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WRMI 009 - Robert Hipwell // Lessons from a Top U.S. Army General
Manage episode 251438280 series 1134436
In this far-ranging discussion, General Robert Hipwell shares his story as a career soldier and officer. It starts with his years in Vietnam on covert missions behind enemy lines to his commanding the Army base where - and when - Saddam Hussein was captured.
He shares his lessons about a harrowing close call with the enemy in Vietnam, the key things it takes (besides luck) to survive the missions he did in Nam, to what it was like to work his way up to being a top commander in the Iraqi war.
19 episodes
Manage episode 251438280 series 1134436
In this far-ranging discussion, General Robert Hipwell shares his story as a career soldier and officer. It starts with his years in Vietnam on covert missions behind enemy lines to his commanding the Army base where - and when - Saddam Hussein was captured.
He shares his lessons about a harrowing close call with the enemy in Vietnam, the key things it takes (besides luck) to survive the missions he did in Nam, to what it was like to work his way up to being a top commander in the Iraqi war.
19 episodes
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