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5 min readOn a Halloween night in elementary school, Eduardo Garduno and his friends grabbed a pillowcase full of candy and ran through a California neighborhood. They didn't know the Diablo mask one of them wore was a gang symbol. A whistle blew. People came out of houses with bats. Garduno ran until he made it home, still clutching his candy, and later learned why they were being chased. That night was the first time he understood the world was actually dangerous.
The Making of a Troublemaker
Garduno grew up in Section 8 housing in Escondido, California, the son of Mexican immigrant parents who worked constantly—his father doing landscaping, his mother housekeeping. His father drank heavily until age 41, and Garduno learned early that bringing him beers meant more generosity with money. By age six or seven, he was already carrying guilt: when his uncle lost his car and got a ticket during a drunk drive to the liquor store, Garduno believed it was his fault because he had leaned down to pick up a toy and his seatbelt came off.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:00) **Introduction & Upbringing** - Jack Murphy introduces Eduardo Garduno, a former 2nd Ranger Battalion mortarman, and discusses his unpublished memoir covering a tough childhood and difficult transition out of the military.
- 2 (05:09) **Early Signs of Troubled Behavior** - Eduardo recounts his first real memory of his father showing emotion and the origins of his hatred for police.
- 3 (13:04) **Childhood Violence and Gang Encounters** - Eduardo describes a Halloween night where a simple misunderstanding with a rival gang nearly led to a violent mob attack.
- 4 (18:43) **Middle School Suspensions and Theft** - Eduardo details a fight where he beat a friend severely and a later incident where he punched a student for insulting his paralyzed friend.
- 5 (33:55) **Getting Caught and Juvenile Court** - Eduardo describes being caught shoplifting at a mall due to a friend's hesitation, leading to a juvenile court experience that felt biased.
- 6 (43:32) **High School, Police Raid, and Legal Knowledge** - Eduardo describes a police raid on his house, which was conducted illegally by threatening his immigrant parents with deportation.
- 7 (66:27) **Joining the Army and Basic Training** - Eduardo explains his misunderstanding of the "infantry" and "option 40" contracts, which led him to sign up for the Ranger Regiment.
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00:00 – Start
01:13 – Growing Up Poor in Southern California
09:10 – Early Hatred of Police & Growing Up Around Crime
16:44 – Fighting, Anger & Becoming a Troublemaker
28:02 – Getting Arrested for Shoplifting
37:17 – High School, Rebellion & His Brother’s Drug Business
51:18 – His Brother Gets Busted & Police Raid the Family Home
1:00:20 – Deciding to Join the Military
1:06:20 – Accidentally Signing an Option 40 Contract
1:10:54 – Basic Training, a Dear John Letter & Finding Motivation
1:15:33 – Surviving RASP
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