Oct 2017

3h 5m

95: Hardship, Leadership, and Victory. W...

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About this episode

0:00:00 - Opening

0:05:09 - Jim Kunkle. WWII Army Air Forces Fighter Pilot.

0:50:19 - Capt. Charlie Plumb.

0:59:03 - Jim Kunkle gets shot down.

1:10:52 - Jim's recovery and aftermath.

1:37:51 - Jim and Charlie Link up.

1:46:05 - Additional Thoughts. Leadership, adversity, and victory.

2:52:001 - Support JockoStore stuff, Origin Brand Apparel, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), The Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual.

3:03:34 - Closing Gratitude.

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