[Myrddin]

I received a letter from my son today. He is serving with a medical unit in Kuwait. The letter was dated April 28th. He had to pick up 8 wounded U.S. soldiers. Two from his own camp. The two from his camp were severely wounded. One of them picked up some unexploded ordnance and placed it in the in the cargo pocket next to his right knee. It detonated and blew off his knee. It also set off all the ammo in the 30 round magazine of his M-16 rifle. That blew his right arm off. His buddy was standing nearby and took a piece of shrapnel in the brain. His mental faculties were fading fast. My son transported both of them to the ER to be stabilized. No word on whether the guy with the blown off knee will be able to keep his leg. The guy with the shrapnel in his brain was evacuated via chopped to a hospital with a CAT scanner. It was a very sobering day.

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you Myrddin for sharing your son's letter. Those of us at home can't forget there is still a war going on and still many dangers.

I'll have to let our veterans or current duty military comment on putting unexploded ordnance in your pocket.

Be sure and let your son know we thank him for his service and you too as a proud mom!

He wouldn't happen to be in the 50th MED CO would he?

[SAMWolf]

Prayers said for the wounded.

I have to say it's really dumb to mess with unexploded ordnance, now there's two injured.