EPISODE · Sep 12, 2018 · 35 MIN
A Platoon Leader's First Combat Missions
from The Spear · host Modern War Institute at West Point
In 2003, Maj. (ret) John Spencer was a platoon leader in the 173rd Airborne. In this episode, he talks about the very first mission after his unit jumped in northern Iraq. He also described a complex ambush in which enemy forces targeted his platoon. Listen as he reflects on the experiences and what lessons he took from these experiences about combat, training, and fear.
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