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As he was releasing the grenade it detonated, amputating his right hand at the wrist and further injuring him with multiple shrapnel wounds. Although picking up and throwing the live grenade grievously wounded Staff Sergeant Petry, his gallant act undeniably saved his fellow Rangers from being severely wounded or killed.
Secondary blast wounds may be lethal and therefore many anti-personnel explosive devices are designed to generate fast-flying fragments. Most casualties are caused by secondary injuries as shrapnels generally affect a larger area than the primary blast area, because debris can easily be propelled for hundreds or even thousands of meters.
The term "shrapnel" is commonly, although incorrectly from a technical standpoint, used to refer to fragments produced by any explosive weapon. However, the shrapnel shell, named for Major General Henry Shrapnel of the British Royal Artillery, predates the modern high-explosive shell and operates by an entirely different process. [2]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Killing of Yahya Sinwar Part of the Israel–Hamas war and Rafah offensive Sinwar, wounded, staring at an Israeli drone, with his face covered in a keffiyeh, shortly before his death Operational scope Routine patrol of an area by the Israel Defense Forces' 828th Bislamach Brigade, leading to a ...
Mostly shrapnel wounds, and that was something I have never dealt with, that was something new." In his stint at the European Hospital in Gaza, Sayeed said his team would deal with 40-60 patients ...
Despite his wounds, which included the loss of his right eye and multiple shrapnel fragments remaining in his body, Sage resumed civilian life. He lived with his wife and their children. Sage’s health remained compromised due to his wartime injuries, and he endured a prolonged illness before passing away on 20 July 1945 at the age of 62.
Still able to hold a rifle with his one good hand, Tango defended his wounded team while trying to keep pressure on Webber's wound. The shrapnel had damaged his lungs, and he was having trouble ...
Disregarding multiple shrapnel wounds I his back and bullets blazing from all directions, he courageously crawled from foxhole ton foxhole, firing his M-16 rifle towards the enemy and shouting encouraging words to his men, urging them to fight decisively the terrorists who were gradually advancing and threatening to overrun the base.