Navy SEAL Reveals How He Survived Being Shot 27 Times During an Iraq Raid
About this video
A former Navy SEAL recounts in detail a combat operation in Iraq where he was shot 27 times during a building raid. He describes entering a room during the mission, being immediately engaged by enemy fighters, losing his rifle, fighting with his pistol while on the ground, and being knocked unconscious by a grenade blast. After regaining consciousness, he re-engaged and killed the remaining enemy fighters, then secured the rest of the house despite severe injuries before walking to a medical evacuation helicopter.
Key takeaways
- The guest describes experiencing extreme time dilation during the firefight, reporting that approximately 5 seconds felt like several minutes and he could see individual bullets and vapor trails in what he describes as ‘Matrix-like’ slow motion
- The guest recounts being shot multiple times including twice in the buttocks while unconscious, sustaining wounds to his legs, arms, stomach, scrotum, back, and thumb, plus 11 strikes to his body armor
- Despite catastrophic injuries and being knocked unconscious by a grenade blast, the guest reports maintaining tactical awareness, killing multiple enemy combatants with his pistol while on the ground, then clearing the rest of the house and walking unassisted approximately 150 yards to the evacuation helicopter
Episode details: published September 18, 2026 · 26.9K views · 20:28 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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