Posted on 11/16/2004 1:25:00 PM PST by mystery-ak
Edited on 11/20/2004 5:28:58 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Prayers are needed for one of our American heroes. Last week a Blackhawk was shot down by an RBG north of Baghad. The RPG went through the bottom of the aircraft through the cockpit, taking off the pilots legs, and out the top to the rotor system. The co-pilot was able to land the chopper.
The pilot is staff officer Maj Tammy Duckwrth, HHC 1st Bn 106 Avn...she has been transported to Walter Reed and is now in danger of losing an arm.
Update (11/19/04):
Tammy is in ICU and will be there for several more weeks. She is heavily sedated and periodically fights through the sedation and opens her eyes, her mother is there with her. Her color, temp and heart rate has returned to normal but is being kept on a breathing tube as she will have surgeries about every other day to repair her legs. Next week the doctors are going to begin to rebuild the bones in her arm. They are using new cutting edge equipment which has recently passed some clinical/prototypical type testing, in fact, Tammy will be the first they have used this on. She is getting a viable blood supply to her arm, but the nerve bundles have been greatly damaged.
Barring any infection, the wonderful doctors assure us she will survive. One thing that saved her life was her body armor, she had no internal injuries...amazing!
Once again, thank you all for your prayers.
Mike1sg
She's looking good.....is it just me..doesn't she look like Laci?
Prayers, prayers and more prayers for one of our own.
Update on Tammy....could you please use your ping list?
Thank you for posting the pic.....webtv has it's limits, but I like being able to use my 32" tv screen...
Tammy is not lost, she is a warrior, and is fighting a different battle right now.
It should have read...lost another chopper.....
Could you use your ping list for a Tammy update...please
Sorry mystery-ak, I just now saw your request.
Fabulous smile on that girl. You just have to smile back.
Mystery! Thank you for the update. She looks great.
I'm thrilled to read about her progress. It touches me that she and her family would be willing to share so much with us after already giving so much by her valor.
I will send her a card in the morning!
thanks for ping Kat& for update mystery
Tammy has always been on my mind since the first day you mentioned her to us at the Dose mystry.
What a woman & what a tribute to the true spirit of the American Patriot of either sex. The History page & journal are so good (but sad) to read.
It breaks my heart to see all the sacrifices our men & women are making but as true to the course of history, it is the finest tradition of our country.
God Bless and continuted prayers for Tammy & her family & fellow pilots.
Update on Tammy...scroll up for pic....sorry I don't know how to do a live link.....can you use the does ping list please..
Isn't it great that she's doing so well....
Prayers for Maj Duckworth and her family.
Another Tammy update on her site with a pic of her recieving the Purple Heart....
Thanks, mystery. This young lady is inspiring. Nice moment to warm up a cold morning.
Thanks mystery-ak for the update. Tammy is looking better. God bless her and her family and love ones.
God Speed Marty....I hope your time is short....Merry Christmas
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