August 19, 2021

#11 Will Chesney | Ret. US Navy SEAL | Dog handler | Author & Speaker |

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1 hour 13 minutes

WILL CHESNEY is a retired US Special Forces Navy SEAL. He, and his dog, Cairo, were involved in the US military's 2011 raid, Neptune's Spear, that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden. Will received a Silver Star and Purple Heart, and has since gone on to write a book about his heroic dog, Cairo, titled No Ordinary Dog, there's also a young readers version called Warrior Dog.

We talk about lots of things, including how he became a SEAL, and of course the epic life story of his extraordinary dog, Cairo. [Scroll down for all links incl. books.]

TIMESTAMPS (clickable in some apps)

[00:12] INTRO

[00:48] Why Will wanted to join the US Navy SEALS

[04:52] SEAL Training (incl. 'HELL WEEK'!)

[13:02] Will learning to hold his breath underwater

[17:41] First deployments

[20:02] Introduction to military working dogs

[24:41] Will gets his dog, Cairo

[29:10] Will's dog training tips

[34:19] Have You Met... Cairo

[38:59] When Cairo got shot

[43:39] Neptune's Spear Mission (Osama Bin Laden raid)

[48:18] Processing the risk of death on each deployment

[50:04] When Will got hit by a grenade

[52:04] Dealing with Traumatic Brain Injury & PTSD

[01:03:55] How military dogs retire & Cairo's retirement

[01:06:57] Will's current dogs

[01:09:06] Recall and training tips

[01:12:13] Will's message

[01:12:38] OUTRO

HAVE YOU MET... LINKS:

All Links (Linktree)

YouTube Full Episodes (out every Thursday)

YouTube Clips (out most days)

Website

Instagram

Anchor

Twitter

Facebook

LinkedIn

WILL'S LINKS:

No Ordinary Dog - Facebook

Instagram @willcheeese

Instagram @noordinarydogbook

Get Will's book(s): from Amazon, or check it out here.

- NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY THURSDAY - NEW CLIPS DAILY -

Extreme variety of guests. Open-minded and curious conversations. Just two people talking...

#willchesney #podcast #navyseal #specialforces #cairo #noordinarydog #warriordog #militarydog #military #usmilitary #veteran Keywords: Navy SEALs, Special Forces, Cairo the dog, Osama Bin Laden, mission, veteran, military, army

ALL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/HaveYouMet

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August 19, 2021

#11 Will Chesney | Ret. US Navy SEAL | Dog handler | Author & Speaker |

Listen Later

1 hour 13 minutes

WILL CHESNEY is a retired US Special Forces Navy SEAL. He, and his dog, Cairo, were involved in the US military's 2011 raid, Neptune's Spear, that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden. Will received a Silver Star and Purple Heart, and has since gone on to write a book about his heroic dog, Cairo, titled No Ordinary Dog, there's also a young readers version called Warrior Dog.

We talk about lots of things, including how he became a SEAL, and of course the epic life story of his extraordinary dog, Cairo. [Scroll down for all links incl. books.]

TIMESTAMPS (clickable in some apps)

[00:12] INTRO

[00:48] Why Will wanted to join the US Navy SEALS

[04:52] SEAL Training (incl. 'HELL WEEK'!)

[13:02] Will learning to hold his breath underwater

[17:41] First deployments

[20:02] Introduction to military working dogs

[24:41] Will gets his dog, Cairo

[29:10] Will's dog training tips

[34:19] Have You Met... Cairo

[38:59] When Cairo got shot

[43:39] Neptune's Spear Mission (Osama Bin Laden raid)

[48:18] Processing the risk of death on each deployment

[50:04] When Will got hit by a grenade

[52:04] Dealing with Traumatic Brain Injury & PTSD

[01:03:55] How military dogs retire & Cairo's retirement

[01:06:57] Will's current dogs

[01:09:06] Recall and training tips

[01:12:13] Will's message

[01:12:38] OUTRO

HAVE YOU MET... LINKS:

All Links (Linktree)

YouTube Full Episodes (out every Thursday)

YouTube Clips (out most days)

Website

Instagram

Anchor

Twitter

Facebook

LinkedIn

WILL'S LINKS:

No Ordinary Dog - Facebook

Instagram @willcheeese

Instagram @noordinarydogbook

Get Will's book(s): from Amazon, or check it out here.

- NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY THURSDAY - NEW CLIPS DAILY -

Extreme variety of guests. Open-minded and curious conversations. Just two people talking...

#willchesney #podcast #navyseal #specialforces #cairo #noordinarydog #warriordog #militarydog #military #usmilitary #veteran Keywords: Navy SEALs, Special Forces, Cairo the dog, Osama Bin Laden, mission, veteran, military, army

ALL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/HaveYouMet

...more

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