Summary of Robert O'Neill & Dakota Meyer's The Way Forward

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#1 I was jumpmaster on a flight in 2010 where the cargo door was open, and I couldn’t hear myself think over the roar of the rotors. I looked down at Butte, my hometown, and thought about who I was going to kill that night.

#2 Butte, Montana, is a mining town that was built on top of a toxic waste site. It was the richest hill on earth because of the mines, but later it was copper that made Butte famous.

#3 I always knew there was something else out there. I had to get to Great Lakes, Illinois, to see other scared kids just like me and realize that everyone is pretty much the same.

#4 When I brought my squadron to my hometown for a training mission in 2010, I sold it as a high-altitude skydiving trip for about a dozen of us. Butte is already a mile above sea level, so by the time you’re in the CH-47, you’re about three miles up.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822543072

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was jumpmaster on a flight in 2010 where the cargo door was open, and I couldn’t hear myself think over the roar of the rotors. I looked down at Butte, my hometown, and thought about who I was going to kill that night.

#2

Butte, Montana, is a mining town that was built on top of a toxic waste site. It was the richest hill on earth because of the mines, but later it was copper that made Butte famous.

#3

I always knew there was something else out there. I had to get to Great Lakes, Illinois, to see other scared kids just like me and realize that everyone is pretty much the same.

#4

When I brought my squadron to my hometown for a training mission in 2010, I sold it as a high-altitude skydiving trip for about a dozen of us. Butte is already a mile above sea level, so by the time you’re in the CH-47, you’re about three miles up.

#5

The Butte, Montana, location was a great place to train for disappearing into the mountains. The town was a mix of tough guys and cowboys, who taught the SEALs how to pack a horse into the backcountry.

#6

The pack training was held at the Iron Wheel guest ranch in Butte, Montana. We spent the day learning how to pack mules and saddle horses, and then went back to the hotel. We spent the night drinking and telling cool stories.

#7

When I returned home from Afghanistan, I was alone. I had lost almost everything that I cared about in the Ganjgal Valley. My whole world was upside down, and I had no idea what the future held.

#8

I had a difficult time at home, and I often ran away to live with Big Mike, who was my stepfather, on his farm. I never knew my biological father, but Big Mike adopted me when I was a baby.

#9

I grew up on a farm, and I learned how to take care of things there. I had to make hard decisions about when and if animals lived, and I learned about responsibility and discipline through 4-H.