Live RPG removed from soldier

Live RPG removed from soldier

Spc. Channing Moss was hit by a live rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan. For medics there was only one choice.

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/multimedia/video/?bcrefid=808163493#/Live%2
0RPG%20removed%20from%20soldier/51745112001







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