A friend is in the middle of it. Orthopedic Surgeon. Here’s his blog;
http://warbirddoctor.blogspot.com/
Wow. That’s an amazing blog, and I just clicked into this story.
“It seems these past few weeks have dealt the worse hand to the E.O.D. soldiers. The volume of IED’s that insurgents are placing has increased and their wicked tactics have worsened. Not only are the primary IED’s being placed to damage passing coalition vehicles but secondary devices are put nearby to maim or kill E.O.D. personal whose mission is to disarm them. One such incident our FST had to deal with is rather noteworthy.
“Four E.O.D. soldiers were on a mission to disarm a suspected IED. Prior to getting to the suspect position they encountered an unknown large IED that blasted the MRAP they were traveling in. The force was so intense it picked up the vehicle and flipped it end to end. When the rescue crew arrived it was determined the area was unsafe due to multiple secondary IED’s in the immediate area. The extraction plan was then changed. A medevac Blackhawk was used to hoist the injured soldiers to safety and they were then transferred to our forward surgical unit for treatment. When they arrived all four were brought into our facility. Only one of the four soldiers was able to drag himself in under his own power; the others were carried in on stretchers.”
(Much more at the combat surgeon’s blog....)
How can anybody read that and not weep for our troops in that hellhole?
Interesting but sad to read about his experiences. Thanks for posting.
I actually cried reading that. Damn. heartbreaking for everyone.
Our Rules of Engagement under Obama are an outrage.
Just read the blog and I have to say that my level of disgust with our leadership has dug a new low that did not think possible