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Iraq: Soldierâs quick action may have saved lives
Edited for brevity.In Iraq today, seven American servicemen are still alive, thanks to the quick thinking of a soldier from Lead [in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota, pronounced "Leed"]. Army Sergeant Brian Burelson is in a German hospital after being wounded near Baghdad by a roadside bomb. Burelson and the other six men in his bomb disposal unit discovered the roadside explosive device Wednesday. As they approached the device, Burelson realized someone had triggered the bomb by remote control. He moved quickly to pull the detonation core from the bomb, defusing a larger explosion and saving his men from almost certain death. A split second later, the detonator went off in his left hand, severing fingers and sending shrapnel into his leg. Doesnât get much closer than that! Brianâs father says itâs a small price to pay. âI lost one of my best friends a few months back, Hans Gukheisen (died in a helicopter crash in Iraq last year), so I pray every night that Brian would come home safe and heâs coming home safe, not all of him but most of him,â Bill Burleson said. Posted by: Dar 2004-02-06 |
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