Posted on 09/23/2007 7:46:56 AM PDT by paulat
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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We were really lucky today.
*sigh*
I bet that one of the first souls that come up to see you when you go to heaven will be that shepherd. With a big ‘ole sloppy smile.
Heh.
I need to sign off for the night.
See you in the FReepdom.
It’s not just me?
Good.
er....good night.
I’ve been busy.
I can’t remember the last time I posted here. Must have been last month sometime.
*lurk-lurk*
I don't know about dogs in Heaven, but if so there's another I'd love to see right alongside him -- a shepherd-coyote mix who always looked like a shepherd pup, but was one of the brightest dogs I've known. We invested heavily in his rehabilitation from being a badly-abused pup, and were we ever rewarded. He was much more strongly attached to his human family than any other dog we've had.
Interestingly, I've run into a couple of other (former?) coyote-shepherd mix owners on FR, and their experiences of "bright" and "attached" are identical to mine.
Hi ‘Face. Long time no see.
I would hazard a guess that you've thrown off the Internet Cloak of Invisibility and are lurking no more, correct?
How are you, and daughter, today?
I confess, out of concern I checked (I've ventured onto an age where folks suddenly going incommunicado might not mean they're off in a sulk or some other living activity such as work) and... yep. Late last month. Welcome back!!
How are things?
Hiya, Dr. Tulip! How are things going for you?
I’m tired, but it’s OK. She was glad to be home, but her 17-year old was home sick, so I had double duty.
Her hubby was putting in some OT tonight, but she told me to go home. Which I did. And then I realized how tired I really am.
But I have to get up tomorrow and do the same thing. *sigh*
:o|
Things are going okay over here. I’ve mainly been busy with work. As a result, I don’t have anything exciting to report from the past month.
You’re so thoughtful!
I needed that!
*HUG*
You’ve been missed, for sure!
How do you like your job?
OK...I said “hello,” and now, I’m saying “goodnight.”
I’ll check in tomorrow. Same Bat Time, same Bat Channel!
[A prayer] Lord, watch over this thy servant Monkey Face and give her good rest this night that she may be strengthened for the tasks she faces on the morrow. We ask this in the name of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.And may flocks of angels sing you to sleep this night.
I like my job, and I like working with the students. But I think I keep taking on more and more responsibilities every time something changes. I was hoping that once the Big Paper was finished, things would quiet down a bit. I was wrong! LOL!
Good night, ‘Face.
I have some reading to do for tomorrow, so I better go. Hopefully I’ll be back before November. ;-)
Good night!
Work is often like that. You'll always be welcome when you can find your way back here.
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