The family of SSG James Clark, a 5/2 SBCT soldier who was seriously injured in Afghanistan, has set up a CaringBridge website to keep people updated during his recovery at Walter Reed.
On October 15, 2009, while on patrol in Kandahar, the stryker he was in hit a large IED. The explosion picked the stryker up off the ground. The driver landed on top of James. His helmet was blown off. The stryker driver landed on top of him. He was positive at the time that he had lost both of his legs. But he never lost conciousness. He was instructing everyone what to do - he put a tourniquet on his right leg, and got another soldier to do the same on the left leg. He made sure the area was secured. He made sure a helicopter was coming for him. And he reminded them to bring both of his legs with him on the flight.
Updates on SSG James Clark
The family of SSG James Clark, a 5/2 SBCT soldier who was seriously injured in Afghanistan, has set up a CaringBridge website to keep people updated during his recovery at Walter Reed.
On October 15, 2009, while on patrol in Kandahar, the stryker he was in hit a large IED. The explosion picked the stryker up off the ground. The driver landed on top of James. His helmet was blown off. The stryker driver landed on top of him. He was positive at the time that he had lost both of his legs. But he never lost conciousness. He was instructing everyone what to do - he put a tourniquet on his right leg, and got another soldier to do the same on the left leg. He made sure the area was secured. He made sure a helicopter was coming for him. And he reminded them to bring both of his legs with him on the flight.
