Marine Special Operator | CIA Global Response Staff | Savage Actual | Jason Lilley (Round 2)

About This Episode
Today we hear the second round of our Combat Story with Jason Lilley, a former Marine, MARSOC operator, Global Response Staff (GRS) with the CIA, and co-host of Savage Actual with co-host Patrick Moltrup having been a guest on our show on Episode 26 (https://youtu.be/YmOkCKtpvGk). You can find Savage Actual at https://www.youtube.com/c/savageactual.
We left off our first interview (which you can find at https://youtu.be/jYzw5zGR5SE) hearing about Jason’s first deployments with Marine Recon in OIF I going into Iraq, in which his unit was featured in the HBO show Generation Kill, and a subsequent deployment when Jason earned a Silver Star.
At that point, Jason got out of the service, seemingly to find another path, got a lip ring as he said, and started surfing. He still had years of service ahead of him, and that’s exactly what we touch on in this episode.
We get into some interesting aspects of combat this time around but we also dive pretty deep into the psychological aspects of war and the insight that time and age bring.
Listeners really connected with Jason the first time around, noting how genuine and down to earth he is, with one person saying that he comes across as both deadly and chill at the same time, which is absolutely the case. There were so many calls for us to do round two from our listeners and it was worth waiting for.
As you all know, you can catch Jason on Savage Actual with his co-host Patrick Moltrup, both of whom I consider great people, Americans, and friends.
With that, please enjoy this insightful, selfless, and yet somehow equally hilarious discussion with Jason Lilley.
Show Notes:
This video covers the following subjects:
- Marine Special Operator (MARSOC) - CIA Global Response Staff (GRS) - Silver Star Recipient - Savage Actual
Jason Lilley's platoon was one of the most-decorated platoons for heroism in a single action in the War on Terrorism. On this date, his Platoon Leader Captain Brent Morel earned the Navy Cross (posthumously) and Team Leader Sergeant Willie Copeland also received the Navy Cross. Jason Lilley and four of his comrades were awarded Silver Stars for this combat operation. It is a record unmatched by any Marine Corps Company, much less by any platoon, in the Global War on Terrorism.
If you would like to learn more about Marine Special Operator, Jason Lilley I suggest you look into our various other video clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCyApoJr-mNmdMNwdk22xEQ _________________________
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Jason Lilley (Round 2)
Chapters
- 0:00Intro
- 0:56Guest Introduction (Jason Lilley)
- 2:18Interview begins
- 2:38Experiencing Hurricane Ian
- 11:02Anniversaries of significant events
- 16:46Religion, buddhism, and dealing with anger
- 21:56Getting out of the Marine Corps after Silver Star event.
- 28:44Still feeling his calling was to serve.
- 31:26Adrenaline fueled desire for extremes
- 37:24The early days of MARSOC
- 41:16Scout Sniper school and shooting so much he had cuts on his fingers
- 47:07How fighting Taliban was different
- 51:10Recon in Iraq compared to MARSOC ops
- 54:04Story of hunting down Taliban at night
- 1:02:43Feeling guilty for not going on a deployment
- 1:06:07MARSOC Advanced Sniper Course
- 1:12:28Time with Global Response Staff (GRS) with the CIA
- 1:22:33Story of being in Iraq with GRS
- 1:30:41ISIS and Ziti Hil incident
- 1:36:21GRS culture and the darker effects of experiences
- 1:44:01What's new at Savage Actual?
- 1:51:13Listener comments and shout outs


