Days after the tragedy of 9/11 struck our nationโs soul, members of the special forces known as the Green Beret were asked to pack their bags, leave their families and head straight into the heart of warfare. While each of us back home struggled to come to grips with the devastation that came about so suddenly, these men set out to do something about it.
They flew there with one goal in mind: Stop the enemy before the enemy could make another attack on innocent lives.
The special forces knew that if they could get to the root of the attack in a limited amount of time, they could win the immediate war of protecting citizens on Americaโs soil. They could protect individuals, families, churches and communities but only by letting go of what they once knew concerning conventional warfare and embracing a strategy that would work.
One man, Mark Nutsch, was chosen to lead the twelve men into battle. Despite having no combat experience, his confidence and ability to think outside of normative approaches during the vetting process won him the assignment. Little did the military leaders know at the time of choosing him that Markโs experience growing up on his familyโs ranch, working as a ranch hand in college and riding horses in rodeos would be one of his greatest assets.
After all, this wasnโt a war fought with militaries lined up and facing each other on opposite sides. Nor was it even a war fought in the trenches. Rather, to excel in this war, combatants would need to battle the elements, ride horses over rough and dangerous terrain, and outwit an opponent who knew the landscape like the back of their own hands.
To win this battle, Mark and his team of eleven other brave men would have to fight according to the rules of the enemy themselves
