Combat in Iraq with ODA 043 | Special Forces Team Sergeant | Grit to Glory Author | Darrell Utt (Round 2)
Release Date: 11/16/2024
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info_outlineOn today’s episode we sit down for round two with Darrell Utt in an episode that is chalked full of combat experiences from his time in 2006 in Iraq and then some stories from his time in 2007 which, one day, will hopefully be a sequel to his book that’s coming out shortly: Grit to Glory.
If you didn’t catch round one last week, Darrell grew up in a really tough home where he stopped his mother from shooting his father at one point and vividly remembered watching his mother walk out of the home for the last time. He found his way to the Army and became a Green Beret, serving in a host of different places but was able to serve as a Team Sergeant for the first time in 2006 taking a fairly junior team into Iraq.
We left off at the very beginning of 2006 where he had just relieved one member of his team on arrival and was almost relieved himself, given a second chance by the commander. Their first successful mission is nothing short of amazing and made for the big screen so sit back and relax as you hear some amazing Combat Stories!
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🎵 Intro Song: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle
Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Introduction to Combat Story
01:15 Meet Daryl Utt: Green Beret and Master Sergeant
03:28 First Combat Mission: A Significant Capture
04:24 The Honey Trap Operation
15:34 Executing the Plan: Daylight Hit
28:34 Morgue Day: A Heart-Wrenching Experience
44:03 The Day Everything Changed
45:00 Dustwind: A Soldier's Worst Nightmare
46:23 The Al Qaeda Rat Nest
57:16 A Mission Denied
01:12:28 The Grit Code: Principles for Life
01:15:33 Courage is Contagious
01:22:08 Book Release and Future Plans