Benjamin Sledge: Award Winning Author of Where Cowards Go to Die and Combat Wounded Veteran
Team Never Quit30 Nov 2022

Benjamin Sledge: Award Winning Author of Where Cowards Go to Die and Combat Wounded Veteran

In this week's Team Never Quit Podcast, Marcus has 11-year combat veteran and Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient, Benjamin Sledge in the studio. Benjamin served in Iraq and Afghanistan, earning 2 Army Commendation Medals. He lost his best friend in combat. These days, Benjamin is a viral writer, graphic designer, and author of Where Cowards Go to Die where he reveals a brutal portrait of war and the cost of returning to a country that no longer feels like home. He travels around the country educating businesses, non-profits, and churches about veterans’ mental health issues.
In this episode you will hear:
  • I got to see the best and worst parts of war. Often times we were the first ones in the door, so we either made friends or got shot.
  • I was 21 when I first got to the battle, thinking “I literally have no idea what I’m doing.”
  • There’s a very distinct smell to death. It’s like rotting meat dabbed with knockoff CK1 cologne.
  • Many combat veterans don’t necessarily come home with PTSD; it’s moral injury. It’s the physiological damage that occurs when you violate your sense of right and wrong.
  • Seeing death from that close does something to the mind. It became a real struggle point for me.
  • When I first got home, they didn’t know how to handle me, because I didn’t know how to handle myself. I was drinking myself silly, so I could get the images out of my head.
  • The strangest thing happened to me – I found myself missing war.
  • My wife left me while I was in Iraq.
  • War really is a spiritual experience.
  • What does it look like to live a courageous life and carry that into career and family relationships – Never give up, never accept defeat, and never leave a fallen comrade behind.
  • Inside every man, there’s both a warrior and a poet.


Support Benjamin
Website: https://benjaminsledge.com
Book (Where Cowards Go to Die): https://amz.run/5GAb
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.sledge/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjamincsledge/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/benjamincsledge


Support TNQ
https://www.instagram.com/marcusluttrell/
https://www.instagram.com/andrewbrockenbush/
https://www.instagram.com/team_neverquit/

Avsnitt(461)

Colonel Trey Morriss: The Secret 35-Hour Mission That Kicked Off Desert Storm | Author of DOOM 34

Colonel Trey Morriss: The Secret 35-Hour Mission That Kicked Off Desert Storm | Author of DOOM 34

DOOM 34: The 35-Hour Mission That Helped Launch Desert StormColonel Trey Morriss, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) is a former B-52 aviator, commander, and decorated combat veteran who served more than 31 years ...

1 Apr 1h 27min

Wendi Rees: From Trauma to Triumph Through Faith, Author & Host of Truth Talk

Wendi Rees: From Trauma to Triumph Through Faith, Author & Host of Truth Talk

From Victim to Victor: Wendi Rees on Faith, Trauma, and Unexpected Paths to HealingWhat if the tools for healing were already placed within God’s creation? And what if the journey toward restoration c...

18 Mars 1h 29min

Nuri Golan: The Israeli Navy SEAL Helping Combat Veterans Build World-Class Companies

Nuri Golan: The Israeli Navy SEAL Helping Combat Veterans Build World-Class Companies

From Navy SEAL to Venture Builder:Nuri Golan on Turning Elite Operators into Elite EntrepreneursIn this week’s Team Never Quit Podcast, Marcus and Melanie are joined by Nuri Golan, a man who proves th...

4 Mars 1h 17min

Bill Waybourn: Four Decades of Service, 1,200 Victims Rescued, and the Hidden War on Human Trafficking

Bill Waybourn: Four Decades of Service, 1,200 Victims Rescued, and the Hidden War on Human Trafficking

Protecting the Voiceless: Bill Waybourn on Human Trafficking and Hidden AbuseThis week, Marcus and Melanie sit down with one of Texas’ most respected law enforcement leaders and advocates for the vuln...

18 Feb 1h 4min

Jesse James: Founder of West Coast Choppers, Welding an Empire From Scratch & Finding The Spotlight

Jesse James: Founder of West Coast Choppers, Welding an Empire From Scratch & Finding The Spotlight

Forged by Fire: Jesse James on Craftsmanship, Controversy, and ReinventionThis week, Marcus and Melanie sit down with Jesse James, one of the most influential custom motorcycle builders of the modern ...

4 Feb 1h 36min

Jonathan Wilson: Making the Invisible Visible - A Navy SEAL’s Mission to Save Lives

Jonathan Wilson: Making the Invisible Visible - A Navy SEAL’s Mission to Save Lives

Making the Invisible Visible: A SEAL’s Mission to Redefine Mental HealthThis week on the Team Never Quit Podcast, Marcus and Melanie sit down with Jonathan Wilson, founder and CEO of INVI MindHealth, ...

21 Jan 1h 21min

Dale Brisby & Marcus Luttrell: 40 Days of Fasting, Mental Toughness and Wisdom From A Cowboy

Dale Brisby & Marcus Luttrell: 40 Days of Fasting, Mental Toughness and Wisdom From A Cowboy

Mind Over Body & Boots on the Ground:A Candid Conversation with Marcus Luttrell and Dale BrisbyIn this powerful and unexpectedly entertaining episode, Marcus Luttrell sits down with rodeo icon and Wes...

7 Jan 2h 33min

Chad Robichaux: Leading Rescue Mission's In Afghanistan & Ukraine, Mighty Oaks Foundation (rebroadcast)

Chad Robichaux: Leading Rescue Mission's In Afghanistan & Ukraine, Mighty Oaks Foundation (rebroadcast)

Eight Deployments, One Mission: Chad Robichaux and the Call to Never Quit What an incredible guest we have on this week’s Team Never Quit Podcast. Marcus engages in a compelling discussion with former...

31 Dec 20251h 36min

Populärt inom Utbildning

historiepodden-se
rss-bara-en-till-om-missbruk-medberoende-2
det-skaver
alska-oss
harrisons-dramatiska-historia
nu-blir-det-historia
not-fanny-anymore
sektledare
allt-du-velat-veta
johannes-hansen-podcast
roda-vita-rosen
rss-viktmedicinpodden
rss-foraldramotet-bring-lagercrantz
i-vantan-pa-katastrofen
rss-sjalsligt-avkladd
sa-in-i-sjalen
rikatillsammans-om-privatekonomi-rikedom-i-livet
rss-beratta-alltid-det-har
rss-npf-podden
rss-pa-insidan-med-bjorn-rudman