Navy SEALs Get Ambushed INTENSE Combat Story

Eli Crane, now congressman since being on the show, shares two intense combat missions while being deployed overseas. Watch the full episode with Eli Crane on the Shawn Ryan Show.
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[@lamarwilson9505]

I’m a huge fan I watch and listen to all your shows I think your awesome thank you for everything you did for our country!! I have a question I’ve been trying to order gummy bears from you how can I ??? Please let me know

[@pappysminions]

Hey Shawn, Please ask your camera operators to stop trying to be "artistic" with their angles. It's distracting. Thank you, sir! BTW...I'm a disabled veteran, without combat experience, however. And I watch all of your clips; conflicted that I wasn't able to do more while I was in and at the same time glad that I didn't have to go through some of the things so many of your guests did. But somehow, I still feel a connection with all of them.

[@Levi-hp4vr]

​@@lamarwilson9505😢😢yu BH CV for ya to ok u buty y. Try rct🎉😢😢

[@-clipz-]

If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

[@jimjustice581]

Shawn, you’re steady as a rock, man. Having been there, you know what they’ve been through and know the right questions. You don’t get rattled, and stay calm as they relive their experiences. Thanks for these most interesting interviews. Hats off to you and your teammates. Thanks for your service to you all.

[@user-pr3ho5pz4m]

You could tell Eli was reliving that day. Another in a long line of great guests. These guys grab my attention and I can't stop watching.

[@BleedingWhiteKnuckles]

That's exactly why I like watching Marcus Luttrell interviews/podcast because you see it in his face when he tells his stories and seems like he can visually vividly still see those memories at no fault to him obviously strictly thanks.

[@-clipz-]

If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

[@patrickwalker5354]

Cause their stoires are like some movie shit

[@BMo_215]

As a vet (gulf war) Best show on the air…much respect Shawn

[@audreym3777]

Soooooo grateful that Eli is in Congress fighting for US!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@alwaysready4017]

Bro I know you hear it all the time but man you are becoming the damn man in the podcast world. Keep up the good work .

[@DannyMcDaniel52]

Thank you so much for this channel. Having been a garden variety soldier in the U.S. Army for 26 years, it is way cool to hear these stories.

[@johnneill5960]

I wanna thank this guy , this was Ramadi 06 & Michigan was in Ramadi and we we’re getting our asses handed to us , if it wasn’t for guys like him people like me that ran these roads probably wouldn’t be here today .

[@cliftonlloyd8395]

These happenings need to be told, this is my favorite channel for watching men open up. These people are warriors

[@TheMSValley]

The moment they just looked at each other about the “helplessness feelings” is why I watch this channel. Shawn is very good and living things with his guests!

[@trujillo71921]

That's what makes this show top of the line, top notch, because Shawn has walked the same line as the guys he has on the show. Not just some bubblegum podcast that's the same as the rest.

[@rsingh2595]

This story is honestly so beautifully written and reality clicks knowing life isn’t but is

[@rebekahwhite2939]

Your ability to read is appreciated Reading comprehension Neutral attitude and non-judgmental ways of thinking are appreciated Thank you for your time Your time is a gift that is appreciated Gentle and kindness and tenderness are appreciated

[@julianhatlevig7304]

PROUD OF MY ARIZONA CONGRESSMAN! IN THE FIELD AND ON CAPITOL HILL

[@BeStupidWithIntent]

This dude seems like he’s struggling… I’m sorry for what you’ve gone through and thank you for what you’ve done.

[@lorrenwunder]

It is incredible to hear the stories of our brave soldiers and what they went through and endured that most people in our country have never seen. Shawn is doing a remarkable service by talking with these veterans (being one himself) and taking the burden of silence off of them and getting their memories, some very bad, off of their chest and out in the open. Thank you Shawn for what you are doing to help support our veterans. God Bless You.

[@bradleybartlett238]

I love this podcast! Love to hear up close and personal stories of these warriors!!

[@maxcorder2211]

I was only concerned when I was getting shot at. But I was too busy concentrating on what I needed to do. It was the aftermath of making it through and getting out of danger that the nightmares started. And I still have them 50 years later.

[@audreym3777]

You matter, and there’s more of us that care than you know. 🫡

[@RV_Chef_Life]

The hang time on mortars has got to be in the top 3 psychologically. It’s almost like playing Russian Roulette.

[@lancebane3088]

Thank you for your service.

[@vegan-cannibal714]

Were you ever scared? LMAO I was scared 24/7 from the day I got their untill the day I came home. Most of the time it wasn't too bad. Once we started on mission doing a recon or movement to contact it's was more intense. Once people started shooting it was like right on the edge of terror. It became easier each deployment, but it wasn't because it was any less scary. It was more like I started to get numb to it. In

[@beenschmokin]

Fear keeps men alive. The fearless die first. The ability to tame that fear is what sets men apart from the boys.

[@pab1381]

Dude I couldn’t even imagine. I know there’s training you guys get but still. Idk how you guys do it but I’m glad and thankful you do my friend.

[@bon-a-petite9224]

Ass clinching type of stuff?

[@tomking7080]

Thank you for your service bro. I have a question if you don’t mind answering it. Did people on their first deployment freeze up,just panicked? I’m assuming that people did because the real thing is always different from training. I’m sure that when you have 18-20 year olds out in a war zone for the first time I’m assuming that fear and panic kicked in. I was never in the military,I played Pac-10,this was in the mid-90’s before it was PAC-12, Division One tennis and I remember my first match was against USC and there was a large crowd I was nervous as hell even though I had been playing tennis since I was 7 years old and had played in state and regional tournaments but this was completely different. I got use to it after a few matches but I was wondering if the same thing happened with soldiers.

[@chrisburke624]

Right?? I still wake up some days (fewer & fewer as time matches on) with a pit in my stomach, with my first thoughts being about what is planned throughout my upcoming day (thinking of tour while I sleep I guess) -- only to have it hit me that "I'm not deployed dummy, I can do whatever I feel like today!" I think what caused me the most uneasiness was the constant threat of IED's and VBIED's. Every single time we were out on patrol, every single step was taken cautiously & kinda nervously...and it's like my brain literally changed to accept that constant low key anxiety as the new normal (I don't know if that was a lot of folks, or maybe I'm the odd duck?) Contact for me, as well as a lot of guys in our platoon/company, was actually a relief!! Truly, it was like the tension of stepping on an IED took a distant back seat & we could actually engage the enemy. It was an opportunity to thin out their numbers in our patrol zones, which meant fewer IED's. (When the Taliban chose to engage us, they'd usually get their clocks cleaned just from the number of assets we had at our disposal. Can't imagine our rounds from our C7A2 & C8A2 rifles found their mark very often 😂 like shooting at ghosts in a way) I don't regret for a moment going on deployment to Kandahar province in 2006 & 2010. I grew more, matured more, and started to understand a facet of our existence I think a lot of people miss out on. I'm disgusted to the point sometimes I think my eyes get red & momentarily wet (damn allergies) when I think of what we, the west, did in the end... We promised the local Afghans who VOLUNTEERED to be our interpreters, or some as local guides if the didn't speak any English...we promised them that in return for their help, they & their immediate families would be resettled to Canada. 11 years later, and those folks were still there because nobody in our government actually gave a s**t, and nobody took the initiative to make good on those promises. They held up their end of the bargain. We didn't hold up ours. And it became pretty clear that after 11 years of them still being there & our government having done exactly nothing to get them out...it became clear that we never had any intention of following through on our end. We shook their hands, lied to their faces, and 12 years later they are hiding in paralyzing terror as the Taliban, who are everywhere now, hunt them down. It makes me feel violently angry & ill at those from our side who made those decisions. And some days I think I hate them just as much, if not more, than the 'Man Love Thursday' enemy we faced. (Not sure how my simple reply to your comment became so damn long, sorry about that!)

[@pattysoucie24]

Love the videos man thanks for everything y’all do 🤙 thanks for your service as well and everyone else who has came on your show. Hats off, y’all are the real super hero’s.

[@nrgao]

Man, I don’t care who you are, the helplessness in those seconds when you hear mortar fire incoming… I don’t even want to try and imagine. I have to believe lesser men would break after that moment. Thanks for the sheer courage and determination in the face of death.

[@11bravo1789]

I spent a lot of time driving up and down MSR Michigan - in 2005. Near the Abu Ghraib prison / MSR Sword. Really dangerous road. Really dangerous area.

[@byronhendrixfishing8393]

Need more like y’all in office. Let’s hope this country isn’t to far gone to turn the course our country is heading

[@whitetiger5181]

Too far "woke". Lol . It's going to take A LOT of WORK to fix this country. Everything from the justice system to behavioral health/ mental health. This place is a monetized shithole right now

[@jeffweaver2701]

I need to watch this entire one, I probably met this guy. I was a Scout/Sniper with 3/2 in Habbaniyah in 2006 and we worked with and around the NSW guys there.

[@brandonmeadows8107]

That hang time is just long enough to feel like forever but just short enough to not be able to do anything.

[@swh0rd682]

Another beauty, Shawn. Appreciate ya!

[@stephen4763]

I have no words that come close to being adequate for what these MEN put themselves through. No words. Yes amazing stories but one can tell how his words are halted as he talks because it is emotional. He is reliving the fear. Nothing but respect. And awe.

[@gabriel-bl4ckh4wk-6]

Those guys had 2 apaches, 1 predador and one ac-130 gunship on the station, wHaT? That's call of duty stuff man! What a hell!

[@jaysunzow]

these guys get all the funding yep

[@mick_0359]

I don’t care how badass you are with the highest level of training and the latest in weapons at your disposal … there’s not a single soldier,SEAL,green beret or delta force operative that doesn’t feel fear or being scared when in the midst of a gun fight … they might not display it but deep down inside it’s there … what makes the great commanding officer a natural born leader is the cool calm collected demeanour on show while in a chaotic high pressure situation leading by example … subordinates feed of their commanding officers confidence if the C.O panics flustered giving orders that aren’t clear and decisive it makes them the same …

[@joshmosh1802]

These are the men you want in congress!

[@JA-sm9zf]

Wow-thank you for sharing this story. It’s hard to imagine the sound of incoming fire and feeling helpless.

[@randalldrew6044]

I remember taking a house, with my team on the outskirts of Balad, Iraq. The owner of the house was begging us to leave, because he was more afraid of what the locals would do to him and his family. We stayed in the house. A matter of hours later, we were engaged in a vicious firefight. I never saw the homeowner again.

[@Grimm1334]

Damnn made Me think man thank you fir service

[@lisawest6746]

Thank you for your service ❤

[@dfb1111]

Thank you Congressman!

[@douglackie3777]

These guys are the true heroes!

[@BroScience710]

The shawn Ryan show is my safe space

[@davidsnyder2000]

In Roman days, if I remember correctly, they would launch small rock projectiles up in the air upon there enemies in the hundreds at a time. They would literally “rain down” while at the same time make a whistling sound. Like the mortars this man described as hearing them, waiting to see if you were going to be hit was terrifying. The Romans small rock projectiles had the same effect upon there enemies. Even if you sought the shelter of your home, these things would penetrate the roofs and still get you😐 It’s a horrible situation I have to imagine to be in not knowing if your going to die or not😞

[@nrgao]

Why does Eli look like Eminem if Eminem had stayed healthy and worked out 😅 gives a whole new meaning to “you only get one shot” This was a great interview. Thank you for your service, sir! It is truly appreciated and respected!

[@davidsnyder2000]

Shawn just so you know, it’s really important for you to explain some of the terms and abbreviations you guys use for operations, vehicles, weapons, procedures, training, etc that you guys use among yourselves because some of us civilians don’t know what they mean. Without meaning it’s hard to understand and follow what you guys are describing to us. You did it in this video explaining and clarifying what a particular sniper rifle was….thank you for that👍 It paints a fuller picture of what you guys had to go through and deal with….usually deadly situations😐

[@davidsnyder2000]

Not to say any of the prior videos were less, by no means, but this particular video really grabbed at my heart an caused serious anxiety for me. Hearing this man speak really made my heart race and be truly fearful of the situations he was in 😐😞 really terrifying

[@AirborneAnt]

I was an Airborne Infantryman in Baghdad Iraq, and there were times I was so Scared…it was Spiritual…

[@brotherbrodricjesus1265]

That’s funny how he call them them bad guys because the other side looks at them as the bad guys.

[@dosverwas2039]

I have a lot of respect for this guys they are more than half of the men I'm . The only time I have mix feelings is whit blackwater. I serve in the mexican army for 3 years and is refreshing to hear about men who give there lives for there country

[@HELLEKSONART]

Great Interview /Talk

[@rashadowens9517]

Is it me or bro look like Eminem 😂

[@TonzieNorman]

Mortar fire was wild in 07.

[@johnmurray8267]

From Australia Listened to Eli speak at Trump rally in AZ today. I wish Australia had people in Government of his caliber. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@Synthesis..]

Much respect to these two men! 🇺🇸

[@damilidgaf98]

much respect to locals for doing what they needed to do.... I think we would all do the same for our neighbors

[@georgeemmert6211]

Sometimes I think the show is therapy for these soldiers

[@paulcoopmans4288]

Agree !

[@tnezprints2671]

Being able to talk to somebody who isn't judging but can actually relate is the best therapy. 👍I see it all the time.

[@Doidao-xx5vf]

That’s no a soldier though. That’s a sailor.

[@AT-kt4wy]

We built and lived in OPs most of our deployment, Taliban would always start the day around 8am with some mortars or 107 rockets danger close.

[@marimack8578]

I watched this guy on a documentary as I do my research before fully inlisting in the army, as I am already in the process to take my MEPS… this does wonders for me you have no idea… it completes my research on a chapter of it… dude hit him with a tank rocket to end the mortor… like all of the questions you are asking I can answer them for him. They stayed in there about four or five days in the helicopters came and relieve them along with a few tanks, …..Thanks for this interview… and shout out to this soldier!! Ranger I do believe he is if I’m not mistaken… God bless!!🫡🇺🇸

[@caddylover10]

Navy Seal

[@gunnerhendrix181]

Man Shawn your a jam up dude I can tell I love your podcast stay frosty fellas

[@andrw265]

Dude looks like Eminem

[@bryanwing2378]

this is insane! glad to see our guys survive

[@thenickwiszniewski]

There’s an element of euphoria that comes with intense fear, addictive too.

[@bmanscire]

Your videos are amazing Shawn

[@dee7016]

It really piss me off when I hear these stories of what these guys dealt with, knowing that way too many of them come home and can’t even receive help with just living a normal life

[@craigcrawford6749]

They are all volunteer soldiers

[@Northseattle-]

​@democratslie8113ya they're not heroes they're not saints.

[@Northseattle-]

​@@craigcrawford6749who cares

[@sugewhitejacoby8654]

87 was just before I got done with anything other than just long-distance Recon. Just go out and report back. Just a hard life. Took a while to mellow out. #RLTW 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@alniter1919]

Dope channel yo .. let's get some outstanding black soldiers on here also ..... Keep it up tho 💯💯💯💯

[@PetiteDuck4587]

😂 why black?

[@alniter1919]

@@PetiteDuck4587 because there are also outstanding black soldiers as well .. everyone I've seen has been everything but black .. just they probably have some dope stories too ...

[@inspectorsteve2287]

That was 4 or 5 mortars. I can't imagine being in WW1 with the constant mortar and artillery rounds coming in.

[@annoyedchef7124]

Yeah. Few days of shelling. Then some gas attack and then a club and dagger fight in the muddy trench. And now some liberal artsy student who is confused about his gender is saying he has it rough 😂

[@medicchester]

Great video!

[@mosquitoinmagicjohnsonshouse]

Fob Salerno was dialed in 2003. Always dropping them

[@thebingthing8421]

Rpk is a freaking destroyer. All my spec ops buddies have a very healthy fear of them.

[@judithcampbell1705]

Thanks guys, true warriors. 👍

[@chrisjames1027]

I was that scared doing farm security in South Africa unarmed... I wish we had air support haha my supervisor/back up was always at least a 30min drive away

[@joebobgrizzler9963]

I was an 11Charlie. 89-93 I never heard a mortar go "thunk" .. like they do on TV and in the movies. I can testify that the four-duece and the 120's go BOOM !!! ...and track mounted.. your head is right beside the damn thing when it goes off. Any "Fire for effect" will make your balls ache afterward. I hated the 4.2 but the smooth bores were bad mother fu*kers. I also know that I wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of one.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

Mk48 machine gun is a 7.62/.308 version of an M249 SAW, if I'm not mistaken. Would be a beast.

[@daleboatman1731]

I was in Vietnam for 1 1/2 years and in one of the NDP (night defensive positions) we got mortars or rockets 7 times in 24 hours.

[@johnmorrison8942]

Thanks!

[@ShawnRyanClips]

You're welcome!

[@username-t9o]

He looks like a badass Eminem

[@magillagorilla1]

Continued excellent content

[@donavandean1078]

There's no doubt, that God protected our military, in many battles our soldiers were involved in!

[@CSigmaShow]

I didn't know Eminem was Special Forces! 😉

[@-clipz-]

If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

[@mjkicslo]

My grandad served in ww2 as a partisan movement. He told me when the germans started to mortar them they werent afraid of the ones who were whistling but the ones who didnt, beacuse they knew that they would smack near.

[@lordofthehouseofstormcrows8615]

Thank you

[@13btcapella]

Great channel, thanks for the content. I am learning a great deal by watching. Thanks from Australia.

[@OGrollexxxx]

man put a real gangsta on ❤ 0:08

[@adamkahn8645]

fear reminds you that youre still alive.....

[@JohnnyShrapnel]

The difference between Boston and any other team and why they are consistently winning is simple.... Family Culture When you come there, you buy into the system and respect the family and its hierarchy.

[@Gospodin_Kurac]

A few mortar rounds and everybody's freaking out, what would happen if you were up against a real army with not just mortars?

[@joshgalt2022]

Hopefully this guy turns out to be a decent politician and not another RINO like Crenshaw. Haven’t heard a peep from him since he took office.

[@rebekahwhite2939]

Financial stability is necessary to have long-term relationships In the military they tend to have monogamous long-term relationships because they have financial resources to help them

[@garrettshadbolt6443]

I can see shell shock being serious

[@erikanthes954]

This brought me back to Anbar during the Surge and I started shaking. Fuck.

[@DTreatz]

Mortars, snipers and IEDs are imo the worst. Too much unpredictability and luck, a gunfight is one thing, speed and skill involved to a reasonable degree, but the others? Nah

[@robertdinicola9225]

I remenber being in my truck in a storm and i could no longer see where i was going. I pulked into a left turn lane and stopoed, flashers on. I saw ac units coming off the roof of a store coming towards me and a car lot flagpole bent like a walmart childs fishing rod on a grouper! I ducked and thought "well this is about to suck"! Friggin tornado went right over my truck. Hard tonneau gone but i was unharmed. I didnt even freak a little till it was over! I watched the dashcam video later. Thats when i got scared. One year later i was driving on the same road, same area, and weather kicked up. Its florida. My ass turned aroundcand went the other damn direction! Aint playin no more!

[@JacobGannaway-u2t]

I love your videos Shawn

[@hockeylvr1234]

serve in the military they said, to protect your country! You'll get a full sleeve and a Dodge Charger!

[@stevejones3530]

Read the book or see the movie soon seal clapping

[@rebekahwhite2939]

They could make life easier for me too but Be helpful by making life a lot easier for me

[@derekdavis8054]

Is it really a ambush if your at war...

[@rnyce4676]

Mike is the kinda dude you dont wanna mess with??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣. ALL NAVY SEALS ARE THE KINDA DUDES YOU DONT WANT TO MESS WITH!!!!

[@jamesmarchiano9307]

It was hard lesson to find out that the whistle doesn’t necessarily mean you’re in the kill zone but if you hear the fins clicking the air you’re fucked

[@bfg1836]

Imagine what those guys in WW2 and WW1 went through with sustained barrages that might last hours.

[@joegagnon2268]

Man I know where to go go to Ryan the spooky seal he’s got The good stuff

[@nedflanders5302]

He ain't joking about those mortars. The more correct term is "they scream".

[@walterlangkowski4723]

Why didn’t the AC 130 engage if you guys had it on deck ?

[@focus-learn-attackaccomplish]

Why did the guy in the car get shot?