This blew my mind, just wow.


There were a bunch of heroes that day in just getting this guy to an
aid station.

" 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/multimedia/video/rpg_surgery/