Yes, it's called "artillery". These kinds of injuries are not new; such a high number surviving a close blast is new so it skews the injury rates.
God bless and protect the troops. They are bringing freedom and progress to the Middle East and Arab culture without most of the devastation and loss of life encountered with the Japanese and Koreans.
75 posted on 09/10/2007 7:58:42 PM PDT by Justa
(Politically Correct is morally wrong.)
77 posted on 09/10/2007 8:08:22 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
((Victory will never be achieved while defining Conservatism downward, and forsaking its heritage.))