Episode 186 - Forged in the Fires Guest - Nick Lavery

Forged In The Fires Podcast with Fireman Rob · Apr 17, 2023 · 36m

“If Army scientists and tattoo artists had highjacked a DARPA lab to create the ultimate soldier, they would have created Nick”

—Connor Narciso, Wired

Nick is an active duty member of The United States Army Special Forces. Commonly known as Green Berets, the Special Forces perform critical missions including direct action, counterinsurgency, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, and unconventional warfare.

In 2013, on Nick's second combat rotation to Afghanistan, he and his Detachment fell victim to an insider attack ultimately resulting in the loss of his leg. Following a year of…