# Casevac pilot flies on after being shot between the eyes

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 6, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casevac-pilot-flies-on-after-being-shot-between-the-eyes/531523 "2010-03-06T14:01:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casevac-pilot-flies-on-after-being-shot-between-the-eyes/531523/21 "2010-09-24T17:54:16Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> Well, ankle.

I’m gonna tell him you said that. Then we’ll see what’s what!

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**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casevac-pilot-flies-on-after-being-shot-between-the-eyes/531523/22 "2010-09-24T18:58:08Z")

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[Snuffy Smith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_Harrison_Smith)

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**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casevac-pilot-flies-on-after-being-shot-between-the-eyes/531523/23 "2010-09-25T14:24:16Z")

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> [@chacoguy](#):
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> [Snuffy Smith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_Harrison_Smith)

If we’re throwing around Air Force MoH winners, I present you [John Levitow](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Levitow).

But yeah, kudos to the subject of the OP, as well as the others on the linked page.

And yeah, Corporal Furgusson looks like he could still tear someone’s shit up if needed. 😃

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**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casevac-pilot-flies-on-after-being-shot-between-the-eyes/531523/24 "2010-09-25T14:36:30Z")

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> [@picunurse](#):
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> > [@NinjaChick](#):
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> > Certainly not to belittle the skill required to crash a commercial jet in Manhattan without the loss of a single life, but, yeah, safely flying and landing a damaged helicopter after having been _shot in the head_ is rather impressive.
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> And what would be his alternative? If he wanted to survive, he’d have to land.

The fact is he could have waved off and not attempted the landing in the first place so even if he hadn’t have been shot he is a very brave man.

The depressing thing that I read in a newspaper article that included this incident was about a twenty one year old squaddie who carried on clearing a minefield though badly injured, survived to go home and was killed by a van crossing the road.

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