When Ret. Master Sergeant Darrell Utt set his sights on joining the legendary Green Berets, he could never have anticipated the journey that would take him to the heart of Baghdad during one of the deadliest periods of the war in Iraq. Known for his tactical acumen and strategic thinking, Utt's leadership at 10th Special Forces Group was pivotal during his '06-'07 deployments. Over the course of his ten combat deployments, Utt earned five Bronze Star Medals, one with valor for heroism in Baghdad (2006), and the Larry Thorne Award for best operational detachment. In his hard-hitting memoir, 'Grit to Glory: A Green Beret's Journey from West Virginia to the Streets of Baghdad' Utt revisits his journey through the treacherous streets of Baghdad during his 2006 rotation as the team sergeant of ODA 043 - recounting eight months of brutal unconventional warfare and revealing the raw realities of combat.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
09:16 - Will Trump Release the JFK Files? - Institutional Corruption in American Government
15:19 - Getting Started - My Morning Routine
20:42 - Humble Beginnings - Growing Up in West Virginia
31:38 - Going In Infantry - The Start of My Career
38:39 - Special Forces at 10th Group - A Green Beret in Germany
54:34 - September 11th, 2001 - In Fort Bragg on 9/11
01:01:39 - An E7 in Fall '02 - Preparing to Invade Iraq
01:10:52 - My Biggest F*ck Up - Ego at Special Forces
01:23:37 - What Do You MEAN It's Missing? - Losing Equipment on Deployment
01:37:50 - Grit to Glory - The Biggest Iraq Deployment of My Career
02:02:49 - Back in '07 - My Final Deployment
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