Firefight at the Downed Bird with SEAL Sniper Mark Greene | Mike Drop #197

About this video

Navy SEAL sniper Mark Greene recounts a memorable 2010 Afghanistan mission where his team went to destroy a downed helicopter in the mountains. Greene describes how the site came under fire, prompting Apache helicopters to engage enemy positions while his team extracted under fire. He also discusses his later struggles with TBI symptoms affecting his ability to learn new material, and allegations of experiencing racial bias from a SEAL leader during his final years before leaving the teams in 2016.

Key takeaways

• Greene recounts being sent on a mission to destroy a downed Army helicopter in the Afghan mountains three days before his scheduled departure, which resulted in a firefight and extraction under fire with Apache support.
• Greene states he experienced difficulty learning new organizational skills after returning from Afghanistan, which he attributes to TBI from football and years in the teams.
• Greene alleges he experienced malicious racial bias from a SEAL leader during his final years in the teams, which he describes as meeting three criteria: bias, intent to harm, and ability to execute.

Episode details: published July 23, 2024 · 7.4K views · 8:04 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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