Nick Aicardi served 5 years in the US Marine Corps with a deployment to Afghanistan as an advisor to the Afghan army and police that saw him on way outside the wire on daily patrols on the most dangerous roads in the country. Nick is the host of the excellent Hard To Kill Podcast.
Check out their Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Ab2FBsV5q6_fabi-3OUXw
and social media @HardtokillPodcast.