'He'd Still Be Here': Mother's Agony As Soldier Dies After Unarmed Rescue Team Was Delayed An Hour Waiting For Cover -- Daily Mail
* Specialist Chazray Clark was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan last September
* Embedded journalist filmed the rescue with Clark heard speaking
* Helicopter was delayed waiting for armed escort
* Clark's mother says he might have been saved if the helicopter hadn't been forced to wait
An inconsolable mother has told of her heartbreak after an American soldier died before a helicopter could get him to hospital in Afghanistan.
It took a medical evacuation team 59 minutes to get U.S. Army Specialist Chazray Clark to a hospital, after receiving a call that a roadside bombing had severed three of his limbs.
The rescue helicopter was unable to swoop in for the pickup until another armed chopper arrived to provide cover.
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Update #1: MILITARY: Soldier's death sparks debate over arming medevacs -- North County Times
Update #2: Soldier's death sparks debate over arming medevacs -- Houston Chronicle/AP
My Comment: Michael Yon has been covering this story extensively since the beginning. His blog is here. As to what is my take .... since the Taliban do not follow or respect the Geneva rules of war .... I say arm these helicopters to the teeth.
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