Soldier risking life and limb to rescue civilian
by admin on Jun.29, 2009, under Rescues
I ran across this account of Capt. Chris Carter on CNN.com.
The elderly woman got stuck in a haze of smoke and bullets as she tried to cross a bridge south of Baghdad.Capt. Chris Carter did not hesitate. He ordered his Bradley armored vehicle onto the bridge while he and two men followed on foot.
Taking cover from Iraqi bullets behind the bridge’s iron beams, Carter tossed a smoke grenade for cover and dashed toward the crying woman.
Then the 31-year-old company commander pointed his M-16 rifle and provided cover for his men to carry the wounded woman to the safety of an ambulance.
Certainly a man to be admired. Capt. Carter not only puts his life in jeopardy during this incident, but this article goes on to describe his other humanitarian actions both on and off the battlefield.
