Awesome interview! I’m the dude with the bike shop, Ride On Bikes. The flag and plaque is still the coolest gift I’ve ever received. Not sure why, but it was emotional for me when Mike gave it to me. So grateful for Mike and that he’s found his path. Ride On!
@@Mr-E.kids a call of duty master, how dare you belittle his age. Only time he gets emotional is when his mom doesn’t cook his hot pockets the correct way 😂😂😂😂.
I definitely feel safer knowing that we got dudes like this fighting to keep us safe. I may not always agree with and support our government but I'll always support our troops.
My brother was 101st Airborne/Air assault he was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and he made it home every time, I appreciate the service and sacrifice and wanted to thank each and everyone who is in the military. And Mike Edwards your stories make me wish I would have stayed in school and went to the army, thanks for your service.
Being a Viet Nam vet I completely enjoyed your interview. great show especially how God made a difference in the relationship with his wife . I’ve had PTSD issues and have found my relationship with my wife has been the most positive out come thanks to my relationship with God..
@bob-zi1eb Dad is a Vietnam veteran, and is going to be 79 next month. Considering how long the Vietnam War lasted, id say thats about right. 64 would be about the absolute youngest.
Yeah, it's almost like he's been trained how to concisely and coherently deliver a report/narrative of an action/activity that most others would fail to deliver a coherent narrative of - the chaos & confusion of combat, the friction and fog of war.
Top two combat interviews I've heard. Everything from the vivid pictures that he paints of his experiences in combat, how logical he is down to his faith.
Tied as most favorite interview across youtube ....love the distinction between "Religion" and "True Christianity" ...very relatable real life stuff, from a Warrior who had a very movie like life ...God bless your channel ...I almost never comment ever, but I was moved
I love that when he corrects himself it's always just because he's humbling the numbers and the like. It's never to make him sound even more badass than he is. He doesn't have to, he's as badass as a human can get.
Amazing interview. Loved your guest, and you did a great job of bringing out an amazing story and amazing transformation of a warrior from one fight to another. God bless to you and all warriors who still want to stay relavant and in the fight for this great country and its people.
I would like to thank you for letting me hear your stories ! I feel very honored ! You are an American warrior ! And HERO ! What a life you LED ! Me for one I could listen to your stories all day ! Thank you so much ! For your service to America and keeping us free ! You are a true American Hero!
This episode deserves the click 👍🏻 and comment I gave it. RRC was a goal I never met in my career. It is nice to see a reputable and humble source articulate some of what goes on behind those doors. From reading the comments even some scrolled Rangers are clueless 😂. At least my boy can watch this and see what was behind the curtain while I chased the dream and sacrificed so much family time.
This channel is such a cool idea and it will definitely grow. Found you through a TH-cam short cut from this video and now watching the full interview. Keep pushing. Great channel.
@@sammmuelspaul1946Well in this particular story, the interpreters was definitely "sung", since Mike Edwards DID credit him with getting them out of that very tense situation. But dont go thinking that was anything close to standard for interpreters, or most Afghans who were contracted by our military. Or that they were all "unsung heroes" or anything. That is FAR from the case. Not all of the interpreters were anything close to being heros, unsung or not. The majority of them, and the ANA and ANP was trash, and that's the real truth. There were alot more shitbags and garbage humans than actual decent people, let alone "heroes", who were in those positions, and that includes the interpreters. That's cool that they made an awesome movie about the one guy, and that the guy got the recognition he deserved. It certainly seemed like he was a good man. But he would be one of the few exceptions. Most were not like that, and did not possess that kind of valor, bravery, or even human decency. We did not trust, nor did we have much confidence in the ANA or any of the other Afghans we contracted in Afghanistan. And we had many, many good reasons for that. And anyone over there who had any doubt in that just needed to stick around a little longer, and they would demonstrate exactly why they couldn't be trusted, and exactly why there was so little confidence in them. All of the really good ones were very few and far between, and usually got swooped up by the JSOC/SOCOM teams. Really, they should make a movie all about how difficult trying to train and work with ANA and ANP really was, and how fucked up it all was. I think most people would be pretty surprised.
As a skydiver, at a civiliian dropzone these military guys learn the finer points of our sport, I've always had a ton of respect for the military jumpers. As a sport skydiver, I can choose what day I want to jump, the weather I find best, and I can just call it off if I'm not feeling 100% or just lazy that day. These guys do it as part of their much broader skill set. They go when it's time to go whether they really feel like it or not. It's only a small part of their complex overall jump, while jumping out of an airplane remains that: you are jumping out of an airplane. That's not a Disney ride. It's very real and you have a short period of time to do what you need to do before Earth decides time is up.
I'm ex British army and we have had 1 or 2 sas guys committing suicide by jumping out of an aircraft and not pulling the chute cord that's thinking outside of the box 🏴 thanks for the great interview guys
@@RossNaylor-nh5uv There are as many ways of dying as the human mind may imagine. Im my particular region, it's standing in front of a freight train. Seems to have a 100% success rate as I haven't heard of anyone making it to the hospital after that.
@@slartybarfastb3648 oh wow that's a pretty scary way to end your life I heard a guy in some African city did just that he was decapitated at the waist and survived long enough for the ambulance to arrive but guess what instead of trying to treat the guy they just plonked him in a body bag still breathing he passed pretty soon afterwards though but that is beyond heartless fair enough he most likely wouldn't have survived but maybe comforting the poor guy as he bled out would have been a little more humane
@@valdivia1234567 That's my point. As a civilian skydiver, we don't worry about being shot or needing to shoot when we land. We don't worry about landing in the water two miles from shore to hit a beach at midnight. We don't jump with 100 pounds of gear. Skydiving is a highly technical activity without all of the military add ons, and the act of exiting an airplane in flight is a serious danger every time. People who don't understand this simple fact should stay home.
Mike Edwards, what an awesome testimony! I’m currently in the midst of a so called legacy church context(hopefully subject to change in the Lord’s timing), but what you’re doing, making disciples, teaching the word, and ministering to the least of these, that’s amazing! I thank God for your faith and it producing good works! Keep running the race set before you, don’t let established religion keep you from practicing true religion! Keep being the hands and feet of Jesus in this dark age as we look forward to His return in the next! Amen and Maranatha!!!
Thanks 🙏 Mike you are truly a Warrior of Christ with and without a Gun brother can’t thank you enough man God Bless you and your family from a Canadian cousin of the US ❤️🙏🇨🇦
That’s what makes these types of guys so good although they may have done something in the course they aren’t suppose to do but their ability to think outside the box and not get caught proves something.
Great channel. Thanks for sharing with those of us who weren't in the military. Such interesting stories. Great stories by Mike Edwards too. Great testimony as well by Mike.
What an amazing story. I feel like I relieved it. I wasn’t a ranger, but have served under command of other rangers while doing my time in 82nd as 11b. Great story.
Truly inspiring. What an honour to have a chance learning about sir Mike's story. Combat story has a snowball effect. Once you got onto one story, there's no going back, you'll start digging to other stories. So great.
I decided to pick up the Bible again one day in August of 2006 with 0 inspiration or desire but I had been depressed for some time and was looking for something to get me out of it and even though I didn't think that it would make a difference something supernatural happened and I now know that it was the Holy Spirit opening my eyes and mind and I am a completely different human being in every way since that moment! It was as if scales fell from my eyes and things that I had read before took on a whole new and completely different understanding and I do KNOW that as the Bible tells us, "there is only ONE teacher that we need" and ONLY one that can teach us the Truth and that is the Holy Spirit who teaches everyone at their own level and teaches them what THEY need to know for God's unique purpose for their individual life! It's BEYOND amazing! Praise God!! 🙏❤️
Yeah it's funny, I've read the Bible before but one day, in my desperation, I reread the Gospel and it hit different. Like it was suddenly more than just words, but I could feel it with my heart.
This is a weird place for this comment. Like… nobody asked. I’m happy for you but this is more something you’d put in an email to your pastor or something you’d tell a friend or a loved one. Not sure what it has to do with shooting Taliban.
word. I just tried this with my gf's Bible... Nothing happened. No magic sparks, no sense of well-being, no holy presence. Still miserable. Now I'm eyeballing that Torah over there. Anybody dare me?
@@godforreal7355 Nothing wrong with the Torah it IS part of the Bible but before you read sincerely ask the Holy Spirit to teach you because that is the ONLY teacher we have! Ask the Holy Spirit and start with the Gospels and SLOWLY read through and ask the Holy Spirit in prayer what He wants to teach you because He teaches everyone at their own pace and at their own level because He has different purposes for us all. Jesus loves you and He wants you to come home! 🙏❤️
Great interview guys ! And the comments about a leader having a new and different prespective ince he has children was one that really hit home. It probably will for every leader who really cares about their mission and troops.
I think that level of anger you feel just before you do something you regret to your wife or in front of your child is linked to ptsd. It’s not like the movies depict, where you hear fireworks and have a flash back and go on a rampage. No it’s more subtle and more imbedded within who you are. People who haven’t been through extremely traumatic experiences, where you are hyper vigilant every waking moment don’t experience that level of anger and that level of shame, guilt and regret once the storm has passed. I think a lot of folks see ptsd as absolutely debilitating, but it’s not and it may only rise in a stressful situation. Or when you’re in a bad mood and you snap at your wife and she decides she’s not taking that disrespect…then the kindling box goes up and the monster you needed over seas to keep you alive is now standing in front of your family.
I literally just ran across your Channel and I must say I'm hooked I watched both interviews with this guest and I'm going to start looking for more thank you so much God bless you
Ryan this is one of the best interview.I love to hear about how GOD has changed Mike Life. I am so thankful for the word of GOD.Both of you have a great Christmas and new year. GOD BLESS.
My humble respect. (for you as well Ryan) Mr. Edwards is a child of God and no apology due, he is forgiven according to scriptures and I can feel that for both of you.
When hes speaking about knowing where he's at, especially in the woods and not needing anything to find his way back. I can vouch for him, because im the same way. I grew up up running around miles of woods and never got lost. Sadly the place is a gigantic subdivision now.
Hey Ryan... This segment is absolutely outstanding. I might add, that I received the notification for this, by way of the " short " YT video segment which blasted me straight here. I've got to say that your style of instinctively keeping the path on point and " edge of the seat "... is refreshing and above par! Super stoked to have been one of the lucky listeners... KUDO'S my friend, you keep me coming back. Respectfully, Seth
I'm so thankful I found this channel ... Been looking for some real experiences finally shared an not turned into a huge fucking publicity stunt. Love the way you conduct yourself. Keep up the good work thank you!
*Ryan, we **_NEED_** to get Taylor Cavanaugh, aka TCAV TV on here. I've been following hsi channel since 1000 subs.....last week, he was just on the **_Mike Drop_** podcast. **_Get him on!!!_*
Mike Edwards had a charmed career and is a statistical anomaly. You can count on one hand the total number of guys who started the GWOT can claim the number of deployments, legit missions, in legit units that walked away after twenty years with full benefits, mentally and physically more or less fully intact, no PTSD, with all of their close friends alive and their marriages intact. He seems like a really chill guy and suffers well the insights of hindsight that cripple others with guilt. I appreciate a man who knows himself and his own limitations. There was a definitive fork in the road when he could have gone into the JOC and stepped up into a much broader joint world and probably kept moving up. But he went back and then went RRC and then ended up staying tactical unti retirement and we ended up hearing his cool stories. And only ding he got is the crick in his neck.
There's a spec ops guy from Canada who is popular for arm wrestling named Devon larratt, he is an interesting character, he retired and went full time professional arm wrestling, but his combat stories are wild, but he rarely discusses them, but he served 7 deployments in both theaters in middle east. The guy isn't a regular guy though he is one of those born leaders, alpha males, yet articulate and grounded. Once you see him arm wrestle you will get hooked, he uses that now as his battlefield and warfare.
@@shable1436 I just started following Devon a few months ago. He's one of a kind. I knew that he was a former spec ops, but I've never heard him talk about it or tell stories.
@@cdkilo77hi friend, yes Devon rarely shares, but when he does, it's as you would expect him, humble, and survivors guilt, he saw lots of death, and I've followed him for IDK how many years now but he only had 7k subs, and not many vids, he hadn't fully retired yet, and still looked like Superman back then😂, so it's been awhile now, but yeah he has shared his helicopter shot down story, and his team was getting picked off by Taliban as they tried to take cover on the mountain, sounds eeriely familiar, but he goes into detail about it, and im thinking he did a podcast with another spec ops team member and there he shared a few battles, i think they were promoting that warrior treatment that he gets, it's like eatables or something.
That was an Amazing interview! Great questions and very detailed answers. I felt like I was in the battle zone with him. New to this channel, now subscribed.
I met a man who spent 27 years in the SAS . He lost his leg and had to retire. We became friends and then one day he told me go away and not come back. I didn’t understand why or what he was going through. Because of shows like this I now have acbetter understand of him. I don’t know what he carry’s around with him. Thanks so much. Shows like this have made a better person out of me.
Awesome interview! I’m the dude with the bike shop, Ride On Bikes. The flag and plaque is still the coolest gift I’ve ever received. Not sure why, but it was emotional for me when Mike gave it to me. So grateful for Mike and that he’s found his path. Ride On!
Thanks brother!!
@@davidedwards3222is your spirit animal a wolf, bird of prey, or something else?
Mike.gave it to.u and turned u emotional lol wtf 😂😂
@@tanveerhans7793 I'm thinking you are between 12 and 15 years old.
@@Mr-E.kids a call of duty master, how dare you belittle his age. Only time he gets emotional is when his mom doesn’t cook his hot pockets the correct way 😂😂😂😂.
Checkpoint story from shorts starts at 32:45
thank you for your service
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Thank you sir !
I appreciate you
DUDE.....DELTA/RANGERS are so badass.... the storys never get old..
I've listened to quite a few interviews with Spec Ops guys recently and this guy has told by far the most badass stories.
The dude is an amazing, authentic storyteller. Entertaining and gripping at the same time!
This guy is so humble yet he is the real deal . Wow one of a kind
I'm a Veteran. This program really touched my heart. God bless you, Mike Edward's and your program.
I definitely feel safer knowing that we got dudes like this fighting to keep us safe. I may not always agree with and support our government but I'll always support our troops.
My brother was 101st Airborne/Air assault he was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and he made it home every time, I appreciate the service and sacrifice and wanted to thank each and everyone who is in the military. And Mike Edwards your stories make me wish I would have stayed in school and went to the army, thanks for your service.
Mike is the real deal, enjoy this interview.
When he said I must be the problem, I felt that to my core. I'm glad that you are still with us, brother!
Being a Viet Nam vet I completely enjoyed your interview. great show especially how God made a difference in the relationship with his wife . I’ve had PTSD issues and have found my relationship with my wife has been the most positive out come thanks to my relationship with God..
Merry Christmas Brother.
How old are you? Just out of interest. None of my business really.
Thank you for your service sir. I’m glad you’re living a positive life with your wife, you earned it
@@Vanceydress He would be 64 on up...
@bob-zi1eb Dad is a Vietnam veteran, and is going to be 79 next month. Considering how long the Vietnam War lasted, id say thats about right. 64 would be about the absolute youngest.
Great man & Amen to you Mike! Thanks for your service,words of encouragement and being a man of God and conviction ❤🙏!!!!
He is an excellent interview and great at storytelling. He stayed on topic until the story was finished before moving on. Thanks for the sharing.
Yeah, it's almost like he's been trained how to concisely and coherently deliver a report/narrative of an action/activity that most others would fail to deliver a coherent narrative of - the chaos & confusion of combat, the friction and fog of war.
18 deployments is wild …he definitely has some stories to tell grandkids.
And more stories he can’t probably tell.
That’s insane man, I had almost 2 deployments and that felt like forever. This guy is hardcore
@@vampire361 oh I guarantee.
💪🏾🪖💯
There deployments are shorter then conventional forces. Like 6 months at best smaller forces can most in and out faster
Top two combat interviews I've heard. Everything from the vivid pictures that he paints of his experiences in combat, how logical he is down to his faith.
Tied as most favorite interview across youtube ....love the distinction between "Religion" and "True Christianity" ...very relatable real life stuff, from a Warrior who had a very movie like life ...God bless your channel ...I almost never comment ever, but I was moved
I love that when he corrects himself it's always just because he's humbling the numbers and the like. It's never to make him sound even more badass than he is. He doesn't have to, he's as badass as a human can get.
RIP RANGER RENNINGER ... These stories make me appreciate my brother even more ... I just wish I could hear his ...
So sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss brother and I bet your brother had some insane stories 🙏🇨🇦
I’m so impressed with this man. Such courage and dedication to his profession. This interview has made me feel so humbled.thank you for sharing
Amazing interview. Loved your guest, and you did a great job of bringing out an amazing story and amazing transformation of a warrior from one fight to another. God bless to you and all warriors who still want to stay relavant and in the fight for this great country and its people.
I would like to thank you for letting me hear your stories ! I feel very honored ! You are an American warrior ! And HERO ! What a life you LED ! Me for one I could listen to your stories all day ! Thank you so much ! For your service to America and keeping us free ! You are a true American Hero!
Outstanding honest and sincere interview . Ryan I'm glad I watched this interview with Mike . Thanks again
This episode deserves the click 👍🏻 and comment I gave it. RRC was a goal I never met in my career. It is nice to see a reputable and humble source articulate some of what goes on behind those doors. From reading the comments even some scrolled Rangers are clueless 😂. At least my boy can watch this and see what was behind the curtain while I chased the dream and sacrificed so much family time.
God bless America. Guys like you are why we have the most respected military in the history of planet earth.
Had to come back and re watch this one. The things Mike has done/seen are incredible. Thank you guys🇺🇸🤟🏻
Great interview.
Thank you.
This channel is such a cool idea and it will definitely grow. Found you through a TH-cam short cut from this video and now watching the full interview. Keep pushing. Great channel.
Same
Same but where does he tell the story of being stopped by the taliban?
It starts at 32:35 @@sammmuelspaul1946
33:20 man! The interpreters really were the unsung heroes…I’m glad they’ve actually gotten some love on the big screen.
@@sammmuelspaul1946Well in this particular story, the interpreters was definitely "sung", since Mike Edwards DID credit him with getting them out of that very tense situation.
But dont go thinking that was anything close to standard for interpreters, or most Afghans who were contracted by our military. Or that they were all "unsung heroes" or anything. That is FAR from the case.
Not all of the interpreters were anything close to being heros, unsung or not. The majority of them, and the ANA and ANP was trash, and that's the real truth. There were alot more shitbags and garbage humans than actual decent people, let alone "heroes", who were in those positions, and that includes the interpreters.
That's cool that they made an awesome movie about the one guy, and that the guy got the recognition he deserved. It certainly seemed like he was a good man. But he would be one of the few exceptions. Most were not like that, and did not possess that kind of valor, bravery, or even human decency.
We did not trust, nor did we have much confidence in the ANA or any of the other Afghans we contracted in Afghanistan. And we had many, many good reasons for that. And anyone over there who had any doubt in that just needed to stick around a little longer, and they would demonstrate exactly why they couldn't be trusted, and exactly why there was so little confidence in them.
All of the really good ones were very few and far between, and usually got swooped up by the JSOC/SOCOM teams.
Really, they should make a movie all about how difficult trying to train and work with ANA and ANP really was, and how fucked up it all was. I think most people would be pretty surprised.
As a skydiver, at a civiliian dropzone these military guys learn the finer points of our sport, I've always had a ton of respect for the military jumpers.
As a sport skydiver, I can choose what day I want to jump, the weather I find best, and I can just call it off if I'm not feeling 100% or just lazy that day.
These guys do it as part of their much broader skill set. They go when it's time to go whether they really feel like it or not. It's only a small part of their complex overall jump, while jumping out of an airplane remains that: you are jumping out of an airplane. That's not a Disney ride. It's very real and you have a short period of time to do what you need to do before Earth decides time is up.
I'm ex British army and we have had 1 or 2 sas guys committing suicide by jumping out of an aircraft and not pulling the chute cord that's thinking outside of the box 🏴 thanks for the great interview guys
@@RossNaylor-nh5uv There are as many ways of dying as the human mind may imagine.
Im my particular region, it's standing in front of a freight train. Seems to have a 100% success rate as I haven't heard of anyone making it to the hospital after that.
Well the bigger part of the equation is the guys wanting to kill you once you hit the LZ.
@@slartybarfastb3648 oh wow that's a pretty scary way to end your life I heard a guy in some African city did just that he was decapitated at the waist and survived long enough for the ambulance to arrive but guess what instead of trying to treat the guy they just plonked him in a body bag still breathing he passed pretty soon afterwards though but that is beyond heartless fair enough he most likely wouldn't have survived but maybe comforting the poor guy as he bled out would have been a little more humane
@@valdivia1234567 That's my point. As a civilian skydiver, we don't worry about being shot or needing to shoot when we land. We don't worry about landing in the water two miles from shore to hit a beach at midnight. We don't jump with 100 pounds of gear.
Skydiving is a highly technical activity without all of the military add ons, and the act of exiting an airplane in flight is a serious danger every time.
People who don't understand this simple fact should stay home.
You can tell this guy is a bad ass. The way he talks about this stuff is just crazy. Glad he’s doing well
Mike Edwards, what an awesome testimony! I’m currently in the midst of a so called legacy church context(hopefully subject to change in the Lord’s timing), but what you’re doing, making disciples, teaching the word, and ministering to the least of these, that’s amazing! I thank God for your faith and it producing good works! Keep running the race set before you, don’t let established religion keep you from practicing true religion! Keep being the hands and feet of Jesus in this dark age as we look forward to His return in the next! Amen and Maranatha!!!
This was so great to watch. Interesting to hear what he went through and how he pulled himself out. God bless him.
Thanks 🙏 Mike you are truly a Warrior of Christ with and without a Gun brother can’t thank you enough man God Bless you and your family from a Canadian cousin of the US ❤️🙏🇨🇦
You are an AMERICAN TREASURE! God bless you. We need more of you. You and your family are our heroes!
Much love and respect!❤️🙏
Thank you.
Brilliant interview. Brilliant man. Save our warriors 😢💜🙏🏼
Wow. Amazing individual and stories. They need to make a movie on Mike’s combat experience 💪🏻
Sounds like after a life spent ending the bad guy to think of yourself as a bad person must have profound complexities. Ty for sharing and serving.
That’s what makes these types of guys so good although they may have done something in the course they aren’t suppose to do but their ability to think outside the box and not get caught proves something.
Respect to all the warriors involved in this, including the Toyota Hi Lux.
Great channel. Thanks for sharing with those of us who weren't in the military. Such interesting stories. Great stories by Mike Edwards too. Great testimony as well by Mike.
Awesome interview. Total stud and down to earth, open, honest dude.
Awesome Mike! Stay in the Word - it is simple but sharp.
Thanks for getting these stories put out there. I love it & hope that those viewing this in the future do as well.
Rode in due to the short. Stayed for the full video. Subbed to the max. Great channel, destined for YT greatness.
Thanks guys!
What an amazing story. I feel like I relieved it. I wasn’t a ranger, but have served under command of other rangers while doing my time in 82nd as 11b. Great story.
Amazing story, what a Warrior, glad he was on our side!
Awesome interview with Mike Edward's. It was long but well worth it.
Truly inspiring. What an honour to have a chance learning about sir Mike's story. Combat story has a snowball effect. Once you got onto one story, there's no going back, you'll start digging to other stories. So great.
God bless Mike and his family. Thank you for your service, sir!
A great interview and conversation on many levels.
I decided to pick up the Bible again one day in August of 2006 with 0 inspiration or desire but I had been depressed for some time and was looking for something to get me out of it and even though I didn't think that it would make a difference something supernatural happened and I now know that it was the Holy Spirit opening my eyes and mind and I am a completely different human being in every way since that moment! It was as if scales fell from my eyes and things that I had read before took on a whole new and completely different understanding and I do KNOW that as the Bible tells us, "there is only ONE teacher that we need" and ONLY one that can teach us the Truth and that is the Holy Spirit who teaches everyone at their own level and teaches them what THEY need to know for God's unique purpose for their individual life! It's BEYOND amazing! Praise God!! 🙏❤️
I 100% agree with you brother that is exactly what happened to me!!
Yeah it's funny, I've read the Bible before but one day, in my desperation, I reread the Gospel and it hit different. Like it was suddenly more than just words, but I could feel it with my heart.
This is a weird place for this comment. Like… nobody asked. I’m happy for you but this is more something you’d put in an email to your pastor or something you’d tell a friend or a loved one. Not sure what it has to do with shooting Taliban.
word. I just tried this with my gf's Bible... Nothing happened. No magic sparks, no sense of well-being, no holy presence. Still miserable. Now I'm eyeballing that Torah over there. Anybody dare me?
@@godforreal7355 Nothing wrong with the Torah it IS part of the Bible but before you read sincerely ask the Holy Spirit to teach you because that is the ONLY teacher we have! Ask the Holy Spirit and start with the Gospels and SLOWLY read through and ask the Holy Spirit in prayer what He wants to teach you because He teaches everyone at their own pace and at their own level because He has different purposes for us all. Jesus loves you and He wants you to come home! 🙏❤️
Respect to mike what a true American badass
Great interview guys ! And the comments about a leader having a new and different prespective ince he has children was one that really hit home. It probably will for every leader who really cares about their mission and troops.
Didn’t realize I needed it, thanks dudes!
Mike is such a genuine and humble guy!
IMHO Absolutely one of your best videos.
I think that level of anger you feel just before you do something you regret to your wife or in front of your child is linked to ptsd. It’s not like the movies depict, where you hear fireworks and have a flash back and go on a rampage. No it’s more subtle and more imbedded within who you are. People who haven’t been through extremely traumatic experiences, where you are hyper vigilant every waking moment don’t experience that level of anger and that level of shame, guilt and regret once the storm has passed. I think a lot of folks see ptsd as absolutely debilitating, but it’s not and it may only rise in a stressful situation. Or when you’re in a bad mood and you snap at your wife and she decides she’s not taking that disrespect…then the kindling box goes up and the monster you needed over seas to keep you alive is now standing in front of your family.
Exactly.a great description
Yeah he for sure has PTSD.
This is an absolutely INCREDIBLE interview wow. I fucking love this dude he is an amazing person.
Great show. What a life he leads. Thanks for your service.
Thank you for preserving these stories.
WOW. That's some real testimony. Love how the Word of God Cleansed you
So good! Best thing I’ve listened to. It’s like the Rogan podcast on steroids!
Great interview ! Thanks
Freakin rad. Good listen. OMEGA was the best kept secret for a while
Bro hit a lot of good topics that are super relevant to us dudes. I hope others got something out of this like I did this morning.
I literally just ran across your Channel and I must say I'm hooked I watched both interviews with this guest and I'm going to start looking for more thank you so much God bless you
Legend has it that if a single drop of sweat from this man makes contact with a boy, they’ll instantly go through puberty.
Thank you Ryan!!! Was eagerly anticipating this episode. Early xmas present to me😊
Great interview! God's word is the plumb line for truth. So glad you're a student of God's word. Thank you for your service!
This dude is what you call a HYPER MEGA GIGA CHAD
Thanks for your service Mike You are a true professional May God watch over your soul.
Great interview. I enjoyed it from beginning to end.
This was so awesome to listen to. I wish Mike the best
These guys make me proud to be an American! What a cool channel! Thank you for your service! 👊
Ryan this is one of the best interview.I love to hear about how GOD has changed Mike Life. I am so thankful for the word of GOD.Both of you have a great Christmas and new year. GOD BLESS.
What a fantastic story. Thank you, Shipmate.
My humble respect. (for you as well Ryan) Mr. Edwards is a child of God and no apology due, he is forgiven according to scriptures and I can feel that for both of you.
Amen Brother.
The Word is a guidebook/directions for Life
What an amazing story, absolute legends each & every one of you!
Happy Holidays Ryan, thanks for all the great interviews, we remember the vets..
When hes speaking about knowing where he's at, especially in the woods and not needing anything to find his way back. I can vouch for him, because im the same way. I grew up up running around miles of woods and never got lost. Sadly the place is a gigantic subdivision now.
Hey Ryan... This segment is absolutely outstanding. I might add, that I received the notification for this, by way of the " short " YT video segment which blasted me straight here. I've got to say that your style of instinctively keeping the path on point and " edge of the seat "... is refreshing and above par! Super stoked to have been one of the lucky listeners... KUDO'S my friend, you keep me coming back.
Respectfully, Seth
Man this is great. Especially the end. God Bless ya Mike.
I'm so thankful I found this channel ... Been looking for some real experiences finally shared an not turned into a huge fucking publicity stunt. Love the way you conduct yourself. Keep up the good work thank you!
This was awesome I really enjoyed it! I’m pretty sure I’ve seen him while in Afghanistan. Bad ass!!
Thanks for sharing your amazing perspective. I served as 11B for 8 yrs and it helped me on my own mentality towards my service
The real avengers. Admirable. ❤
*Ryan, we **_NEED_** to get Taylor Cavanaugh, aka TCAV TV on here. I've been following hsi channel since 1000 subs.....last week, he was just on the **_Mike Drop_** podcast. **_Get him on!!!_*
And ask him about his face tat
God bless you Sir for your service
Best interview, and story ever!
Nice job on this I listen to a lot of the ww2 and vietnam interviews. Nice to hear the heros of a younger generation.
Great interview! Thank you to the both of you for your service and for sharing the stories.
Mike Edwards had a charmed career and is a statistical anomaly. You can count on one hand the total number of guys who started the GWOT can claim the number of deployments, legit missions, in legit units that walked away after twenty years with full benefits, mentally and physically more or less fully intact, no PTSD, with all of their close friends alive and their marriages intact.
He seems like a really chill guy and suffers well the insights of hindsight that cripple others with guilt. I appreciate a man who knows himself and his own limitations. There was a definitive fork in the road when he could have gone into the JOC and stepped up into a much broader joint world and probably kept moving up. But he went back and then went RRC and then ended up staying tactical unti retirement and we ended up hearing his cool stories. And only ding he got is the crick in his neck.
My guess Tracking in the city would be more tech and social skills
There's a spec ops guy from Canada who is popular for arm wrestling named Devon larratt, he is an interesting character, he retired and went full time professional arm wrestling, but his combat stories are wild, but he rarely discusses them, but he served 7 deployments in both theaters in middle east. The guy isn't a regular guy though he is one of those born leaders, alpha males, yet articulate and grounded. Once you see him arm wrestle you will get hooked, he uses that now as his battlefield and warfare.
@@shable1436 I just started following Devon a few months ago. He's one of a kind. I knew that he was a former spec ops, but I've never heard him talk about it or tell stories.
@@cdkilo77hi friend, yes Devon rarely shares, but when he does, it's as you would expect him, humble, and survivors guilt, he saw lots of death, and I've followed him for IDK how many years now but he only had 7k subs, and not many vids, he hadn't fully retired yet, and still looked like Superman back then😂, so it's been awhile now, but yeah he has shared his helicopter shot down story, and his team was getting picked off by Taliban as they tried to take cover on the mountain, sounds eeriely familiar, but he goes into detail about it, and im thinking he did a podcast with another spec ops team member and there he shared a few battles, i think they were promoting that warrior treatment that he gets, it's like eatables or something.
@@shable1436I'll have to see if I can find it. I love hearing these stories. Thank you for sharing!
That’s a cool story I’m from Columbus ga I never knew that story but from what I’ve heard the guy has done a lot for our city
This dude is majestical
Bless you and your family sir thankful for your service 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
May god keep and bless Mike allways
The whole story starting at about 46:00 was absolutely insane to listen to.
That was one of the most insane stories I've ever heard. This dude is a type AAA..+
Im halfway through but the dog and crotch was insane already lol
Thanks for the time stamp
You guys are awesome! Great show, thank you for sharing
That was an Amazing interview! Great questions and very detailed answers. I felt like I was in the battle zone with him. New to this channel, now subscribed.
I felt that way too. He has a way of making me fell what it was like.
I met a man who spent 27 years in the SAS . He lost his leg and had to retire. We became friends and then one day he told me go away and not come back. I didn’t understand why or what he was going through. Because of shows like this I now have acbetter understand of him. I don’t know what he carry’s around with him. Thanks so much. Shows like this have made a better person out of me.