Limping from his own wounds, Corporal Mitchell assisted in the evacuation of the last casualty through the impact zone under enemy fire, ultimately saving the lives of multiple Marines. Demonstrating great presence of mind, he then coordinated the casualties’ evacuation. With his rifle inoperable, he drew his combat knife, stabbed the insurgent, and eliminated him instantly. While applying first aid, he noticed a wounded insurgent reach for his weapon. While running across the impact zone a second time, he was hit in the left leg with a ricochet off of his weapon and with grenade shrapnel to the legs and face. Once the Corpsman arrived, he moved to the next room to assist other casualties. Assessing that the Marine needed immediate intravenous fluids to survive, he suppressed the enemy, enabling a Corpsman to cross the impact zone. Ignoring his own wounds, he began the immediate first aid treatment of the Marine’s severely wounded leg. Locating the enemy positions and completely disregarding his own safety, he gallantly charged through enemy AK-47 fire and hand grenades, in order to assist a critically wounded Marine in an isolated room. Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines – Home of the Thundering Third, RCT-1, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF)ĭuring a ferocious firefight with six insurgents fighting inside a heavily fortified house, Corporal Mitchell courageously attacked the enemy strongpoint to rescue five wounded Marines trapped inside the house. That became the mission – the only mission.” MARINE OF THE WEEK // INSIDE THE HELL HOUSE: “We had to get them out.
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