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Ep. 195 | Ed Darack | Victory Point Author | Embedded Journalist
Ep. 195 | Ed Darack | Victory Point Author | Embedded Journalist
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Length:
112 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Ed Darack is an American author of multiple books including the controversial Victory Point that provides more detail to the Navy Seal Lone Survivor story. Ed was embedded with 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines and interviewed multiple participants of Operation Red Wings. Ed has also written about the shoot down of Extortion 17 and has another book in the works.Support the showhttps://patreon.com/formeractionguyshttps://jcramergraphics.comhttps://ANGLICOshop.comEd's sitehttp://darack.com00:00:00 Intro | UAVs00:09:00 Multi-Domain Combined Arms00:18:48 Becoming a War Reporter00:21:06 Meeting 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines00:27:09 Getting the Marines Ambushed00:29:39 Situation on the Ground00:46:07 Operation Red Wings aka Lone Survivor00:55:10 Communications Gear00:59:03 Breakdown of Command and Control01:06:17 Visiting the Attack Site01:11:00 Debate Over the Accuracy of Lone Survivor01:14:34 Threats for Telling the Story01:18:38 Extortion 1701:23:21 Joint Service Operations01:37:46 Operaation Whalers01:47:23 Why Write Victory Point?
Released:
Aug 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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