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- Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:13 am
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: Marine shot in robbery uses finger in bullet hole to save
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Re: Marine shot in robbery uses finger in bullet hole to sav
No kidding, most of my team carried a tampon or two in our cargo pocket for this reason. Quick, good size, and not bulky. On a convoy we were being escorted by Army 3rd ID on a supply mission and our gunner (Army 1st SGT) was shot in the shoulder just to the side of his armor. He ducked in, and My buddy replaced him-- the shot got lodged in his rotator cuff, so I simply sterLized the wound and put the tampon in. He laughed and commented on how rediculous it was..... But it stopped the bleeding and he stayed in the fight.