Navy SEAL leaves IS*S fight to Stop Burma Slaughter

***TO YOUTUBE REVIEWERS: This video is strictly for educational purposes only and is a taped conversation that shows absolutely no depictions of violence, illegal substances, or banned imagery of any kind. The guest (Ephraim Mattos) is a former Navy SEAL and humanitarian who is discussing his own personal story/experiences as it pertains to various tragedies/war zones he has witnessed around the world. This video has been edited to ensure it is in line with all of YouTube’s Full Monetization guidelines. Thank you.

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Ephraim Mattos is the East Asia Operations Manager for White Mountain Research and is the Founder and CEO of the Fireside Journal. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and went on to serve in the armed forces as a US Navy SEAL.

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OTHER JDP EPISODES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Episode 148 - Shawn Ryan: https://youtu.be/ib4atmvMqlk?si=iw3Rc5MUkBhiUpoe
• Episode 188 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/3turgHTOS-I?si=7TEfGEtUe_8tPwFU
• Episode 189 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/7rerXhVYqNA?si=SSErCojtCIrmbiqO
• Episode 136 - Chris Cathers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHBcyufdTw
• Episode 137 - Chris Cathers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-GBz-3A3Lk
• Episode 117 - Ryan Tate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PxcJSzgRkQ&feature=youtu.be
• Episode 198 - Joby Warrick: https://youtu.be/F1fhuwCT9YE?si=prIxtPZEElrYgC5u
• Episode 188 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/3turgHTOS-I?si=7TEfGEtUe_8tPwFU
• Episode 189 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/7rerXhVYqNA?si=SSErCojtCIrmbiqO
• Episode 238 - Taylor Cavanaugh: https://youtu.be/6zsj2CHonQk

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Ephraim’s Childhood
13:11 - Becoming a Navy SEAL
22:21 - Navy SEAL Boot Camp
34:23 - Graduating BUDs, SEAL Team 1 & Culture
41:40 - True Reality of War, Stephen Ambrose D-Day Book
52:45 - Afghanistan Deployment, Rules of Engagement
01:04:35 - Insane near-death story
01:13:11 - Most Intense Combat Firefight Mission Ever
01:25:23 - Ephraim leaves Navy SEALs
01:30:47 - The Rise of 1SS; Tommy G
01:38:21 - Future after Navy SEALS; Ephraim deploys to Mosul, Iraq
01:49:51 - Terror Tunnels; Eddie Gallagher
01:58:33 - Mosul Chaos & ISS Atrocities
02:07:37 - Ephraim shot by IS*S
02:17:40 - Aftermath of Ephraim’s battlefield injury
02:26:23 - Andrew Bustamante & John Kiriakou; “Democracy”
02:36:01 - The Burma War
02:45:23 - China’s Relationship w/ Burma & Dark Underworld in Asia
02:57:11 - Ephraim at War w/ Burma Insurgency
03:16:47 - What Causes all War

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• Host & Producer: Julian Dorey
• Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@alessiallaman

Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 244 - Ephraim Mattos

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