Warrior Tu Lam on Warfare, Service, Survival

Tu Lam (0:00)

The game that we play is a game of life and death. The game we play will change and influence you, you sitting there and your freedom and our listeners.

So whatever decision we make as a professional soldier has great effects on the future and safety of the United States. So that's gonna drive my mindset to be better, to serve a higher cause. You know, it's not a game, it's a lifestyle.

Michael Gervais (0:39)

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Now, this conversation is with Tu Lam. Tu is a modern day warrior, respected by his peers to have a very special understanding of elite war fighting. And Tu shares how he was raised as a warrior. And this conversation will challenge you as his worldview, his spiritual framework and his warrior craft are beautifully and complicated and nuanced. And as many of you know, I have an incredible regard for those who dedicate their life to noble purposes. And there are many ways to live with conviction, ranging from pacifism to war fighting. And this conversation will hopefully help you become more clear on your approach to human rights and freedom and the ways that you want to go about challenging those changes that we know need to take place.

So Tu has a very clear philosophy on why and how he believes human rights and freedoms need to take place.