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Podcast: Veterans Chronicles
Episode: LCDR Jack Carr, U.S. Navy SEAL, Afghanistan & Iraq
Description: Growing up, Jack Carr had dreams of being a U.S. Navy SEAL and writing novels about the U.S. military. He's now successfully done both.In this episode of "Veterans Chronicles," Carr describes the difficulty of BUD/S training to become a SEAL and the mindset he used to get past any urges to quit. He describes his work boarding Iraqi ships off the coast of Iran, and his work as a sniper in the war zones.Carr also explains how he weaves his military experience into his novels, the lessons he still thinks the...