LADYWOLF!!

[Sniggs]

Congrats on your Purple Heart award today!

We're proud of you. Come home safely! :us: :patriot:

[ladywolf]

thanks mark:)

[old_man]

The only thing I can say other than congrats and thanks, is that I wish you hadn't gotten it in the first place.

[ladywolf]

The only thing I can say other than congrats and thanks, is that I wish you hadn't gotten it in the first place.



yea.....definitely not the award i was trying to get, but will definitely accept it cuz they awarded it to me.

[IXNAYXJ]

The only thing I can say other than congrats and thanks, is that I wish you hadn't gotten it in the first place.x2.

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-----Matt-----

[CanMan]

Congrats! Thank you again for your bravery over there, Kris.

[sams88]

Congrats Kris, and get back here asap! :)

[Sniggs]

Moved to Off-topic This deserves National attention!

[DrMoab]

So whats the story?

Cool you got it! Shame you got hurt.

[RichP]

Gotta work on those motor reflexes and your 360 degree vision so you can duck faster next time :D

[ladywolf]

So whats the story?

Cool you got it! Shame you got hurt.



story goes as follows: on 25 sept 2006 i and 6 coworkers were walking between our clamshell hangars on the airfield on our way to lunch. we had just cleared from between the hangars when we hard a loud "whoomp!" then as we were hitting the ground i felt something sting my arm. we all got up to run as we heard more rounds impacting, and i turned to make sure that no one got left behind when i saw one of our coworkers on the ground trying to get up and move. i went back, grabbed him, and proceeded to drag him across the flight line and on the other side of the concrete barriers. i also did basic first aid until the medics arrived.

wounds i received was one small laceration on my left arm, and another laceration above my right eyebrow. most of us just got minor bumps, bruises, and lacerations. two guys got evacced to landstuhl, but they will be back in another couple of months.

you can read a writeup on it at:
http://www.hood.army.mil/4ID/Units/AVNBDE/avnbdenews/2006_Oct/CABSoldiersuselifesavingskillstotreatfellowSoldier s.pdf

[JeepFreak21]

The only thing I can say other than congrats and thanks, is that I wish you hadn't gotten it in the first place.

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Billy

[shortxjdoug]

i guess a congrats on a purple heart is kinda backwards but glad your ok and thanks for everything you do :cheers: stay safe

[black89xj]

Ladywolf: Mega Congrats from the Great Stinkin' Desert!! Mega thanks for going back and getting your comrade! That deserves an award for unselfish service under enemy fire!!!

Again, Thanks!!!!

[Fergie]

Selfless Service.

Good job looking out for your fellow soldiers.

[planefixer]

The only thing I can say other than congrats and thanks, is that I wish you hadn't gotten it in the first place.

:patriot:

Stay safe Kris.

[Ghost]

Good work sorry to hear you got hurt. Hope all is well!

[yellowxj]

:us: Glad your ok. Way to go

[old_man]

When you get back, come to Colorado and let us say thanks in person and show you our appreciation. We can pull together an impromptu party / wheeling trip. You get here and we will cover the rest.

[scoobyxj]

:thumbup:

[YELLAHEEP]

We're proud of ya Kris!

Now, keep a low profile would ya? You're a short-timer now, you don't want this kind of drama...... :D

[XJEEPER]

Kris, glad to hear there were no fatalities from this attack, and that you were able to get your buddies out of harms way. Most of us have no idea what it's like to be in combat and have your life on the line every day, thanks for your sacrifice and dedication.

[Yucca-Man]

Kris - 'congrats' is an awkward term to use for a Purple Heart, but good on ya for looking out for your buddy.

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[Bonster]

i guess a congrats on a purple heart is kinda backwards but glad your ok and thanks for everything you do :cheers: stay safeYou are wrong about it being backwards. It took YEARS for some of us to get awarded the Purple Heart after some very difficult campaigns.

Ladywolf, hopefully you will get stateside soon enough to spend the holidays with your family. We got your back, go safely! :us:

[OverlandXJ]

Thank You Kris for your service, hope to meet you someday and thank you personally.

:patriot:

[Art Triggs]

I'm glad your injuries were relatively minor, stay safe over there,a big thanks for serving.

[muledriver]

Wish we could have finished it the first time. As a Gulf War vet you all have my deepest appreciaton. Congratulations on the PH. May god give you the strenght to help the helpless and save the just. F*ck the rest.... Lock and Load.

[mavinwy]

Not necessarily Congrats. But definately a Thank you.....

You put the welfare of those you are protecting above your own welfare. For that, there can never be enough thanks.

That you were wounded, however minor, in doing that duty deserves to be recognized. But I have always thought the PH was more of a "thank you for being so selfless" rather than a congradulatory thing.

Either way.....

Thank you.

Jim

[TRNDRVR]

wounds i received was one small laceration on my left arm, and another laceration above my right eyebrow.Well that sucks! If I ever met you I was going to ask to see your scars. ;)

Left arm and right eyebrow, for that I'll just have to buy you a beer. :cheers:

In my line of work the term "be safe" is daily and I think that also holds true for you. Do so....and that's an order!

Dan.

[jeepinxj01]

I don't think congrats are in order, but a big THANK YOU for all that you did and DO, is in order; so Thank you.

[Darky]

I guess there are a few brave ones in the Army...;) j/k, thanks for your service and I kow your buddy and his family are all grateful for your bravery in going back for him!

Justin
USMC 2000-2005

[ladywolf]

Well that sucks! If I ever met you I was going to ask to see your scars. ;)

Left arm and right eyebrow, for that I'll just have to buy you a beer. :cheers:

In my line of work the term "be safe" is daily and I think that also holds true for you. Do so....and that's an order!

Dan.


dont worry, i have scars, however small they might be.


and guys, after 3 days of being stuck in balad, i'm finally in KUWAIT!!! hopefully if all goes well i"ll be on da plane tomorra headin home.


also, i planned on coming through colorado on my way home in february anyhow, am getting reassigned to ft lewis, WA, and have always wanted to drive through colorado, so i'm getting my chance!

[Ghost]

dont worry, i have scars, however small they might be.


and guys, after 3 days of being stuck in balad, i'm finally in KUWAIT!!! hopefully if all goes well i"ll be on da plane tomorra headin home.


also, i planned on coming through colorado on my way home in february anyhow, am getting reassigned to ft lewis, WA, and have always wanted to drive through colorado, so i'm getting my chance!
Hey when you going to come see us in the south?

[Rob Mayercik]

Glad to hear you're ok.

Safe flight home.

[ladywolf]

newest update is we are stuck in germany. plane broke as we were taxiing in, so we are now on lockdown at some hotel on the western edge of frankfurt. all this alcohol, and i cant have a drop. FIE ON THE POWERS THAT BE!!! anyhows, hopefully the plane will be fixed soon and we can be on our way. talk to yall soon.

-Kris

[woody]

Glad to hear you're on the way home Kris.

Thanks for serving!

[Ghost]

Glad to hear you're on the way home Kris.

Thanks for serving!
Ditto, let us know if you end up arround here well take you out for a thank you drink!

[ladywolf]

hey guys i'm finally back in texas!!!! had myself something to drink (alcoholic type) and i alread spent quite a bit of the money i earned. felt damn good too:)

-Kris

[Ghost]

hey guys i'm finally back in texas!!!! had myself something to drink (alcoholic type) and i alread spent quite a bit of the money i earned. felt damn good too:)

-Kris
Got the jeep dirty yet? GLad to here you are back...

[ladywolf]

Got the jeep dirty yet?


nope not till xmas time. the heap project is at dads house in WA, and it has lots of TLC coming its way before it gets taken on any runs.