Episode 59: Pete Tingstrom

In 1985 Pete Tingstrom was beginning his military career, as had his father who was a Green Beret. In this interview Pete describes his path to Special Forces and he himself becoming a Green Beret, his initial 3.5-year enlistment with the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum, NY, his recruitment to the 12th Special Forces Group, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Artic Warfare in Alaska, and Ranger School, and the Q course. Pete goes on to describe a myriad of experiences while serving in Special Forces as a Green Beret