"All Hell Broke Loose"

September 27, 2019 00:43:53
"All Hell Broke Loose"
The Spear
"All Hell Broke Loose"

Sep 27 2019 | 00:43:53

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Show Notes

In the second of a two-part conversation with Ryan Hendrickson, our guest shares a story from 2016. Six years and a couple deployments after nearly losing his leg in an IED blast, Ryan was once again in Afghanistan and found himself in an intense fight, part of a grueling 18-hour mission that he recounts in this episode. Note: This episode was originally released in August 2018.

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