Alan C. Mack
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
In hindsight, you know, I write that, you know,
The equipment and the techniques at the time were brand new, you know, that we ended up using in Afghanistan.
But I don't know that it would have gone well, you know.
In 99.
Yeah.
But it might have been okay.
Trust me.
You know, I was at Tora Bora in 2001.
I saw you did an interview with McPhee.
Yes.
So fun.
Right.
So he was one of the guys I was carrying in and, um, you know, they did that crazy ceasefire for some reason.
And he got away, you know, I mean, we had him on the ropes injured, but, uh, you know, it's, you know, when they got him, I remember just thinking, finally,
If you never tell any of the story, this is what I struggled with writing this book,
And, you know, I sent it to the Pentagon.
They did their little cuts on it.
But essentially, they didn't really change the story.
But if, you know, I was talking to the public affairs at the 160th, like we're, you know, we're quiet professionals, which is true.
But you can't be what they call a silent professional.