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Local soldier injured by roadside explosion
Written by Erin Stubblefield
Wednesday, 05 December 2007
Carl Lindell spent two weeks in ICU suffering from internal injuries,
post traumatic stress syndrome, brain damage and memory loss. He is
blessed to be alive this holiday season.
The Cuba-born soldier Lindell was completing his second tour in
Iraq when his military vehicle triggered a double staggered landmine on
September 15th.
Insurgents planted the IED on Tampa, a military
service road. Once his Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicle tripped the
roadside bomb, the explosion punctured the motor and catapulted the
truck into the air. Lindell blacked out on impact.
“I was running off of pure adrenaline,” he said, “and many of the details were relayed to me after the incident.”
Fire
filled the PLS as Lindell made his first escape, but he quickly
reentered to rescue his gunner out of the flames. Flares were launched
to signal their location, and Sergeant Woody, who had been following
close behind, escorted the injured soldiers to safety.
Lindell
was given immediate medical attention in Tikrit’s Intensive Care Unit,
but family members weren’t notified until four days after the incident.
During his two week stay in ICU, Carl experienced horrific
flashbacks which precipitated sleep deprivation and excessive vomiting.
“I was extremely worried about my son’s condition. Those were the worst two weeks of my life,” said his mom, Cindy Boyer.
Lindell
joined the United States Army after graduating from Cuba High School.
At the age of 22, he had spent nearly 17 months in the sands of Iraq
and confronted three detonated IEDs prior to the most recent accident.
“Ever
since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to serve my country,” he explained.
“It’s a pride issue. I am proud to be a U.S. soldier and serve my
country, but it’s hard to be proud when your buddies are still in Iraq
and you are stationed back home.”
Lindell’s medical condition led
to a stateside relocation, but the transport back to base in Fort
Riley, KS was no direct flight. Initially airlifted to Germany, the
doctors discovered that he suffered from brain injury and Post
Traumatic Stress Syndrome. San Antonio, Texas was Lindell’s next
destination, where he retrained his memory and underwent treatments for
PTSS.
“On October 8th, I drove down and stayed with Carl the
entire two weeks he was in Texas,” his wife Dawn added. “It was the
first time to see my husband since he left for the sands in April.”
Before
heading back to Fort Riley, Lindell stopped in Cuba to visit his mother
and children and watch a CHS Wildcats football game.
Lindell
continues to suffer from headaches and vomiting, permitting him to work
only four hours a day and attend a minimum of 10 doctor appointments
each week.
Private Carl Lindell has made a remarkable recovery,
going from bed bound in a Tikrit ICU to actively working on Fort Riley
Base, and regardless of his physical condition, he will continue to
valiantly serve his country.
Disease may be killing deer
Written by Robin Brandenburg
Monday, 01 October 2007
Landowners have been reporting dead deer found near ponds and creeks in
the Crawford County area. The deer are dying from Epizootic Hemorrhagic
Disease or EHD, which is caused by a virus transmitted from deer to
deer by a small biting fly (midge).
It is the most common deer disease in Missouri, although
significant outbreaks occur only every 8 to 10 years. We had outbreaks
in 1980, 1988 and 1998 that have been associated with droughts.
Transmission
of the disease from deer to deer seems to be facilitated by dry
conditions when biting flies are more abundant and deer concentrate
around water sources. Once temperatures hit freezing for a period of
time, the biting fly disappears and EHD mortality ends.
The
disease is specific to deer. It does not infect humans, so there is no
human health risk. Cattle can carry the virus but generally do not show
symptoms, although during the 1998 outbreak, there is evidence that
some cattle may have gotten mildly sick from the virus.
Most
deer infected by the virus in the Midwest die as a result of internal
bleeding. Generally, deer die within a few days of infection, so their
body condition can be excellent at death. Often, deer with EHD go to
water and may be found floating in a pond or stream.
Deer that have recovered from EHD infection often have cracked hooves, hooves that have sloughed off or a heavy hoof overgrowth.
Because
of this year’s drought other states such as Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Illinois have also been reporting apparent EHD cases. Thus far most
cases have been reported in eastern, central and south-central Missouri.
We
want to monitor this outbreak. If you encounter such a deer, please
contact the Sullivan Conservation office at 573-468-3335. During
non-business houses you can leave a message noting the date, how many
deer you found and their location.
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