My Partner Almost Took my Bullet
Heroes Remember
Transcript
I had almost, almost shot my
infantry partner.
We were sent out to clear a mud hut and
it was very hard to see because we only
had monoculars which only covers one eye,
where the Americans have
it's almost like the binocular
that comes out into one so you
are looking out of both eyes with them.
Since he was the infanteer
he went in to clear the hut and
I would have to say that that was
probably one of the scariest times
of my tour over there because it
was just me and him.
There was nobody else with us,
we were off the camp and
he was in a hut and I honestly think had
he of not waved his hand and
spoke to me through our little section
radios that he might of ate a bullet.
Description
While called to clear a mud hut, Mr. Morrison describes the close call when a split second of communication made the difference.
Jody Morrison
Mr. Morrison was born September 24, 1974 in Swindon, England. At fifteen months of age, his family moved to Edmonton, Alberta. Jody’s father was in the military and his influence directed Jody to join the service. At age 16, Jody joined the army and trained as a supply technician. Being part of 1 Service Battalion, he served within Canada and in July 2004 travelled to Kabul, Afghanistan for a seven month tour. In 2007, with ten years military service, Jody was medically discharged from the army. He now resides in Kingston, Ontario with his two children.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Recorded:
- February 10, 2009
- Duration:
- 1:15
- Person Interviewed:
- Jody Morrison
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Location/Theatre:
- Afghanistan
- Branch:
- Army
- Units/Ship:
- 1 Service Battalion
- Rank:
- Corporal
- Occupation:
- Supply Officer
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