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when battle is about to kick off and

when battle is about to kick off and it’s eminent definitely get a major shot

it’s eminent definitely get a major shot

it’s eminent definitely get a major shot of adrenaline because you can’t freeze

of adrenaline because you can’t freeze

of adrenaline because you can’t freeze at that point we have trained for years

at that point we have trained for years

at that point we have trained for years to overcome that fight-or-flight

to overcome that fight-or-flight

to overcome that fight-or-flight sensation that everybody has and you

sensation that everybody has and you

sensation that everybody has and you know Green Berets fight in that

know Green Berets fight in that

know Green Berets fight in that situation fighting as a team is

situation fighting as a team is

situation fighting as a team is absolutely the most important thing that

absolutely the most important thing that

absolutely the most important thing that you can do on the battlefield if you

you can do on the battlefield if you

you can do on the battlefield if you don’t have that you know it doesn’t

don’t have that you know it doesn’t

don’t have that you know it doesn’t matter what kind of situation you have

matter what kind of situation you have

matter what kind of situation you have your ears are not gonna get out of it as

your ears are not gonna get out of it as

your ears are not gonna get out of it as successful as you would have as fighting

successful as you would have as fighting

successful as you would have as fighting as a team and we’re not talking about

as a team and we’re not talking about

as a team and we’re not talking about you know going home at the end of the

you know going home at the end of the

you know going home at the end of the day and and you know feeling bad about

day and and you know feeling bad about

day and and you know feeling bad about how the day went we’re talking about

how the day went we’re talking about

how the day went we’re talking about some of your detachment members being

some of your detachment members being

some of your detachment members being killed or critically injured the the

killed or critically injured the the

killed or critically injured the the consequence is death sometimes our

consequence is death sometimes our

consequence is death sometimes our training weeds out a lot of quitters

training weeds out a lot of quitters

training weeds out a lot of quitters you’re given every opportunity for

you’re given every opportunity for

you’re given every opportunity for basically three years during Special

basically three years during Special

basically three years during Special Forces training to quit and I think a

Forces training to quit and I think a

Forces training to quit and I think a lot of it has to do with you know the

lot of it has to do with you know the

lot of it has to do with you know the old adage when the going gets tough the

old adage when the going gets tough the

old adage when the going gets tough the tough get going right this was

tough get going right this was

tough get going right this was definitely a tough situation and I could

definitely a tough situation and I could

definitely a tough situation and I could have quit at any time

have quit at any time

have quit at any time I don’t think anybody would have faulted

I don’t think anybody would have faulted

I don’t think anybody would have faulted me for it either but I just didn’t have

me for it either but I just didn’t have

me for it either but I just didn’t have it in me to quit it wasn’t an option at

it in me to quit it wasn’t an option at

it in me to quit it wasn’t an option at this point especially after everybody on

this point especially after everybody on

this point especially after everybody on the team had risked their lives to get

the team had risked their lives to get

the team had risked their lives to get to me to keep me alive to get me down

to me to keep me alive to get me down

to me to keep me alive to get me down that mountain I couldn’t give up now

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