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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

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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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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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To: Monkey Face

Ooops. Maybe they should have stopped it sooner.


601 posted on 10/08/2007 7:11:47 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Lettuce dance, lettuce dance, everyone should lettuce dance!")
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To: Tax-chick

Yep. But the runners also should have realized that the conditions were less than ideal. I would have dropped out, or not run in the heat of the day. That was idiotic.


602 posted on 10/08/2007 7:14:01 AM PDT by Monkey Face (It's time for halloween, so practice safe hex.)
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To: Monkey Face

I just read the story on ESPN.com. The man who died was only 35. This suggests that either he wasn’t in shape for a long run in the heat, or that he had undiagnosed heart disease already. Sometimes middle-aged guys just drop, after even moderate exercise.


603 posted on 10/08/2007 7:15:59 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Lettuce dance, lettuce dance, everyone should lettuce dance!")
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face
Wednesday is moving around more, since Shannon finds her and pokes her :-).

Good Morning!

Sounds like some of Shannon's irrational exuberance is rubbing off on Wednesday. Glad they are getting along.
604 posted on 10/08/2007 7:18:08 AM PDT by rottndog (This Tagline currently closed for maintenance and rehabilitation.)
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To: Tax-chick

I remember back in the ‘70’s some guy named Fixx started a jogging craze. He died while he was jogging, from a “silent” heart attack. He was 39.


605 posted on 10/08/2007 7:18:17 AM PDT by Monkey Face (It's time for halloween, so practice safe hex.)
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To: rottndog

Morning, rottie!


606 posted on 10/08/2007 7:18:51 AM PDT by Monkey Face (It's time for halloween, so practice safe hex.)
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To: Monkey Face
};oþ
607 posted on 10/08/2007 7:20:22 AM PDT by rottndog (This Tagline currently closed for maintenance and rehabilitation.)
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To: rottndog

Same to ya!


608 posted on 10/08/2007 7:21:02 AM PDT by Monkey Face (It's time for halloween, so practice safe hex.)
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To: Monkey Face

Exercise isn’t a magic preventative for heart disease, unfortunately. There are many other factors.


609 posted on 10/08/2007 7:31:22 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Lettuce dance, lettuce dance, everyone should lettuce dance!")
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face

Gotta get the girlies off to school....

See Ya!


610 posted on 10/08/2007 7:32:27 AM PDT by rottndog (Let us NEVER forget those who have paid the highest price, that we may live in FREEDOM!)
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To: rottndog; Monkey Face

See you! I need to go to Wal-mart :-). Bill and Tom will be home tomorrow, so we need lots and lots of food.


611 posted on 10/08/2007 7:36:45 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Lettuce dance, lettuce dance, everyone should lettuce dance!")
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To: Tax-chick

I know that from my own experience. I’ve had angina for 30 years, but it only shows up under prolonged emotional stress, or when the temperature and humidity are just right.

Tests have found nothing over the years, but I carry nirtoglycerin spray wherever I go, “just in case.”

I’m not too worried because my cholesterol and triglycerides are always on the low side.


612 posted on 10/08/2007 7:37:50 AM PDT by Monkey Face (It's time for halloween, so practice safe hex.)
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To: Tax-chick

I was going to go to Wal-Mart today, but decided I don’t feel well enough. *sigh*

Tomorrow’s another day....:o|


613 posted on 10/08/2007 7:39:20 AM PDT by Monkey Face (It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
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To: Monkey Face

Always better to be safe than sorry. My husband tends to high cholesterol no matter how much he exercises, or what he eats. Our doctor keeps an eye on it.


614 posted on 10/08/2007 7:41:07 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Lettuce dance, lettuce dance, everyone should lettuce dance!")
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To: Tax-chick

That’s good! Mine is always around 160, and I eat red meat, dairy products, eggs, etc. My folks gave me good genes!


615 posted on 10/08/2007 7:42:56 AM PDT by Monkey Face (It's time for Halloween, so practice safe hex.)
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To: paulat

I’m surprised it didn’t explode. A lot of the newer variations on these things have a time fuse built in so that if they don’t hit something in 10 seconds they blow. I guess it was just luck.


616 posted on 10/08/2007 7:48:32 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government, Benito Guilinni a short man in search of a balcony)
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To: from occupied ga

Luck was right...the explosive head broke off without exploding when the RPG hit the humvee. The problem was that what remained still contained the detonator, which still could have killed the soldier and anyone in close proximity.


617 posted on 10/08/2007 8:10:41 AM PDT by rottndog (Let us NEVER forget those who have paid the highest price, that we may live in FREEDOM!)
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To: paulat
GOD BLESS THEM ALL!

Army Strong Indeed!

618 posted on 10/08/2007 8:43:32 AM PDT by oswegodeee (Dee ( Born and raised in the south, yummy corn bread and BBQ ))
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To: rottndog

Afternoon, everyone! I’m making egg salad, and the catz have given up on the day. Too hot, I guess. Wednesday is under the router, and Shannon’s stretched out on the leather recliner under the ceiling fan, looking dead.

What hard lives catz have ...


619 posted on 10/08/2007 12:56:43 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Lettuce dance, lettuce dance, everyone should lettuce dance!")
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To: Tax-chick
What hard lives catz have ...

Yeah....nine hard lives....
620 posted on 10/08/2007 1:05:00 PM PDT by rottndog (Let us NEVER forget those who have paid the highest price, that we may live in FREEDOM!)
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