From LiveLeak:
"A Soldier from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) United States Army in Eastern Afghanistan get's hit in the chest with an RPG that doesn't detonate."
Extremely brave Army surgeons remove the explosive from abdomen.
Read more at "http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392699/Incredible-story-Channing-Moss-soldier-survived-impaled-unexploded-bomb-Afghanistan.html"
So, did some background research; the soldier who was hit was Channing Moss; he survived, went onto receive several medals (Purple heart, duh, and Medal of Valor) and then leave the Army, marry and have a child.
The Blackhawk MedEvac team were all volunteers--policy says they didn't have to move him with a live warhead--but they agreed to do so.
The lead surgeons were too (Major John Oh and Major Kevin Kirk)---again, same reason.
The guy NOT in scrubs (just gloves) in the foreground is an explosive ordinance disposal expert (Sgt. Dan Brown) brought in once the surgeons had the exposure they needed to get the RPG warhead out.
I suspect the warhead did not detonate when it hit the soldier because it needed a solid (not "flesh" surface) to arm.
Just for the background; the RPG in question is apparently considered to have a 30 foot antipersonnel kill radius.
6 Comments
chicchorea...to the men of his unit who with conspicuous disregard for their personal safety and to the forward surgical team who...the same...
OUTSTANDING...HIGHEST ACCOLADES...carry on....
To the soldier/patient...that definitely rates a Purple Heart. Good luck to him...and all of them.
DarkhandI could not watch this video but I saw the thumbnail that is enough. All doctor's and staff involved need to be honored as hero's 100%. These people need to have their names emblazoned somewhere forever.
I know they signed up to be Army Doctors/Nurses/Whatever but I don't' think anyone can force you to operate on a patient that has a still active explosive device inside of them. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.
Wow simply amazing.
None of this is overshadowed by the soldiers duty who should get some sort of conjoined purpleheart for taking a fucking rocket and living.
siftbotThe thumbnail image for this video has been updated - thumbnail added by eric3579.

poolcleanerThis is how I feel when I'm not using protection and I'm about to -- OMG, it's like a ticking time bomb, honey. Don't move, don't move -- don't say anything sexy or I'm gonna...
*BOOM*
chingaleraBizarre...wonder what that felt like??
sickiosays...These guys are the definition of hero, no doubt about that. But the guy filming it? He is just a mad man.
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