Warzone Humanitarian Ret. Navy SEAL Ephraim Mattos | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 133

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Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2023

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Summary

Venezuela. Ukraine. Burma. Africa. A former Navy SEAL Sniper, Ephraim Mattos is the founder of Stronghold Rescue & Relief, a humanitarian aid organization dedicated to protecting families in conflict zones all over the world. Keen listeners of the show may recall that Ephraim's actually been in the studio before - way back on Episode 53, when he was just getting started and finding his way. Now, thanks to the support of listeners just like you, he and his colleagues are saving lives and changing landscapes all over the globe. But in the worst places, run by the most vile of people, it's important to remember - no good deed goes unpunished.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
02:30 - Stronghold Smugglers
08:25 - The Plan to Take Back Venezuela
17:55 - I Do Not Represent the U.S. Government
23:05 - Choosing Where to Help
26:45 - Good Guys, Bad Guys, and American Media
34:50 - A Horror in Ukraine
46:55 - Are You Sure They're Navy SEALS?
50:20 - Going to Burma
01:06:35 - Listener Supported
01:08:15 - A Jungle Ambulance Service
01:18:30 - The Snake Gunfight
01:26:00 - Losing My Friend
01:41:45 - Escaping the Ambush
01:51:45 - The Story Never Really Ends
01:54:30 - The Cities Are Warzones
01:56:45 - So... What Are You Packing?
02:03:15 - ...Jungle Squirrel?
02:07:15 - Worldly Souvenirs
02:11:25 - Going In and Getting Out
02:16:55 - What's Next for Stronghold Rescue

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Support Ephraim Mattos & Stronghold Rescue:

Website - Stronghold Rescue & Relief - https://strongholdrescue.org
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strongholdrescue
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/strongholdrescue

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Transcript

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0:00.0	It's hard, right?
0:01.0	You don't want to leave the guys in the front line and go back, but you have to, you know,
0:06.1	discretion is the better part of valor.
0:07.9	You have to think through what you're doing.
0:14.0	People in Venezuela are eating dogs.
0:16.1	They're eating out of the trash.
0:17.8	People are dying from easily, easily treatable diseases.
0:20.8	And so that's the kind of supplies and stuff that we're getting in there.
0:23.0	And we want to be able to expand that.
0:24.6	I want to be able to do that more.
0:25.6	But when I spoke with the FBI agent, he asked me, he said, did they pay you?
0:28.4	Did the Venezuelan guys pay you?
0:29.4	And I said, no, no, no, we're a nonprofit.
0:31.3	Everything we do is for free.
0:32.5	They don't buy anything from us.
0:33.6	They don't give us anything.
0:34.5	We're not there to take anything from them.
0:36.0	We're only there to provide medical training and medical supplies.
0:39.2	You know, I count to 60.
0:40.5	Before I get to 60, boom.
0:42.4	This explosion goes off.
0:43.4	And then, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
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