Commando Paul Cale has seen a lot of violence. A founding member of an elite branch of the Australian Defence Force, the Second Commando Regiment, this unit saw more casualties than any other group in Iraq and Afghanistan over several tours.
Cale made headlines back in 2013 when he strangled a Taliban commander with his bare hands after storming an enemy compound in Afghanistan. He’s now known as Australia’s ‘toughest’ soldier and has a long term relationship with violence. He believes it’s the only way to communicate with evil people.
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