Medal of Honor recipient Jim McCloughan doesn’t believe he’s special. But during one of the most intense battles of the Vietnam War, he ran into enemy fire over and over again saving dozens of lives while wounded, outnumbered, and refusing evacuation as the enemy flowed down the hill like lava. In this episode of Not Special, Jim shares:
Green Beret Alex Dekker shares his inspirational journey from Ramadi to Special Forces to surviving a Taliban grenade blast and to deploying again with a cane. But what makes this episode different? What came after the war. After 20 years in Special Operations, Alex took everything he lived through: the chaos, the brotherhood, the loss and turned it into his debut novel Desert Heist.
Ricky Mills is an inspirational and authentic story of overcoming trauma to find yourself. He isn’t just a former Army Ranger and Green Beret, he’s lived through things most people wouldn’t survive:
Growing up in chaos
Hunting terrorists in the Balkans
Getting fired for protecting his men
Being hit by a car… and dying on the road
Losing his family after a traumatic brain injury