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“Sometimes you’re chosen, you don’t choose.” 

War has a way of stripping life down to raw essentials: courage, instinct, and the will to keep moving when everything says quit. This story captures what it means to face disaster head-on—losing an engine, losing flight controls, even watching a brother bleed out beside you—and still finding a way to fight for life. It’s a lesson in focus: chaos screams in your ear, but survival demands calm action. 

In this episode, we hear firsthand how one split-second decision meant the difference between life and death and the details put you right in the cockpit of a falling Apache. 

Brian Slade is a decorated Apache pilot, Air Force and Army veteran, and author of Cleared Hot. His story of survival and post-traumatic growth turns battlefield chaos into lessons every man can live by. 

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Book: Cleared Hot: Lessons Learned About Life, Love, and Leadership While Flying the Apache Gunship in Afghanistan and Why I Believe a Prepared Mind Can Help Minimize PTSD 

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