Scouts from 2-508 PIR save Afghan injured in bus accident.
Written by CJTF-101 Operations
Friday, 18 January 2008
On January 13, 2008, a Reconnaissance Platoon from 2-508
Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division was traveling north on
Highway 1 from Forward Operating Base Ghazni. They came across a major accident
in the Sayed Abad District of Wardak Province involving a large passenger bus
and a Jingle truck that had collided due to icy road conditions. The platoon
stopped and rendered aid to the victims of the accident. One bus passenger was
seriously injured and was trapped in the bus. Members of the platoon used
vehicle jacks and crow bars to free the passenger. His injuries required
further medical care, so the platoon set up a hasty landing zone on highway 1
and called for a MEDEVAC. A coalition Forces MEDEVAC landed within minutes and
transported the injured Afghan to the hospital.
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