13-Year Green Beret IED Survivor Ryan Hendrickson | Mike Drop Ep. 214

Ryan Hendrickson is a 13-Year Green Beret, Author, and Landmine Recovery Expert. While serving as an 18C in 2010 on his first deployment as a Green Beret, he suffered an IED blast that should have killed him - a devastating injury that would have cost him his leg, if not for the Army's new THOR 3 program and a newfound appreciation for medical limb salvage. To the surprise of nearly all parties involved, Ryan returned to the battlefield a mere 18 months later, where he continued to serve for 12 more years at the Tip of the Spear.

Later, he'd pen a memoir of his personal struggles from his deployment journals called ''Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle' along with pivoting into military contracting, but he felt a new calling when the Russia/Ukraine engagement began to swell in 2022. He headed into the chaos, performing his unique specialty - the deadly art of landmine removal - where he continues to work today.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
04:21 - Faithful (When It's Convenient)
16:34 - Things Changed When I Stepped on an IED
34:24 - Dad Found God in Eugene, Oregon
42:43 - From the Navy to the Air Force with an Army Spouse
55:56 - Welcome to Jump School - My Biggest Setback in Training
01:07:25 - Thirteen Years as a Green Beret
01:21:28 - Stepping on an IED - September 12th, 2010
01:47:16 - A Classified Battlefield Amputee - Saving My Leg with THOR 3
01:57:49 - Proving My Worth in Panjwai, Kandahar
02:14:19 - Considering Self-Selection - Fighting My Demons
02:28:23 - Eating A 500lb Bomb from 22 Meters
02:50:46 - Eagle Down - Racing The Apache to Find Abe
03:02:35 - Pulling Chocks into Military Contracting
03:09:03 - Writing 'Tip of the Spear'
03:15:56 - Landmine Removal in Ukraine
03:43:43 - Reshaping The Military
03:52:20 - Sharing My Story

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Support Ryan Hendrickson -

Get Your Copy of Ryan's Book, 'Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle' at https://www.amazon.com/Tip-Spear-Incr...

Find out More and Donate to Ryan's Tip of the Spear Landmine Removal Mission (501c3) at https://landmineremoval.org

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Website: https://ryanmhendrickson.com

Instagram:   / ryanmhendrickson.tipofthespear  

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