EPISODE · Oct 24, 2023 · 1H 7M
Scott Garavito | Marine Corps Stories — Iraq, Field Life & Military Mayhem
from Tales from the Corps · host Michael Francis
Send us Fan MailMarine Corps veteran Scott Garavito joins Tales From The Corps to trade stories about deployments, field life, Iraq, and the ridiculous situations that become some of the most memorable parts of military service.Vito joins the conversation for stories ranging from Hunter's wedding and life in the field to carrying heavy packs, surviving without showers, and figuring out how to stay relatively clean when bathing facilities aren't exactly part of the accommodations.The conversation gets into the language and culture of military life, including MREs, BAH, CAX, and the kind of terminology that becomes completely normal while serving and completely incomprehensible to everyone else.Vito also shares stories from Iraq, including an encounter with locals hauling crates of Pepsi, while the conversation turns to experiences in Gannon, operating around tanks, and some of the unexpected situations that unfolded during deployments and training.As usual, plenty of the conversation has nothing to do with combat—from questionable bathroom solutions and wedding stories to Frank's memorable interactions with babies and an experience at American Airlines in Houston.It's a collection of the strange, funny, uncomfortable, and occasionally serious moments that rarely make it into official Marine Corps history—but somehow become the stories Marines are still telling each other years later.Featuring: 🪖 Scott Garavito — Marine Corps Combat VeteranTALES FROM THE CORPS Real stories. Unfiltered conversations. Veterans, families, historians, and the people preserving their legacy.🎥 YouTube: Tales From The Corps Podcast 🎵 TikTok: @tales.from.the.corps 📸 Instagram: @talesfromthecorps 🪖 Virtual Barracks: VirtualBarracks.com 💬 Discord: Join the Virtual Barracks 📧 Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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Send us Fan Mail Marine Corps veteran Scott Garavito joins Tales From The Corps to trade stories about deployments, field life, Iraq, and the ridiculous situations that become some of the most memorable parts of military service. Vito joins the conversation for stories ranging from Hunter's wedding and life in the field to carrying heavy packs, surviving without showers, and figuring out how to stay relatively clean when bathing facilities aren't exactly part of the accommodations. The conver...
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