In this powerful episode of The MisFitNation, host Rich LaMonica sits down with U.S. Army Veteran Andrew Bragg, author of the explosive memoir The Devil’s Playground. Bragg recounts his deployment with the 2-508th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division into one of Afghanistan’s most unforgiving battle zones: the Arghandab Valley.
With gripping detail, Bragg shares how his Two Charlie team built and defended COP Tynes, navigated endless ambushes through grape fields and orchards, and endured relentless combat—often alone. His story offers an unfiltered look into the brutal truths of war, the mental toll of daily firefights, and the brotherhood forged in life-or-death moments.
🎖 Learn how Andrew turned trauma into purpose by writing The Devil’s Playground, and why the valley’s one rule—“The valley always wins”—still echoes in the minds of those who lived it.
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