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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[tutstar]

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have to go to article link...it’s a few pages

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‘N’abend, meine Herr.

Schlafen zie gut!

[NicknamedBob]

Thinking about your tagline ...

tutstar (Baptist Ping list - freepmail me to get on or off.)

I'm considering using this one ...

NicknamedBob (World ping list - freepmail me to get on or off.)

Problem is, some folks would think I was serious.

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Aw, come on Bob....You’d get off the planet if you had a chance...

I would, as long as I had the option of coming back.

[rottndog]

I’ll raise a full stein along with you...

Have fun!

[rottndog]

No spreche Deutch...

};oþ

[NicknamedBob]

"Aw, come on Bob....You’d get off the planet if you had a chance."

You don't understand. It's helping others on or off that is the real opportunity.

[rottndog]

You don't understand. It's helping others on or off that is the real opportunity.

Helping or herding...

[NicknamedBob]

Ever hear of a “Buffalo Jump”?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And skin make-up was made with arsenic. It gave you a lovely clear complexion.... until you fell over dead.

[rottndog]

Ever hear of a “Buffalo Jump”?

Vaguely familiar....something to do with Buffalo Gal?

[Monkey Face]

LOL!

I just read a book that was set in 1870’s London, and the main character was self-medicating with arsenic drops.

YOIKS!

[Monkey Face]

Wie getz?

*HUG*

[rottndog]

nien, no getz.

*HUG*

*bummed—the Angels totally choked to Boston*

[Monkey Face]

Awww...I’m sorry....

I haven’t watched sports since MNF went to ESPN. Ruined MY life...:o([

[rottndog]

I don’t get cable...just listen on the radio. Aah, whatever....disappointed but not surprised. At least now the next month of my life won’t be taken up with the baseball playoffs.

There’s always next year....

[Monkey Face]

I suspect I’d listen to the stereo if I was 1) younger and/or, b) married. Sometimes, I just have the TV on loud enough to where I don’t feel alone.

When I was younger, I preferred music, and the TV was seldom on during the day. Times changed, and so did I.

I’m trying to decide if that’s a good thing....

[Monkey Face]

Welp, I need to head for bed. I’m still not feeling all that great, so I want to try and get a good night’s rest. *snort* (Haven’t seen one of those in a long time.)

[rottndog]

I could listen to the radio all day long...it’s one of those things where I can actually do something productive and still be entertained.

I’ve been listening to games as long as I can remember. I would much rather listen than watch, as long as the broadcasters are good (and the Angel’s announcers are great).

[rottndog]

Good Night ‘Face!