Posted by: McQ on Tuesday, July 03, 2007 Folks, Apaches are attack helicopters, not Medevac birds. Well, except when they have to be: Apache pilots from Company B, 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment (Attack), 36th Combat Aviation Brigade and Company A, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, engaged extremists and saved a critically-wounded Soldier’s life during a firefight in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on June 30, 2007.How'd they save him? Well he was critically wounded and the Medevac helicopter hadn't made it yet. So they landed the Apache, put the wounded soldier in the front seat (an Apache is a two-seater with the pilot sitting behind the co-pilot/gunner). The co-pilot then strapped himself to the wing/pylon on the Apache and they flew the wounded soldier to a hospital. Look at the video here. That white looking blob on the side of the aircraft is the co-pilot all hunkered down: How'd it all turn out. Pretty darn well, thank you very much:
Apparently CWO2 Crist (on the left) is the one who strapped himself on the wing. That is one of the most vivid and stirring examples of the brotherhood of arms you'll ever see. And right in time for the 4th of July. Read the whole thing at Blackfive. |
|||||||||||||||||||
| TrackBacks | |||||||||||||||||||
| Return to Main Blog Page | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comments For This Post | |||||||||||||||||||
Previous Comments to this Post |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Add Your Comment | |||||||||||||||||||
|
|
| Vicious Capitalism |
Buy Dale's Book!
|
