"I Should’ve Been on That Plane Crash" — A Marine’s Fate and Survivor’s Guilt | Official Trailer

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A Marine recounts learning about a KC-130 plane crash in Mississippi that killed 15 Marines and a sailor—his former team that he had recently been removed from. He describes receiving the news via text message while deployed in Iraq and the immediate confusion and shock that followed. The guest reflects on the intense survivor’s guilt he experienced, knowing that one of those killed was never supposed to be on that plane.

Key takeaways

• The guest learned through text messages in Iraq that a plane crash in Mississippi had killed his former Marine team, from which he had recently been removed
• The crash killed 15 Marines and a sailor when a KC-130 aircraft broke apart, with a Marine Forces Reserve investigation finding a problem with the plane
• The guest describes experiencing profound survivor’s guilt, particularly regarding a teammate named Billy Condra who ‘was never supposed to be on that plane’

Episode details: published July 28, 2025 · 2.9K views · 2:03 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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