Meet SFC Joe Kapacziewski
ROS sends us a link to an article in USAToday about the only Ranger serving in combat with a prosthetic limb;
From the moment his broken body was pulled from an armored vehicle in Iraq — after an enemy grenade, dropped through a hatch, detonated inches away —Army Ranger Joseph Kapacziewski vowed to be back in the fight.
“Is this going to ruin my chances of being a squad leader?” he asked as he was carried into a medical ward.
Fast-forward five years to the morning of April 19, 2010, to a village in eastern Afghanistan.
With help from his false leg, Sgt. 1st Class Kapacziewski, 28, races down an Afghan road through enemy fire to reach a fellow Ranger who had been shot in the stomach. Along with another soldier, they drag the wounded man 75 yards to safety and administer first aid as insurgents with heavy machine guns try to kill them.
Category: Real Soldiers
High speed, hot shit, and all that!
And the phonies wonder why REAL veterans get pissed at them.
I read this earlier and was just astounded at what this young man has accomplished in what I consider to be one of the most elite and high speed light infantry units in the world.
These guys, from what I read, have unbelievably high standards when it comes to physical fitness. They would be considered among the most elite athletes in the world.
So for this young man to thrive in an active combat role with the Regiment, with a PROSTHETIC leg, is unprecedented and a staggering accomplishment. With guys like these, the safety of our nation is assured.
I am in awe of this man, not just because he’s a flaming badass, but because of his humility. Wow.