Thanks for the post.
Posted on 09/24/2005 3:54:54 AM PDT by Crackingham
Sgt. First Class Daniel McKinney had just given his Iraqi police students a lunch break. Entering the small dining area in the Iraqi military compound, McKinney sat down with his meal, glancing up briefly as the door opened. An American lieutenant walked to the door and McKinney looked back at his food. At that moment, the suicide bomber standing in the doorway exploded. As the terrorist blew himself up, the lieutenant and another American, along with at least two Iraqis, were killed instantly. As many as 18 other soldiers, including six Americans, were wounded. One of those was McKinney.
The force of the explosion lifted McKinney up from his seat, throwing the table into him. Still conscious, he knew he was wounded but he did not yet realize how bad those wounds were. Then he heard a wounded American soldier on the floor behind him. Not knowing if there were other bombers or if a larger attack was under way, McKinney picked the man up and carried him to safety through a hole in the wall.
Doing what seemed natural, McKinney turned to go back into the room to see if others needed help. He was stopped by soldiers who saw his injuries and took him to a casualty point nearby. There it was discovered that one of his legs was injured and that there was blood in the folds of his uniform.
Once the critical injury to his abdomen was discovered, a race against time began. As McKinney lapsed into unconsciousness and then into a coma, his life fell into the hands of the medics who took care of him from Iraq to Germany and then to the States. His coma lasted for four days, and he woke up in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, badly wounded but alive.
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Wow. Just Wow.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
I don't understand how a bomber got that close.
They should have civilian employees in uniforms that won't conceal a bomb, and be shooting anyone else who approaches.
Thanks for the post.
They cll these suicide people martyrs: I call them retards.
My apologies to actual retarded people.
bttt
That is not uncommon to not notice your injuries at first. The body goes into a sort of shock innitialy and you feel no pain.
You sure feel it later when this shock effect wears off. Hopefully your hooked up to a morphine pump by then.
Sgt. First Class Daniel McKinney: You are a true American Hero.
God bless you, sir.
God bless you, sir.
Ditto, sir!
Once a warrior, always a warrior.
Note to John "Scratch" Kerry: Sgt. McKinney's actions are the definition of Purple Heart. He's a sure bet for a Bronze or Silver Star too. Please return all your medals immediately you shameless bastard.
The guy has to be over 50. I AM impressed. Kudos to the "old soldier".
"They cll these suicide people martyrs: I call them retards.
My apologies to actual retarded people."
During the 1st Gulf War, we called them "Not-so-Smart Bombs."
I work with retarded children, and have known several as adults, and the only way to get them to do something like this is to lie to them. I expect that is what is happening in Iraq, too. Even mentally normal people can fall for lies, like the "go directly to paradise, collect 72 virgins" lie.
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