Pt 2of2: Scott Mann: Retired Green Beret, Death By Identity Crisis

The war in Ukraine may have distracted you from the US war in Afghanistan. A war that lasted 20 years and cost nearly 2 trillion dollars. You can likely remember the images seen on TV from August of 2021 of Kabul airport as the US pulled out. 1000s of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul International Airport, so desperate to escape the Taliban that they were clinging to military jets as they took off. This all happened as the Taliban enforced their rule over the Capitol. War has horrendous costs, but so does abandoning allies. Our guest for the next two episodes is someone who understands the cost of war firsthand. Scott Mann is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and was part of the elite Green Berets for 23 years. He's done military service tours around the world, including Columbia, Iraq, and multiple tours in Afghanistan. He was a he is a warrior storyteller and the founder of rooftop leadership. He shares the rapport-building skills he learned in Special Forces to help today's leaders make better human connections in high-stakes, low, trust engagement. Scott Mann is also a New York Times bestselling author of Operation Pineapple Express. It's a third-person narrative detailing the harrowing story of the veteran volunteers and Afghan allies who navigated the US abandonment of Afghanistan in August of 2021. He has since founded Operation Pineapple Express Relief to support the emergency needs of Afghan allies, such as safe passage out of Afghanistan and unforeseen resettlement needs. Website: https://ScottMann.com www.rooftopleadership.com Social Media https://www.facebook.com/RooftopLeadership/ https://www.instagram.com/rooftop_leadership/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/rooftop-leadership https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidscottmann/ https://twitter.com/RooftopLeader https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOQ7CDJ6uSaGvmfxYC_skQ Part 2) Death By Identity Crisis The forgotten 30,000 Afghans, special operators, and Alli's What happens when The Taliban can Find Your Name and Address The Uncle Sam Size Problem and Humanitarian Crisis. Thrust on the Shoulders of Veterans and their Pension Funds. We are confronting the Moral injury inflicted by the People we Trust. The Cost of The Massive 20% Loss of Public Trust in the Military? Afghan Special Operations and Trauma in a Motel 6 PTSD, When You Walk in, and Your Children Automatically Leave Death By Identity Crisis Standing in a Closet With a Gun to His Head... The Veteran Suicide Crisis The Generosity of Scars The Intimate Connection of Live Theater, Leadership, and Healing PTSD The Power of Storytelling Curious to discover how tapping into the Anatomy of Meaning can #actualize your #business, #culture, #Leadership, and #tribe DovBaron.com "Those Who Control Meaning for The Tribe, Also Control The Movement of That Tribe" #videopodcast #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #emotionsourcecode #neuroscience #emotional #meaning #emotional #logic #culture #curiosity #humanbehavior #purpose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Connect with Dov Baron:https://[email protected], review, and send this episode to the most thoughtful builder you know. That is how the algorithm finds the people who still ask why. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.