Nathan Fletcher–Veterans Day Special: Former Marine and politician Nathan Fletcher on PTSD and Helping Veterans
The Mark Divine Show
Mark Divine
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2016
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In this podcast, Commander Divine talks to Nathan Fletcher, a USMC combat Vet, American politician, businessman and professor who served two terms in the California State Assembly. He talks to Nathan about his time in the Marines and most recently, his work helping vets with PTSD to find help. He is founder of the Three Wise Men Veterans Foundation, which is dedicated to helping veterans who fought for us… it’s our turn to help fight for them. Hear about their latest event in conjunction with Crossfit, a special WOD on the Midway on the 11th. Find out how you can participate in the special event.
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| 0:00.0 | But I was at the VA Mental Health Summit a week ago and they were clicking through the slides and they put one up and I said, well, it's not back up. |
| 0:19.0 | I said, is that slide correct at over 70% of the veterans you commit suicide never asked for help from anybody. |
| 0:25.0 | And I think for all the bullshit that is politics, it is the place where the rules are made. |
| 0:35.0 | The plate swing and frogmen of the U.D.T. |
| 0:41.0 | Hey folks this is Vener Mark Devine. Welcome back to the Unbeatle |
| 0:45.4 | Mind podcast. I'm super stoked to have Nathan Fletcher as my guest today. |
| 0:49.9 | Thanks very much for coming. Yeah, it's a pleasure. It's an honor. |
| 0:52.1 | Really cool to meet you. Hey before we get started a couple of Thanks very much for coming. Yeah, it's a pleasure. It's an honor. |
| 0:53.0 | Really cool to meet you. |
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| 1:19.0 | Anyways, I'm going to do like the formal intro here of what I've got written down and then we're going to have a good chat with Nathan. Really neat guy. |
| 1:27.0 | So Nathan Fletcher, former US Marine, thank you for your service. |
| 1:31.0 | You're welcome. |
| 1:32.0 | Served in Iraq as a counterintelligence specialist. |
| 1:34.1 | We're going to have some fun conversations about that. |
| 1:36.1 | Two terms as a California State Assemblyman. |
| 1:38.4 | Wow. |
| 1:39.3 | Adjung Professor, UCSD, businessman, cross-feiter, and UC, |
| 1:43.3 | businessmen crossfitter, and now the founding chairman of the Three Wise Men Foundation, |
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