Mike Day was leading a raid against an al-Qaeda hideout in 2007 when he was shot more than two dozen times, and though he recovered physically, he eventually took his own life in 2023.

Mike Day was the first member of SEAL Team 4 through the door on April 6, 2007, when his unit raided an al-Qaeda cell in Iraq’s Anbar Province. As soon as he stepped inside, he faced a barrage of gunfire. Several shots even struck his rifle, knocking it from his hand.

Behind Day, Iraqi scouts providing backup were forced back into the hallway by the gunfire. One was killed immediately. Meanwhile, an insurgent charged Day with a grenade, but though Day quickly shot the insurgent, the grenade still went off. Day was knocked unconscious.

When his fellow Navy SEALs finally found Day, they were met with a grue

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