Special Forces Team Sergeant in Iraq | Green Beret | Grit to Glory Author | Darrell Utt (Rd 1)
Today we have round one of a fantastic two-part Combat Story with a former guest: Darrell Utt, a long time Green Beret and retired Master Sergeant.
Darrell just finished writing a book (Grit to Glory) going into great detail about one deployment when he was a Team Sergeant with ODA 043 in 2006 to Iraq that includes all the highs and lows of leading a team of elite Green Berets.
We met with Darrell two years ago for an episode (#74) watched by over a 100K+ people and this time around we get into more of the moments, experiences, and emotion in some of the fighting that Darrell has unearthed while writing the book.
If you pre-order his book before Veterans Day (2024), you get a signed copy of the book and one of the coolest challenge coins you’ll find. Pre-order the book at ballastbooks.com/purchase/grit-to-glory/. You can find Darrell on the socials at darrell.utt on Instagram or darrell-utt on LinkedIN.
If you haven’t seen the first episode, don’t worry, you’ll get all the context you need in this one to be up and running and I’m sure you’re going to enjoy his very real, raw, and down to earth storytelling as much as I did.
Darrell on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/darrell.utt/?hl=en
00:00 Intro
00:35 Darrell Utt Bio
03:09 Writing the Book: Challenges and Inspirations
10:12 Morgue Day: A Haunting Memory
19:26 Growing Up: Building Grit and Resilience
21:15 Family Struggles and Finding Strength
32:44 Military Path: From Humble Beginnings to Special Forces
44:53 The First Marine in the Family
45:16 Mentorship and Military Service
45:48 Challenges in Joining the Marine Corps
47:48 Receiving the Green Beret
50:28 Reconnecting with Influential Figures
54:08 Operation Ugly Baby: The Initial Invasion
01:06:05 Cultural Encounters and EPW Camp
01:18:03 Navigating Mosul and Military Strategy
01:26:13 Strategic Reflections and Military Planning
01:27:18 Looted Infrastructure and Insurgency
01:29:04 Early Signs of Trouble in Iraq
01:31:11 The Ba'ath Party Dilemma
01:33:22 WMDs and Misconceptions
01:35:27 2006: A New Team and Mission
01:47:20 Challenges and Leadership Decisions
02:03:57 Owning Up and Moving Forward
02:07:44 Conclusion and Upcoming Content
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- Show
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published9 November 2024 at 17:00 UTC
- Length2h 9m
- RatingExplicit