From the MidSouth to the SEALs: Ronnie Hodges on Service, Grit & Purpose

In this episode of 'Spirits in the Material World', longtime SEAL veteran Ronnie Hodges shares his incredible journey from being drafted into the Marine Corps to joining the elite Navy SEALs during the Vietnam War. He recounts the intense BUD/S training and harrowing missions, revealing the mental and physical endurance required to survive and accomplish their covert operations. Hodges offers a glimpse into a secretive world where only 50% of SEALs could be deployed overseas, highlighting missions in Cambodia and Vietnam that often involved collaboration with the CIA and reflected a time of intense conflict and bravery.