GRP125-There is wisdom of the head and a wisdom of the heart:Dave Nielsen a Special Missions Sniper

Global Recon

John Hendricks

Government

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2019

⏱️ 140 minutes

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Back on the podcast is Dave Nielsen. Dave served in Special Missions as a Breacher, Dog Handler, and sniper. His first experience in war was in 1989 during a combat jump into Panama as a young Ranger. Dave finished up his career over two decades later having deployed multiple times. We discussed in detail the operation which was covered in the HBO documentary “War Dog” where Dave’s K9 partner “Pepper” was killed in Iraq. We discussed Iraq, language training, Egypt and much more. Enjoy.  0:00- Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler tribute 2:10-Warrior Dogs 27:17-Subject matter experts 1:00:24-Language training in Egypt during the Arab Spring I Want to give a quick thank you to our sponors: Blinkist- is the only app that takes the best key takeaways, the need-to-know information from thousands of nonfiction books and condenses them down into just 15 minutes so you can read -or- listen to. Go to www.Blinkist.com/Recon for a free 7 day trial. Duke Cannon- Duke Cannon’s superior-quality grooming goods for hard-working men are tested by active military. If it’s the “Big Ass Brick of Soap”, premium hair goods, or beards and shaving products it has the scent of accomplishment. Duke Cannon gives back to veterans. Go to www.DukeCannon.com and use the promo code RECON to get 15% off your first order Follow Global Recon below: www.Globalrecon.net https://www.instagram.com/igrecon https://www.instagram.com/blackopsmatter www.twitter.com/igrecon https://www.facebook.com/GlobalReconPodcast/ Chantel Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/mission_critical https://www.instagram.com/altern8rv Tim Kolczak: www.thevetsproject.com  www.instagram.com/theveteransproject

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0:00.0	Cherokee Nation citizen Joshua Wheeler grew up in Moldrow, Oklahoma, the eldest of five siblings.
0:06.0	He went on to join the Army, became an Army Ranger, was a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,
0:12.0	and a member of the Army's secretive counterterrorism unit, Delta Force.
0:17.0	On October 22nd, 2015, Delta Force carried out a raid on a militant-run prison in Iraq.
0:23.6	The raid freed 70 prisoners who officials say would have been executed the next day.
0:28.6	Wheeler was killed by small arms fire.
0:30.6	We now know the identity of the American soldier killed in Iraq this week.
0:34.6	The first to fall in battle there in four years and the first ever
0:38.6	to be killed in direct combat with ISIS. Joshua Wheeler, the elite Delta Force master sergeant
0:45.3	sacrificed his life to save others. A leader in the war on terror, Wheeler was also a leader on
0:51.3	the home front. The husband, father, and son from Roland, Oklahoma
0:55.0	was known for being especially giving and for putting others' needs before his own. During his 20 years
1:00.5	in the army, Wheeler was deployed at least 17 times and was the recipient of 11 bronze stars,
1:06.3	four of them for valor. Posthumously, the U.S. Armed Forces awarded him with the Purple Heart and the
1:11.4	Silver Star, and the Cherokee Nation awarded him with the Medal of Patriotism. Sergeant Wheeler's
1:16.4	family says he was always proud of his Cherokee heritage. The medal was presented to his grandparents
1:21.6	and brother, Zach, in July of 2016. Welcome to the Global Recon Podcast.
1:29.1	I'm your host, John Hendricks.
1:32.7	Tim Kozak, my co-host is on with me from the Veterans Project,
1:37.2	and we have a special guest back on the show is Dave Nielsen.
1:43.1	Some of you guys might remember Dave from a HBO documentary called War Dog.
1:47.9	Dave, how's it going, brother? Good, good better good good john tim good to be here with you hey thanks for coming on dave um again i know we talked a little bit before but before the show
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