Combat Rescue

[kilo delta]

The following link came up on my facebook feed a few hours ago. It is a gritty and compelling look at modern day combat rescue and as such viewer discretion is advised*...


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4621926754257





*The video is pretty graphic so if it is deemed not suitable for SOH please delete the thread.

[IanHenry]

That was heartrending, especially as it looked, at one point like he was going to make it. May he Rest in Peace.

I'm currently re-reading a book called Apache Dawn by Damien Lewis, which is a true account of a flight of British Apache helicopter, who spend a great deal of their time escorting case-vac Chinooks into battlefields The Apache crews have nothing but admiration for the bravery of the RAF pilots and the medical crews, many of who are civilian Doctors and Nurses, it's well worth a read.


Regards,
Ian.

[Daveroo]

watching that video made me think about my thoughts the otherday when we saw on the news ,the young soldier who is being sentenced for giving info to the wikileaks guy,,there were a bunch of protesters outside the courthouse with signs reading "imprison the war criminals",,ofcourse i could argue with them for hours on who they think those war criminals are..and tell em theyre wrong..but i made one important observation,which for me is important anyway..as an admitted bi-man..or was..never mind..several of the women holding the signs were obviously lesbians ( yes my lifestyle allows me to spot LGBT people from a distance)and id love to go tell these people who think this so-called war on terror,that they say is so wrong and so illegal,is very important to their lives...not just life styles considering the fact that in most true Islamic law countries being homosexual ,be it bisexual,lesbian,gay,trans..which ofcourse all fall under the one term..is punishable by death...so here they are protesting something (a war) and the people fighting it for them..which will ensure their very safety in the future ..just makes me wonder if they dont understand the ramifications of what would happen if someone like Bin Lauden had won..be he still alive,and been able to enforce his law on USA soil...

[stiz]

you can find the whole series of inside combat rescue on youtube, those guys really really do have my respect, not many people would actually fly INTO a battle zone just to get 1 or 2 guys. Same with the RAF crews who do the same job

[TARPSBird]

I almost didn't make it through the video, but I did. Hand salute to the combat rescue medics and flight crews of all the services. You win some and, sadly, lose some. :salute:

[PRB]

Ditto. I don't know how these people get through a day. Same for emergency responders everywhere, perhaps. It's heart breaking to watch.

[Daveroo]

ok..i feel bad...maybe i am jaded....i watched it...yes i felt bad for the soldier and his family.hate to see anybody pass on for any reason.but i didnt tear up..or get upset..i reacted to how i feel people need to see this and understand why it happened.....i guess maybe having a loved one die in my hands at aged 18 and then ten more years of car crashes and suicides steeled me.......still i cried like a baby when my cat haley stopped breathing on my desk that day....i couldnt explain to her why she was sick and in pain,,,,the soldier knew he was in danger..he knew he was at risk...but he did his job and paid with his life..im proud of him for doing that..and i honour his passing for it..but like when we were on the scene of a fatality...we all took a moment of silence out of respect..but we then carried on with our jobs.