Delta Force Operator Shot on Mission | Starting Coffee and Cigar Company

Delta Force Operator Shot on Mission | Starting Coffee and Cigar Company | Brent Tucker - Round 2

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Today we hear the second round of our insightful two part Combat Story with former Green Beret and Delta Force operator Brent Tucker. In this episode, Brent runs through deployments with The Unit, including what it feels like breaching a door on an objective and earning a Purple Heart (the last one on his team to earn one), after being shot and hit with grenade shrapnel.
Since leaving the military, Brent founded First Responder’s Coffee Company, which uses the tagline ‘Coffee with a purpose’ because it supports the First Responder community. We dig into the intent behind it’s sister entity, First Responder’s Cigar Company, and Brent’s recollection of cigars and coffee in the military.
Please enjoy this deep dive and wide ranging discussion with a former Tier 1 operator and all the ups and downs that come with that career…and maybe listen to this with a cup his Bourbon flavored coffee from FRCC!
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👇 Show Notes:
00:00 - Introduction
00:54 - Guest Profile:
02:02 - Start of Interview
02:09 - First Responders Coffee and Cigar Company
10:37 - Smoking Cigars in Uniform
21:21 - Celebrating After A Mission
25:41- Mint Mobile Ad
26:53 - First Near Death Experience
38:42 - Losing a Teammate and Grief
46:54 - Loss of Purpose After Service and First Responders
01:05:02 - Getting Shot Story
02:02:02 - Existing Outside The Military
02:08:11 - First Responders Coffee Company Future
02:10:36 - Sentimental Items
02:15:01 - Would You Do It All Again?
02:17:47 - Listener Comments and Feedback
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@tomwilson1006 6 ай бұрын

Brent is a stand-up, tell it like it is, NO BS spec ops guy. He's not only the teammate you want, he’s the teammate you need.

@nickjohnson710 6 ай бұрын

Brent's a sorted guy, says it like it is .....big respect 🇬🇧

@brentj5616 6 ай бұрын

What Brent is describing at 46min is cultural competence for Veteran social determinants of health. Veterans want to be treated by veterans…by those with the same lived experience

@connorhall8463 6 ай бұрын

I’m not sure that logic totally rings true. A dude who spent a decade at a tier 1 unit obviously needs a different type of therapist than a 16 year old with anxiety but just because someone hasn’t lived your experiences doesn’t mean they can’t help you. I’m sure a prior service therapist would be a great asset but there are far too many vets to rely on that.

@Mr196710 2 ай бұрын

@@connorhall8463 Exactly. College classrooms can prepare you for actual real-life experiences of others.

@jpabarbre 6 ай бұрын

Didn’t expect the emotion on the last question. There’s a lot to unpack there

@chkoha6462 6 ай бұрын

Yeah,Part 2 is up! Thanks for your great podcast

@oreospeedwaggindoesamerica6078 6 ай бұрын

I use to think the same as him about PTSD and would think just get over it. Then last deployment I started to have problems and I couldn’t understand why. Thank God I’m not a drinker and turned down taking all the medication they tried to put me in. My difference in I was a huge extrovert before and now I’m a huge introvert and don’t go out like I use too. I’m definitely working to change it and I do think all the medications makes it worse a lot of the time. I never say I have PTSD and hate when any doctors or anyone says it to me.

@TheCallOut. 6 ай бұрын

Someone above mentioned a lot of PTSD was a symptom of a TBI. Regardless, there is help in many forms. Asking for help takes guts too! Be well.

@charlesl5226 4 ай бұрын

His take on pts was spot on. We would always make sure when we did training we made it as real as possible. When we did pt events we made them as real as possible so that when it really happens, and we saw it , it wouldn’t hurt and affect us as much. Not that it would be hard and make us studded in our step, but it would make us crippled.

@Coppersaguaro 6 ай бұрын

So glad the audio was better this round. Brent is great at telling his experiences. Thanks Ryan!

@ZondaF355 6 ай бұрын

Brent is not only a legendary warrior but apparently a legendary story teller. That last story was one of the most descriptive and insightful ive ever heard. What a warrior and thank you for sharing that experience with us. We can be our own worst critics but man this dude should be so proud of his service and the wisdom gained from his battles. I feel lucky to have heard his detailed insights from what will be viewed as the most intense combat maybe in American history. Thank you for your service Brent and thank you for your honesty on all of these subjects. You are a subject matter expert and the world needs to listen much closer to warriors like yourself you have performed on this highest level of warfare.

@jamieraubenheimer6423 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this amazing channel.

@ericsfishingadventures4433 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating guy and story. Love this channel!

@gillianfraser3040 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic interview

@andrewkajfosz2072 6 ай бұрын

Great interview

@charliepiland3285 5 ай бұрын

@32 min mark, imagine the mix of emotions experienced by that ODA 18E who was out of theatre when his battalion 18E was KIA while subbing for him. That is a mind phuck…

@BurnerTurner 18 күн бұрын

I can't even imagine 😔

@claytonmartin6248 6 ай бұрын

I’ve been listening to these podcasts for years and have to say this is the first time this perspective on PTSD was brought up. It’s definitely an interesting conversation to bring up to the VA, why is it that no matter the situation relating to combat or mental health the VA is so quick to diagnose veterans with PTSD. There’s really never much Psychological diagnostic testing in the VA just a simple response “PTSD”. I wish they would bring up EMDR more as a way to cope with the bad days from combat. Also, he nailed it with the veterans using negative means of coping mechanisms, I know first hand from spending years self medicating with drugs, alcohol and porn. It took a drug induced psychosis to open my eyes. One day at a time brothers and sisters!

@sentfromdaniel 5 ай бұрын

Loss of purpose for any man no matter what it is he steps away or is forced away from is the ultimate killer of man. I’m a blue collar worker thru an thru. Had I joined the military, it would’ve been the exact same for me when I would get laid off due to “lack of work” or whatever. I’d fall into slumps watching band of brothers on my couch wishing the phone would ring, I’d beg friends and guys I knew or show up to jobsites as a 21yr old kid during the crash of 08 offering to pick up trash for cash around the jobsites. A man needs purpose. Keep showing up guys! Keep asking, and keep busy! I promise you one day you will get that phone call or bump into somebody at the Home Depot or whatever your trade is and somebody will give you your shot! May take years. That’s fine, the shot isn’t the end all. It’s showing up every day and putting forth that effort! Please don’t ever give up vets! We all cherish your sacrifices!

@xSWlMx 3 ай бұрын

Got into cigars last year and love it, I’ll have to try these.

@BWo-bb1yw 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, Chris.

@marksday4936 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for telling your experiences.

@yankbat8481 6 ай бұрын

Excellent

@GolfRemoEchoGolf2 6 ай бұрын

Damn !!! I thought I knew this guy , he flipped me a few sticks to smoke a while back ! Good to see he is still kicking , buy the way .. thank you for the cigars ❤

@danielsummey4144 6 ай бұрын

This guy is the only one I’ve ever heard tell the truth about PTSD. I’m not taking anything away from anyone who served. But I know people who didn’t even get near a combat zone who are on full disability for ptsd.

@earljohnson2676 2 ай бұрын

I’ll be honest when I first seen him doing the rounds I wasn’t a fan but after watching his podcast I really respect the man and I’m not talking about his military accomplishments that’s awesome obviously just his opinions facts he’s a smart dude who is well read and I like to read those same books I love those books

@GanjirahTheDoorKicker 6 ай бұрын

Some hilarious moments in this one. I liked the part at around 54:00 on how terrifying CQB actually is.

@robertcoyne8034 6 ай бұрын

He speaks straight facts

@bradkempton7905 6 ай бұрын

A lot of today's research on TBI indicates that a lot of people diagnosed with PTSD are actually suffering from untreated TBIs. A lot of the symptoms are the same and early in the wars when everybody was diagnosed with PTSD, Doctors didn't understand TBIs as much as they do today, and there's still a ton they don't know. People were being overmedicated for PTSD and it just made it worse because they actually had a TBI, and when they tried to tell the Dr's that something else was wrong, nobody listened to them, or even worse, they were labeled as drug seekers and then all help stopped.

@TheCallOut. 6 ай бұрын

Glad someone else brought up the PTSD issue. TBI or no TBI, I'm sure some stuff happens to people that were NOT prepared by training or whatever. He mentioned how he had scenarios of "get to the extract or he dies"; "expect to carry a friend". Well that kid that was driving a truck didn't get any of that. At the height of it, they were pulling people that had no business being in war.

@andresu8167 6 ай бұрын

Norm Hooten, of "this is my safety" fame.

@Curveball 6 ай бұрын

I'm 1:25 into the video where you said you were surprised what caused him the most pain from his injuries. I'll bet I know....the tourniquet(s).

@tomwilson1006 6 ай бұрын

34:00 SSG Robinson was KIA in 2006 in Sangin District and posthumously promoted to SFC

@HalfmcHalfguinea 2 ай бұрын

Love your show bud. Can u ask any of these guys about the "Kandahar Giant" I guess a bigfoot type of thing killed a green beret in 2002 in a cave and then the ODA shot and killed it. It was taken to Airforce base in Ohio they said.All were forced to sign NDA s and they made it top secret. Was wondering if u or any of the guys around there that time have any insight. Super interesting.

@theoutdoorguy8740 6 ай бұрын

I agree with him. I think that people handle stress differently even with training. And I think different types of stress are handled differently by people as well with or without the training. I think some of it is willpower. I think some of it may be life experience before going into the military. I'm also one of those people who did serve in the military but I don't talk about it cuz I honestly don't feel like I did anything special anyway. I serve my country because I wanted to and I'm proud of it. I will go around asking for discounts. I don't go around bragging about my time in the military and how great I was. I don't advertise really at all. If somebody asked me that's different.

@user-rt8ik1ow4i 6 ай бұрын

My favorite candle is a tennessee whiskey and cigar candle it smells amazing

@ThatGuy-xh9kp 2 ай бұрын

I served at COP Najil. When did it almost get overrun? I was there 2011-2012

@TheCallOut. 6 ай бұрын

PTSD is a real thing. TBIs are a real thing. What he said is his *opinion*; he is not a qualified person to speak on those issues. Not only did he go through the top tier training, but he went through scenarios to prepare him for such events as the loss of a friend. That kid that was driving a truck had 0 of that.

@Tradarcher-xy 2 ай бұрын

That is literally exactly what he says. He was prepared and the kid didn’t get the same training and wasn’t prepared for war.

@frozennorth3426 6 ай бұрын

Cool talk. I loved the story of the trip back to the helo and the conversation there with the medic 😅 Don’t forget to always put an easy Part 1 link in the episode notes!

@ZondaF355 6 ай бұрын

Watching this firefight discussion back I have such respect for Brent being a self aware man and admitting how getting shot helped humble him a bit and likely saving his life. These are such important bits of wisdom to here from guys like this. You the man Brent! Much love and respect. Also Afghan "commandos" have ZERO business anywhere near a Tier 1 element for any reason aside from intelligence purposes. This is so unfortunate that our leaders are so ignorant as to force the most capable men on the planet to literally work side by side with barely capable men that dont come close to the capability or understanding of our Tier 1 force.

@anairsta6507 6 ай бұрын

My uncle was in the Canada Army and served over in Afghanistan and has PTSD but it wasn't from serving. He has PTSD from helping in the Haiti earthquake in 2010.

@mikemoore1687 6 ай бұрын

Great story

@777jaris 6 ай бұрын

Anyone know of a vid or pod on here that goes into Extortion 17? Lost my good friend of 10 years that night and all the research I keep looking and it’s a night and day difference on this video’s exposure on KZfaq and the media’s suppressed coverage on this incident. Thanks

@GrayHat0621 Ай бұрын

Fun fact. The cigar business peaked when cocaine became big. After scarface the movie it made another huge leap. So really it was all influenced by drugs and Hollywood. The darker bark VRS lighter Bark of the cigar and the darker the inner Tobacco is deeper flavor etc

@josephrosenbaum3343 3 ай бұрын

i feel bad for that josh guy lmao

@rickygriffitts2323 6 ай бұрын

The night he got shot, did he get the hvt they was after?

@renegadearms 5 ай бұрын

Brent story is really interesting and Mike Edwards was really good.

@av8tore71 6 ай бұрын

Nothing worse than going to a memorial and when they start calling names from the Alpha Roster and then they get to the dead's guys name on that alpha roster taps starts playing.

@rogerwatson4221 6 ай бұрын

I want information on the cigars . I love the earthy,nutty Nicaragua smoke

@MDR-hn2yz 5 ай бұрын

I had to pause this and buy a pack of cigars from FRCC🇺🇸 I don’t necessarily agree with Brent’s assessment on PTSD. He keeps saying “break”. Not everything is that extreme. It affects people differently, but not everyone who had that diagnosis is “broken”. Obvious he is entitled to his opinion though. As a combat veteran and now a cop, who has been through the wringer a few times, it’s nice to hear someone who cares.

@user-rt8ik1ow4i 6 ай бұрын

A great name for your cigars also could be, Tier one

@rockroll7649 6 ай бұрын

Speaking of never saying things - I was in the 4th grade and didn't enjoy school to say the least. I was going on a Boy Scout camping trip one weekend and told my teacher that I hoped I got into a car accident so I didn't have to return to school on Monday. Well guess what happened. I ended up spending 8 weeks in the hospital with a broken femur, pelvis, and a couple other injuries.

@Hugh-Glass 6 ай бұрын

Don't make any wishes on my behalf!! Lol

@jakester455 6 ай бұрын

50:30... Jocko talked about this too... They've made PTSD a thing by suggesting it constantly. Of course a civilian can't say something like that in public. I'm very proud of Tucker for bringing this up. Couple years ago NPR did a documentary about PTSD and profiled two vets that had killed themselves. One was in Afghanistan (I think) and got PTSD (he said) because they ordered him to stand watch over a dead American soldier until the body could be picked up. He said it upset him to keep the dogs off the body etc. (I hate to tell him that we don't leave bodies laying around in the states, either). Ended up killing himself. The other guy was in his bunk when his ship got hit by another ship. He got a concussion and PTSD, and eventually killed himself. Did anyone even read a book about war?

@brentj5616 6 ай бұрын

There are tests and diagnostics. They don’t just say you have it. But provider may over use it

@Len_M. 6 ай бұрын

What's with Coffee and Podcasts? It seems like everyone and their Dog has a Coffee company and a Podcast. 😂 Edit: I totally agree with him. Black Hawk Down, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, all show what war is like, even if you aren't a combat MOS. Don't tell me you went in blind. If you are in the Military you are going to see some f’d up 💩 on both sides.

@genkratos99999 6 ай бұрын

josh as joshua wheeler?

@cl4998 6 ай бұрын

I don't get it, why use white light when you can use IR spectrum light?

@robertblake1032 6 ай бұрын

Because you can’t see colors w/ir light, or blood.

@brenttucker6246 3 ай бұрын

Good question, we tried with IR flood light , it usually does help in a dark night but for whatever reason it did not help, maybe jt was a combination of the rain, the nods fogging, the clear lens glassing fogging or the smudges on my nods from trying to wipe off the fogging constantly ,everything still looked like a bunch of big rocks down there and it wasn’t until the white I light that exposed the blankets different colors that I could really make sense of what was going on beneath me.

@Mattipazz0 6 ай бұрын

Damn it really sucks hearing about those Afghans leaving a man in the shit who is fighting for them and their country. Very sad, but I guess it goes to show why a certain group of Afghans is ruling Afghanistan instead of those ones

@anthonymcbride3032 6 ай бұрын

Love this channel pitty it’s only tier 1 I’m ex RAN just a stoker / shipwright think these guys went thru there shit Lol I’ll tell you a story when 360 guys were dead if we didn’t do our shit right

@srsmedic8285 6 ай бұрын

What’s RAN?

@ksmith87 6 ай бұрын

You are one handsome bastard ;)

@ringdingdingwoah 5 ай бұрын

Love so many interviews on this channel, but I found this guy really off-putting in a bunch of different directions. Good to try and appreciate all perspectives, I suppose!

@Hugh-Glass 6 ай бұрын

Someone went and said it out loud. I had a few bad days on a few deployments. But do I have PTSD? Fuck no. I have bad memories just like I do from a fatal auto accident I witnessed. That crash didn't do psychological damage and neither did combat injuries and losses. No doubt it's horrible to witness but I hate being labeled by people who really don't have half a clue. Rock on brothers!!

@michaeldbhawker3556 6 ай бұрын

As a life long cigar geek it still amazes me how Americans can rationalize Cuban cigars a 1000 ways. No matter where it’s seeded no matter where it’s grown nobody matches legit Cubans. Dominican or Nicaraguan so called Cuban cigars are NOT. Cuban cigars. The soil is not the same. The humidity the water and sun is not the same. Stop coping my American friends. Want a legit Cuban travel to a 3rd party country and buy some. There is no comparison. Im sure his cigars are nice but they are not Cuban. Facts.

@NotOnDrugs 6 ай бұрын

as a hydro cannabis grower, knowing growing is a game of numbers, for the most part. just need some light. but a *true* cuban from the sticks of cuba & the entire process, too. there are _some_ things that you can't *learn* - unless you do it.

@roastkingjesus 6 ай бұрын

Bourbon coffe how gross lol alcoholic recovery coffee lmao

@SodiumEx 6 ай бұрын

First Woot

@Life4Death-tv 4 ай бұрын

No disrespect,,,,,, all companies around the planet use that for corp-gov-otc.... Haha tell the story of people guys guarding fields from talidan?... That's facts ... And talli, burned more than ever any other corp.... ? Worst thing is to take orders and have no idea e what you are doing...

@mikegoodwin5678 6 ай бұрын

Well I don't know if Brent is willfully ignorant or what. Talking down Cuba and then talking up Nicaragua in the same breath. Daniel Ortega, Sandinista and Dictator in case he missed that. Really not any different than Cuba. Left wing dictator or right wing dictator they are just the opposite sides of the same coin. I have to say I do think he does a disservice to members of the armed forces who have PTSD with his suck it up buttercup comments.

@blakedavis50 5 ай бұрын

Everyone was asking what your opinion was

@tubbgaming3506 5 ай бұрын

@@blakedavis50I was just thinking the same thing I was watching this wondering what Mike goodwins opinion is on this

@tubbgaming3506 5 ай бұрын

He’s not doing a disservice to anybody he’s saying just because you had a bad day or couple bad days in combat doesn’t mean you need to live out your life thinking g about that bad day. Compared to other wars iraq and Afghanistan saw the least amount of combat and people who got into one gunfight coming out and saying there so fucked up compared to a tier one operate which has killed hundreds of people and been on double digit combat deployments doing missions every night seeing dozens of his friends killed or wounded in combat is kinda weak. You signed up for war what did they think it was gonna be like? Even if you’re not in a combat mos you need to prepare yourself for the possibility of seeing some fucked up stuff in warzone. There is nothing normal about war and never will be

@ryanjohnson1265 5 ай бұрын

If you join the military, go to war, then come home and cry about it, why the fuck did you even join then? I agree with Brent 100%

@Paul-vj8gr 4 ай бұрын

This is just pathetic 😂😴🤭🤣😀😀😀🤭

@robertblake1032 6 ай бұрын

A thought just occurred to me that if some young attorney that works in the World criminal court gets a hair up their ass and tries to prosecute one of these guys for war crimes , these days of new age woke activism you just don’t know what could happen.

@paulburke9527 5 ай бұрын

I really hope Brent educates himself on the physical damage/changes that happen to a brain that is suffering from TBI or PTSD. His “suck it up, you had a bad day once” mentality is woefully ignorant and very harmful - especially to first responders and veterans who may not understand why they feel the way they do (because their brain has been physically changed) and who may view getting professional help as some type of weakness - because they aren’t “sucking it up”. Brent’s comments seem to reinforce this stereotype, and unfortunately, may be potentially harming the very people his company is trying to help. Personally, I wanted to support this brand, but after listening to him espouse his opinion, which i disagree with, I’ll take my business elsewhere. Now, where we do agree, most western Drs. just want to give people a blanket diagnosis and throw pills at it. Which just compounds the problem as the patient ultimately loses their psychological homeostasis as they deal with the side effects of the different medicine.

@jakester455 6 ай бұрын

I really like the channel (and the podcast version) but the first twenty five minutes is basically an ad. I know the dude came on to promote his products but that was way too long. I just skipped all of it. I came for "combat stories."