You do that 55 times, it creates a different human being when you come out on the other side. Now, most people don't have that kind of experience, thank God. And thank God that Less than 1% of this country is willing to step into the breach, literally to do that [serve in combat]. But that's when I became a very fearless person. At that point, West Point helped out, but it was combat in 2006 that completely changed my outlook on life. (23:25–23:32)
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