Monday - October 31, 2005
Sgt Muniz Falls Down a Hole
Here's another movie from Iraq. No battles, no
attacks, just a story of how dangerous it can be even without an enemy. Without
OSHA requirements, there are lots of industrial hazards around. The movie is
about 23MB, so be patient during the down
load.
Click on the "drivel" link to see
it.
Addendum, Jan 4, 2009: I decided that this wasn't worth 23MB of bandwidth, so I've deleted it.
Per special request, here's some more background
information. Sgt Muniz and Sgt Francis were working on laying some phone lines
from our switchboard to the sections working down below the dam. These wires
had to be replaced frequently because it seemed like if a mortar landed within
ten square miles of us, somehow the phone lines would get cut. Scientists
should investigate this phenomenon.As
I note in the running commentary, Sgt Muniz stepped back when pulling the wire
from the tenth deck (I erroneously said it was from the seventh deck at the
time), tripped on a rock, and fell down the hole.
He was rescued quickly by the amtrac
dudes after Sgt Francis yelled down to them. They jumped up and ran, dragging
with them some rope that they always carry in their vehicles. They lowered a
man down, who tied the rope to Sgt Muniz and then they pulled him up, followed
by the rescuer shortly thereafter. I
wrote more about the story in Fishing
for Rifles .
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