🚨Please leave us a review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts:🚨 Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-ryan-show/id1492492083 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7xQ?si=59f9d106e56a4509 Nick Lavery joins Shawn to share a story of heroism and loss from this most noble of spirits. Nick is an active duty member of The United States Army Special Forces - and amputee. In this groundbreaking episode we learn about the greatest battles you have never heard of. From small arms gun fights to being ambushed by trusted allies, Nick is an example to any person who has been pushed to the ultimate limit and emerged victorious. 🚨↘️ Sign up for the VE Newsletter ↙️🚨 https://www.vigilanceelite.com/newsletter #VIGILANCEELITE #SHAWNRYANSHOW Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website - https://www.vigilanceelite.com Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shawnryan762 Nick "Machine" Lavery Links: Book - https://amzn.to/3QBznjy Website - https://www.machinenick.com/aboutnicklavery Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nick.machine.lavery/ 00:00 - Preview 08:53 - I Started with the Navy 17:00 - Patreon Question 45:00 - First Deployment to Afghanistan 53:00 - Erik Prince - Preview 55:39 - Languages Spoken 1:03:00 - Logistics of being a Green Beret 1:13:00 - Ambush I.E.D. 1:31:19 - AK-47 round to the face 1:49:15 - Getting to Bagram 2:17:26 - The third incident 2:49:00 - Phantom Pain 2:57:12 - Rehabilitation 3:21:53 - Getting back into SOF 3:41:25 - First engagements as an amputee 3:53:25 - Dive School 4:08:34 - Types of prosthetics for diving 4:19:20 - The Baddest Mother Fucker You've Ever Met