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One Hellava Video... (wow!) BE PREPARED!

If you only view one thing today, it should be this video. Give thanks to God for such heroism.

This is amazing. I think that the doctor is wearing the SOLDIER'S MEDAL - highest non combat award that the Army gives out - usually for heroism in a non combat situation.

You will be astounded what you see in this video and proud of the doctor and all those that risked their lives. This is a story of collective valor!

The story is about Channing Moss, who was impaled by a 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/