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On May 18, 2008, while
conducting a counter-improvised
explosive device mission in
Iraq, Air Force Tech. Sgt.
Christopher J. Frost was
seriously wounded when the
vehicle in which he was riding
struck a large, buried IED.
“The explosion severely injured
three personnel and killed one,”
Frost said. “I lost my right leg
below the knee, sustained severe
injuries to my left foot and
ankle and broke the orbit of my
right eye. Other than losing my
right leg, the physical therapy
I need for my left foot, and
learning to use a prosthetic, I
do not feel that my injury has
changed me. I did not suffer a
brain injury, nor do I suffer
from any [post-traumatic stress
disorder].”
As Weapons Intelligence Flight
team leader for Weapons
Intelligence Team 1,
Multi-National Division – North
Weapons Intelligence Section, in
Joint Task Force Troy at Forward
at Operating Base Brassfield-Mora,
Iraq, from Dec. 9, 2007, to May
20, 2008, Frost is described as
providing “flawless” support to
the 101st Airborne Division’s
2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry
Regiment, and associated units.
When he first arrived in Iraq,
Frost was directly responsible
for the acquisition,
distribution and maintenance of
more than $2 million worth of
technical exploitation and force
protection equipment. His
efforts resulted in the
overwhelming success of more
than 400 combat missions
conducted in the most lethal
area of Iraq’s Salahuddin
province.
Despite
his
injuries,
Frost
plans to
remain
in the
Air
Force
for
seven
more
years
until
retirement.
He also
plans on
keeping
his Air
Force
specialty
code of
3E871,
explosive
ordnance
disposal.
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Frost is
in the
process
of
moving
from the
Royal
Air
Force
base at
Lakenheath,
England,
to his
next
assignment
at the
316th
Civil
Engineer
Squadron
at
Andrews
Air
Force
Base,
Md., and
plans to
re-enlist
in
December.
“I
strongly
believe
in the
mission
that the
Air
Force
and the
other
services
are
performing
in
assisting
Iraqi
government,
military
and
civilian
forces
in
brining
peace,
stability
and
eventually
renewed
prosperity
to
Iraq,”
he said.
Photo and information courtesy of US
Air
Force /
Dept. of Defense |
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