Mike Drop Clip: Episode 54 - Mike Day

About this video

Mike Ritland’s guest recounts a harrowing combat gunfight in which he was knocked unconscious by a grenade blast, woke to find enemy fighters nearby, and engaged them with his pistol despite being shot multiple times. The guest describes being hit 27 times, suffering injuries including shots through his pelvis and a severed thumb, yet continuing to fight and clear the house while in shock. He also describes discovering a fallen teammate and coordinating with Iraqi scouts amid auditory exclusion and severe blood loss.

Key takeaways

• The guest recounts waking from unconsciousness during a firefight and engaging enemy combatants at close range while severely wounded and operating on adrenaline
• According to the guest, he experienced complete auditory exclusion and time distortion during the gunfight, continuing to operate despite 27 gunshot wounds and shock
• The guest describes maintaining tactical focus through extreme trauma, performing magazine changes under fire and clearing the rest of the house after neutralizing immediate threats

Episode details: published March 24, 2020 · 101.8K views · 10:14 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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