Me and my leg that's a pet rock from Iraq

He grabbed his own medical bag, ran a few yards and was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. It did not explode, but took off his left leg. He was then shot — six times. "I look down and there's a puddle of blood under me that's just getting bigger," says Worley. "And I realize that literally, I had seconds to live." And then this young medic methodically went to work — on himself. "Thank God I have a little tourniquet that I keep on my vest right there," says Worley. He tied the tourniquet on his own leg. “And I shoot myself up with morphine, 'cause I knew if I'm passed out from the pain I was done," he says. Doc Worley is lucky. And he knows it. "I commend any Corpsman that strives to work with Marines," says Worley. "It is the greatest thing I have done in my entire life — other than having my baby.” If you ask them, these soldiers will still say they are lucky. New limbs? They’re a minor setback for most. Those looking for self-pity at Walter Reed will not find it. "I was under the impression I was gonna die," says Worley. "I went through the whole bargaining and through the anger and depression, and went straight into acceptance. The left leg was a fair trade, you know. Getting out of Iraq, that left leg was a fair trade, I'm happy. I've got no complaints."

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