Military Medical Team Makes the 'Toughest Call' (GI IMPALED BY BOMB - courage abounds!!!)

ABC News ^ | 9/22/07 | Ruth Reiss

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Unexploded Rocket-Propelled Grenade Impales Army Private in Afghanistan By RUTH REISS

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One RPG skidded past Lt. Mariani's vehicle. All of the vehicles had to quickly get out of the "kill zone." But before they could get to safety, two rockets hit Pvt. Moss' Humvee.

Staff Sgt. Eric Wynn, 33, the soldier in the front passenger seat, felt one slice through his face. Moss remembers the truck practically lift up. He was thrown up against the Humvee and then moved to return fire.

"I smelled something smoking and I looked down ... and I was smoking," he said.

Wynn turned to tell Moss where to fire and saw the tail fins of the RPG sticking out of Moss' side.

Roughly the length of a baseball bat, an RPG travels at the speed of a bullet. At the front end is the warhead -- a large grenade. The detonator and fuel are contained in the shaft. On the back are its fins, pieces of metal that stick out like legs on a camera tripod. The RPG is the weapon of choice for many of the world's guerillas.

Luckily for Moss, the company medic Spc. Jared Angell, 23, who the soldiers call "Doc," was in his Humvee

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A Human Bomb The RPG that had plowed into Moss' lower abdomen stretched from one hip to the other. If the RPG went off, it would kill everyone within 30 feet of him. Yet Angell stayed close, bandaging his wounds and stabilizing the weapon so that movement wouldn't cause it to explode.

Moss was still fully conscious, so Angell ordered him to not look down at the injury. He didn't want Moss to panic.

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[HKMk23]

I’m heading out the door of my office to face the Friday night commute traffic.

Lessee...

It’s 4:15pm, now. That oughta put me home by about 6:00 or so. A little earlier if I’m lucky.

I’ll try and pop in later on and be sociable, though it’ll be after 9:00, if I do.

[Monkey Face]

I’ve spent the week tending to my daughter (post-surgery) and it’s taken the wind right outta my sails!

I’ll probably be fast asleep by the time you get back online. :o[

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

(((Face)))

Doing good. The crazy season is starting early this year and we're trying to finish shingling the house before the snow flies.

[fanfan]

Hey, I’m related to him.

If he was anything like me, he used 4 letter words at the end.

[Monkey Face]

Got Pumpkin, yet? When do you start selling the Egg Nog?

{{{{Teddy}}}}

[fanfan]

You still awake?

I’m related to William too. See? We knew we were sisters.

[sionnsar]

It’s 4:15pm, now. That oughta put me home by about 6:00 or so. A little earlier if I’m lucky.

I remember Bay Area commutes. Ugh. 35 minutes is about my upper limit.

[fanfan]

I left work at 6:05, and arrived home at 7:15.

Too much rain here to make it in my normal 50 mins.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Monday is eggnog. And yes there is pumpkin ice cream this year. It is actually rather tasty. In small amounts.

I made spinach with a dash of nutmeg two nights ago because I knew that we would begin blending nog today and I wanted to have it before the seasonal revulsion set in.

[Monkey Face]

I have lots of genealogy, but I’d love to see just where our lines meet. maybe some day, we can get together on that... Waddyathink?

[sionnsar]

If he was anything like me, he used 4 letter words at the end.

"OUCH," "OWWW," "HURT," "PAIN"?

[Tax-chick]

William was an amazing figure, with a lot of nerve. But I guess he wasn’t that great a horseman in his old age.

Bad genes, or bad environment - most of his descendants turned out to have great gifts, but also immense flaws. I prefer being ordinary. Of course, I ended up with a batch of Norman-type offspring, anyhow. Maybe they get it from their Dad.

[NicknamedBob]

"He’s in my genealogy, so I can joke about him all I want!"

Much less well known is his distant cousin, William the Concurror, who was less aggressive and more agreeable.

[Monkey Face]

Wow! I wonder what I can find locally. If I can find either of those flavors, I’ll think of you when I eat it!

I suspect certain aromas could be a little nauseating, after a few hours.

[sionnsar]

Weather can always mess up a commute. You should see it here when the sun comes out; it’s like people forget how to drive.

[fanfan]

Sounds like a plan!

[Monkey Face]

I’m excited!

*HUG*

[fanfan]

Bad genes, or bad environment - most of his descendants turned out to have great gifts, but also immense flaws.

Yup. That's me.

Glad to know your kids are weird like me.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Much less well known is his distant cousin, William the Concurror, who was less aggressive and more agreeable.

I believe William the Conqueror was a cousin to Edward the Confessor and Ethelred the Unready.

It was really a pity historically that Godwin had Alfred the Aetheling blinded and murdered.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

FR is s-l-ow tonight so I am going to give up for tonight and go see what the hubbie is watching.

See you all later.