🚨↘️ Sign up for the VE Newsletter ↙️🚨 https://www.vigilanceelite.com/newsletter Cody Alford is a former Marine Raider & Scout Sniper who was on the frontlines of the Battle of Fallujah. After an impressive 15 year career, he chose to walk a totally new path - van life. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://blackbuffalo.com/discount/SRS https://www.mudwtr.com/shawn https://goodranchers.com/shawn https://www.bubsnaturals.com (USE CODE SHAWN) Please leave us a review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-ryan-show/id1492492083 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7xQ?si=59f9d106e56a4509 #VIGILANCEELITE #SHAWNRYANSHOW Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website - https://www.vigilanceelite.com Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shawnryan762 Cody Alford Links: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Codyalford My coaching group: https://r3trainingsolutions.com My brand: https://wedefythenorm.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecodyalford @jaketran Documentary: https://youtu.be/I8wqT2aSfQg 00:00 - Intro 05:47 - Cody Alford 10:00 - Becoming a parent 23:03 - Growing up 48:24 - Joining the Marines 1:29:54 - Fallujah 1:55:23 - Being shot in the head 2:12:52 - Sniper tactics, bloody battle 2:57:12 - Lessons learned 3:13:10 - Force Recon 3:20:08 - "If you ain't cheatin' you ain't tryin'" Dive School, Jump School 4:07:24 - Giving more overseas 4:22:00 - A Deployment about conflict 5:19:56 - Marine to Nomad - the Van Life 5:34:00 - Psychedelic healing 6:07:04 - Shawn relates to Cody about Psychedelics 6:32:42 - A Hell of a message 6:42:35 - We Defy the Norm 6:47:38 - Final message from Shawn Ryan