GRP 109-Master Sergeant Changiz Lahidji: America’s First Muslim Green Beret in The War on Terror

Global Recon

John Hendricks

Government

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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GRP 109-I had the honor of having on Master Sergeant Changiz Lahidji. MSG Lahidji served on a Special Forces A-Team for 24 years. He was born in Iran and served in the Iranian Special Forces before immigrating to America. Changiz is a soldier at heart and wanted to serve his country. He joined the Army in 1978 and went on to become the first Muslim Green Beret in American history. Changiz was in a unique position to work special undercover assignments. He went undercover in Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis to spy on Iranian soldiers guarding the U.S. Embassy where Americans were being held, hostage. MSG Lahidji found himself in Afghanistan training the Afghani Mujahideen to fight against the Russian’s during the 1980’s. We talked about his role working undercover in New York City gathering intelligence on Omar Abdel-Rahman was also known as “The Blind Sheikh” an Egyptian born extremist who was connected to the 1993 World Trade Center Bombers. Changiz spent time in Afghanistan after 2001, as well as Iraq, and Africa. Master Sergeant Lahidji’s book Full Battle Rattle is available everywhere books are sold. Check out the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Full-Battle-Rattle-Longest-Serving-Team-ebook/dp/B073TSN3PQ 0:00-Intro 4:57- Iranian Special Forces to American Special Forces. Going undercover to gather intelligence during the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis 12:31-Training the Mujahideen in Afghanistan to counter Soviet aggression during the 1980’s. 24:55-Special assignment working undercover gathering intel on Omar Abdel-Rahman also known as “The Blind Sheikh”. Rahman was connected to the group responsible for the 1993 world trade center bombing. 32:30-The embassy bombing in Beirut in 1983. 42:35-Fallujah, Iraq 2003. Working in Sudan and driving for President Jimmy Carter in Africa. This episode is sponsored by my friends over at Biowave. BioWave is the non-opioid way to block chronic or acute pain at the push of a button. VA recognized, VA prescribed, FDA cleared and made in America, BioWave is used by over 30 VA’s and even professional sports teams. If you are a veteran or active military that needs help managing pain, visit BioWave.com and learn how to get treatment at no cost. www.BioWave.com 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 Caspian: www.caspianmusic.net

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0:00.0	General Jim Mattis, 40 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
0:12.0	How do you keep improving as a leader to meet the demand of each role in your career.
0:22.6	We all get promoted, you have different roles to play.
0:25.6	How do you stay teachable as a leader?
0:29.6	I think the most important thing here, Joel, is that you have to assume you must keep improving.
0:38.3	If you make that your decision, that you must improve,
0:41.3	if you look at every week in the Marine Corps
0:44.3	is your last week of peace and you must be better
0:47.3	at the end of this week as a warfighter,
0:49.3	then you'll push yourself on your three-mile run down to 18 minutes
0:53.3	and you'll accept no excuses. You'll push yourself on your three-mile run down to 18 minutes, and you'll accept
0:54.3	no excuses. You'll push yourself 21 pull-ups, and you'll accept no excuses. You'll push
1:01.5	yourself to read the Commandant's reading list. You'll push yourself that when the things
1:06.8	are going tough in the field, you keep your spirit up, and you're the man everyone can turn to knowing that you don't give up.
1:13.6	And you just keep improving every day with the assumption that if you're going to lead more Marines in the future,
1:20.6	as you get promoted, they expect you to be the physically toughest, the mentally sharpest, and spiritually, just the most undiminished
1:30.3	person that nothing, not cold, not rain, not enemy situation, not frustrating rules can get you
1:37.3	down.
1:38.3	And you just maintain this body, mind, and spirit improvement at all times.
1:43.3	You stay teachable most by reading books, by reading what other people went through.
1:50.0	I can't tell you the number of times.
1:52.0	I looked down at what was going on on the ground or I was engaged in a fight somewhere,
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