War Was the Easy Part | Eduardo Garduno

Eduardo Garduno recounts his path from a turbulent childhood in Southern California to the 75th Ranger Regiment, with deployments to Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq and combat against ISIS. He also opens up about his difficult transition out of the military, becoming a police officer, struggles with PTSD and alcohol, and the long road toward recovery and writing his memoir.
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00:00 – Start
01:13 – Growing Up Poor in Southern California
09:10 – Early Hatred of Police & Growing Up Around Crime
16:44 – Fighting, Anger & Becoming a Troublemaker
28:02 – Getting Arrested for Shoplifting
37:17 – High School, Rebellion & His Brother’s Drug Business
51:18 – His Brother Gets Busted & Police Raid the Family Home
1:00:20 – Deciding to Join the Military
1:06:20 – Accidentally Signing an Option 40 Contract
1:10:54 – Basic Training, a Dear John Letter & Finding Motivation
1:15:33 – Surviving RASP
1:19:34 – Arriving at 2nd Ranger Battalion
1:27:22 – First Deployment to Afghanistan
1:34:33 – Going to Ranger School
1:41:48 – Recycles, Peer Evaluations & Eight Months at Ranger School
1:53:28 – Finally Earning the Ranger Tab
1:57:29 – Deploying to Syria as a Ranger Team Leader
2:01:22 – Dropping Mortars on ISIS
2:03:14 – When the War Suddenly Became Real
2:07:10 – Javelins, Close Calls & Nearly Getting Shot
2:10:29 – Taking Incoming Mortar Fire in Syria
2:19:09 – Returning Home & Considering Delta Force
2:21:05 – Deployment to Iraq With Delta Force
2:25:36 – Ranger Shenanigans & Getting in Trouble Overseas
2:34:14 – Leaving the Army & Struggling With Alcohol
2:38:15 – Becoming a Police Officer
2:48:05 – PTSD, Police Culture & Trying to Change the System
2:54:37 – Refusing to Give Cops Special Treatment
3:01:18 – His First Police Chase Ends in a Rollover
3:09:09 – Leaving the Police Department
3:11:09 – Recovery, PTSD & Hitting Rock Bottom
3:15:18 – Checking Himself Into a VA Psychiatric Ward
3:20:19 – Intensive Therapy & Searching for Something That Worked
3:21:46 – TMS Treatment & Beginning to Heal
3:23:35 – Writing His Memoir as a Way to Understand His Life
3:24:15 – Marijuana-Induced Psychosis & Another Psychiatric Hospitalization
3:31:41 – Finding a Treatment That Finally Helped
3:32:28 – The Demons Within & Looking Forward
3:33:28 – Closing Thoughts

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