Surviving an IED Blast, then Returning to War, Part 1

August 15, 2018 00:39:48
Surviving an IED Blast, then Returning to War, Part 1
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Surviving an IED Blast, then Returning to War, Part 1

Aug 15 2018 | 00:39:48

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Show Notes

This episode features the first of a two-part conversation with Ryan Hendrickson. In this part, he shares a story from a 2010 deployment. On a mission in a particularly restive part of Afghanistan, Ryan stepped on an IED. Listen as he described that day and the aftermath of an incident that nearly cost him his leg.

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