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Alpha Company AAV crew chief saves one of his fellow crewmen:

About this time, Kim said, he heard the "pop-pop-pop" staccato of rifle fire. After Kim had moved from his position in one of the forward seats of the vehicle, Vogel turned his turret in order to get a better view down into the troop compartment.

"That's when I heard rounds pinging off the vehicle," said Vogel. "I turned my turret to shine my spotlight, and I saw five guys on the berm. We were returning fire."

Due to the location of the amputation, Kim couldn't get a good fix on the tourniquet. The only significant light in the cabin was the green light of one of the digital displays in the compartment flickering on and off.

"I couldn't see if I got the tourniquet on. He was fading in and out of consciousness, and I would tighten down the tourniquet to make him wake up. I didn’t want to do it because I know it hurt him, but I had to," said Kim.

While one of Kim's hands applied pressure with the tourniquet, the other was digging into the combat lifesaver bag. He pulled out a field dressing and ripped it open.

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For more on the AAV mission around Fallujah, see here.

Posted by Bill at June 15, 2007 11:25 AM | TrackBack (0)