The Cost War Charges Later | JP Dinnell | Ep. 457
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JP Dinnell spent nearly a decade in the SEAL Teams. Three combat deployments. In 2006 he went to Ramadi with Task Unit Bruiser as point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper for Delta Platoon. Chris Kyle was in Charlie Platoon. He came home with a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars with Valor, and an Army Commendation with Valor. Task Unit Bruiser became the most decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War. Then he went back to work for Jocko as an instructor at Training Detachment. Now he's Chief Training Officer at Echelon Front.
This one is about the part nobody talks about. Twenty years after Ramadi, his platoon sat down together for the first time. Montana. Fly fishing, blacksmithing, and the conversations they never had. He watched men he looked up to carry weight he never knew was there. Their medic is fighting terminal cancer from a burn pit next to the building they slept in.
We get into the difference between the price and the cost. The price is what you pay up front. The cost comes due decades later, in marriages, in kids, in the men around you.
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Timestamps:
[00:00:17] Workday structure and family balance
[00:03:40] Loving the pace and work
[00:07:31] Choosing the muster over contracting
[00:19:45] BUD/S instructor story and fallout
[00:24:46] Echelon Front growth and strategic shift
[00:29:28] Reconnecting with his son Hayden
[00:43:02] Telling the family and meeting Hayden
[00:52:09] Building a decade of stability
[01:02:27] Delta Platoon reunion in Montana
[01:22:00] The hidden costs of combat
[01:30:27] Rooftop grenade story and aftermath
[01:49:17] Purpose, value, and healing
[02:02:23] Echelon Front mission and criticism
[02:17:23] Seth Stone’s lasting influence
[02:30:08] Blacksmithing as healing ritual
[02:42:25] Closing reflections and legacy
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Note for Javelin’s Dad- 1:38:25 this is why you’re epic and why I listen to this podcast
Towards the end when talking about the blacksmithing and eating in the barn, JP says they hung 2 flags, 1 for Seth and 1 for Mikey. My question is, why was there not a flag for Ryan, Chris and Mark? Was it just for guys in his platoon or was there another reason that I just missed?
The Cost War Charges Later | JP Dinnell | Ep. 457
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31,107 views
JP Dinnell spent nearly a decade in the SEAL Teams. Three combat deployments. In 2006 he went to Ramadi with Task Unit Bruiser as point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper for Delta Platoon. Chris Kyle was in Charlie Platoon. He came home with a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars with Valor, and an Army Commendation with Valor. Task Unit Bruiser became the most decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War. Then he went back to work for Jocko as an instructor at Training Detachment. Now he's Chief Training Officer at Echelon Front.
This one is about the part nobody talks about. Twenty years after Ramadi, his platoon sat down together for the first time. Montana. Fly fishing, blacksmithing, and the conversations they never had. He watched men he looked up to carry weight he never knew was there. Their medic is fighting terminal cancer from a burn pit next to the building they slept in.
We get into the difference between the price and the cost. The price is what you pay up front. The cost comes due decades later, in marriages, in kids, in the men around you.
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Timestamps:
[00:00:17] Workday structure and family balance
[00:03:40] Loving the pace and work
[00:07:31] Choosing the muster over contracting
[00:19:45] BUD/S instructor story and fallout
[00:24:46] Echelon Front growth and strategic shift
[00:29:28] Reconnecting with his son Hayden
[00:43:02] Telling the family and meeting Hayden
[00:52:09] Building a decade of stability
[01:02:27] Delta Platoon reunion in Montana
[01:22:00] The hidden costs of combat
[01:30:27] Rooftop grenade story and aftermath
[01:49:17] Purpose, value, and healing
[02:02:23] Echelon Front mission and criticism
[02:17:23] Seth Stone’s lasting influence
[02:30:08] Blacksmithing as healing ritual
[02:42:25] Closing reflections and legacy