US Troops Who Patrol Afghan Combat Zones Reconcile Themselves To Risk Of Losing Legs, And More -- Washington Post/AP
FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Afghanistan — It is a conversation, the military surgeon says, that every U.S. Marine has with his corpsman, the buddy who is first to treat him if he is wounded by an insurgent’s bomb.
The Marine says, “’If I lose my manhood, then I don’t want to live through it,’” according to Navy Lt. Richard Whitehead, surgeon for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, which is fighting in one of the most treacherous combat areas of Afghanistan.
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My Comment: The bigger concern should be this.
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