John Allen

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2,188 appearances 4 recordings 3 series first heard Nov 2013 last heard 31 Aug

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The MeatEater Podcast · Ep. 924: MrBallen on SEALS, the War in Afghanistan, and a Career in Storytelling · 31 Aug 2026 podcast

I'm sitting with my back against this wall.

To my right is like the bottom of the T.

And that's like the main of Zargenshar.

And we know there are fighters here.

And I'm thinking any moment now, fighters are gonna run down this alleyway.

I'm the first thing they're gonna see.

I'm gonna get shot and killed if I don't bleed to death by then, anyways.

And so I can't get the tourniquet off.

I'm bleeding to death.

I'm looking down the alleyway.

I'm like, well, any minute now.

Uh and I'm also I'm hearing the chaos at the head of the T, which is more if shooting and explosions and whatnot between my team or the guys I was with and the guys on the other side of the wall.

And then all of a sudden, as I'm having this moment of knowing death is coming, my hearing com completely goes like come absolutely deaf, but I can see.

And then my vision goes, but I'm totally lucid.

I'm very aware that I'm alive, but I can't see and I can't hear.

I'm just in this darkness in my head.

And I know for a fact I knew this is dying.

Dude,

I uh

I tell folks, it was so matter of fact.

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