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Green Beret & SOF Operator | Alex Dekker

October 31, 2026·1h 36m·10-min readconversationalpolitics
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Jack Murphy interviews Alex Dekker, a retired Green Beret who served in 5th Special Forces Group and later spent roughly a decade in a compartmentalized special operations unit, about his path from Army brat to combat diver to 18F intelligence sergeant, his ambush wounds in Afghanistan, t

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Alex Dekker

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Alex DekkerBertram ThomasSt John Philby

Books

Desert Heistby Alex DekkerThe Most Dangerous Manby Jack Murphy

Companies

Emily Bestler BooksPenguin Random HouseHonor Foundation

Topics

BooksCareer DevelopmentForeign PolicyGeopoliticsMilitary History

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