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| Afghanistan |
| Yon video: Fool's Gold and Troops Blood |
| 2011-11-07 |
| This combat video was made in September 2011 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. A bomb was planted in our path. A young, highly-liked Soldier named Chazray Clark triggered the blast. Chazray lost an arm and both legs. Despite great pain, Chazray was awake and lucid the entire time. A tragedy was unfolding. The US military, at the direction of former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, strives to get our wounded to hospitals within the "Golden Hour." The military mostly accomplishes this with incredible speed, often under direct enemy fire. They could do much better. After casualties are sustained, the medical evacuation helicopters typically will not launch until a "9-line" report is transmitted from the field. During this mission, due to the calm discipline of the Soldiers of 4-4 Cav, the 9-line was transmitted in only six minutes. That's fast. Bold accounting magic has been used to redefine the Golden Hour. The true starting gun for the biological Golden Hour begins at the moment of injury. The military Golden Hour begins after the 9-line is received. If combat or other circumstance delays the 9-line by 20 minutes, the military Golden Hour becomes 80 minutes. But when we hear a military spokesmen saying that average MEDEVAC times are 50 minutes, what they are really saying is 50 minutes plus the 9-line time, and they won't mention that 9-line buffer. This audacious deception angers many military people who know about it. I reported that 65 minutes were used to get Chazray Clark to the hospital. The military rebuked my initial report, saying it took only 59. They took the Golden Hour tax deduction, deceived the public, and did so in writing. It took 65 minutes. It should have taken 25. There are several reasons why Chazray suffered the additional 40 minutes. |
| Posted by:mom |
| #7 I think he preens too far in the business. Like any Soldier, he has been there too long. I admit, I did want his looking around on the ground when it was quite intense. I read some of the spats and seems to me, everyone is wrapped around the axle. 30 Minutes in a Combat Situation though never desirable, but far better than it used to be. For many Vets, if you were not there as part of the team, you are the enemy. You should know better than to go out on them. You also know you helped in the removal of a brilliant Flag Officer. That may or may not mean anything here. I do not have time to read all of the tribal issues on the internet. Be that as it may, you may want to take a vacation MR Yon. You don't have the CSM you need for this - it is detracting from the mission. Bless you for your Service for our fine Soldiers. You really have kicked ass! come back in a month or two? |
| Posted by: newc 2011-11-07 22:37 |
| #6 Go over to BlackFive, and you'll get find out why he's lost his credibility. Has to do with fing over the spec ops groups. He was escorted off one of their FOBs and he denied it, then got called on it, and tooled. its ongoing...... |
| Posted by: Slavimble White5239 2011-11-07 19:06 |
| #5 Seems he has lost credibility with some very influential members of this community. Please elaborate on this, it's quite relevant to the WOT. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-07 15:13 |
| #4 Seems he has lost credibility with some very influential members of this community. A curious turn of affairs. Yon seems pretty straightforward about what he is doing and seems to draw clear distinctions between his opinions and facts. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-11-07 13:08 |
| #3 Some millblogs are not Michael Yon friendly. Seems he has lost credibility with some very influential members of this community. |
| Posted by: bman 2011-11-07 12:14 |
| #2 You're quite welcome, mom. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-11-07 11:07 |
| #1 Mods, I hit the wrong key and it sent before I finished the title. Please add the title, "Fool's Gold and Troops Blood". Thank you. |
| Posted by: mom 2011-11-07 10:01 |