Soldier Loses Arm—and Refuses to Leave the Fight? #usa #military #vietnam

Watch the full story HERE 👉 https://youtu.be/_bV7cYI6p7Y or at the 👇 BOTTTOM of the Short 👇 January 8, 1968 — Mekong Delta, Vietnam. A UH-1D Huey is hit by an RPG as it touches down in a hot landing zone. The door gunner is blown into a rice paddy. His left arm is nearly torn away. Instead of bleeding out, he crawls back toward the wrecked helicopter and reenters the fight — under heavy fire, surrounded, and running out of blood. What follows is one of the most extreme acts of battlefield endurance in U.S. military history. This is the true story of Medal of Honor recipient Gary G. Wetzel.