Live RPG removed from soldier

[Teresa]

Live RPG removed from soldier

Thank God for people like this!  This is an unbelievable story. The video is incredible. This story is about PVT Channing Moss, who was impaled by a live RPG during a Taliban ambush while on patrol.  Army protocol says that medevac choppers are never to carry anyone with a live round in him.  Even though they feared it could explode, the flight crew ignored 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 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 seven-minute 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.
We should never forget what these guys and gals are doing for us every day. They sacrifice so we can remain free. God bless each one of them.