Retired U.S. Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel telling the story of heroes around the world.
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19 Sep 2024
Currently traveling the USA, telling the story of one of the most audacious and successful missions of World War II - the Heavy Water Sabotage Raid in Vemork, Norway. Conducted by "The Heroes of Telemark."
Alt for Norge๐ณ๐ด
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20 Sep 2024
Standing room only last night in East Grand Forks, MN.
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23 May 2023
My dashcam footage, while listening to Foghat the other night. This dude should be riding motorcycles in Hollywood as a stunt man. A bit farther down the road, he popped another wheelie. Easily doing 70mph. Hope he's an organ donor. Notice the police?
youtu.be/iVUvrl8dLjY
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22 May 2023
A documentary about our ๐ณ๐ด expedition is in the works. Our @ExpeditionsSoe teammate Gregor did all the work. "Glad that's not my job," I thought every time he got out his camera drone in those conditions. He's a master of his craft as you will see here.
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30 Apr 2023
Chow today with Army buddies BG (Ret) Bob Enzenauer and Tech Sgt John Sekulich and his wife Charlotte.
Doc Enz picked up the tab, but John paid the other bill in WWII - ensuring we could enjoy our lunch in peace and freedom. ๐บ๐ธ Still waiting on his Lรฉgion dโhonneur ๐ซ๐ท though.
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18 Mar 2023
Philip, Mitch, and Tank getting our first look at the alien spacecraft last week.
Second photo as we abseiled down for a closer inspection.
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18 Mar 2023
Last week in Norway I fulfilled a promise to Sam of Prairie Fire Art Co to recreate his "Resistance" painting.
We were in the Jansbu hut on the Hardangervidda - the same hut used by the Norwegian heavy water saboteurs 80 years earlier.
De Oppresso Liber๐บ๐ธ
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11 Mar 2023
Two nights ago near the border with Sweden. We crossed over the next morning, completing our trek from Vemork - in honor of the Norwegian saboteurs who made history 80 years before. Like them, all our team made it safely.๐ณ๐ด #HeroesofTelemark
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Straddling the Norway - Sweden border near where the six saboteurs crossed into safety after Operation Gunnerside.
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28 Feb 2023
"With gratitude and appreciation, we must remember them for all time." Tor Niculaisen. February 28, 2023.๐ณ๐ด
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28 Feb 2023
Last night. Same location and exact time the saboteurs were there 80 years ago. Intensely feeling the history, and remembering and honoring the Heroes of Telemark.๐ณ๐ด
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27 Feb 2023
Grateful to be in Norway honoring and remembering the Heroes of Telemark, exactly 80 years after their heavy water raid.๐ณ๐ด
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26 Feb 2023
Currently enjoying coffee and a good book near a place where history was made 80 years ago.
Spent the day skiing in the tracks of Norwegian heroes, to honor and remember their service and sacrifice.
The mission continues tomorrow. More to follow.๐ณ๐ด
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8 Feb 2023
New strap for my Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m I'll be wearing on an upcoming trip. #Gunnerside
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8 Jan 2023
A boyhood hero who became a close friend. Rest in peace and Semper Fi Colonel.๐บ๐ธ theguardian.com/science/2023โฆ
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29 Dec 2022
Christmas break six years ago during journalism graduate studies. Documenting the liberation of Mosul from ISIS occupation and oppression. Rolling with my brothers in the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service and the Emergency Response Division. ๐ฎ๐ถ De Oppresso Liber
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22 Dec 2022
My next WWII commemoration. Two fellow U.S. Special Forces ๐บ๐ธ vets are joining me. The movie "Heroes of Telemark" and ๐ณ๐ด miniseries "The Heavy Water War" are worth watching to learn more about the mission we'll be honoring 80 years after the Norwegian commando raid.
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19 Dec 2022
My solo Operation Frankton tribute completed today - and the heroes of that mission remembered and honored.๐ฌ๐ง A more detailed after action review will follow soon. Thanks to all who took interest and learned more about what those brave men undertook and accomplished 80 years ago.
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3 Dec 2022
Not HMS Tuna the ๐ฌ๐ง commandos used for initial infil, but the launch dock behind me will suffice next week when I begin my solo Operation Frankton commemoration: 96-mile paddle and a 100-mile hike. The same distances covered in Dec '42 by the two survivors of the mission in ๐ซ๐ท
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13 Dec 2022
Paddle phase complete. Hike phase begins after sunrise. All OK. Remember the heroes of #OperationFrankton
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