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For this episode I spoke to Iraq War Veteran Chris Levi about his experiences while serving in the U.S military in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Chris' time in Iraq came to an end when a roadside bomb hit his vehicle, Chris narrowly avoided death and lost both legs above the knee as well as sustaining a bad arm/hand injury.

Chris told me about his time in a military high school, his army training and his tours of Afghanistan and Iraq. We spoke at length about the day Chris' life changed drastically and the immediate aftermath of the ambush as well as Chris' feelings towards the person(s) who may have detonated the explosion.

Chris' spoke about the process of learning to walk again with prosthetic limbs and life after the military.

00:00 Preview, growing up, Military High School
00:19:35- Joining the military
00:27:00- RANGER SCHOOL
00:31:20 “HAZING” in the military
00:34:15 - 9/11
00:38:51- First deployment abroad (Afghanistan)
00:45:25- First impression of Afghanistan
00:48:46- What did combat w/ the Afghans consist of?
1:01:47- How did the Afghanis tend to view the Taliban/US troops?
1:08:05- Average day/ daily routine
1:15:30- GETTING “BLOWN UP” (IRAQ)
1:33:00- MEDICAL AID POST-AMBUSH
1:41:30- post-traumatic growth and humor
1:44:20- LEARNING TO WALK AGAIN, PROSTHETIC LEGS
2:02:35- charity work
2:18:40 Adjusting to life after the army


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