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2004-11-15 Iraq-Jordan

Dogged determination of one-legged soldier

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Posted by Bulldog 2004-11-15 7:07:01 AM|| || Front Page|| [14 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Words fail to express my admiration for the Corporal. Good luck, be safe, God Bless, and good hunting!

Posted by Ptah 2004-11-15 10:14:26 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-11-15 10:14:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This may sound silly on the surface, but with today's technology should be seriously considered by military planners: instead of giving a soldier like this a "false leg", why not give him a high tech replacement as good *or better*, and return him to his unit.
That is, if a soldier loses an arm, give him a (I hate to use the term) "bionic" replacement that can perform tasks an ordinary soldier can't do. Now, granted, he's not going to be repairing watches with that arm--too sensitive--so why not give him a mechanical arm, or arms, that can do very difficult tasks. Don't think of weapons or even that the arm has to look "natural"--remember that this is a combat situation.
Imagine an arm that is like "the jaws of life", for opening doors, maybe attached to a chest wrap-around for extra strength. Or an arm extending down along his body parallel to his leg that he could use for very heavy lift. There are lots of possibilities, here.

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-11-15 2:04:55 PM|| 2004-11-15 2:04:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 It isn't silly and we are working on as we type. There are a number of projects out there that address this issue, not to the extent of Steve Austin, but we are working it. Currently about 70% of US amputees have requested to be returned to duty, we are still breeding some of the toughest and best here in the US!

Posted by TopMac 2004-11-15 11:23:44 PM|| 2004-11-15 11:23:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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