Post by mynewunit on Feb 26, 2020 5:12:50 GMT -8
218: Pinned Down, Shot In The Head, Still Winning. With Ike Eisenbach
Podcast 218 Page
0:00:00 - Opening
0:00:44 – Vietnam officer fatality stats. 20 times worse than Iraq, 2006.
0:06:00 – Silver Star Citation for Lt. Eisenbach award.
0:08:40 – Charles Robert "Ike" Eisenbach. Silver Star. Vietnam.
0:09:30 – Grew up military. Bobby to “Ike”. Son of WW2 Naval Aviator.
0:14:30 – University of Utah. 1962 Salt Lake City.
0:18:30 – Speech with a Thompson submachine gun.
0:20:30 – Plebe summer. 1963. Classmates “Larry” Oliver North. Jim Webb. Ray Smith. Pete Pace. Roger Staubach. Maurice “Tex” Harkins.
0:26:00 – Boxing. Webb vs North.
0:30:15 – Choosing the Marines over Navy. Respect. Graduation in 1967. Service Selection.
0:36:30 – Dad’s thoughts.
0:37:48 – Anchor Man rumors. TBS The Basic School. Quantico.
0:43:51 – Vietnam focused serious training.
0:48:00 – After the basic school. Infantry. Recon Placement and Naval Gunfire Training.
0:49:26 – Naval Cruiser fire. Bravo Zulu. Pistol in combat.
0:51:26 – Infantry Officer Course. Recon Course.
0:53:50 – M16 talk. Going in country.
0:59:00 – First Recon Battalion. Review and Promotion without meeting them.
1:02:17 – Change over. Tell me your ideas. Only serious injury in 5 months was me.
1:07:00 – First Operation. Where there’s 4, there are more. Called in fire on 400 NVA.
1:11:00 – Supervisor fired. I fired a guy once. Typical missions. Chopper in. Find, Fix, Call in fire.
1:21:45 – Planning. Carried batteries, food, water, claymore, no dogs, night vision.
1:27:40 – Comfortable in jungle. PT and heat casualty.
1:31:35 – Last Mission.
1:38:15 – The story from the chopper pilot.
1:48:00 – The story from lance corporal Robert Wood Daily Baird III.
1:54:00 – Hospital. Why me. Why not me.
2:00:00 – Next Mission. Small steps. Making changes. Back to School.
2:08:00 – 12 months. Right leg getting better. Graduate to a can. Now in a chair.
2:10:15 – Dark humor and healing.
2:14:00 – When I met the wife. Family, Doctorate.
2:17:39 – Ike's son, Matt Eisenbach.
2:20:00 – 6th Grade story. Naval Academy, submariner.
2:28:17 – Final thoughts.
2:29:47 – How to stay on THE PATH.
2:47:50 – Closing gratitude.
Podcast 218 Page
0:00:00 - Opening
0:00:44 – Vietnam officer fatality stats. 20 times worse than Iraq, 2006.
0:06:00 – Silver Star Citation for Lt. Eisenbach award.
0:08:40 – Charles Robert "Ike" Eisenbach. Silver Star. Vietnam.
0:09:30 – Grew up military. Bobby to “Ike”. Son of WW2 Naval Aviator.
0:14:30 – University of Utah. 1962 Salt Lake City.
0:18:30 – Speech with a Thompson submachine gun.
0:20:30 – Plebe summer. 1963. Classmates “Larry” Oliver North. Jim Webb. Ray Smith. Pete Pace. Roger Staubach. Maurice “Tex” Harkins.
0:26:00 – Boxing. Webb vs North.
0:30:15 – Choosing the Marines over Navy. Respect. Graduation in 1967. Service Selection.
0:36:30 – Dad’s thoughts.
0:37:48 – Anchor Man rumors. TBS The Basic School. Quantico.
0:43:51 – Vietnam focused serious training.
0:48:00 – After the basic school. Infantry. Recon Placement and Naval Gunfire Training.
0:49:26 – Naval Cruiser fire. Bravo Zulu. Pistol in combat.
0:51:26 – Infantry Officer Course. Recon Course.
0:53:50 – M16 talk. Going in country.
0:59:00 – First Recon Battalion. Review and Promotion without meeting them.
1:02:17 – Change over. Tell me your ideas. Only serious injury in 5 months was me.
1:07:00 – First Operation. Where there’s 4, there are more. Called in fire on 400 NVA.
1:11:00 – Supervisor fired. I fired a guy once. Typical missions. Chopper in. Find, Fix, Call in fire.
1:21:45 – Planning. Carried batteries, food, water, claymore, no dogs, night vision.
1:27:40 – Comfortable in jungle. PT and heat casualty.
1:31:35 – Last Mission.
1:38:15 – The story from the chopper pilot.
1:48:00 – The story from lance corporal Robert Wood Daily Baird III.
1:54:00 – Hospital. Why me. Why not me.
2:00:00 – Next Mission. Small steps. Making changes. Back to School.
2:08:00 – 12 months. Right leg getting better. Graduate to a can. Now in a chair.
2:10:15 – Dark humor and healing.
2:14:00 – When I met the wife. Family, Doctorate.
2:17:39 – Ike's son, Matt Eisenbach.
2:20:00 – 6th Grade story. Naval Academy, submariner.
2:28:17 – Final thoughts.
2:29:47 – How to stay on THE PATH.
2:47:50 – Closing gratitude.
