Amazing Survivor
by admin on Aug.28, 2009, under Combat
A man by the name of Channing Moss,23, was on duty in Afghanistan. He was standing in the turret of the fifth HumVee in a convoy of five. A fellow passenger and teammember, Eric Wynn, was sitting in the front seat of the vehicle. As the desolate scenery rolled by, he cautiously noted the ridges along the landscape, seeing them as a perfect place for an ambush.
Unfortunately his prediction came true as Taliban insurgents appeared with AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. The troops quickly returned fire as Wynn attempted to get the vehicle out of harm’s way. Wynn was hit in the face, losing part of his nose and his upper lip was terribly torn and ripped.
“I’m like, ‘What the hell happened?’ I start to look around the truck. It was then that I see Moss.”
When Wynn turned to check on Moss, he was greeted to a horrific sight. An RPG had hit him dead on,wreaking havoc on his lower torso. And sticking out of his abdomen were the tail fins. Moss quickly realized the danger he was in. He had an unexploded bomb inside his body.
“I could see the tail fins sticking out of me,” Moss said weeks later from his hospital bed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. “I was thinking: I am going to die this way.”
Despite his worries that he would be left to die, and against regulations, the medics bandaged him the best they could and packed him into a helicopter. They listed the metal bomb inside him as “shrapnel” instead more accurate “live explosive”.
After a harrowing surgery, the doctors were able to save Channing Moss’ life. He had to endure physical therapy and tremendous pain resulting from his injuries, but he’s just glad to be alive.
Follow this link to read the entire story in detail. Nerve wracking to know what this young man had to go through.
