The Exact Moment a Routine Patrol Turned Into a Full Ambush

About this video

A military veteran recounts the moment a routine patrol convoy turned into an ambush. He describes how, just after sunrise during a standard patrol, an RPG skipped off the road and green tracers started coming in while Journey’s “Carry On Wayward Son” was playing. The guest explains that his truck was just outside the ambush zone, allowing him to engage while the other trucks in the convoy were pinned down.

Key takeaways

• The guest recounts that his four-truck convoy was conducting routine night patrols when they were ambushed just after sunrise
• The guest describes the attack beginning with an RPG skipping off the road and green tracers incoming, coinciding with the music drop in a Journey song he was listening to
• The guest’s position in the front gun turret, just outside the ambush zone, allowed him to engage while the other trucks were pinned down

Episode details: published January 13, 2026 · 1.9K views · 1:02 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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