Saturday, July 16, 2005

Soldier does what Jib could not

The Army Times has a story and video of a U.S. soldier taking a round in chest from an insurgent sniper (Tip o' the hat to Brainpost). The soldier not only lives thanks to his vest, he gets back into the fight. And he shows the ultimate in humanity:
After tracking down the now-wounded sniper with a team from B Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Iraqi Army Brigade, Tschiderer secured the terrorist with a pair of handcuffs and gave medical aid to the terrorist who’d tried to kill him just minutes before.
I can't say that I would have been able to do the same if I were in his shoes.

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