From Fox19.
Josh Hargis, an Army Ranger severely injured in Afghanistan last week, was thought to be unconscious during his Purple Heart ceremony. He lost both legs and was hooked to a breathing tube at a military hospital in Afghanistan.
The bedside ceremony began and, while he still presumed to be unconscious, the Ranger struggled with an attending doctor to raise his heavily bandaged hand to salute a commanding officer presenting him with the medal.
“I cannot impart on you the level of emotion that poured through the intensive care unit that day,” the commander wrote to the Ranger’s wife. “Grown men began to weep, and we were speechless at a gesture that speak volumes about Josh’s courage and character.”
……Hargis, who is expecting a baby with his wife, was injured in an explosion while his unit, the 3rd Ranger Battalion, was searching for a high-value target in Panjwaj, Afghanistan, the Fox 19 report said. Four other Soldiers died in the attack.
His father told the station that the troops had just inspected a man for bombs, and then a woman came by and exploded. While the troops were responding to the explosion, other IEDs planted in the area detonated, including one Hargis stepped on.
Hargis will be moved to a military hospital in San Antonio for further treatment.
HOOAH! Bless that brave Soldier. You know if he has the strength and will to salute in spite of his injuries, he’ll show the same determination during his long recovery. Best wishes to him and his loved ones.
I salute CPT HARGIS…
now bring ALL of our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines home…
we are sending our young warriors to a place that doesn’t want anything we are selling…
do you think those stone age goat molesters want the same wonderful gubmint that we have???…
they can have it for all I care… hairless reed and johnny “weeper” boner would make great leaders of goat molesters…
they already know how to do the doggy style…
CPT HARGIS…thank you for your service and sacrifice…may your recovery be safe and swift…