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    War is hell: Danish soldier exemplifies ‘cool under fire’ [Image 2 of 2]

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    A military personnel member in desert camouflage uniform is visiting a patient in a medical facility. The patient is lying in a hospital bed, visibly injured with wounds on the shoulder and connected to medical monitoring equipment and IV lines. The setting appears to be a military or field hospital ward.

    AFGHANISTAN

    02.22.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Meredith Brown 

    Regional Command Southwest

    Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, visits with Sgt. Jacob P., a Danish tank commander with Jutland Dragoon Regiment, at the Role 3 Hospital aboard Camp Bastion, Feb. 1. Jacob, a native of Holstebro, Denmark, sustained a gunshot wound to his right shoulder while providing overwatch during Operation Shamali Kamarband, Jan. 5. Then, Jan. 31 he was wounded by three gunshot wounds, one to his right shoulder and two in his left leg. On both occasions, Jacob remained calm under fire and instructed his crew to fire on the insurgents' position, killing them.

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    Date Taken: 02.22.2012
    Date Posted: 02.22.2012 07:41
    Photo ID: 529290
    VIRIN: 120201-M-GF563-019
    Resolution: 4602x2939
    Size: 7.39 MB
    Location: AF

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