Soldier performs life-saving actions despite life-threatening wounds

Posted on March 22, 2007

Army Cpl. Clinton A. Warrick Sept. 18, 2006, was a typical morning for platoon medic Cpl. Warrick: The sun was bright, and U.S. military police and Iraqi policemen were conducting their usual transitional training at the Al Huria police station in Iraq. Suddenly, without warning, small-arms fire erupted from all directions. The base was under siege. Coalition forces concentrated fire on the attackers, but then a speeding pick-up truck crashed through the entrance and careened toward the center of the station. The truck detonated its 200-pound aircraft bomb, throwing Cpl. Warrick several meters and knocking him unconscious. Rubble from the explosion buried him. Warrickâ€™s platoon leader saw what happened and quickly pulled him from the debris.

Warrickâ€™s legs were on fire â€“ so the platoon leader used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. When Warrick regained consciousness, he realized that he was badly burned â€“ but he also realized that if he sat in one place, he would go into shock. He requested morphine, but his medic bag was buried in the burning building. As a medic, he knew that without pain medication, his only choice to avoid slipping into shock was to stay active. So he climbed through a hole in the building to see how he could assist. With a heavy stream of fire still reigning down on the station, and suffering from third-degree burns over 45 percent of his body as well as shrapnel wounds and smoke-inhalation injuries, Warrick went about the work of a medic: He assessed injured soldiers and Iraqi policemen â€“ and told the nearby support battalion what injuries they could expect. That vital information helped save the lives of seven Iraqi policemen.

Warrick realized he couldnâ€™t fight off the shock much longer, so he moved to the north side of the station where he could be evacuated to the medical station himself. For his life-saving actions while suffering from life-threatening wounds, Warrick was awarded the Silver Star on Dec. 11, 2006.

Photo: Army Cpl. Clinton A. Warrick

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Newsflash on March 22nd, 2007 4:37 pm

NEWSFLASH

On the 14th of this month, Emperor Misha set loose his army of puppies to invade Misha Watch and fight off the threat it posed.

In the fierce battle that followed, the elite 3-man SAS squad from Misha Watch - The Dog Catcher, LC Hastings and Dwight, inflicted heavy casualties on their opposite numbers. The following puppies are thought to have perished in action:

juandos
LC Gunsniper
Ten-Ten
Merc
Gene
Brian the sailor
rudytbone
LC 0311 crunchie
RightWingRocker
LC JackBoot-Ambassador
caveman82952
Holden Caulfield
sig94
LC Beeblebrox
RobertHuntingdon
UnfrozenCavegirlBlogger
Dawnsblood
Sir Christopher
tw111
Beaker
LC HOGHEAD
LC Wes, Imperial Mohel
jaybear
friendofbob
Darth Bacon
baboo
LC Wil
Gutshot74
Steve
Pogue Mahogue
Cheapshot911
Chuck Heston
fanbladesaresharp
Cannon Fodder
MadMOnk
Anonymouse
Q_Mech
Mrs. M
BigDogg
LC Moriarty
Ozzman002
packmember

LC Staci, Lady Heather, Blackiswhite, Imperial Agent Provocateur and Radical Redneck are the only puppies reported to be putting up some resistance to the severe onslaught from the MW SAS squad.

Misha Watch is reporting that there have been no casualties on their side.
Philosopher on March 22nd, 2007 4:43 pm

Another story you more than likely won’t be reading or hearing about if you gather your news only from the MSM.