Ep 39: Ocie Vest on the Marine Corps’ War in Afghanistan, Part 2 of 2

Ocie Vest, retired Marine infantry officer, joins the show to talk about his experiences as a platoon commander in the Battle of Marjah and later as a combat leader in Nimruz Province, lessons learned in training and in combat, and how the war can continue after the fighting ends. Second of a two-part conversation. ▪️ Times • 01:27 Violent Months • 06:15 “Do Whatever Those Guys Do” • 09:42 Tactical Adaptation • 13:32 A Fighting Exit • 18:03 “That Sucked…Why’d We Want To Do That So Bad?” • 21:29 Dispersed Operations • 26:36 Nimruz Province • 30:43 Hope For The Future • 34:39 Leadership • 36:11 Medically Retired, Twice • 38:53 The Work Works • 45:47 “Now Its Up To Them”