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Are you someone who likes insane stories? How about leadership lessons from combat? Or maybe just shenanigans and humor? Well look no further. This is the home for stories and lessons from those who‘ve been there; the real warriors who have paved the way. There are no rules; we cover it all. Unfiltered and uncensored, we bring the darkest and the lightest, the most professional and the most ridiculous, all cultivated from the warrior culture that bonds us all together. Welcome to The Ready Room Podcast.
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Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
On May 2nd, 2005, 2 F/A-18 Hornets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, the “Death Rattlers”, collided over central Iraq. After two successful ejections, both pilots were tragically dragged to death in their parachutes after reaching the ground. The event rocked the families, the squadron, and the air wing. With us today is retired Marine LtCol Ben “Big Gay” Buerke, a MAWTS 1 IP, former Commanding Officer, and was a Captain with VMFA-323 on that deployment. We talk about his background, the culture of the Death Rattlers, and his personal account of that tragic day. But most importantly, we talk about how the squadron reacted, the leadership lessons learned, and how the Ready Room, the families, and the Marines took a devastating event and used it to galvanize them closer together.
In memoriam.
LtCol John "Dukes" Spahr USMC
Capt Kelly "Trash" Hinz USMC
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