Nick Irving – “The Reaper” – One of the most deadly Ranger snipers in history
Team Never Quit
Marcus Luttrell
4.9 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2018
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
This week TNQ Podcast hosts and former Navy SEALs, Marcus Luttrell and David Rutherford, welcome “The Reaper,” US Army Ranger Sniper Nick Irving, as he brings to the show his riveting account of combat in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and how it took every ounce of his formidable #NeverQuit mindset to survive. Listen in as Marcus and David dig-in deep with one of the most deadly snipers in Ranger history, to bring to light some life lessons you too can begin to apply in daily life. From nearly running out of ammunition, to sprinting a mile across open ground under fire, to being rescued moments before his team must decide to fall on their last grenade, this is one of the most gripping battlefield accounts ever heard on the TNQ Podcast. Irving shares details which paint a powerful picture of the twelve hour mission in which he and his sniper team barely survive. After the dust settles, Marcus and Dave help Nick bring out the lessons learned from not only his combat experience, but also the major challenges which awaited him after military service in the civilian world, such as PTSD and substance abuse. Once again this week, the team, along with Nick Irving, deliver on their mission to bring you some of the world’s most inspiring and impactful #NeverQuit stories. Help spread the word by sharing the show with friends and family. Great Stories Ignite Legends Support the show.
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| 0:00.0 | Did you ever think about quitting, it's the combat of life hammer and the snout out of you. |
| 0:25.8 | We'll stand by, dig in deep and get ready to get fired up with us. |
| 0:30.4 | Welcome to the Teen Never Quit Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | The number one podcast that inspires you to fight on. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm your host David Rutt, Rutherford here with Mr. Never Quit himself, Marcus LaTrell. |
| 0:43.0 | Our mission is to help you embrace the suck of life. |
| 0:46.2 | Teach you the values of working your ass off and interview the most hard charging people on planet Earth. |
| 0:52.1 | We know life is hard, it's time for you to suck it up by our cup and let us teach you to persevere in every environment imaginable. |
| 1:00.5 | But share in the real world lessons learned by those who never quit. |
| 1:05.3 | That's right, it's time Marcus for us to help them defeat the negative concern you've seen. |
| 1:10.1 | I'm ready, let's roll! |
| 1:22.3 | I always, always, always get super excited when we're going to bring one of our own on the show Marcus. |
| 1:29.6 | And I know you do too because it's the brotherhood that we're sharing now, right? |
| 1:35.2 | Oh and everything's relative with each other. |
| 1:37.7 | I mean because of the background and the experiences. |
| 1:40.9 | And the path you follow, so I mean it's kind of one of them deals when he's explaining something. |
| 1:44.7 | You can visualize and understand it. |
| 1:47.1 | Yeah, absolutely. |
| 1:48.1 | The best interviews because you're not guessing that stuff. |
| 1:50.9 | You get what he's saying. |
| 1:52.7 | And I also think our fans get fired up about it too because they love war stories. |
| 1:58.7 | Yeah, you always share people all the time. |
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