A Video Of Mine On Youtube

[Poolzer]

A buddy of mine that I flew with in Iraq IM'd me saying someone had a video of us up on youtube, so I popped over and low and behold its 1 of the video's I made.

So enjoy, as I question the guy to see where he got it from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuPfvYKDkDY

[Pete-Rock]

Wow, thanks Poolzer, that really impresses me.

On youtube I read you were flying CASEVAC, wave II with HMM-268. Please translate this for me, HMM-268 is the type of your helicopter, right? And CASEVAC? What does this stand for? You were transporting casualties like we can see in the video?

[damage jackal]

Hey Poolzer, have you meet with Bulgarian Armed Forces in Ashraf Refugee Camp, Grizzly Base?

[Poolzer]

CASEVAC is casualty evacuation (via a helicopter). HMM-268 is a US Marine Corps squadron based out of southern California. We picked up wounded in hot zones (taking fire, after an IED etc), I treated en route, and dropped them off at a aid station in Fallujah or hospital in Baghdad. We flew the H-46 helicopter, which now only the Marines use (Army flys the H-47).

Never saw the Bulgarian base, sorry.

[Pete-Rock]

IED?

Sorry I am not familiar with military abbreviations. Do you mean this?

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/intro/ied.htm

[Poolzer]

yes, basically make shift bombs they'd use to blow up our trucks/vehicles in hopes of hurting personnel

[King_Nothing]

Wow man, I may not have always agreed with this war, but no one can take away the respect I have for you and the other coalition forces putting their lives on the line out there doing what they have to do.
I saw a special on CNN about the military hospitals in Iraq treating servicemen, it was some powerful stuff.
Stay safe man!