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Post by Frenchie on Aug 6, 2009 12:40:22 GMT 1
An Army dog handler recently saved the life of a soldier critically injured by an IED blast in Afghanistan and then went on, with his dog, to trace and apprehend the bomb-makers. Lance Corporal Lee Edwards and his dog Molly were just three metres away from the near fatal improvised explosive device (IED) blast which threw both of them into the air. The pair had been tasked to support an IED search team along a road close to Sangin as night fell. Lance Corporal Edwards said: "We knew that the road was heavily laden with IEDs. It had already claimed casualties and it was our job to assist in finding the devices, both for the benefit of the local population and also to prevent further British casualties." But a short time into the task, things went badly wrong. He continued: "One of the soldiers stood on a pressure plate IED. It was very close to where I was stood with Molly and the force of it blew us both into the air. When I landed I was dazed for a moment and my hearing was badly affected. I could just about hear screaming through the smoke and dust. I knew there were multiple casualties." Lance Corporal Edwards sprung into action, dusting himself off and moving towards where the explosion had happened. In the pitch black, with a shattered head torch and night vision goggles, he scrambled around in the dark, struggling to find casualties. More >>
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