Sean Parnell: Ground Truth From Afghanistan - Danger Close with Jack Carr

Today’s guest is not only a former infantry platoon leader in Afghanistan, he’s also a current candidate for the United States Senate.
Sean Parnell is a Ranger qualified 10th Mountain Division soldier who spent over a year on the front lines in Afghanistan before being medically retired as a captain for wounds sustained in combat.
Sean is a passionate advocate for veterans and co-founder of The American Warrior Initiative.
Sean is also the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan, and the popular Eric Steele series. The latest installment, Left for Dead, hits shelves on Sept. 7.
A third generation Western Pennsylvania native, Sean is currently running for the United States Senate.
You can follow him on Twitter @SeanParnellUSA and learn more about this campaign at parnellforsenate.com.
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[@MThomas001]

Five Fucking Stars, this is especially important to hear right now. Everyone has conflicting emotions about the Pullout of Afghanistan. This is important to hear about, to be reminded of the things that go on there. Thanks.

[@Cyph3rX]

We need men like you to inspire the next generation of young Americans more than ever. These recollections are so incredibly powerful. Our society throws around the term powerful, brave, and hero with such leisure. You exhibit these traits, along with being so humble, and so incredibly strong. I hope I can raise a child that turns into men like you someday. That would be my greatest hope. Cheers from a former cav scout 🍻

[@grumpyvet7990]

Outlaw Platoon is my generation’s “PLATOON”. Visceral, poignant, moving, scary, vet-humor hilarious, tragic, all other emotions from cover to cover. I loved it and EVERYONE should read it.

[@chadblaha69]

Outlaw platoon is a must read. We desperately need Sean in the Senate!

[@to8860]

We will get cheated....again....as long as they are running those machines.......sad

[@jonathandempsey9228]

Yes it is. I remember reading it when it came out. Completely changed my stance on how terrorists are viewed. What they did to the villages and kids should never be forgotten.

[@Peter_J99]

@@jonathandempsey9228 Outlaw Platoon is a must-read. It was hard for me to put it down. I will probably reread this book. The media never mentions what the Tal did to the kids. Another great read is “Only Cry For The Living” by Hollie Mckay (foreword by Jocko Willink) which details the atrocities in Iraq under isis and the aftermath.

[@scotttucker5306]

WOW! What a compelling conversation! Deepest gratitude for all y'all veterans' service! 🤜🇺🇸🤛 Been 🙏Praying 4U🙏

[@jayhocke7477]

I read Sean's book Outlaw Platoon a couple of months ago. I could not put it down. It was exciting, insightful, heartbreaking and sad. A myriad of feelings he so able to communicate. Then read his Eric Steele books. Jack Carr and Sean Parnell are my favorite authors. What great story tellers you two are. He will make a great Senator. Wish he was going to be mine in Michigan. I think combat vets really add value from the experience of life and death situations. Having a little girl die in your arms from wounds sustained, would have a life changing effect on one's self.

[@traecummings9853]

This guy is awesome. When he runs for the big office, im voting twice for him.

[@jayhocke7477]

We want him in Michigan

[@josephllinas417]

Imah take a page from the lefties and me AND my ancestors will be voting for him.

[@RLB1833]

Really enjoyed listening to both of you. True Patriots!

[@James-sj5gw]

Good luck to Mr. Parnell in the political arena. God bless. Jack is becoming a really good interviewer. Terrific interview.

[@davidplatt8915]

As a 66 y.o. who missed V.N. by this>

[@tlotus3032]

One of my favorite books along with Red Platoon. As a lady who never served in the military I was shocked to discover this is my favorite genre. It started with Black Hawk Down but there's nothing like a well written, first hand, authentic account.

[@cjd5255]

Check out "Perfectly Wounded"

[@Politicallyhomeless957]

Very cool. Love that you discovered the genre

[@Brenbolone]

This guys based! America first 🇺🇸

[@chrisspencer6502]

Thank you to everyone who turned dirt in Afganistan. Sean's book is heartbreaking when he explains the politics and games that affected every service member on the ground. Every civilian should, like me, is responsible for the mess in Afganistan Iraq and Syria.

[@Politicallyhomeless957]

Great comment. Agree 💯

[@gailparz]

Outlaw Platoon is an amazing book and hits home when you realize it is real. The emotions are overwhelming. Waiting for the next Eric Steele!

[@jayhocke7477]

Outlaw Platoon literally had me in tears many times. One of the most eye opening true accounts I have read. And I too am eagerly waiting for the next Eric Steele and James Reese.

[@jayhocke7477]

What a great conversation, Jack. You have a very valuable show that should be seen by all of us, especially, veterans. Also, please, wear the medals and ribbons. We are so proud of you guys and admire the courage that others like me have never had to give. You are American treasure, for real. Please keep doing what you are doing.

[@traecummings9853]

Bump. Jack, you are awesome brother. Old DBG from west Tennessee.

[@TheCharlesAtoz]

Sean is just a regular joe, great story. Thanks Jack.

[@DrkOtter]

I read Sean's Outlaw Platoon a couple years ago and couldn't recommend it higher. I truly wish men like these two occupied a far higher percentage of our population. We need more individuals like Sean in leadership positions, guiding this country! Keep fighting the Good Fight Sean!

[@gentugo]

Great podcast. I think Sean Parnell is a great American. Thank you for what you do for us Mr. Carr. I love your novels also.

[@idraw4me181]

I need to read this book now that I have seen this. I need to know where Sean got this shirt he is wearing, it is badass!!!

[@dustongann5054]

Never doubt a Jack Carr book recommendation!

[@georgecoull1883]

Pittsburgh royalty here! One of Pennsylvania's most courageous son. His story is truly miraculous, unbelievable, raw and gritty all real. What a damn legend hero!! Shout out from Pittsburgh

[@revillj1]

I am in Philadelphia Thank you guys for your service. I will be voting for you captain BZ Job well done

[@YourNameHere1212]

Gosh, what a great interviewer and interviewee. It's wonderful to watch an interview where the host has clearly spent quite some time reading the book and really thinking about it to craft such a great interview. Host is truly a talent. I just ordered the book!

[@AKsusan907]

Incredible interview! Outlaw Platoon was one of the first books I read…when, as you say, I figured out I had no touch points.it is an education! Yes, should be required reading. Thank you for choosing to continue to serve our country. We really need you veterans to lead. I thank God for you.

[@keithcross7554]

That Trum impression though! Lol!

[@stacywoodard2170]

Thank you for your service and sharing your experiences, and your honesty of what happened during your time in Afghanistan and your perspective of the current situation!

[@CFairNH]

Awesome podcast, I'm glad it was longer than normal, I always feel like they get cut off early.:) Great conversation!!

[@natalieellett9984]

Great podcast, very moving. Looking forward to reading Sean’s Book.

[@corywatterson7560]

Damn good , we need more like him and you. Thanks you both.

[@JamesBurwellActual]

Jack should get sales commissions from amazon (or whoever). I've bought a lot of books based on his recommendations. Including Parnell's! Great talk with Mr. Parnell here.

[@ReallyFarFarAway]

- Good guest !!!

[@ericarmel5584]

One of the best books I have ever read he lived it

[@stevemassie2395]

well prepared and conducted interview ; great story and messages from Sean

[@Texasguy_001]

great interview! Will be getting all your books both of ya! Thank you both for your service! Take Care

[@zibabird]

Thank you Gentlemen, shared!

[@corywatterson7560]

KEEP FIGHTING! WE HAVE YOUR BACK

[@rickeyruebsamen5947]

Another great podcast, thanks!

[@cwo8771]

Thanks to you both for supporting freedom & the constitution. Outlaw Platoon will be my next Audible purchase. Looking forward to the next Jack Carr novel too.

[@joeltaylor993]

Looking forward to this!

[@Twarrior913]

If the you and the guests are happy with it, keep these long episodes going! Awesome conversation.

[@pablogonzalez8304]

Well 35 min in the podcast and I have feeling that book will be a good one

[@thomsoncarter3121]

Great interview.

[@74bwilson]

Outlaw Platoon is an incredible book, highly recommend it

[@BelgianMarianne]

Fantastic podcast. I ordered the book. Can’t wait to read it. Thank you for all you both did for our country

[@christophergeraghty7156]

U8

[@Jason_The_Man]

Definitely getting his book.

[@corycody6967]

I listened to the Outlaw Platoon audiobook. The guy who read it had so much emotion and made each person a true character. The readers name; Ray Porter! Then when I heard that voice read The Terminal List. Amazing!

[@jilllathers9215]

Ordered. ♥️😊. Thank you. So important that people understand these things. 🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@deejaye2647]

VOTE FOR SEAN PARNELL!

[@stevedunn2635]

I was with 1-35 AR out off Baumholer Germany Old Ironsides. We were 10 days from going home when we got the word that we had been extended 90 days. That was very demoralizing, but there was nothing we could do but CM. 03-04, 05-06, 07-08 I was deployed to Iraq. And people wonder why I am so broken. And of course let’s not forget my fourth tour to Afghanistan 2011-2012 stuck at FOB Posab in the middle of nowhere. I still can’t believe I’m still alive.

[@rodgregg2755]

I'm considering moving just so that I can vote for Sean Parnell. I'm inspired. I understand easily how his men were.

[@droc158]

I find it funny someone did a dislike on this. We have freedom of speech, but what was there to dislike? I bet they didn’t serv! Excellent video Gentleman! Sean, good luck in your running for office in this corrupt government.

[@tlotus3032]

Thank you for your service!!!

[@hatwib]

Love your books! Just saw this channel.🖤

[@m118lr]

I need to finish reading Sean’s book for sure. Started it...then life CONTINUED to happen

[@chrisspencer6502]

You can listen to it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4K9k6J_bsqCarM

[@DavidCharriez2010]

Great content brothers!

[@QuetherV]

This was an amazing interview

[@kathrynludrick4821]

Great interview!

[@user-bh8vj6cc2k]

Capt. Parnell was my company XO when I first got to bravo company 2-87 right after their 2006 deployment . Never spent any time in the field with him as he wasnt in command of a platoon at the time and I was with the “Dirty Birtds” and not the “Outlaws” , but he was always a humble leader. Hope he does well in the senate. We need strong leaders in the is goverment and He and all the leadership we had at the time was extremely hard charging. Especially crusty old 1st Sgt Greeson. God bless the 10th mountain division, Bravo Company 2-87 “Vires Montesque Vincimus”

[@hamptonbridgett]

🇺🇸Parnell for President🇺🇸

[@davidbush4604]

Excellent podcast. So many great points made. I value this insight, not being from a military background. Thank you so much.

[@jayhocke7477]

Forensic Audits in all 50 states, now.

[@Politicallyhomeless957]

I have allot I want to say but...I’ll try to just cover the “highlights” I’ve seen Sean before on Timcast. Enjoyed him there but loved this 1000% more. Sept. 11 Bday and 10th Mtn Vet, Dobe and G Sheo owner, saw gunner, company intel, etc, etc. This conversation spoke to me on soooo many levels and really helped me process the current FUBAR sit rep in Awwww-Fawk- istan! TY 🙏 Subbed and bell 🛎 🎯

[@WARBIRD13]

Ordered the book!

[@dennisseger6717]

Both of you are amazing. Sean’s book reads like a fiction book with all the action, but it is real. So sorry the election was stolen from you Sean🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ECCL11]

Excellent interview! I'll be looking to get a copy of Sean's book. Jack, I've read all your books and I like that you keep raising the bar on yourself with each one! It was wonderful to meet you at your book signing in Houston. I'm wondering, though, if you have any plans to write a non fiction account of your own service? I'm sure a lot of your experiences are 'classified' as evidenced by the blacked out passages in your books. But I think a lot of your readers would like to hear your story about the SEAL teams. Keep up the great work!

[@gunter446]

I voted for Sean!!! You still have my vote, we need you here in Pennsylvania, but we need more Republican support in DC. I hope you don't suspend your running for Senate.

[@peetfj]

Vote for this man PA!

[@5trutta]

Excellent again. And I stopped the video and ordered the book.

[@joellecoffey1862]

The promotion and metal handout is horrible. My husband did not get a Purple Heart. The general flipped a coin while thinking he was asleep in the hospital in Fallujah. Not even a combat action ribbon. As a wife I hurt for him even though he says he is over it. Love the book!

[@Politicallyhomeless957]

WTF....That is terrible....I’m sorry you and your husband had to endure that negligence.

[@davidthrillerfan3077]

What an awesome thriller writer and a remarkable guy.

[@sdreed70]

CAn anyone please tell me where Sean got that badass shirt ???????????? GReat podcast Jack.. Sean is a SAVAGE and will one day be our commander and chief !!! The ear drip Sean said smelled like bananas.. lol

[@Politicallyhomeless957]

If you know? Tell me

[@robschuler9560]

Following

[@deanbacon8245]

Milley and the rest need to read the book !

[@billbraskey5407]

In order to give our children anything resembling freedom and liberty, brave men will be required to stand in the face of tyranny once again. They have slowly and methodically taken every aspect of the culture over a century, but we have less than a decade to respond in a coordinated and strategic way to save the US. The enemy within is far greater than the enemy without. Without true leadership stepping up (which currently doesn't exist), we will be trying to learn to speak Mandarin soon. I support and pray for Sean in his run for Senate (we need 99 more like him). While it shouldn't be, I fear his dream of retiring in 8 years to a farm is a pipe dream given the L-shaped ambush that we have walked into. Jack, your number may be called again...as the twenty something you realized that the end of Afghanistan was inevitable the life cycle of democracy is also. Unfortunate but history shoots it straight...

[@CodyAnderson333]

Great podcast. If you guys haven't heard Sean on Jocko Podcast, go listen to that.

[@renegadearms]

I’m only 21 minutes in and I had a scenario almost exactly like his but it wasn’t first day definitely I day I won’t forget having to give a dead five year old boy back to his weeping father. Disposed of uniform like him and not much of an appetite for a few days.

[@jayhocke7477]

I don't know how you could ever un-see that and not tear up at the sight. God Bless you.

[@renegadearms]

Thanks you definitely don’t forget but you just have to deal with it and keeping going, what’s crazy is Sean Parnell was in a different country than me but the same year and same time but it’s crazy listening we had a few of the same experiences.

[@pablogonzalez8304]

That's a cool skull Hawaiin shirt

[@Politicallyhomeless957]

Srsly I want that!

[@rezdog187]

Nice to know a forward observer's death is a nothing but a leadership lesson........WOW!

[@tyronebuggums2954]

USA all the way!!!! He'll yeah,Sean and Jack!!!!

[@carlosmarquez17]

I wish the book was in spanish.

[@3tonedThinker]

I was there at the base when they put down the dogs that day, I was the one that went over the mic yelling how f Ed up it was, the response over the mic was make sure they don’t feel anything. :( Qualat Afghan 05-06, I likely misspelled that town btw.

[@ericthompson5954]

Sean Parnell's Wikipedia page has been taken down. Why?

[@jamesmerone]

Dudes in flip flops with AKs: 2 America: 0

[@thomthompson9217]

I’ve got more respect for my dog than I do for most people. I’m surprised that those dog killers didn’t “accidentally” wind up in Taliban hands. There were a few total nimrod shavetails that wound up floating face down in the Mekong.

[@guillenrey830]

2006 Afghanistan was the wild west!!

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

No right to kill them dogs...them dogs were therapy

[@OscarLimaMike]

Wait, this guy actually had to be told that it was a stupid idea to let a terp run around with a sat phone unsupervised..... and ride in the command vehicle while you discussed tactics and mission objectives????? What? Even a kid playing paintball could tell you that is the dumbest idea possible. And that after that he was released because of a document issue? After he helped set you guys up for an IED strike where guys where wounded and killed???? Holy shit. I can't believe what I am hearing.

[@jonnyfendi2003]

Hes fuckin gorgeous oh my God

[@Ronin_72]

fobbet...... hahahahaha

[@Politicallyhomeless957]

Lol...yeah it was a Fate worse that getting shot by the Tali when I was in 10th Mtn

[@chrisspencer6502]

you can listen to sean's book here kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4K9k6J_bsqCarM

[@Hur-of-the-south]

Listen, I was ranked 10,000 in Call Of Duty Modern Warfare on Xbox 360. I have killed many troops in that video game I know exactly what I'm talking about and this is all a sham

[@ismailahmed4876]

🇦🇫🇦🇫💪🏻🎉🎉2024🇺🇸🤣

[@greekbrew]

Another right wing supporter of Trump's coup d' etat. Starting to see a pattern here sir.

[@vacayooper4728]

Yes, an unarmed one, with people taking selfies and the media making it the most horribe thing ever. My God they sat in chairs, how inhumane especially in the "peoples house". Do you have PTSD?.

[@greekbrew]

@@vacayooper4728 real peaceful

[@vacayooper4728]

@@greekbrew Were you just as appaled by the riots of last summer?

[@greekbrew]

@@vacayooper4728 yes

[@vacayooper4728]

@@greekbrew So considering the two I've got a far bigger problem with last summer, but you are at least consistent so Im good with that.