Aug 20, 2022
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Today we hear the Combat Story of Jason Lilley, a former Marine
infantryman, Marine Recon, sniper, MARSOC, and then CIA Global
Response Staff (or GRS) operator. As many are aware, Jason is the
other half of the veteran media company Savage Actual (https://www.youtube.com/c/savageactual), with his
co-host Patrick Moltrup having been a guest on our show on Episode
26 (https://youtu.be/YmOkCKtpvGk).
Jason survived brutal fighting in the initial invasion of Iraq with
the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion alongside journalist Evan Wright
who would go on to write the book Generation Kill which was
transformed into an HBO series by the same name, depicting some of
the battles we talk about in this episode (watch more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLlHcwJ5vS4).
In another deployment, Jason earned a Silver Star during a battle
on April 7th, 2004 in Iraq that was later depicted in the History
Channel program “Ambush of April 7th” (https://www.history.com/shows/the-warfighters/season-1/episode-5#:~:text=On%20April%207%2C%202004%20a,in%20the%20War%20on%20Terror).
It is believed to be the most decorations awarded for a single
battle during the war, which included four Silver Stars, multiple
Purple Hearts, and two Navy Crosses (one award posthumously).
We didn’t want to shortchange listeners on Jason’s incredible
stories so we’ll schedule a round two to dive into his time with
MARSOC and the CIA. This episode is chalked full of combat
experiences with a very human, empathetic, and thoughtful lens that
I know you will enjoy as much as I did.
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Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - About our sponsor, Better Help
3:01 - Guest Introduction (Jason Lilley)
4:16 - Interview begins and a story of confronting Stolen Valor
12:48 - Childhood in a family of musicians and being bullied
17:56 - Joining the Marines in 2000
22:54 - Advice for young people going through tough times
24:55 - Path from infantry "grunt" to Recon
28:22 - Combat Story - First combat experience taking a Scud before
crossing the border into Iraq
34:10 - Auditioning to play himself in Generation Kill (HBO TV
series about his platoon)
39:40 - Story of finding a buried enemy helicopter and rockets
40:53 - Combat Story - first time close to danger accidentally
driving through heavy fire
49:11 - Combat Story - Perilous engagement in a airfield
58:00 - Being back home after being in combat
1:01:06 - Mindset going in to second deployment
1:04:51 - Combat Story - 7, April, 2004 Silver Star event during
second deployment
1:29:13 - Feelings about awards and ceremonies
1:35:04 - Taking a break and then transitioning to MARSOC
1:38:50 - A negative Hollywood experience and starting a media
company
1:47:21 - What did you carry into combat?
1:49:48 - Would you do it again?
1:52:52 - Listener comments and shout outs
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This video covers the following subjects:
- Marine Special Operator
- Silver Star
- CIA GRS
- Savage Actual
United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is
a component command of the United States Special Operations Command
(SOCOM) that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Its
core capabilities are direct action, special reconnaissance, and
foreign internal defense.
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