GRP 100-War Dogs:The Story of a Special Missions Operator

Global Recon

John Hendricks

Government

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2017

⏱️ 71 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

GRP 100- For the 100th episode of the Global Recon Podcast we have an extremely special episode. On with us is retired Special Missions Operator Dave Nielsen. Dave served first with the 75th Ranger Regiment and then went into a Special Missions unit as an assaulter, dog handler, and sniper. His story was featured in the HBO documentary released on the 13th of this month called "War Dogs" executive produced by actor Channing Tatum. This documentary shows the story of three dog handlers and their canine counterparts from the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). It's a raw, realistic view of what it's like going into combat with these warrior dogs and what its like post-military. Dave talked about his combat jump into Panama in 1989 as a young Ranger. He shared stories of his dog "Pepper" who was killed while rooting out an enemy from a sewer hole in Iraq on the banks of the Tigris River. They searched for her all night but had to leave once the sun was coming up as they were in enemy-held territory. We talked about the mindset required to pass selection for special operations, and the mindset required to surmount any obstacle in life. Enjoy. RIP Pepper. 0:00-Episode overview 3:48-Episode introduction with Chantel Taylor 17:33- Introduction to Dave's career in the Army. Combat jumped into Panama with the 75th Ranger Regiment in 1989. 22:12-Military Working Dog Pepper 55:54-Mindset and passing selection. Fear of success 1:03:00-SOF K-9 Memorial Here is the link to the SOF K-9 memorial page ran by Dave's wife Laura, and a former unit operator: http://www.sofk9memorial.com Here is the link to the full documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojVq2Sa-PD0 Follow my co-host and my pages on social media. Links below. Follow my co-host and my pages on social media. Links below. Global Recon: www.Globalrecon.net https://www.instagram.com/igrecon https://www.instagram.com/blackopsmatter www.twitter.com/igrecon https://www.facebook.com/GlobalReconPodcast/ HP Lefler: https://www.instagram.com/4runner.freyja Chantel Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/mission_critical https://www.instagram.com/altern8rv Music provided by Carson Aune: "A soldiers Best Friend" http://www.carsonaune.com

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Sin Pari or without equal.
0:03.3	This is the motto of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command or Usa Sok.
0:07.8	This is the 100th episode of the Global Recon podcast.
0:11.2	For this episode, I had former Special Missions Unit operator Dave on the podcast.
0:17.7	Dave started his career in the 75th Ranger Regiment, had a break in service, then he rejoined the army,
0:23.9	made into a special missions unit where he served as a dog handler, an assauter, and a sniper.
0:29.7	Dave was featured in a brand new documentary just released on HBO called War Dogs.
0:36.2	War Dogs was executive produced by actor Channing Tatum
0:39.3	and it's showing the story of three dog handlers
0:42.4	and their canines in combat and post-military.
0:47.2	It's an incredible documentary.
0:49.4	It's very honest.
0:51.2	Nothing is sugar-coded.
0:52.9	And it gives you a clear picture and understanding of what
0:56.3	these men and their dog counterparts go through. We discussed several things, including Dave's
1:03.6	career. His only dog that he handled several deployments into Iraq. And Dave shared some stories of his dog
1:15.4	Pepper and we talked about mindset and several other things. So I hope you guys enjoy this
1:21.1	podcast. If you do, leave us a review and a rating on iTunes or Apple Podcast if you're using
1:26.6	your mobile device.
1:28.8	And that way, we can get some honest
1:31.3	and good feedback from you guys.
1:32.9	Hope you enjoy this.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Hendricks, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of John Hendricks and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.