
Matt Cavanaugh was a senior at West Point when the country was attacked on Sept. 11th. He would graduate college in the spring, then complete his artillery training and find himself participating in the invasion of Iraq within a year. After his second deployment to Iraq, Matt earned his Masters degree and found himself back at West Point teaching strategy. Matt is now an author, ultra-marathoner, and kidney donor.Support the showhttps://www.patreon.com/formeractionguyshttps://www.jcramergraphics.comhttps://www.ANGLICOshop.comMatt's Bookshttps://www.simonandschuster.com.au/authors/ML-Cavanaugh/24036486400:00:00 Intro | Minnesota Hockey | Joining The Army00:04:47 From West Point To Iraq00:11:39 The Best Thing I've Ever Done | Donating a Kidney00:17:31 Invasion of Iraq | 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment00:24:31 Ramadi and Fallujah00:37:39 Would You Do It Again?00:46:27 2nd Deployment To Iraq00:56:22 Jennifer Lopez is Dead01:01:17 Teaching At West Point
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