Rick Hogg Recalls Falling Mid-Mission | Mike Drop CLIPS - Episode 75

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Rick Hogg recounts a 2012 mission where he and his military working dog Duco fell approximately 30 feet from a helicopter when it unexpectedly increased power during landing. Hogg describes sustaining injuries including a concussive brain injury that caused memory loss of the engagement, and a hand injury he concealed from medical staff to avoid being removed from duty. He reflects on this incident as a turning point that began his physical and mental decline, and notes that Duco later developed mobility issues that Hogg suspects were connected to the fall.

Key takeaways

• Hogg and his dog Duco fell about 30 feet from a helicopter during a 2012 mission when the pilot increased power unexpectedly while they were exiting on a sloped landing zone
• Hogg recounts experiencing concussive amnesia and being unable to remember key parts of the engagement, but he concealed his head injury from medical personnel to avoid being sent home
• Hogg believes the fall was a turning point that began his physical and mental decline, and later Duco developed mobility issues that required medical retirement, which Hogg suspects were related to the incident

Episode details: published September 8, 2021 · 12.3K views · 11:13 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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