Joe Kent is an Army Special Forces Veteran with two decades of service. Following the tragic death of his wife, Shannon Kent, who served in intelligence operations combatting ISIS in Syria, Joe's career evolved from Special Operations into Field Operative roles in the CIA. Kent would then focus his career on institutional change, advising President Trump on national security and foreign policy. After his retirement from the military, Kent has committed to a continued life of service as a candidate for office in Washington's 3rd congressional district. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkoujZQZatbqy4KGcgjpVxQ/join Shawn Ryan Show Links SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/@ShawnRyanShow Sign up: https://shawnryanshow.com/pages/newsletter Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite Download Free Content: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lF-8_5jwRc5eAhzDkqqCOp-6yvd05vAw?usp=sharing Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-ryan-show/id1492492083 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7xQ?si=59f9d106e56a4509 Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnryanshow/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawnryanshow/ Follow on X: https://twitter.com/ShawnRyanShow SRS Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4pqo9Uoh0WuUKxw0BmaK1yrg9Kd7E4lk #vigilanceelite #shawnryanshow #congress Joe Kent Links: Campaign - https://joekentforcongress.com X - https://x.com/joekent16jan19 FB - https://www.facebook.com/joekent4congress IG - https://www.instagram.com/joekent16jan19 Book - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/send-me-marty-skovlundjoe-kent Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://helixsleep.com/srs https://meetfabric.com/shawn https://hillsdale.edu/srs https://ShawnLikesGold.com | 855-936-GOLD #goldcopartner 00:00 - Introduction 03:37 - Why run for congress? 09:51 - Childhood 16:15 - Joining the military 20:58 - Ranger school 52:42 - First deployment 1:14:50 - Extra training 1:42:32 - Should we have been in Iraq? 2:00:20 - Shannon Kent 2:30:50 - Working in Yemen 2:42:50 - Shannon’s last deployment 3:03:36 - Family and loss 3:14:54 - 2020 Portland 3:33:53 - CBP App 3:36:26 - Can we turn this around?