Mike and Gina introduce the men of Blackwater’s Raven 23: Dustin Heard, a former US Marine from Maryville, Tennessee; former US Marine Evan Liberty from Rochester, New Hampshire; US Army veteran Paul Slough of Sanger, Texas; and Nicholas Slatten, a veteran of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, of Sparta, Tennessee.

Their families and military comrades discuss the characters and reputations of these small town enlistees, and what motivated them to join the fight after the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacking attacks on New York and Washington DC.

The episode also introduces Blackwater Worldwide founder, Erik Prince.

FOR MORE:

GALLUP POLL:
62% feel U.S. made a mistake sending troops to Iraq (2007)
https://news.gallup.com/poll/28099/latest-poll-shows-high-point-opposition-iraq-war.aspx

NYT:
From Texas to Iraq, and Center Of The Blackwater case (2008)
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/19/us/19slough.html

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