Lessons Learned

Ep.14, Ron Jansen, author of An Otherwise Healthy Person: A Marine's Story of Going To Fallujah and Fighting To Come Home

Andrew Coville Episode 14

Ron Jansen joined the Marine Corps in 2002 as a reservist in Grand Rapids Michigan and was assigned to 1st battalion 24th Marine regiment as an infantryman. In 2006 Ron deployed to Fallujah, Iraq as a squad leader where he conducted hundreds of foot patrols and fought against a rapidly growing insurgency. In May of 2024 Ron published his book, An Otherwise Healthy Person: A Marine's Story of Going to Fallujah and Fighting to Come Home, where he details his experiences in the Marine Corps and his journey of healing after being discharged.