javier Mackey served in 3rd Special Forces Group as a Green Beret and dog handler where he saw combat in Afghanistan. Mackey was present when Medal of Honor recipient Robert Miller was killed in action during a fierce firefight. On this episode he talks to us about his journey from Mormon missionary to Green Beret. From war in Afghanistan, to battling depression back home and emerging on the other side. We are also excited to announce our second sponsor, HighSpeedDaddy.com. Use the discount code "JACK" at checkout to claim 10% off your purchase. Support the stream on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/TheTeamHouse

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0:45.0	Hello everyone. Good evening.
0:50.0	Happy Friday. I'm Jack Murphy here with co-host Dave Park.
0:54.6	This is the Team House, episode 41.
0:57.8	Our guest this evening is Javier Mackey. Make sure I get your name right, I'm sorry man.
1:05.0	Javier was a 18 Charlie, a Special Forces Engineer and Third Special Forces Group.
1:12.0	He was also a canine handler.
1:13.8	So he did some additional training
1:16.0	and deployed with a canine later on in his career.
1:19.2	He deployed every year for,
1:22.2	how many years, Javier year yeah from 2005 to 2015 every year he was deployed to
1:29.6	Afghanistan places like Kunar, places like Cop Keening, Anaconda,
1:37.0	you know, just places where there is insane
1:41.0	firefights going on and places that some of you are probably already familiar with from
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