IED'd in Afghanistan - Detainee Troubles with SEAL Team 8's Sam Mackey | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #178

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Sam Mackey, a former member of SEAL Team 8, recounts a mission in Afghanistan where his partner force vehicle hit an IED while on a presence patrol. Mackey describes the immediate aftermath, including rendering aid to casualties, capturing a suspected IED planter who was found hiding nearby, and dealing with a detainee who was in the vehicle during the blast. The detainee survived but sustained severe head injuries that left him cognitively impaired.

Key takeaways

• Mackey describes a partner force Ranger vehicle hitting a high-order IED, resulting in the engine block being blown into the air and causing injuries to occupants
• Mackey recounts that a detainee who was in the vehicle during the blast survived but sustained severe head trauma that left him permanently impaired
• Mackey states that their partner force captured a suspected IED planter found hiding in a ditch nearby, who had HME (homemade explosives) residue on his fingers

Episode details: published March 12, 2024 · 2.3K views · 6:02 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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