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Military Medical Team Makes the 'Toughest Call' (GI IMPALED BY BOMB - courage abounds!!!)
ABC News ^
| 9/22/07
| Ruth Reiss
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
[snip]
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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To: sionnsar; Monkey Face
Good morning.
Rushing off ...
981
posted on
10/17/2007 4:38:22 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("For is he not of noble birth? The first child born above the Earth!")
To: sionnsar
Thanks, sion!
You’re awesome!
(drive-by)
982
posted on
10/17/2007 5:07:14 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
To: tuliptree76
I’m glad it’s working out for you. Like I said: You’ve been missed!
983
posted on
10/17/2007 5:08:15 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
To: Tax-chick
984
posted on
10/17/2007 5:08:51 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
To: Monkey Face; Tax-chick; sionnsar; tuliptree76; NicknamedBob
985
posted on
10/17/2007 9:11:58 AM PDT
by
rottndog
("The Ides of October they have come"....."Aye, but they are not gone....".....And now they are.)
To: rottndog
Good afternoon! I’m headed for nap; I was up too late reading a Henry James novel.
986
posted on
10/17/2007 9:12:49 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("For is he not of noble birth? The first child born above the Earth!")
To: rottndog
Good morning. Got past this morning’s call into a meeting and processed the documents from a meeting a month ago, so I can slow down a bit.
987
posted on
10/17/2007 11:15:14 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
(trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: sionnsar; All
Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still alive.
Got some good news, but it'll need to wait until the weekend. Life just took a turn for the better... ;-)
I miss being on the UT. Keep a light on for me.
988
posted on
10/17/2007 11:26:52 AM PDT
by
Dead Corpse
(What would a free man do?)
To: Dead Corpse
DC, can’t wait to hear your good news!
989
posted on
10/17/2007 11:28:14 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
(trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: Dead Corpse
We need to hear good news, wherever it comes from!!
*HUG*
*SMOOCH*
990
posted on
10/17/2007 4:05:13 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
To: Monkey Face; Dead Corpse
We need to hear good news, wherever it comes from!! *HUG* *SMOOCH* I'll defer to 'Face on the hug & smooch elements, but otherwise concur! *\;-)
991
posted on
10/17/2007 5:23:08 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: Dead Corpse
Hi DC!
So nice to see you!
992
posted on
10/17/2007 5:26:33 PM PDT
by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: All
My dog is still alive!
:-D
993
posted on
10/17/2007 5:27:43 PM PDT
by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: sionnsar
994
posted on
10/17/2007 5:27:56 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
To: fanfan
I felt so bad yesterday. *HUGS* to you, DH and Rush!
995
posted on
10/17/2007 5:28:48 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
To: Monkey Face
Don’t feel bad, be happy!
He’s going to be fine, and DH is yelling that dinner is ready.......
Drat. I’ll talk to you tomorrow, OK?
996
posted on
10/17/2007 5:30:21 PM PDT
by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: fanfan
OK...I may even be home early tomorrow....what a concept!
997
posted on
10/17/2007 5:37:53 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
To: Monkey Face
998
posted on
10/17/2007 5:53:24 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
To: Monkey Face
999
posted on
10/17/2007 5:53:41 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
To: Monkey Face
1,000
posted on
10/17/2007 5:54:00 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
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