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Gunship co-pilot gives his seat to wounded GI -- and straps himself to the fuselage
StarTribune ^
| 7/2/07
| NY Daily News
Posted on 07/09/2007 5:19:52 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Giving up his seat to a wounded soldier, an Army officer strapped himself to the side of his Apache helicopter gunship that airlifted them out of a furious firefight in Iraq, the U.S. command said Monday. The Army called it an "unusual casualty evacuation," but Chief Warrant Officer Allen Crist's selfless act goes way beyond heroism.
Realizing that Specialist Jeffrey Jamaleldine needed medical attention fast, Crist put the critically wounded man in his own spot on the two-seat Apache on Saturday.
Crist then rigged a harness to strap himself to the fuselage and crouched on the stubby left gun wing of the aircraft.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: apache; frwn; helicopter; heroes; iraq; rescue
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Sorry if this is a week old, I didn't see it anywhere and got it from a soldier in Afghanistan.
Some guts, eh?
To: SandRat
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:20:17 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
To: A.A. Cunningham; DevSix
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:21:38 PM PDT
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
It was reported on FR within hours of it happening and even a video link was providedif I recall. Do a keyword search on FRWN and I think you;ll find it.
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:22:59 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
well crap I thought it was yet another one
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:25:39 PM PDT
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Wow, Chief Warrant Officer Allen Crist, is a man!
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:25:57 PM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Zimbabwe, leftist success story, the envy of Venezuela)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I didn't see it the first time it was reported, so I'm glad you reposted it.
What an amazing man! :o)
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:27:43 PM PDT
by
Millee
(Tagline free since 10/20/06)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
He should get a medal. If his CO yells at him, he’s a fool.
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:29:08 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Freedom is the right of all sentient beings - Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime)
To: SandRat
Sorry, been away for a week and just saw this for the first time.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
That’s OK it happens to all of us.
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:35:09 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
FWRN isn’t turning up anything new. What would work to find that older post and video?
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:40:53 PM PDT
by
Styria
To: Styria
try the Key Word Afghanistan
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:43:19 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: Styria
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:45:12 PM PDT
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo; wagglebee; fieldmarshaldj; ExTexasRedhead; SJackson; Alouette; river rat; ...
Wow, knowing there are Americans like that gives me hope for the future of this country.
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:45:32 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Open borders and outsourcing are opposite sides of the same coin)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
I didn't see it here and certainly didn't see it in the MSM. Thanks for posting.
This is a hero.
To: RDTF
I’m not so sure it isn’t. There were two outside on the other wasn’t there? I don’t remember injuries either.
Either way, I don't mind it being posted again...and again.
To: SandRat
Rerun or not.............one Hell of a Man!
We stand in awe.
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posted on
07/09/2007 5:46:23 PM PDT
by
Thumper1960
(Unleash the Dogs of War as a Minority, or perish as a party.)
To: RDTF
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
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