Ray Linbaugh | The Walking Dead Marines

Описание: They were called The Walking Dead—not from Hollywood, but from the hardened jungles of Vietnam, where the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines earned one of the highest casualty rates of any unit in U.S. military history and Ray Linbaugh, our guest this week, was one of the few survivors. In this powerful episode, we sit down with a veteran of this fabled battalion to explore what it truly means to walk through fire and come out the other side. It’s a conversation about grit, sacrifice, and survival—one that echoes far beyond the battlefield. Through the lens of lived experience, we unpack how these Marines carried the weight of their legacy, how war shaped their minds, and how they continue to serve in silence today. Perspective is earned in the trenches of life—and this story is no exception.

0:00 Introduction
0:49 Once a Marine...
3:58 1st Battalion, 9th Marines "The Walking Dead"
9:01 First Mission in Vietnam
14:00 Fighting Ghosts: Tunnel Warfare
19:48 Seven Months In The Field
28:52 What If: Operation Buffalo
35:30 Analogies of War
1:00:00 What It Means to Serve
1:07:00 Stories of Combat
1:13:11 For Those Struggling

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