Though this has absolutely nothing to do with mongering it is one hell of a story that I think a many will enjoy.
Read before clicking on link below:
The story is about Channing Moss, who was impaled by a live RPG during a Taliban ambush
while on patrol. Army protocol says that medivac choppers are never to carry anyone with a
live round in him. Even though they feared it could explode, the flight crew said damn the protocol
and flew him to the nearest aid station.
Again, protocol said that in such a case the patient is to be put in a sandbagged area away from
the surgical unit, given a shot of morphine and left to wait (and die) until others are treated. Again,
the medical team ignored the protocol.
Here's a short video put together by the Military Times, which includes actual footage of the surgery where Dr. John Oh,
a Korean immigrant who became a naturalized citizen and went to West Point , removed the live round with the help of
volunteers and a member of the EOD (explosive ordinance disposal) team. Moss has undergone six operations
but is doing well at home in Gainesville , GA.
I think you'll find the video absolutely remarkable.
http://www.militarytimes.com/multime...o/rpg_surgery/
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