Vanity, Prayer Request for 3 Airman involved in accidents.

[angelsonmyside]

I just received a phone call from my son that is in the Air Force. Apparently 3 of his friends and fellow Airmen, were involved in 2 separate accidents yesterday.

One was on a motorcycle he had only bought a few minutes before the accident occurred. He told me this young man had just bought this bike literally minutes before and took off without a helmet. He hit a pole and suffered severe head trauma. My son said they were not expecting him to make it.

The other 2 were involved in auto accident and my son told me they had to get the jaws of life to cut them out of the vehicle. One of these 2 were not expected to make it either.

When my son called he was at the hospital with one of them and he told me they were about to take him to surgery. I'm not sure which one he was there to see, I only know the hospital is 45 minutes from the base and he did mention they were at 2 different hospitals.

All of these young men are Stateside, stationed at Travis Air Force Base in CA. Please forgive me for not posting their names. I do not know how the Military contacts family and since it just happened late last night... Well you all know what I'm trying to say, besides God knows who they are.

I knew something was wrong when he called and he was so shaken. That is saying a lot because my son is a very strong individual that is always in control. When he was 19 he was shot in the face with a .38 (according to the Doctor that took most of the bullet out of him) and still managed to drive himself and another person 10 miles for help. Although the kid that was with him panicked my son threw his phone to the kid told him to calm down and instructed him to start making calls to my husband and several friends to and let us know where to meet him to get him to the hospital, while driving and holding pressure on his face to slow down the blood loss.

When I arrived he was trying to calm me down, telling me he was going to be ok. All the while with a shatter jaw and tremendous amount of blood loss. So like I said for him to be shaken, I know this is not the norm for him.

Please pray for these young men.

[Americanwolf]

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[Americanwolf]

One of my squadron mates had two yzr-1000's we use to take them down to san diego whenever we would go out for a det.. that is where i got my speed fix... there were like 5 or 6 different dirt bikes that we would take out between all the guys in the squadron on weekends.. they were a blast..

Ironically I am currently looking for an old Indian to rebuild to tool around on.. :)

[Americanwolf]

yeah... I remember a few of those days with my dad.. he use to have a Yamaha 400 I can remember him putting me in front of him on the seat and driving me around and them watching him try to pop wheelies on it.. :)

[Triggerhippie]

That is a damn shame.

Helmets are cheap compared to bikes (and caskets)...

[angelsonmyside]

It is so sad, in his excitement of just getting it he probably thought he could just take it around the corner and it would be fine.

I don't know how the other accident happened. I know they were in a vehicle and he did say one of them had a broken back. I was surprised too that the hospital would allow them to still be there since it was after midnight when he called.

[Aracelis]

Father God, surround, support, heal and embrace these young men in this time of extreme need. Cause their bodies and minds to heal so quickly that even the physicians are astounded, so that all may give thanks, praise and recognition to You, the one true and living God. Amen!

[Aracelis]

Prayer ping...

[HiTech RedNeck]

These are GI's, the military ought to have a regulation about this if it doesn't already. Such as: whether home or on base, you don't ride a motorcycle outside a closed training course till you've passed both basic and advanced MSF or equivalent.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Prayer bump.

[ONETWOONE]

Prayers for your son's friends and for the well being of your son from one who joined the Air Force 41 years ago, making a 30 year career. May God help them through this ordeal.

[zlala]

Prayers for your son's friends. I grew up around motorcycles and lost a friend in a bike accident when we were only 11 yrs old. My brother just laid his bike down a few weeks ago going 55 mph on I-15 in Utah. Luckily he only had a few broken ribs and a crushed helmet. It saved his life.

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, we return to thank You for all those gathered in prayer for the lives and full recovery of these young men. Look with mercy upon them, O Lord, and overrule, with the touch of Your healing hand, all dire predictions for their outcome. Fill them with the strength of their youth ... surround them with prayer ... tend them with the wisdom of their medical team. Thank You for the friendship of angel's son for these servicemen ... may he soon know that his friends have been spared. In the Name of Jesus, may it be thus, O Lord, may it be thus ... Amen ...

[Tribune7]

prayer bump

[trussell]

Prayer ping.

Please post your replies to angelsonmyside

angelsonmyside, My prayers going up for your son and his friends.. God's comfort and care.  

Blessings,
trussell

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[GreenHornet]

Prayers for each of these young men, and their families.

[tuliptree76]

Prayers sent.

[Cindy]

and Amen.

[derllak]

Adding my prayers to the many prayer warriors here. God be with them and their families.