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Scuttlebutt 3: Miles Vining

Miles Vining is a jack-of-all trades who enlisted into the Marines and served with The Walking Dead in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. His book, Into Helmand with the Walking Dead is a must read for anyone seeking the ground-level experience of a Marine in Afghanistan. You can read an excerpt from Leatherneck Magazine here.

Serving in Afghanistan has instilled a deep connection to the region, which Miles continues to explore in his project “Silah Report” (Pronouced seh-lah, not sye-law …Nick) which explores the weapons and defense industries of the Middle East, past and present. Miles also supports the Free Burma Rangers, a humanitarian service focused on the war-torn regions of Burma, Iraq and Sudan.

Nick and Vic also welcome in William Treuting, a Gazette editor, historian, and all-around smart guy and we touch on Bill Lind and the birth of the Maneuver Warfare movement.

The views and opinions expressed on Scuttlebutt are those of the individuals and do not reflect the official position of the Marine Corps Association.