Green Beret's Deadly Combat Experience of Stepping on an IED and Surviving
This episode of the Shawn Ryan Show features Green Beret Ryan Hendrickson, who shares his harrowing combat experiences, including stepping on an IED in Afghanistan and surviving a limb salvage surgery. The discussion revisits an incident from a previous episode with guest Kyle Morgan, detailing the actions that saved Ryan's life. Hendrickson also recounts an ambush during another deployment where his unit was attacked. The conversation touches on veteran victimization, overcoming trauma, reinvention, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Ryan's current demining work in Ukraine. The episode highlights the bravery of Kyle Morgan and another comrade, with Morgan receiving the Silver Star for his actions during the ambush.














