15 episodes
Third Squad iHeartPodcasts
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4.9 • 427 Ratings
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In 2011, veteran and journalist Elliott Woods embedded with the twelve Marines of Third Squad in one of the most violent parts of Afghanistan at the height of the war against the Taliban. Only eleven of the twelve would make it home. A decade later—with America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan looming—Elliott goes on a cross-country road trip to track down the Third Squad survivors, to talk about the war and coming home, and to ask: What was it all for? And where do we go from here?
Third Squad is a 12-part documentary podcast hosted by Woods and produced by Airloom Media. New episodes every Thursday starting October 21, 2021.
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BONUS: One Last Climb
Camp Pendleton, CA: Patrol Base Fires veterans Manuel Mendoza, John Bohlinger, Michael Minor, and Noah Southworth reunite at their former Marine base on California’s Pacific Coast to place a new memorial marker for their deceased comrades.
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The End of the Road
Asheville, NC: Teresa Bradley still lives in the house where she grew up and where she raised her twin sons, Michael and Timothy Dutcher. In the final visit of the journey, Teresa and Tim tell the story of Michael’s life and how his death continues to haunt their family.
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I Think This is Hell
Ventnor City, NJ: Jeffrey Lopez grew up steps away from the Atlantic Ocean with a house full of brothers who loved to fight. His mother, Rosibel, escaped war-torn El Salvador in hopes of raising her family in peace—and her son’s deployment to Sangin was a nightmare come true.
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Sandcastles in the Tide
Deer River, NY: As a teenager, Taylor Moody had a mohawk and cared more about punk shows than school. He tells Elliott about his tough adjustment to the disciplined life of a Marine and his quest to find a place for himself back home.
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Chasing The War
Greensburg, PA: As squad leader, Jeric Fry’s biggest responsibility was to keep his Marines alive. He could never have known that he’d save the life of one of his Marines years after the squad came home.
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Bad Paper
Lexington, KY: In Sangin, Scott McEtchin told Elliott that he joined the Marines to get his life together after a bout of teenage trouble. But trouble wasn’t far behind when McEtchin got back from Afghanistan.
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Customer Reviews
Incredible
Probably the best podcast series I’ve listened to, and I’ve listened to hundreds. This is extremely well presented and produced, and the story/stories are incredibly compelling.
Exceptionally well done
I knocked out this whole series in two days! I’ve known and worked with one of the guys profiled for years and feel like Elliott did a great job of capturing him in this series. I highly recommend!
Humbling, Frustrating, Extremely Emotional
I never had a tour in Afghanistan but I had three in Iraq. I had several very good friends command in both. I also lost very good friends in both Theaters.
This was extremely emotional to listen to. I don’t/didn’t know any of these people but I am all too familiar with people like them.
Every American should listen to this.