Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Saving The Real Private Ryan



Saving Private Ryan: US Soldier Wounded By IED Blast In Afghanistan -- NBC

GRAPHIC WARNING: This post contains graphic images which some viewers may find disturbing.

Photographer Munir uz Zaman captured these photos on Saturday, October 13 after a U.S. soldier was injured by the blast from an Improvised Explosive Device during a patrol in eastern Afghanistan. The photos were made available to NBC News today.

21-year-old Private Ryan Thomas, an Oklahoman with the 173rd Airborne, suffered soft tissue damage and was scheduled to be evacuated to Germany after surgery in Afghanistan. Watch a video of the operation to extract him after he was injured.

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My Comment: Riveting video and pics.

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