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Of protecting afghan civilians. >> we see a lot more injured or dismounted ied injuries, people on foot patrol when theyre injured. here we see truly devastating, extremity amputations. weve been seeing a lot more, three or four extremity amputations, than i had seen during the conflict in iraq. >> specialist gary davis arrived here from afghanistan just a couple of days ago. he survived a massive roadside bomb. portions of both legs have been amputated. >> we flipped over. everybody had their s...

Firsthand what is happening to troops carrying out the strategy of protecting afghan civilians. >> we see a lot more injured or dismounted ied injuries, people on foot patrol when theyre injured. here we see truly devastating, extremity amputations. weve been seeing a lot more, three or four extremity amputations, than i had seen during the conflict in iraq. >> specialist gary davis arrived here from afghanistan just a couple of days ago. he survived a massive roadside bomb. portions of both leg...

Afghanistan. these critically wounded troops have just arrived from afghanistan here at the aregional medical center. some of them are suffering massive injuries. they have been in roadside bomb blasts, mortar attacks, it is here that you can begin to see the price the wounded are paying in this war. in the last several weeks, trauma director lieutenant colonel raymond fang has seen first hand whats happening to troops carrying out the strategy of protecting afghan civilians. >> we see a lot mor...

Afghanistan here at landstuhl regional medical center. some of them are suffering massive injuries. they have been in roadside bomb martyr attacks. it is here that you can begin to see the price the wounded are paying in this war. in the last several weeks, trauma director lieutenant colonel raymond fang has seen firsthand what is happening to troops carrying out the strategy of protecting afghan civilians. >> you see a lot more injured what we call dismounted ied injuries where people are on fo...

Director lieutenant colonel raymond fang has seen first hand what is happening to the troops carrying out the strategy of protecting afghan civilians. >> we see a lot more injured, what we call dismounted ied injuries on foot patrol, and here we are seeing truly devastating extremity am youtations, and we are seeing more than three or four extremity amputations than i had seen in the conflict in iraq. >> reporter: specialist gary davis arrived here from afghanistan a couple of days ago. he survi...