Soldier performs life-saving actions despite life-threatening wounds

[Soldier4Christ]

Liberals have called our Troops mercenaries, arrogant, intolerant, stupid, losers and wasted lives.

Sept. 18, 2006, was a typical morning for platoon medic Cpl. Warrick: The sun was bright, and U.S. military police and Iraqi policemen were conducting their usual transitional training at the Al Huria police station in Iraq. Suddenly, without warning, small-arms fire erupted from all directions. The base was under siege. Coalition forces concentrated fire on the attackers, but then a speeding pick-up truck crashed through the entrance and careened toward the center of the station. The truck detonated its 200-pound aircraft bomb, throwing Cpl. Warrick several meters and knocking him unconscious. Rubble from the explosion buried him. Warrick’s platoon leader saw what happened and quickly pulled him from the debris.

Warrick’s legs were on fire – so the platoon leader used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. When Warrick regained consciousness, he realized that he was badly burned – but he also realized that if he sat in one place, he would go into shock. He requested morphine, but his medic bag was buried in the burning building. As a medic, he knew that without pain medication, his only choice to avoid slipping into shock was to stay active. So he climbed through a hole in the building to see how he could assist. With a heavy stream of fire still reigning down on the station, and suffering from third-degree burns over 45 percent of his body as well as shrapnel wounds and smoke-inhalation injuries, Warrick went about the work of a medic: He assessed injured soldiers and Iraqi policemen – and told the nearby support battalion what injuries they could expect. That vital information helped save the lives of seven Iraqi policemen.

Warrick realized he couldn’t fight off the shock much longer, so he moved to the north side of the station where he could be evacuated to the medical station himself. For his life-saving actions while suffering from life-threatening wounds, Warrick was awarded the Silver Star on Dec. 11, 2006.


..... and more:

Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin L. Sebban, a medic with the 82nd Airborne Division was terminally injured by an IED, treated numerous other injured Soldiers before succumbing  to his own wounds. He passed away while still treating others. Voluntarily served three tours in Iraq

[Brother Jerry]

There is but one thing in this world that makes me stand up, with eyes welling up, and still able to perform a snappy salute.  That is to salute our men and women that are serving, and given their final sacrifice to our country. 

I think of Jesus when I see our troops in uniform, and moreso when I hear stories like these.  Here are people, flesh and blood just like you and me, out sacrificing their lives on a daily basis.  For what?  a paycheck?  Guess again cause they continue to be some of the most underpaid individuals there are working for this country.  (maybe they should vote themselves a 62% pay raise ).  Nope there are many reasons why when they started, but when it comes down to it, they do it because they are proud to be there and doing what they can protect you and I. 

When I see people protesting the war, making a mockery of our armed forces, I can only imagine them as the Jews before Pilate... Shouting "Crucify!  Crucify!" I can imagine those Jews with signs that had like the cross with a circle around it with and a line through it.  And when they want to shout out about how they support our troops but not the war I can see the Pharisee's speaking of how they follow the Law of the Lord, but would have nothing to do with Jesus.    The Law says we must support our troops... The provide lip service.

To any and all active duty, former, and retired Armed Forces personnel we have on the boards now, in the past, or in the future.  I salute you.  And I thank you for the sacrifice that you have made to protect me and my family, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 

[Soldier4Christ]

Amen!