Chris Jackson IED Injury

FOX News cameraman Chris Jackson was injured in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan on August 3, 2008. The network reported that Jackson helped to rescue one of two injured Marines from a burning Humvee after the blast.¹

Fast Facts

1. August 3, 2008: FOX News cameraman Chris Jackson suffered a leg injury in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan^{1 2}
2. Jackson reportedly rescued a wounded Marine from the burning wreckage of a Humvee¹
3. Improvised Explosive Device (IED) reportedly detonated near a convoy traveling in the Helmand Province¹
4. FOX News correspondent Oliver North witnessed the blast from a nearby vehicle; North was not injured in the bombing³
5. Area is known to be a Taliban stronghold¹

Quote

"The cabin was on fire and I jumped out. I went, grabbed the sergeant out of the shotgun seat, pulled him out. We checked him over; his leg was injured. We then carried him away behind a second armored Humvee because the ammunition from the first armored Humvee was cooking off and firing in all directions."¹—Chris Jackson, FOX News

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