East of Ramadi - SEAL Team 5 on Marine Sniper Overwatch with Ben Milligan | Mike Drop Ep. 210

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Ben Milligan, a former Navy SEAL, recounts a mission east of Ramadi where his SEAL Team 5 element was providing sniper overwatch for a Marine patrol. Milligan describes how his team was ambushed, resulting in teammate Mark Robbins being shot through the eye and head but surviving. He also shares how a Marine battalion commander, who years later Milligan discovered was the son of author Bing West, risked IED Alley to rescue them.

Key takeaways

• Milligan recounts that Mark Robbins was shot through the eye with the round exiting the back of his head, yet survived and later became a detective and SWAT team leader despite losing the eye and hearing in one ear
• Milligan describes how a Marine battalion commander drove two Humvees through ‘IED alley’ to provide suppressive fire, enabling the team to evacuate their wounded teammate
• Milligan explains he later discovered the Marine who rescued them was the son of Bing West, whose Vietnam-era document Milligan had found years earlier while researching how Navy SEALs evolved into an inland warfare force

Episode details: published October 20, 2024 · 14.8K views · 9:27 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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