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I Was a DC Cop & War Veteran — What I Saw In Afghanistan Will Forever Haunt Me | Rob Fessock
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Rob Fessock served as a military officer before becoming a DC police officer — one of the most violent postings in American law enforcement. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Rob breaks down what it was really like policing Washington DC, the gangs that made it one of the most dangerous cities in the country, and the calls he'll never forget. Then in 2011 he was deployed to Afghanistan where he worked alongside the Kabul City Police — responding to terrorist attacks, gathering evidence at bombing scenes and witnessing violence that changed him forever. When he came home the PTSD caught up with him — forcing him into retirement as a cop and pushing him into drug addiction. He opens up about hitting rock bottom and how he found his way back.
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_____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 DC Cop War Veteran and PTSD Survivor — Rob Fessock's Full Story 02:00 Growing Up and the Family Influences That Shaped Who He Became 05:00 Military Ambitions and the College Years That Changed His Direction 10:00 The Leadership Lessons That Prepared Him for Everything That Came Next 15:00 Deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan — What He Signed Up For vs What He Found 22:00 The Combat Experiences in Afghanistan That Will Never Leave Him 30:00 Coming Home and Becoming a DC Police Officer — A Different Kind of War Zone 36:00 Policing Washington DC — The Violence the Community and the Reality Nobody Shows You 44:00 The Challenges of Police Work and the Coping Mechanisms That Almost Destroyed Him 50:00 How PTSD and Addiction Took Everything He Had Built 55:00 How Teaching Himself Piano Pulled Him Back From the Edge 01:00:00 Recovery Reflection and What Life Finally Looks Like on the Other Side
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