Podcasts History School of War Ep 39: Ocie Vest on the Marine Corps War in Afghanistan, Part 2 of 2

Ep 39: Ocie Vest on the Marine Corps War in Afghanistan, Part 2 of 2

Published: Aug. 2, 2022, 8 a.m.

Ocie Vest, retired Marine infantry officer, joins the show to talk about his experiences as a platoon commander in the Battle of Marjah and later as a combat leader in Nimruz Province, lessons learned in training and in combat, and how the war can continue after the fighting ends. Second of a two-part conversation.\n\u25aa\ufe0f\nTimes\xa0\n\n\u2022\t01:27 Violent Months\n\u2022\t06:15 \u201cDo Whatever Those Guys Do\u201d\n\u2022\t09:42 Tactical Adaptation\n\u2022\t13:32 A Fighting Exit\n\u2022\t18:03 \u201cThat Sucked\u2026Why\u2019d We Want To Do That So Bad?\u201d\n\u2022\t21:29 Dispersed Operations\n\u2022\t26:36 Nimruz Province\xa0\n\u2022\t30:43 Hope For The Future\n\u2022\t34:39 Leadership\n\u2022\t36:11 Medically Retired, Twice\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022 38:53 The Work Works\n\u2022\t45:47 \u201cNow Its Up To Them\u201d