Ben Owen

And my life had purpose. And before I know it, I've got two years clean. That's the longest I've had clean since that relapse in 2011. And I'm starting to realize if I maintain a purpose, maybe I actually can stay clean no matter how much money I make. So we've dumped like all of our personal savings into Afghanistan.

And my life had purpose. And before I know it, I've got two years clean. That's the longest I've had clean since that relapse in 2011. And I'm starting to realize if I maintain a purpose, maybe I actually can stay clean no matter how much money I make. So we've dumped like all of our personal savings into Afghanistan.

I'm making money just to give it to the nonprofit so that we can continue doing what we're doing over there. We had a lot of very early successes. We had a lot of really crappy things happen too. I ended up –

I'm making money just to give it to the nonprofit so that we can continue doing what we're doing over there. We had a lot of very early successes. We had a lot of really crappy things happen too. I ended up –

I'm making money just to give it to the nonprofit so that we can continue doing what we're doing over there. We had a lot of very early successes. We had a lot of really crappy things happen too. I ended up –

I think it was November of 2021, I got invited to Fort Bragg to USASOC, United States Army Special Operations Command, to come talk to a roomful of 3-3 Green Berets about how we're doing this. Like, I'm literally a crackhead, and I'm being asked to come to USASOC and talk about what we're doing in Afghanistan. Damn. They had their own little NGO set up. I think it was called Team America.

I think it was November of 2021, I got invited to Fort Bragg to USASOC, United States Army Special Operations Command, to come talk to a roomful of 3-3 Green Berets about how we're doing this. Like, I'm literally a crackhead, and I'm being asked to come to USASOC and talk about what we're doing in Afghanistan. Damn. They had their own little NGO set up. I think it was called Team America.

I think it was November of 2021, I got invited to Fort Bragg to USASOC, United States Army Special Operations Command, to come talk to a roomful of 3-3 Green Berets about how we're doing this. Like, I'm literally a crackhead, and I'm being asked to come to USASOC and talk about what we're doing in Afghanistan. Damn. They had their own little NGO set up. I think it was called Team America.

I can't remember what it was. But I met a whole bunch of guys up there. Jeff Diardia, do you know him? Mm-mm. Okay. And, oh, it was hilarious when I got there. You know they do the background check at the Little Welcome Center? So, like, I think I'm fine because I'm there with –

I can't remember what it was. But I met a whole bunch of guys up there. Jeff Diardia, do you know him? Mm-mm. Okay. And, oh, it was hilarious when I got there. You know they do the background check at the Little Welcome Center? So, like, I think I'm fine because I'm there with –

I can't remember what it was. But I met a whole bunch of guys up there. Jeff Diardia, do you know him? Mm-mm. Okay. And, oh, it was hilarious when I got there. You know they do the background check at the Little Welcome Center? So, like, I think I'm fine because I'm there with –

Command Sergeant Major Fais Wafa, one of the Afghan commando guys who had headed up a whole bunch of the commando stuff. I'm there with him and then with two former 3-3 SF guys. And I think I'm going to be fine. And I'm watching the MPs across the counter as they're running my shit. I'm like, oh, no, I'm not fine. And so one of the MPs is like this thick white girl covered in tattoos.

Command Sergeant Major Fais Wafa, one of the Afghan commando guys who had headed up a whole bunch of the commando stuff. I'm there with him and then with two former 3-3 SF guys. And I think I'm going to be fine. And I'm watching the MPs across the counter as they're running my shit. I'm like, oh, no, I'm not fine. And so one of the MPs is like this thick white girl covered in tattoos.

Command Sergeant Major Fais Wafa, one of the Afghan commando guys who had headed up a whole bunch of the commando stuff. I'm there with him and then with two former 3-3 SF guys. And I think I'm going to be fine. And I'm watching the MPs across the counter as they're running my shit. I'm like, oh, no, I'm not fine. And so one of the MPs is like this thick white girl covered in tattoos.

So I start flirting with her. And then she looks down at her screen and looks back at me and goes, I know what you're doing outside. I was So I'll walk out there. She's like, what are you doing? I was like, I'm trying to help with the Afghan evac. What do you mean? She's like, cut the shit. What is up with your background? I was like, I don't know what you're talking about.

So I start flirting with her. And then she looks down at her screen and looks back at me and goes, I know what you're doing outside. I was So I'll walk out there. She's like, what are you doing? I was like, I'm trying to help with the Afghan evac. What do you mean? She's like, cut the shit. What is up with your background? I was like, I don't know what you're talking about.

So I start flirting with her. And then she looks down at her screen and looks back at me and goes, I know what you're doing outside. I was So I'll walk out there. She's like, what are you doing? I was like, I'm trying to help with the Afghan evac. What do you mean? She's like, cut the shit. What is up with your background? I was like, I don't know what you're talking about.

She's like, what the fuck are you doing here? And so come to find out the way they had entered all of those charges, which I beat every one of into the NCIC, it has me show them with like 14 felonies or some crap. I'm like, no, I don't have 14 felonies. I beat all of those. And she's like, well, do you have proof of that? And I got smart with her. I'm like, yes, I always keep it with me.

She's like, what the fuck are you doing here? And so come to find out the way they had entered all of those charges, which I beat every one of into the NCIC, it has me show them with like 14 felonies or some crap. I'm like, no, I don't have 14 felonies. I beat all of those. And she's like, well, do you have proof of that? And I got smart with her. I'm like, yes, I always keep it with me.

She's like, what the fuck are you doing here? And so come to find out the way they had entered all of those charges, which I beat every one of into the NCIC, it has me show them with like 14 felonies or some crap. I'm like, no, I don't have 14 felonies. I beat all of those. And she's like, well, do you have proof of that? And I got smart with her. I'm like, yes, I always keep it with me.