http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2007/12/26/navy-seals-hospital-room-door/

I'll bet the SOB is missing a limb or two, too.

Wish I could summon up that much determination.

What a badass.

HELL YES!

Just a flesh wound!

We done shipmate!

What a reminder of how small my balls are in comparison.


I hope he heals up and finds success in whatever he does in the future.



- BG

Makes my problems seem a lot smaller.

Thanks for posting this Zakk.

Damn. That guy is a badass. Whatever he decides to do in life he will be a major success at I’m sure.

Twice in the elbow and once in the face.

Wow! The man's got a heart of gold and balls made of cast bronze. That's the reason he earned the title of "US Navy SEAL". Godspeed and speedy recovery for that hero.

You can tell why he passed BUD/S and in particular Hell Week without quitting

Bad Ass Mother Fucker.

I bet he wants to get back to his SEAL team ASAP.

Here's a letter from him about his recovery.

http://www.udtseal.org/article2of1.html

Hello to All,

Sorry it has been so long since we have provided an update, aside from climbing Mt. Everest (No Oxygen), exploring the Marianas Trench (Breath hold of course), and training for the Ironman (with a ruck), I have not been doing much.:) All kidding aside, we have been busy traveling and sorting out the best plan for the future.

Most of you know we traveled to Chicago and met with Dr. Gary Burget and Dr. Robert Walton, unquestionably, two of the world's best nasal reconstruction surgeons (Just ask Google). Dr. Walton, a micro-vascular surgeon, felt there were more advanced procedures that could be done to my face that would lend themselves to results that would last a lifetime and enable me to dive.

The Bethesda surgeons have done a great job of putting me back together (Humpty Dumpty??) initially, but they acknowledged that the procedures that Dr. Walton spoke of were cutting edge medical technology that they did not have the ability to do, so were referred out through Tricare.

Then came the waiting game. Both Doctors from Chicago were out of town for two weeks so had to wait until they got back. Once they did, Dr. Walton felt that the level of damage to my sinuses and facial bones required someone with more expertise in that specific field, so last week we called and met with a facial reconstruction surgeon and dental surgeon out of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He specializes in facial gun shot wounds and was able to show us many other cases he had worked on in the past very similar to my injuries. He has even treated two Army Special Operations guys who got shot in the face also. He also addressed that my jaw was still messed up and would need to be fixed. So, after discussing his schedule, he had an opening on Dec. 21 or February 20. Well, Erica and I discussed it, and no need to add two montns to already a two year process. So, we head to Baltimore tomorrow for the Pre-Op and then surgery first thing Friday morning, then seven days inpatient to monitor and heal. So, Christmas in the hospital this year...Oh, well we're ready to get this train moving. The kids are going home to Louisville to spend Christmas with Erica's family and we will have ours after we get back home.

As for my arm, it is still fused until we do the surgery. January 9'h we head back to Bethesda, to X-ray and evaluate the rate of bone growth so hopefully the Doctors can determine when they can remove the excess bone and do the bone graft on the head of my humerus. I figure only about two weeks after that, I'11 be back 100%. That's about it.

Oh, well there is one more thing... Those of you that were able to come to the Bethesda hospital remember the sign that I had on my door. I've included a picture for those of you who did not see it. Well, apparently, a doctor took a picture of that sign and e-mailed it out to his friend and it took off from there being sent all over the intemet. It made it into the hands of a CNN news repofter who called the command in charge of all SEALs and asked to interview me. I said no (I mean, C'mon CNtr{, why not FOX? ). Any.wayi, a Fox news military analyst apparently came to receive it, and happened to know our current SEAL Admiral and called him about it. well, long story short, the command thinks it is a good idea (no last names or locations, ofcourse). I am not sold yet, but I have agreed to sit down and talk to him to hear what he wants to do and express my concems. So, we will see on that one. Last week, I received a Bronze Star with Valor for my actions on June 21 and the night of the firefight where I was wounded. well, I have rambled on enough for now. I hope all of you are good and ready for Christmas. Happy Holidays to everyone and look forward to seeing all of you sometime in the near future. Keep us in your prayers. I included a Christmas poem that a good man sent me. It is very appropriate for this time of year and recognizes the sacrifices that soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen make for America's freedom. I hope vou all take the time to read it.

Happy Holidays,

Jay, Erica, Austin, Sierra, and Aspen

Damn. Do you know any more of the extent of the wounds? Here's hoping he kept his arm.

Damn.

I think I hear his balls clanking every time he gets up to use the pisser from over here...
ETA: The letter seems to indicate the sign was from last year, I wonder how he's doing.

Kharn

That is the stuff that real men are made from.

MCLMM

 

My hat if off to him and all like him!

Does anyone know if he lost his sight from taking a 7.62 to the face? I pray not!

tag

That is pretty crazy.

There was another SEAL that got hit with 7 or 17 AK rounds and lived I can't remember which amount it was but thank god he had body armor.

ETA: it was 17

You sure this guy isn't a T-888 with super advanced AI?






J/K, serious BAD ASS!

View some of the pictures contained within this thread.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=8&f=8&t=285549

I wish I had the courage and determination of those men and women.

Fathers, have your sons read that message and tell them, this is what a Man is.

It's good to know that our country can still produce men such as him.

I hope he makes a speedy and full recovery, and goes back to the job he loves so much.

I was at Walter Reed a couple years ago, which despite what the MSM want you to believe is a squared away institution run by soldiers who care about soldiers.

I saw this sort of determination and commitment everywhere.

The guys in rehab were 100% "Hooah" and "Just want to get back to my unit, sir"

The staff was very motivated and did so much with what they were given.

This wasn't a BS tour or media event. I was with one of my friends who is a doc there.

Never more proud to be an American,

On a side note, it is Christmas and there a still soldiers at Reed, Madigan and Brooke. Perhaps a care package is in order?

-Z

Pure bad-ass and guts.

Men like that renew my faith in most of my fellow Americans.

More that I found on Inches Away From Sanity  It looks like an earlier letter.

Bad ass.

That is bad ass.  True American hero.

+1.

I really am not worthy.  

Godspeed on a full (+20%) recovery!

You know, it just occurred to me that this SEAL had one hell of an upbringing.  His letter presents a challenge to fathers - when you produce an end result like the author of that letter, you know you have done a good job

Yep
  to him.

Hopkins surgeons really do have a lot of experience reconstructing gunshot wounds.

Now, if we could only deploy SEALS to East Baltimore our problems here would be over shortly.

He wants to get his face fixed up.


So he can dive again.


My God, we do produce some amazing men in this country on occasion, don't we?

My. Fucking. Hero.

That jumped out at me too

Most people would be worrying whether or not they could function at all and he wants to dive again


Best wishes frogman, I am sure you will be up and kicking soon enough

LAND OF THE FREE...

BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!!!

He sounds in good spirits. I hope he heals enough to go back to his team.

Wow. Hard to keep a good man down.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

That SEAL needs a "Bad Ass Motherfucker" wallet.

Remarkable.  Baed on the Bronze star, he is a legitimate hero as well.  I for one don't think getting shot makes you a hero.  Doing something heroic makes you a hero, especially in the face of danger of injury or death to yourself.  

Thank you for your service, sir.  I admire you.

Too bad such a manly attitude has become rare in our pussified society.

and gets a shot at some retribution.

My hat is off.

Joe

GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY!!!!!!

BTW, anyone have a copy of that poem he mentions in the letter?

B.A.M.F.

I am proud just to be aware of a Man like that.