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For years the battle-hardened and decorated American veteran wrestled with his conscience, with whether he'd done the right thing in saving the life of Omar Khadr, seen by many as a terrorist who profited from his crimes. Now, watching the furor over the government's $10.5-million payout to Khadr from afar, Donnie Bumanglag wants to tell his story, offer a perspective born of bitter experience — one he admits may not be popular with many Canadians, or even some of his own former comrades in arms. Bumanglag, of Lompoc, Calif., 36, has spent years coming to terms with his former life as an elite airborne medic supporting U.S. special forces during three missions to Afghanistan and Iraq. He's been haunted by flashbacks, frequently thrown back to that time in the summer of 2002, when he spent hours in the back of a helicopter frantically working on Khadr, then 15 years old and at the very edge of death. Here is an except from of Donnie Bumanglag’s military records.
For years the battle-hardened and decorated American veteran wrestled with his conscience, with whether he'd done the right thing in saving the life of Omar Khadr, seen by many as a terrorist who profited from his crimes. Now, watching the furor over the government's $10.5-million payout to Khadr from afar, Donnie Bumanglag wants to tell his story, offer a perspective born of bitter experience — one he admits may not be popular with many Canadians, or even some of his own former comrades in arms. Bumanglag, of Lompoc, Calif., 36, has spent years coming to terms with his former life as an elite airborne medic supporting U.S. special forces during three missions to Afghanistan and Iraq. He's been haunted by flashbacks, frequently thrown back to that time in the summer of 2002, when he spent hours in the back of a helicopter frantically working on Khadr, then 15 years old and at the very edge of death. Here is an except from of Donnie Bumanglag’s military records.
For years the battle-hardened and decorated American veteran wrestled with his conscience, with whether he'd done the right thing in saving the life of Omar Khadr, seen by many as a terrorist who profited from his crimes. Now, watching the furor over the government's $10.5-million payout to Khadr from afar, Donnie Bumanglag wants to tell his story, offer a perspective born of bitter experience — one he admits may not be popular with many Canadians, or even some of his own former comrades in arms. Bumanglag, of Lompoc, Calif., 36, has spent years coming to terms with his former life as an elite airborne medic supporting U.S. special forces during three missions to Afghanistan and Iraq. He's been haunted by flashbacks, frequently thrown back to that time in the summer of 2002, when he spent hours in the back of a helicopter frantically working on Khadr, then 15 years old and at the very edge of death. Here is an except from of Donnie Bumanglag’s military records.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
TINS 1S TO CERTIFY THAT THE SEGRETARY OF THE ARMY HAS AWARDED
THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL
TO SERGEANT DONALD E. BUMANGLAG
BRAVO COMPANY, 3D BATTALION, 75" RANGER REGIMENT
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT WHILE DEPLOYED AS A PLATOON MEDIC IN SUPPORT OF
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. SERGEANT BUMANGLAG'S EFFORTS DIRECTLY
CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF COMBAT OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. HIS ACTIONS
REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE 75" RANGER REGIMENT, AND THE UNITED
STATES ARMY,
FROM 24 JUNE 2002 TO 03 OCTOBER 2002
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON
THIS 18" DAY OF OCTOBER 2002
d fae 1. VOTEL
COL,IN
Commanding.
PO 291-077, 18 OCTOBER 2002
‘COMMANDER, 75TH RANGER REGIMENT
FORT BENNING, GEORGIA