The face of war
March 12th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Marine Sgt. Shane Hanley, a squad leader from Easy Company, 2-2 Marines, receives treatment by U.S. Army flight medic Sgt. Michael G. Patangan while airborne in an army Task Force Pegasus medevac helicopter, shortly after Hanley was wounded, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan on Feb. 9th. Hanley, of Punxsutawney, Pa., who agreed to have photos of himself published, sustained shrapnel injuries to the left side of his body, face and eye when an improvised explosive device detonated below him while he was on a foot patrol.
Hanley’s mother told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper that he underwent surgery–his fifth–Feb. 25 at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD., in an attempt to save the vision in his left eye, and that more surgery was scheduled in early March to repair a ruptured eardrum. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Chris Says:
March 16th, 2010 at 7:07 pmGood luck Marine, God Bless You, and your family. My family is proud of you.
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Frank P. Drohan Says:
May 16th, 2010 at 2:53 pmI sit here as a VN Marine contemplating my unannounced visit to your home this past Fri and met your Dad while cutting grass. His smile told me instantly he was a Proud Father, and had your USMC flag up with Pride. your Coon Dogs barked with anticipation of your home coming. But you’re traveling back to Lejeune for the Troops Homecoming First, from your hospital bed.
Don’t you ever give up on Life, You are Young, and Marine Strong! you’re a “Come back Kid” Frank/goldsboro,NC