after I’ve been shot and I eliminated that thread I didn’t know what to do so
that thread I didn’t know what to do so
that thread I didn’t know what to do so I were to grabbed a rock and I reached
I were to grabbed a rock and I reached
I were to grabbed a rock and I reached out as far as I could and I drew a line
out as far as I could and I drew a line
out as far as I could and I drew a line in the sand I was like I’m gonna crawl
in the sand I was like I’m gonna crawl
in the sand I was like I’m gonna crawl to that to my feet hit it because I’m
to that to my feet hit it because I’m
to that to my feet hit it because I’m still alive and do it again that’s what
still alive and do it again that’s what
still alive and do it again that’s what I did I did that for seven miles and
I did I did that for seven miles and
I did I did that for seven miles and that’s when I finally found out got to
that’s when I finally found out got to
that’s when I finally found out got to water found a waterfall because I know
water found a waterfall because I know
water found a waterfall because I know what I’ve done in my past I have a
what I’ve done in my past I have a
what I’ve done in my past I have a pretty good idea what can’t stop me in
pretty good idea what can’t stop me in
pretty good idea what can’t stop me in the future
he was a Vietnam veteran and he he just
he was a Vietnam veteran and he he just had a training camp if you will out on
had a training camp if you will out on
had a training camp if you will out on this property and well before we got
this property and well before we got
this property and well before we got there I mean all the older kids were
there I mean all the older kids were
there I mean all the older kids were going out there and he would get people
going out there and he would get people
going out there and he would get people ready to go into the Special Forces so
ready to go into the Special Forces so
ready to go into the Special Forces so it was was a you that was a unique
it was was a you that was a unique
it was was a you that was a unique experience that was one of those things
experience that was one of those things
experience that was one of those things I wish I could have quit because it was
I wish I could have quit because it was
I wish I could have quit because it was tough not a bad job as he didn’t when he
tough not a bad job as he didn’t when he
tough not a bad job as he didn’t when he first started he he didn’t care about
first started he he didn’t care about
first started he he didn’t care about you he didn’t like you um you were more
you he didn’t like you um you were more
you he didn’t like you um you were more of a nuisance to him when you first got
of a nuisance to him when you first got
of a nuisance to him when you first got out there because you were behind
out there because you were behind
out there because you were behind everybody else so you really had to I
everybody else so you really had to I
everybody else so you really had to I remember I think it’s probably the first
remember I think it’s probably the first
remember I think it’s probably the first tomb and a half three months I was there
tomb and a half three months I was there
tomb and a half three months I was there I was the worst one in the bunch I was
I was the worst one in the bunch I was
I was the worst one in the bunch I was the weakest I was the slowest and good
the weakest I was the slowest and good
the weakest I was the slowest and good lord he would I would pay the man I mean
lord he would I would pay the man I mean
lord he would I would pay the man I mean he would he would lay into me he left me
he would he would lay into me he left me
he would he would lay into me he left me to die twice that I remember and told me
to die twice that I remember and told me
to die twice that I remember and told me he’s like I hope you die and just walked
he’s like I hope you die and just walked
he’s like I hope you die and just walked off and I was like and how old are you
off and I was like and how old are you
off and I was like and how old are you 14 15 years old when I started and then
14 15 years old when I started and then
14 15 years old when I started and then I did it all the way till I finished you
I did it all the way till I finished you
I did it all the way till I finished you know I was 22 out of college with this
know I was 22 out of college with this
know I was 22 out of college with this guy saying mmm
guy saying mmm
guy saying mmm and then even after I got into the SEAL
and then even after I got into the SEAL
and then even after I got into the SEAL Teams when I would come back off leave
Teams when I would come back off leave
Teams when I would come back off leave or something like that I’d bring some of
or something like that I’d bring some of
or something like that I’d bring some of my teammates home with me and we’d go
my teammates home with me and we’d go
my teammates home with me and we’d go over there and Billy would work us out
over there and Billy would work us out
over there and Billy would work us out and try and get us ready to go back over
and try and get us ready to go back over
and try and get us ready to go back over was that even as difficult as buds in
was that even as difficult as buds in
was that even as difficult as buds in some ways or or not I was just tense it
some ways or or not I was just tense it
some ways or or not I was just tense it was different and I would say harder in
was different and I would say harder in
was different and I would say harder in some regards because I was young I
some regards because I was young I
some regards because I was young I didn’t I didn’t know I mean my dad he
didn’t I didn’t know I mean my dad he
didn’t I didn’t know I mean my dad he was he was a Yeller and a violent man
was he was a Yeller and a violent man
was he was a Yeller and a violent man and he kind of threw it on me and my
and he kind of threw it on me and my
and he kind of threw it on me and my brother pretty regularly so I can handle
brother pretty regularly so I can handle
brother pretty regularly so I can handle it whooping yeah and I can I can bleed
it whooping yeah and I can I can bleed
it whooping yeah and I can I can bleed just like anybody else you know that
just like anybody else you know that
just like anybody else you know that doesn’t bother me but it would got to a
doesn’t bother me but it would got to a
doesn’t bother me but it would got to a point to the to where if I when I
point to the to where if I when I
point to the to where if I when I literally couldn’t do the things he
literally couldn’t do the things he
literally couldn’t do the things he wanted me to do it was affecting me
wanted me to do it was affecting me
wanted me to do it was affecting me mentally and emotionally because I was
mentally and emotionally because I was
mentally and emotionally because I was just I just thought I was weaker than
just I just thought I was weaker than
just I just thought I was weaker than everybody else I don’t like that right I
everybody else I don’t like that right I
everybody else I don’t like that right I don’t like the fact that and I’m not
don’t like the fact that and I’m not
don’t like the fact that and I’m not saying I’m a Superman or anything like
saying I’m a Superman or anything like
saying I’m a Superman or anything like that but if I see somebody who’s
that but if I see somebody who’s
that but if I see somebody who’s stronger than me and something that I’m
stronger than me and something that I’m
stronger than me and something that I’m trying to do I’m gonna work harder till
trying to do I’m gonna work harder till
trying to do I’m gonna work harder till I’m stronger than they are and that
I’m stronger than they are and that
I’m stronger than they are and that that’s what he taught us he’s just like
that’s what he taught us he’s just like
that’s what he taught us he’s just like you want to be here do you want what I
you want to be here do you want what I
you want to be here do you want what I have you want this and you need to work
have you want this and you need to work
have you want this and you need to work you can push yourself I mean there were
you can push yourself I mean there were
you can push yourself I mean there were days where I literally would have to
days where I literally would have to
days where I literally would have to late just completely sit down in the
late just completely sit down in the
late just completely sit down in the shower just to wash my hair and I think
shower just to wash my hair and I think
shower just to wash my hair and I think my mother tried to take me to the
my mother tried to take me to the
my mother tried to take me to the hospital a few times because I was just
hospital a few times because I was just
hospital a few times because I was just so beat down it’s like no I’m good I’ll
so beat down it’s like no I’m good I’ll
so beat down it’s like no I’m good I’ll heal up I’m just gonna get a get back in
heal up I’m just gonna get a get back in
heal up I’m just gonna get a get back in there
there
there and that’s what he preached he was just
and that’s what he preached he was just
and that’s what he preached he was just every day you only have you’re only here
every day you only have you’re only here
every day you only have you’re only here for a little while so like take full
for a little while so like take full
for a little while so like take full advantage of it because when you slide
advantage of it because when you slide
advantage of it because when you slide up to the pearly when he goes when you
up to the pearly when he goes when you
up to the pearly when he goes when you like when you get up there and head and
like when you get up there and head and
like when you get up there and head and you’re checking in he goes you can
you’re checking in he goes you can
you’re checking in he goes you can either walk in there with a perfect
either walk in there with a perfect
either walk in there with a perfect pristine body and and I’m sure they’re
pristine body and and I’m sure they’re
pristine body and and I’m sure they’re gonna look at you go and you didn’t take
gonna look at you go and you didn’t take
gonna look at you go and you didn’t take advantage anything I gave you he’s like
advantage anything I gave you he’s like
advantage anything I gave you he’s like Mike boys Billy way the other two of us
Mike boys Billy way the other two of us
Mike boys Billy way the other two of us it’s his boys he goes when y’all get up
it’s his boys he goes when y’all get up
it’s his boys he goes when y’all get up there y’all gonna slide in there
there y’all gonna slide in there
there y’all gonna slide in there sideways they’re gonna go good lord you
sideways they’re gonna go good lord you
sideways they’re gonna go good lord you took advantage of everything we gave you
took advantage of everything we gave you
took advantage of everything we gave you bailing wire holding us together
bailing wire holding us together
bailing wire holding us together Shiseido growing up in a family like you
Shiseido growing up in a family like you
Shiseido growing up in a family like you did not to get too detailed but would
did not to get too detailed but would
did not to get too detailed but would you say generally to encourage people
you say generally to encourage people
you say generally to encourage people like they’re looking at you going like
like they’re looking at you going like
like they’re looking at you going like man I I mean my father my mother their
man I I mean my father my mother their
man I I mean my father my mother their this their that mean what you say sure I
this their that mean what you say sure I
this their that mean what you say sure I mean your parents are there to mold you
mean your parents are there to mold you
mean your parents are there to mold you and guide you and if you don’t have that
and guide you and if you don’t have that
and guide you and if you don’t have that or whatever I my brother and I molded
or whatever I my brother and I molded
or whatever I my brother and I molded our our character and the way we would
our our character and the way we would
our our character and the way we would live our lives as a direct opposite of
live our lives as a direct opposite of
live our lives as a direct opposite of what my father was so you can learn you
what my father was so you can learn you
what my father was so you can learn you know what not to do right I don’t run a
know what not to do right I don’t run a
know what not to do right I don’t run a cop-out to people as I go out my father
cop-out to people as I go out my father
cop-out to people as I go out my father beat me and this yeah I’m a serial
beat me and this yeah I’m a serial
beat me and this yeah I’m a serial killer yeah
killer yeah
killer yeah my father beat me every day mm-hmm and
my father beat me every day mm-hmm and
my father beat me every day mm-hmm and the first time I ever got knocked down
the first time I ever got knocked down
the first time I ever got knocked down was by my dad so I I don’t I don’t
was by my dad so I I don’t I don’t
was by my dad so I I don’t I don’t believe in that and I don’t have anger
believe in that and I don’t have anger
believe in that and I don’t have anger issues well when I was working there was
issues well when I was working there was
issues well when I was working there was a different story
a different story
a different story yeah like I hate to do that but anyway
yeah like I hate to do that but anyway
yeah like I hate to do that but anyway that I don’t put my I’ve never even
that I don’t put my I’ve never even
that I don’t put my I’ve never even raised my voice my wife she’s never seen
raised my voice my wife she’s never seen
raised my voice my wife she’s never seen me angry I’ve never cussed out or
me angry I’ve never cussed out or
me angry I’ve never cussed out or anything I’ve been she’s the most
anything I’ve been she’s the most
anything I’ve been she’s the most important thing in my life so were my
important thing in my life so were my
important thing in my life so were my kids great and I don’t believe in that
kids great and I don’t believe in that
kids great and I don’t believe in that so I mean that right it’s great if
so I mean that right it’s great if
so I mean that right it’s great if they’re dealing with that is just to
they’re dealing with that is just to
they’re dealing with that is just to stay focused and keep the course and
stay focused and keep the course and
stay focused and keep the course and know that you’re you’re better than that
know that you’re you’re better than that
know that you’re you’re better than that and I mean sure anybody can cop out and
and I mean sure anybody can cop out and
and I mean sure anybody can cop out and be like well I had a bad I was dealt a
be like well I had a bad I was dealt a
be like well I had a bad I was dealt a bad hand
bad hand
bad hand yeah so what everybody has life stuff
yeah so what everybody has life stuff
yeah so what everybody has life stuff suck it up that’s right and just you
suck it up that’s right and just you
suck it up that’s right and just you know push forward and think that’s one
know push forward and think that’s one
know push forward and think that’s one of the things that makes the training so
of the things that makes the training so
of the things that makes the training so tough is just knowing that that in the
tough is just knowing that that in the
tough is just knowing that that in the back your head like any second now I
back your head like any second now I
back your head like any second now I could be gone for whatever reason the
could be gone for whatever reason the
could be gone for whatever reason the injury they don’t like me they wanna
injury they don’t like me they wanna
injury they don’t like me they wanna whatever it is I’m out of here and if
whatever it is I’m out of here and if
whatever it is I’m out of here and if you want something so bad I mean you
you want something so bad I mean you
you want something so bad I mean you know you were literally
know you were literally
know you were literally this planet to do that job and it’s in
this planet to do that job and it’s in
this planet to do that job and it’s in the hands of somebody else no matter how
the hands of somebody else no matter how
the hands of somebody else no matter how hard he took it I told it first I mean I
hard he took it I told it first I mean I
hard he took it I told it first I mean I made a point to go up to the instructors
made a point to go up to the instructors
made a point to go up to the instructors I said you’re gonna kill me to get me
I said you’re gonna kill me to get me
I said you’re gonna kill me to get me out here I’m not going anywhere and
out here I’m not going anywhere and
out here I’m not going anywhere and they’re like well alright well try and
they’re like well alright well try and
they’re like well alright well try and get that done and they did so they tried
get that done and they did so they tried
get that done and they did so they tried to kill me he told the instructor that
to kill me he told the instructor that
to kill me he told the instructor that yeah I don’t know what I was thinking
yeah I don’t know what I was thinking
yeah I don’t know what I was thinking I you know I was new I was young okay
I you know I was new I was young okay
I you know I was new I was young okay I’m beating on my chest yeah kill me get
I’m beating on my chest yeah kill me get
I’m beating on my chest yeah kill me get me out of here I was a stupidest thing
me out of here I was a stupidest thing
me out of here I was a stupidest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life
I’ve ever done in my entire life
I’ve ever done in my entire life Marcus that was hilarious in your book
Marcus that was hilarious in your book
Marcus that was hilarious in your book when you talked about cuz you said
when you talked about cuz you said
when you talked about cuz you said you’re not a natural runner the distance
you’re not a natural runner the distance
you’re not a natural runner the distance and running and that was with the sand
and running and that was with the sand
and running and that was with the sand and the boot it just man yeah what’s
and the boot it just man yeah what’s
and the boot it just man yeah what’s hilarious I had a lot of crosses to bear
hilarious I had a lot of crosses to bear
hilarious I had a lot of crosses to bear when I know the thing about budge
when I know the thing about budge
when I know the thing about budge training is that no matter who you are
training is that no matter who you are
training is that no matter who you are or what kind of athlete you are don’t
or what kind of athlete you are don’t
or what kind of athlete you are don’t they’ll find the weakness they’ll find
they’ll find the weakness they’ll find
they’ll find the weakness they’ll find it and they’ll exploit it I have plenty
it and they’ll exploit it I have plenty
it and they’ll exploit it I have plenty of them okay what were your weaknesses
of them okay what were your weaknesses
of them okay what were your weaknesses Marcus obviously we know yeah other
Marcus obviously we know yeah other
Marcus obviously we know yeah other stories the only thing I had going for
stories the only thing I had going for
stories the only thing I had going for when I got in there is I could swim like
when I got in there is I could swim like
when I got in there is I could swim like a fish and now where did you learn how
a fish and now where did you learn how
a fish and now where did you learn how to swim in East Texas well my father was
to swim in East Texas well my father was
to swim in East Texas well my father was a collegiate swimmer okay all that stuff
a collegiate swimmer okay all that stuff
a collegiate swimmer okay all that stuff so apparently I don’t remember this but
so apparently I don’t remember this but
so apparently I don’t remember this but when we were young and my dad took my
when we were young and my dad took my
when we were young and my dad took my brother and I by the back of our shirts
brother and I by the back of our shirts
brother and I by the back of our shirts and threw us in this river slash pond
and threw us in this river slash pond
and threw us in this river slash pond and my brother drowned and wound up in
and my brother drowned and wound up in
and my brother drowned and wound up in the hospital and I somebody pulled me
the hospital and I somebody pulled me
the hospital and I somebody pulled me out that was his way of saying sink or
out that was his way of saying sink or
out that was his way of saying sink or swim kind of deal and
swim kind of deal and
swim kind of deal and look we learned how to swim and that’s
look we learned how to swim and that’s
look we learned how to swim and that’s what I work is though so you had how
what I work is though so you had how
what I work is though so you had how many people in your buds class started
many people in your buds class started
many people in your buds class started the class how many people started with
the class how many people started with
the class how many people started with buds and how many made it 164 started
buds and how many made it 164 started
buds and how many made it 164 started and ten made it
and ten made it
and ten made it my brother had 254 I think and 16-minute
my brother had 254 I think and 16-minute
my brother had 254 I think and 16-minute [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and you you broke your femur I did how
and you you broke your femur I did how
and you you broke your femur I did how did that happen
did that happen
did that happen it was after Hill week and we were doing
it was after Hill week and we were doing
it was after Hill week and we were doing a evolution called the Monster Mash it’s
a evolution called the Monster Mash it’s
a evolution called the Monster Mash it’s kind of a who you a type deal yeah I
kind of a who you a type deal yeah I
kind of a who you a type deal yeah I think you run six miles you come in and
think you run six miles you come in and
think you run six miles you come in and jump in the ocean you swim a mile on
jump in the ocean you swim a mile on
jump in the ocean you swim a mile on half you come back you read a no course
half you come back you read a no course
half you come back you read a no course you do the 80-foot rope climb and
you do the 80-foot rope climb and
you do the 80-foot rope climb and everything well something happened and
everything well something happened and
everything well something happened and I’m trying to figure out what it was but
I’m trying to figure out what it was but
I’m trying to figure out what it was but I did something to upset one of the
I did something to upset one of the
I did something to upset one of the instructors I think and he made me carry
instructors I think and he made me carry
instructors I think and he made me carry a car tire so I had this car tire around
a car tire so I had this car tire around
a car tire so I had this car tire around my neck and I did the whole thing and I
my neck and I did the whole thing and I
my neck and I did the whole thing and I tried to swim with it I would swam out
tried to swim with it I would swam out
tried to swim with it I would swam out through the surf and was swimming
through the surf and was swimming
through the surf and was swimming through the ocean and I only made I
through the ocean and I only made I
through the ocean and I only made I didn’t make it the whole whole mile and
didn’t make it the whole whole mile and
didn’t make it the whole whole mile and I started to sink
I started to sink
I started to sink so I towed that thing in and I came back
so I towed that thing in and I came back
so I towed that thing in and I came back and I had to do the 80-foot rope climb
and I had to do the 80-foot rope climb
and I had to do the 80-foot rope climb so I put my tire back on and had water
so I put my tire back on and had water
so I put my tire back on and had water in it and I climbed to the top of the
in it and I climbed to the top of the
in it and I climbed to the top of the rope with a tire yes sir and when I
rope with a tire yes sir and when I
rope with a tire yes sir and when I reached up to grab the you got to hit
reached up to grab the you got to hit
reached up to grab the you got to hit the top of the i-beam that’s when you
the top of the i-beam that’s when you
the top of the i-beam that’s when you yes and I started to slide and I fell
yes and I started to slide and I fell
yes and I started to slide and I fell and I fell from the top of the rope all
and I fell from the top of the rope all
and I fell from the top of the rope all the way down I land in the sand on my
the way down I land in the sand on my
the way down I land in the sand on my feet and I rolled over and that tire was
feet and I rolled over and that tire was
feet and I rolled over and that tire was kind of propping me up and the
kind of propping me up and the
kind of propping me up and the instructor was saying you want to quit
instructor was saying you want to quit
instructor was saying you want to quit you’re gonna quit get out of here and I
you’re gonna quit get out of here and I
you’re gonna quit get out of here and I was like no I’m not gonna quit and I got
was like no I’m not gonna quit and I got
was like no I’m not gonna quit and I got up on the rope and I climbed back up
up on the rope and I climbed back up
up on the rope and I climbed back up well by the time I got to the rope
well by the time I got to the rope
well by the time I got to the rope because I was caring that everything was
because I was caring that everything was
because I was caring that everything was really the rostral real slippery and wet
really the rostral real slippery and wet
really the rostral real slippery and wet sandy and I called up again I got to the
sandy and I called up again I got to the
sandy and I called up again I got to the top I hit the road the i-beam and I fell
top I hit the road the i-beam and I fell
top I hit the road the i-beam and I fell again I started to slide I actually
again I started to slide I actually
again I started to slide I actually wrapped my arm around it so I wouldn’t
wrapped my arm around it so I wouldn’t
wrapped my arm around it so I wouldn’t fall straight down and it just kind of
fall straight down and it just kind of
fall straight down and it just kind of degloved my forearm and then I my arm
degloved my forearm and then I my arm
degloved my forearm and then I my arm finally fell out of the rope and I fell
finally fell out of the rope and I fell
finally fell out of the rope and I fell again
again
again and when I hit the ground I fractured my
and when I hit the ground I fractured my
and when I hit the ground I fractured my femur and my pelvis so I kind of I just
femur and my pelvis so I kind of I just
femur and my pelvis so I kind of I just limped off on it I didn’t tell him
limped off on it I didn’t tell him
limped off on it I didn’t tell him anything
anything
anything I felt that it felt like I had pulled my
I felt that it felt like I had pulled my
I felt that it felt like I had pulled my groin is what it felt like and I said
groin is what it felt like and I said
groin is what it felt like and I said you know I’m okay
you know I’m okay
you know I’m okay he made me you know they serve tortured
he made me you know they serve tortured
he made me you know they serve tortured me because I fell and then I ran on it
me because I fell and then I ran on it
me because I fell and then I ran on it for another two weeks we wouldn’t the
for another two weeks we wouldn’t the
for another two weeks we wouldn’t the second phase in a dive phase and when
second phase in a dive phase and when
second phase in a dive phase and when our first four mile time to run I was
our first four mile time to run I was
our first four mile time to run I was waiting in the back I was always the
waiting in the back I was always the
waiting in the back I was always the back but I was way back you know yeah I
back but I was way back you know yeah I
back but I was way back you know yeah I think I had hit three miles in 45
think I had hit three miles in 45
think I had hit three miles in 45 minutes or something and I had it was it
minutes or something and I had it was it
minutes or something and I had it was it was pitch-black I couldn’t see it was
was pitch-black I couldn’t see it was
was pitch-black I couldn’t see it was still dark outside and also these
still dark outside and also these
still dark outside and also these headlights come up and the instructors
headlights come up and the instructors
headlights come up and the instructors are who are you I was like it’s luttrell
are who are you I was like it’s luttrell
are who are you I was like it’s luttrell yeah what are you doing back here I
yeah what are you doing back here I
yeah what are you doing back here I think I pulled my groin
think I pulled my groin
think I pulled my groin they were like getting up and ambulance
they were like getting up and ambulance
they were like getting up and ambulance the suburbs omelets and they’re like
the suburbs omelets and they’re like
the suburbs omelets and they’re like wait a minute
wait a minute
wait a minute first go get wet and Sandy and I was
first go get wet and Sandy and I was
first go get wet and Sandy and I was like all right sided go get wet and
like all right sided go get wet and
like all right sided go get wet and Sandy down the ocean I get back in there
Sandy down the ocean I get back in there
Sandy down the ocean I get back in there and take me in the hospital I get a bone
and take me in the hospital I get a bone
and take me in the hospital I get a bone scan and I had a 13 inch vertical crack
scan and I had a 13 inch vertical crack
scan and I had a 13 inch vertical crack down my femur at 11 stress fractures on
down my femur at 11 stress fractures on
down my femur at 11 stress fractures on this leg seven on this one and I my my
this leg seven on this one and I my my
this leg seven on this one and I my my pelvis had been cracked and they were
pelvis had been cracked and they were
pelvis had been cracked and they were like we’re gonna have to roll you and I
like we’re gonna have to roll you and I
like we’re gonna have to roll you and I was like you can’t do that I can’t be
was like you can’t do that I can’t be
was like you can’t do that I can’t be rolled I can handle it they’re like no
rolled I can handle it they’re like no
rolled I can handle it they’re like no I’m sorry so they double rolled me no no
I’m sorry so they double rolled me no no
I’m sorry so they double rolled me no no when I was there healing up I was on
when I was there healing up I was on
when I was there healing up I was on crutches I was oh yeah but I was still
crutches I was oh yeah but I was still
crutches I was oh yeah but I was still getting beat now I mean I would crutch
getting beat now I mean I would crutch
getting beat now I mean I would crutch up into the compound it started be like
up into the compound it started be like
up into the compound it started be like go get in the surf so I was laying out
go get in the surf so I was laying out
go get in the surf so I was laying out in the ocean and the surf my crutches up
in the ocean and the surf my crutches up
in the ocean and the surf my crutches up like this it was just
it’s terrible but they finally said when
it’s terrible but they finally said when it was time for me to class up again
it was time for me to class up again
it was time for me to class up again they’re like we’re gonna send you to the
they’re like we’re gonna send you to the
they’re like we’re gonna send you to the hospital get another bone scan if your
hospital get another bone scan if your
hospital get another bone scan if your femurs not healed up then we’re gonna
femurs not healed up then we’re gonna
femurs not healed up then we’re gonna drop you I said no it’s fine I’m good
drop you I said no it’s fine I’m good
drop you I said no it’s fine I’m good and some of the instructors they had
and some of the instructors they had
and some of the instructors they had started to take a liking to me
started to take a liking to me
started to take a liking to me I was like no I’m good and I clapped I
I was like no I’m good and I clapped I
I was like no I’m good and I clapped I passed my class up run and I got back
passed my class up run and I got back
passed my class up run and I got back into the class started and we we got all
into the class started and we we got all
into the class started and we we got all the way to around third phase and it got
the way to around third phase and it got
the way to around third phase and it got to a point to where at night I would
to a point to where at night I would
to a point to where at night I would take a straps and frozen peas and my bed
take a straps and frozen peas and my bed
take a straps and frozen peas and my bed was elevated at the foot and I would put
was elevated at the foot and I would put
was elevated at the foot and I would put frozen peas from my ankles to my to my
frozen peas from my ankles to my to my
frozen peas from my ankles to my to my hips and ace wrap him and I’d sleep like
hips and ace wrap him and I’d sleep like
hips and ace wrap him and I’d sleep like that and then I was just chewing the 800
that and then I was just chewing the 800
that and then I was just chewing the 800 milligram motrin and they would have to
milligram motrin and they would have to
milligram motrin and they would have to my sweet mate would have to wake me up
my sweet mate would have to wake me up
my sweet mate would have to wake me up 35 to 40 minutes earlier before
35 to 40 minutes earlier before
35 to 40 minutes earlier before everybody else just to pick me up so to
everybody else just to pick me up so to
everybody else just to pick me up so to start walking so my legs would work and
start walking so my legs would work and
start walking so my legs would work and then they would carry me up to the
then they would carry me up to the
then they would carry me up to the compound and when we do runs they would
compound and when we do runs they would
compound and when we do runs they would actually push me or they’d one time they
actually push me or they’d one time they
actually push me or they’d one time they tied a rope to my my belt and pulled me
tied a rope to my my belt and pulled me
tied a rope to my my belt and pulled me through the run and I just I would fall
through the run and I just I would fall
through the run and I just I would fall down and they would pick me I was the
down and they would pick me I was the
down and they would pick me I was the whole team thing we were a small class
whole team thing we were a small class
whole team thing we were a small class now so I got through it but it wasn’t
now so I got through it but it wasn’t
now so I got through it but it wasn’t because I did it I did it as a teammate
because I did it I did it as a teammate
because I did it I did it as a teammate we did it as a team if they wouldn’t
we did it as a team if they wouldn’t
we did it as a team if they wouldn’t help me I couldn’t have made it through
help me I couldn’t have made it through
help me I couldn’t have made it through I was my legs were too badly damaged and
I was my legs were too badly damaged and
I was my legs were too badly damaged and I kept showing I mean I’ve almost died
I kept showing I mean I’ve almost died
I kept showing I mean I’ve almost died in training more times than I died in
in training more times than I died in
in training more times than I died in combat so really yes sir I just don’t
combat so really yes sir I just don’t
combat so really yes sir I just don’t never they don’t think about it try just
never they don’t think about it try just
never they don’t think about it try just be laying in the hospital and get me out
be laying in the hospital and get me out
be laying in the hospital and get me out of here heal up I’ll be stronger every
of here heal up I’ll be stronger every
of here heal up I’ll be stronger every time you heal up you’re stronger
time you heal up you’re stronger
time you heal up you’re stronger that’s the way you I mean you can just
that’s the way you I mean you can just
that’s the way you I mean you can just feel yourself getting stronger when
feel yourself getting stronger when
feel yourself getting stronger when you’re when you’ve been hurt and you’re
you’re when you’ve been hurt and you’re
you’re when you’ve been hurt and you’re laying there and you’re healing up I
laying there and you’re healing up I
laying there and you’re healing up I mean you can actually feel your body
mean you can actually feel your body
mean you can actually feel your body getting stronger and and I don’t know I
getting stronger and and I don’t know I
getting stronger and and I don’t know I just kind of takes on that superhuman
just kind of takes on that superhuman
just kind of takes on that superhuman form you’re just like okay I’m back
form you’re just like okay I’m back
form you’re just like okay I’m back let’s go and then I’m gonna go harder
let’s go and then I’m gonna go harder
let’s go and then I’m gonna go harder and faster than I did this time
and faster than I did this time
and faster than I did this time and works talk to me about when you were
and works talk to me about when you were
and works talk to me about when you were wounded in how you made it out crawling
wounded in how you made it out crawling
wounded in how you made it out crawling and all just a little bit about that
and all just a little bit about that
and all just a little bit about that didn’t tell us I just I wasn’t dead
didn’t tell us I just I wasn’t dead
didn’t tell us I just I wasn’t dead horrible fight everybody’s been killed
horrible fight everybody’s been killed
horrible fight everybody’s been killed your closest friends yeah like I said I
your closest friends yeah like I said I
your closest friends yeah like I said I wasn’t dead so I wasn’t just gonna lay
wasn’t dead so I wasn’t just gonna lay
wasn’t dead so I wasn’t just gonna lay there and to get out of there
there and to get out of there
there and to get out of there keep fighting that’s what I did I just
keep fighting that’s what I did I just
keep fighting that’s what I did I just started crawling out of there and they’d
started crawling out of there and they’d
started crawling out of there and they’d find me and we get into a fight
find me and we get into a fight
find me and we get into a fight I won and I just keep crawling I’d fall
I won and I just keep crawling I’d fall
I won and I just keep crawling I’d fall down these mountain sides and whatnot
down these mountain sides and whatnot
down these mountain sides and whatnot get back up
get back up
get back up crawl back on the other side and there
crawl back on the other side and there
crawl back on the other side and there was a point where you could even feel
was a point where you could even feel
was a point where you could even feel anything right from the chest down for a
anything right from the chest down for a
anything right from the chest down for a while or I’ve been shot in the back and
while or I’ve been shot in the back and
while or I’ve been shot in the back and for the second time that I rolled down
for the second time that I rolled down
for the second time that I rolled down this hill and it was everything was
this hill and it was everything was
this hill and it was everything was pretty much gone from the chest down
pretty much gone from the chest down
pretty much gone from the chest down the marm still worked you crawl the
the marm still worked you crawl the
the marm still worked you crawl the crawled
crawled
crawled and then you were you were taken
and then you were you were taken
and then you were you were taken you were taken and these people to the
you were taken and these people to the
you were taken and these people to the best of her ability helped you and then
best of her ability helped you and then
best of her ability helped you and then we we sent 16 people in on a helicopter
we we sent 16 people in on a helicopter
we we sent 16 people in on a helicopter to rescue you is that exactly my correct
to rescue you is that exactly my correct
to rescue you is that exactly my correct and then there were we were shot down
and then there were we were shot down
and then there were we were shot down twelve-year-old boy shot an RPG in the
twelve-year-old boy shot an RPG in the
twelve-year-old boy shot an RPG in the back of it blue now this guy 12 year old
back of it blue now this guy 12 year old
back of it blue now this guy 12 year old boy
then
then you made it home through a long crazy
you made it home through a long crazy
you made it home through a long crazy turn of events
turn of events
turn of events so the injuries Marcus that you had
so the injuries Marcus that you had
so the injuries Marcus that you had after Operation Red Wing not only like I
after Operation Red Wing not only like I
after Operation Red Wing not only like I cannot imagine emotionally using losing
cannot imagine emotionally using losing
cannot imagine emotionally using losing your family members losing people that
your family members losing people that
your family members losing people that you were so close to words can’t
you were so close to words can’t
you were so close to words can’t describe it but you physically what what
describe it but you physically what what
describe it but you physically what what did you have to deal with physically
did you have to deal with physically
did you have to deal with physically after Operation Red Wing as far as you
after Operation Red Wing as far as you
after Operation Red Wing as far as you you were shot in the back why had
you were shot in the back why had
you were shot in the back why had multiple injuries out of 11 through and
multiple injuries out of 11 through and
multiple injuries out of 11 through and throughs through my calves and quaza
throughs through my calves and quaza
throughs through my calves and quaza shrapnel hanging out of me everywhere I
shrapnel hanging out of me everywhere I
shrapnel hanging out of me everywhere I had broken my back in multiple places my
had broken my back in multiple places my
had broken my back in multiple places my shoulder been torn my knees were damaged
shoulder been torn my knees were damaged
shoulder been torn my knees were damaged maxillofacial damage had bitten my
maxillofacial damage had bitten my
maxillofacial damage had bitten my tongue in half and swallowed it on top
tongue in half and swallowed it on top
tongue in half and swallowed it on top of everything else but I once I got back
of everything else but I once I got back
of everything else but I once I got back like I said I was they had taken me down
like I said I was they had taken me down
like I said I was they had taken me down to bare bones to nothing that was
to bare bones to nothing that was
to bare bones to nothing that was physically weak and I had been broken so
physically weak and I had been broken so
physically weak and I had been broken so I just laid there in the hospital
I just laid there in the hospital
I just laid there in the hospital healing and I healed up had surgeries
healing and I healed up had surgeries
healing and I healed up had surgeries and they did the Taliban kind of
and they did the Taliban kind of
and they did the Taliban kind of destroyed this hand so I’d have a
destroyed this hand so I’d have a
destroyed this hand so I’d have a reconstructed and then once they put me
reconstructed and then once they put me
reconstructed and then once they put me back together I went back over got some
back together I went back over got some
back together I went back over got some more okay and and also too how about the
more okay and and also too how about the
more okay and and also too how about the the water and stuff that you ingested I
the water and stuff that you ingested I
the water and stuff that you ingested I mean there used to are cute are you
mean there used to are cute are you
mean there used to are cute are you still aren’t you still dealing with some
still aren’t you still dealing with some
still aren’t you still dealing with some of that even to this day yes sir oh
of that even to this day yes sir oh
of that even to this day yes sir oh she’s still with me yeah it was the it
she’s still with me yeah it was the it
she’s still with me yeah it was the it was the coldest water and and we’re most
was the coldest water and and we’re most
was the coldest water and and we’re most refreshing drink of water I’d ever had
refreshing drink of water I’d ever had
refreshing drink of water I’d ever had my entire life once I got into that
my entire life once I got into that
my entire life once I got into that village but I’m still paying for it to
village but I’m still paying for it to
village but I’m still paying for it to this day yeah but it’s such a it’s a
this day yeah but it’s such a it’s a
this day yeah but it’s such a it’s a part of my life now I don’t even just
part of my life now I don’t even just
part of my life now I don’t even just yeah think about it
yeah think about it
yeah think about it marcasite I’m gonna talk about
marcasite I’m gonna talk about
marcasite I’m gonna talk about commitment and and this never quit
commitment and and this never quit
commitment and and this never quit mentality not that we’re perfect I mean
mentality not that we’re perfect I mean
mentality not that we’re perfect I mean I I mess up every day so that uses
I I mess up every day so that uses
I I mess up every day so that uses everybody but I believe we serve a God
everybody but I believe we serve a God
everybody but I believe we serve a God who is all about commitment even though
who is all about commitment even though
who is all about commitment even though we’ve screwed up even though we’re
we’ve screwed up even though we’re
we’ve screwed up even though we’re fallen infallible that he is all about
fallen infallible that he is all about
fallen infallible that he is all about commitment any honors commitment I think
commitment any honors commitment I think
commitment any honors commitment I think in fact I don’t think I know Marcus
in fact I don’t think I know Marcus
in fact I don’t think I know Marcus there are incredible benefits to never
there are incredible benefits to never
there are incredible benefits to never quitting everyone you said it can be
quitting everyone you said it can be
quitting everyone you said it can be even humor looking back and going you
even humor looking back and going you
even humor looking back and going you know I have a funny story well what
know I have a funny story well what
know I have a funny story well what would you say are the benefits of never
would you say are the benefits of never
would you say are the benefits of never quitting not just where you’ve been as a
quitting not just where you’ve been as a
quitting not just where you’ve been as a Navy SEAL this hero but I mean just in
Navy SEAL this hero but I mean just in
Navy SEAL this hero but I mean just in life to pedestrians normal people
life to pedestrians normal people
life to pedestrians normal people looking at you like well I mean I’ll
looking at you like well I mean I’ll
looking at you like well I mean I’ll never be this guy but what the thing
never be this guy but what the thing
never be this guy but what the thing that goes back to what you’re saying
that goes back to what you’re saying
that goes back to what you’re saying about the never quitting for it
about the never quitting for it
about the never quitting for it I mean I’m nobody special I don’t have
I mean I’m nobody special I don’t have
I mean I’m nobody special I don’t have some gift that you don’t have that’s
some gift that you don’t have that’s
some gift that you don’t have that’s right so never quitting something allows
right so never quitting something allows
right so never quitting something allows you to
you to
you to [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I guess the best way to put it in a way
I guess the best way to put it in a way
I guess the best way to put it in a way to say it was is because I know what
to say it was is because I know what
to say it was is because I know what I’ve done in my past and I have a pretty
I’ve done in my past and I have a pretty
I’ve done in my past and I have a pretty good idea what can stop me in the future
good idea what can stop me in the future
good idea what can stop me in the future and if something does hit me that I have
and if something does hit me that I have
and if something does hit me that I have an experience before then I’ll just go
an experience before then I’ll just go
an experience before then I’ll just go down to that low gear until I overcome
down to that low gear until I overcome
down to that low gear until I overcome it and then I just tucked that one down
it and then I just tucked that one down
it and then I just tucked that one down like what else do you have for me so
like what else do you have for me so
like what else do you have for me so most of the obstacles and adversity that
most of the obstacles and adversity that
most of the obstacles and adversity that face the day-to-day life is it just
face the day-to-day life is it just
face the day-to-day life is it just something that I just I don’t even
something that I just I don’t even
something that I just I don’t even notice and I did shrug off there’s
notice and I did shrug off there’s
notice and I did shrug off there’s something really hard hits me then I
something really hard hits me then I
something really hard hits me then I have to go down without a little gear to
have to go down without a little gear to
have to go down without a little gear to get through it and I do it
and Charlie Mike contains emission
and Charlie Mike contains emission benefits as you mentioned about
benefits as you mentioned about
benefits as you mentioned about commitment would be discipline endurance
commitment would be discipline endurance
commitment would be discipline endurance vision creativity you talk about
vision creativity you talk about
vision creativity you talk about character all day long but if you don’t
character all day long but if you don’t
character all day long but if you don’t have commitment if you’re not committed
have commitment if you’re not committed
have commitment if you’re not committed to it are you gonna happen right I mean
to it are you gonna happen right I mean
to it are you gonna happen right I mean you have to you have to see where you’re
you have to you have to see where you’re
you have to you have to see where you’re starting anybody everyone can see that
starting anybody everyone can see that
starting anybody everyone can see that and then you have to know what the end
and then you have to know what the end
and then you have to know what the end game is
game is
game is and then whatever it is it gets thrown
and then whatever it is it gets thrown
and then whatever it is it gets thrown at you in the middle it’s just static
at you in the middle it’s just static
at you in the middle it’s just static Marcus lured them in school this just
Marcus lured them in school this just
Marcus lured them in school this just how far when you fell off the mountain
how far when you fell off the mountain
how far when you fell off the mountain the first time did you fall how many do
the first time did you fall how many do
the first time did you fall how many do you have you know how many feet you fell
you have you know how many feet you fell
you have you know how many feet you fell probably 6,000 feet down
after I’ve been shot and I engaged they
after I’ve been shot and I engaged they just three guys who engaged me and after
just three guys who engaged me and after
just three guys who engaged me and after I had eliminated that threat and I
I had eliminated that threat and I
I had eliminated that threat and I didn’t know what to do so I grabbed a
didn’t know what to do so I grabbed a
didn’t know what to do so I grabbed a rock and I reached out as far as I could
rock and I reached out as far as I could
rock and I reached out as far as I could and I drew a line in the sand I was like
and I drew a line in the sand I was like
and I drew a line in the sand I was like I’m gonna crawl to that to my feet hit
I’m gonna crawl to that to my feet hit
I’m gonna crawl to that to my feet hit it if I’m still alive and do it again
it if I’m still alive and do it again
it if I’m still alive and do it again that’s what I did so you kept me you
that’s what I did so you kept me you
that’s what I did so you kept me you reached out nothing was really working
reached out nothing was really working
reached out nothing was really working reached out except your arms here drew a
reached out except your arms here drew a
reached out except your arms here drew a line with a rock crawl past the line and
line with a rock crawl past the line and
line with a rock crawl past the line and they drew another one yeah I did that
they drew another one yeah I did that
they drew another one yeah I did that for seven miles and that’s when I
for seven miles and that’s when I
for seven miles and that’s when I finally found out got to water found a
finally found out got to water found a
finally found out got to water found a waterfall inside his mountain got what a
waterfall inside his mountain got what a
waterfall inside his mountain got what a metaphor again no one will ever find
metaphor again no one will ever find
metaphor again no one will ever find themselves in the situation that you
themselves in the situation that you
themselves in the situation that you have found yourself in but what an
have found yourself in but what an
have found yourself in but what an illustration Marcus about whether it’s
illustration Marcus about whether it’s
illustration Marcus about whether it’s school whether it’s about marriage
school whether it’s about marriage
school whether it’s about marriage career whatever in life hey you know I I
career whatever in life hey you know I I
career whatever in life hey you know I I feel like giving up this is a joke I
feel like giving up this is a joke I
feel like giving up this is a joke I can’t do this or that draw that line it
can’t do this or that draw that line it
can’t do this or that draw that line it could be five minutes it could be you
could be five minutes it could be you
could be five minutes it could be you know a day I’m going to draw that line
know a day I’m going to draw that line
know a day I’m going to draw that line if I get to there either than the next
if I get to there either than the next
if I get to there either than the next day I’ll draw another line whether
day I’ll draw another line whether
day I’ll draw another line whether someone’s battling with addiction you
someone’s battling with addiction you
someone’s battling with addiction you know drug addiction alcohol whatever it
know drug addiction alcohol whatever it
know drug addiction alcohol whatever it is I mean it that’s powerful because
is I mean it that’s powerful because
is I mean it that’s powerful because that waterfall is out there I mean the
that waterfall is out there I mean the
that waterfall is out there I mean the stream of water is out there life
stream of water is out there life
stream of water is out there life actually it’s right
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