Originally Posted by peyton

Got to spend some time with the soldiers that work "at the pointy end of the spear". I was fixing computers for infantry soldiers. While in the shower trailer shaving, I could not help but notice the young soldier next to me trying to do something with his back, his arms were too short to reach what was bothering him. I finally asked what was wrong and could I help, he said one word "Shrapnel". The soldier said a bomb went off close to him and he got "sand blasted by the stuff". I asked if he had the body armor on and he said yes, but it did not provide good shoulder protection. The hospital leaves the wounds open and the stuff works out of the wound.
Our conversation made me realize what brave men and women our nation has produced. I told him to take care and thanked him for his service.