Chief Tango sends us a link to a Military.com story about five soldiers, SPCs Ian Carman, Anthony Willis, PFCs Philip Hawkes and Daniel Hinojoza, and SPC Daniel Garcia who all heard gun shots in Roy P. Benavidez Park last week and ran towards the sound of the gunfire without thinking about what could be waiting for them.
The scene, as they ran up on the injured men, with the worst having 18 gun shot wounds, was stunning.
“When I first got there, and he tried to utter ‘help me, help me,’ it was not a pretty sight,” said Carman. “I was like, where are all the gun shot wounds? The man was riddled, we were just trying to look at him, and see what we needed to do.
“Hopefully someone called it in, but you got to do something in the moment, or this guy’s in trouble,” said Carman.
The Soldiers quickly started removing belts, as Willis called his wife, and had her throw more belts and towels off their balcony, which overlooked the park, and used those to help care for the men that had been shot. A short while later, they were joined my another Soldier with a CLS bag and litter.
You should read the whole story.
My boys in green. God bless them.
Yup. Who’d you rather have covering your butt in a firefight — a Hippie or a Veteran?
Trick question, again an obvious response.
Which vet would you rather have covering your butt in a firefight – Jim Dickes, DVM or MAJMike?
Hehe I think I would want those Colorado studs watching my 6. Leaders, every single one of em.
I heard that. 🙂
betcha the ACLU or SPC cries foul on this!
great job men
Or maybe even the SPCA will cry foul on it!
HOOAH! ARCOMs, every one.
Makes me proud to know that there are serving soldiers out there worthy of true hero worship.
Wonder why they were getting shot?
Sheepdogs.
God Bless them all.
An appropriate response-given the setting at Roy P. Benavidez Park.
@3 — I’m not sure I understand your comment. Please enlighten me, I’m just a poor 11B10.
Opps. Comment 12 was me.
@12 – It was a play on words, that’s all.
DVM is the designation for doctor of veterinary medicine, commonly called ‘vet’. I take my cats to the vet. So, you’re a vet and Jim Dickes is a vet.
Well done, troops! Hooah
@11
Roger that! He was an awesome man.
@14 — guess I’m not sharp enough to see the humor. That’s my fault..