SSG John Faulkenberry, US Army.

John is an US Army Ranger. While deployed to Afghanistan two years ago he was a squad leader of a quick reaction force. A unit came under ambush in a town near the Pakistani border, and began taking casualties. John's squad quickly rolled in to get their fellow soldiers out. Outnumbered by several hundred, John's squad went back into harms way several times to assist the other unit. John got hit by several rounds from a PKM in the right thigh. The gunshots hit his femoral artery. John's medic, who was also wounded, was able to get a tourniquet on and stabilize John. It was 2.5 hours before John was able to be medevaced from the battle field.  The gunshots resulted in paralysis from the knee down, and John still suffers from tremendous pain.  John is currently deciding whether it would be better to go ahead and amputate below the knee. 

Even through all of this, John's spirit and outlook on life are positive, and he wants nothing more than to be back on the battlefield with his brothers in arms. 
We can't thank you enough for sending the awesome .308 for John. He was very surprised, and amazed at how well it shot.   John put two rounds into the elk from a little over 100 yards off of shooting sticks.  The rounds hit within an inch of each other.

We've had the opportunity to hunt and fish with a lot of our nations finest this year, and John is definitely among the best of the best.  He is one of those guys whom within minutes of meeting you know you will be friends with for a long long time. 

Thanks again for all of your support Frank!

Brad
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Brad Strittmatter
Veteran Outdoors
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