was brought within minutes into the combat support hospital after the blast. His right hand was gone, both legs and feet were crushed and he had numerous other serious injuries. He had taken off his body armour because of the 124 degree heat. Within 36 hours he was at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Today is his first day at Dickinson University in Carlisle, PA. He was being interviewed on the radio along with the doctors and editors of a new book that has risen to #65 on the Amazon booksellers list. Remarkable for what is really a "training" book for surgeons on their way for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Too graphic for many, for others it honestly and accurately depicts the horror of what happens to our brave young men and women serving their country. It also serves as a tribute to what incredible things our medical teams are doing (and inventing) on the battlefield to save lives. My father-in-law' medic helmet is sitting in our garage. I now have some idea of what he went through serving his country in WW2. The book is expensive at $75, but worth checking out. Again, be advised, even doctors have found the photographs disturbing.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The USAF airman was...
was brought within minutes into the combat support hospital after the blast. His right hand was gone, both legs and feet were crushed and he had numerous other serious injuries. He had taken off his body armour because of the 124 degree heat. Within 36 hours he was at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Today is his first day at Dickinson University in Carlisle, PA. He was being interviewed on the radio along with the doctors and editors of a new book that has risen to #65 on the Amazon booksellers list. Remarkable for what is really a "training" book for surgeons on their way for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Too graphic for many, for others it honestly and accurately depicts the horror of what happens to our brave young men and women serving their country. It also serves as a tribute to what incredible things our medical teams are doing (and inventing) on the battlefield to save lives. My father-in-law' medic helmet is sitting in our garage. I now have some idea of what he went through serving his country in WW2. The book is expensive at $75, but worth checking out. Again, be advised, even doctors have found the photographs disturbing.
