Iraq vet Mark Hendricks joins me again to talk about the lives lost there, the pointlessness of the mission, and the lies that led us there. This is a more somber episode than usual, but we felt it was worth doing, and we hope you find it worth listening.

ps. I'm a complete dumbass! Not only due to my ignorance on this topic, but also because I MESSED UP THE RECORDING! We recorded in my studio, each with a mic, but I recorded 2 tracks of my own mic, and none of Mark's. This means I had to use my mic for him as well, and it's pretty rough. You've been warned.

Tristan Smith: https://www.fallenheroesproject.org/post/tristan-caleb-smith

Poem: "The Children of Iraq" https://www.wagingpeace.org/the-iraq-war-ten-years-five-poems-of-remembrance/

Featured song: "Requibath" by the lightningrod salesman https://arielpowell.bandcamp.com/track/requibath

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