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You are here: Home / Foreign Affairs / Military / Wow (pt. 2)

Wow (pt. 2)

by John Cole|  July 15, 20058:13 pm| 14 Comments

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Remember that video yesterday of the soldier who was shot in the chest, with the bullet knocking him to the ground after being deflted off of his body armor? The story is even better than just that (video here):

During a routine patrol in Baghdad June 2, Army Pfc. Stephen Tschiderer, a medic, was shot in the chest by an enemy sniper, hiding in a van just 75 yards away. The incident was filmed by the insurgents.

Tschiderer, with E Troop, 101st

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  1. 1.

    Doug

    July 15, 2005 at 8:46 pm

    Sounds to me like Tschiderer is a badass. To be able to take a hit like that, pop right back and take action, then be able to set aside your emotional response which has to be to kill the sons of bitches and render medical aid. Wow. Bravo, sir. Bravo.

  2. 2.

    Kimmitt

    July 15, 2005 at 9:28 pm

    What Doug said. That’s very impressive.

  3. 3.

    Birkel

    July 15, 2005 at 10:24 pm

    But, but, but…

    It’s a quagmire.

    We’ll never win the hearts and minds!

    /leftist nonsense

  4. 4.

    Al Maviva

    July 15, 2005 at 11:28 pm

    That SOB… he denied that poor jihadi a trip to heaven. This is clearly a violation of the jihadi’s free exercise of religion rights under the First Amendment. I’ll get right on and call the ACLU…

  5. 5.

    The Disenfranchised Voter

    July 16, 2005 at 1:15 am

    That SOB… he denied that poor jihadi a trip to heaven. This is clearly a violation of the jihadi’s free exercise of religion rights under the First Amendment. I’ll get right on and call the ACLU…

    Oh shut the hell up with your lunatic fringe comments. This isn’t Free Republic.

    I think we should all focus on how amazing this story is. And how ironic that the man who tried to kill Tschiderer ended up receiving medical attention from the man he just shot.

    I’m glad Tschiderer is alright.

  6. 6.

    Charles Foster kane

    July 16, 2005 at 8:04 am

    Yes, the keyboard commandos would have just shot the guy. This just shows the difference between a real soldier and the ones who play military strategists on the internet.

  7. 7.

    Catfish N. Cod

    July 16, 2005 at 8:15 am

    This would be Exhibit A in any trial on our “moral superiority” over the enemy.

    Not that this excuses Abu Ghraib, mind. But PFC Tschiderer, and not PFC England, represents the true face and spirit of America.

    More, please.

  8. 8.

    Stormy70

    July 16, 2005 at 9:05 am

    This guy has been awarded the Victorian Cross, and sounds amazing.

  9. 9.

    Rick

    July 16, 2005 at 9:10 am

    Oh shut the hell up with your lunatic fringe comments. This isn’t Free Republic.

    Voter,

    No, only its trying to be its doppelganger on the left. You certainly do your bit.

    Nice added consonant you have there in that screen-name. Just buy it?

    Cordially…

  10. 10.

    Kimmitt

    July 16, 2005 at 12:33 pm

    Wow, it only took three comments for a right-winger to forget to praise the man’s amazing feat and start to use it as a political bludgeon.

    Seriously, do you people have anything which even vaguely resembles shame? This is about him, not us.

  11. 11.

    Jaybird

    July 16, 2005 at 2:50 pm

    I bet Kimmitt was relieved that he finally had an excuse to criticize righties in this thread.

  12. 12.

    The Disenfranchised Voter

    July 16, 2005 at 5:34 pm

    No, only its trying to be its doppelganger on the left. You certainly do your bit.

    Since when did libertarians become part of the left? Ohhh, the whole you’re either with us or against us argument! Right, right.

    In case you didn’t know, the ACLU is a libertarian organization, not a “libural” one.

    Kimmitt made my point a hell of a lot better than I did, but we both were alluding to the same thing. This post by John has absolutely nothing to do with politics, yet the radical right–which is your average Republican nowadays–has no problem making ridiculous political attacks about a post such as this.

    Values voters my ass.

    Uncordially,

    TDV

  13. 13.

    Kimmitt

    July 16, 2005 at 10:49 pm

    Jaybird: “This is about him, not us.”

    Thanks.

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  1. Outside The Beltway says:
    July 16, 2005 at 8:15 am

    Video: Army Medic Saves Life of Sniper Who Tried to Kill Him

    Soldier survives attack; captures, medically treats sniper (Video) (Army Times)

    During a routine patrol in Baghdad June 2, Army Pfc. Stephen Tschiderer, a medic, was shot in the chest by an enemy sniper, hiding in a van just 75 yards away. The incid…

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