Evan Hafer gets a chance to chat with Mike Durant, a helicopter pilot with the 160th SOAR who participated in many notable missions to include Gothic Serpent, where his helicopter was shot down and Mike survived being held prisoner. Mike retired from the military and has decided to serve his country once again, this time by entering the race to be elected to represent Alabama as a United States Senator. 0:00 - Who is Mike Durant? 7:20 - 160th SOAR 8:32 - Operation Just Cause 16:16 - Operation Desert Storm 21:50 - Prisoner of War 30:55 - Not taking things for granted 32:37 - Transitioning into the civilian world 37:49 - Striking similarities 42:27 - Commercial 43:04 - Deciding to run for public office 47:55 - Vaccine mandates 53:46 - Afghanistan withdrawal failure 1:01:35 - Upcoming election preparation 1:04:40 - Outro Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: IG: @blackriflecoffeepodcast Twitter: @brccpodcast #podcast #blackriflecoffee