Nothing short of a miracle

[firestarter]

Got this in my email today. It is absolutely incredible!
God has a special purpose for this young American. Also for the soldiers who treated him with no regard to their own safety is a testament of how dedicated our troops are.

This was sent by Allan Zullo, an author, who is writing a book on war heroes.
It is an extraordinary and true story.
Hello:
As you might know, I'm working on the book WAR HEROES: Voices from Afghanistan .. One of the stories 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 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 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. I've interviewed several of the people involved. Moss has undergone six operations but is doing well at home in Gainesville , GA. To me, this is one of the most amazing stories I've ever worked on. I think you'll find the video pretty remarkabl

http://www.militarytimes.com/multimedia/video/rpg_surgery/

[FATboy05]

Wow, I have never seen, or heard of anything like that, truly an amazing chain of events. If different people had been there, that didn't have the courage those folks showed, he would've surely died. FANTASTIC post Beverly! Thanks for posting this story. All involved are HERO's ............

[MLC]

inspiring