Surviving a Hostage Situation | No Man Left Behind

it’s hard to describe what was going on

it’s hard to describe what was going on there is total not panic but chaos

there is total not panic but chaos

there is total not panic but chaos pandemonium I don’t know that anybody

pandemonium I don’t know that anybody

pandemonium I don’t know that anybody was ready for Anita’s to shoot me I

wasn’t after the shot it was a throbbing

wasn’t after the shot it was a throbbing burning pain and I immediately became

burning pain and I immediately became

burning pain and I immediately became concerned about the blood

concerned about the blood

concerned about the blood you know if you get shot you gotta stop

you know if you get shot you gotta stop

you know if you get shot you gotta stop the bleeding I’m thinking that this is

the bleeding I’m thinking that this is

the bleeding I’m thinking that this is this is it is wrong one hi he’s gonna

this is it is wrong one hi he’s gonna

this is it is wrong one hi he’s gonna shoot me the chance on the one guy right

shoot me the chance on the one guy right

shoot me the chance on the one guy right here in the front seat of this crummy

here in the front seat of this crummy

here in the front seat of this crummy car so as I pull myself up a little bit

car so as I pull myself up a little bit

car so as I pull myself up a little bit in the front seat he fires again around

in the front seat he fires again around

in the front seat he fires again around enters my right shoulder

enters my right shoulder

enters my right shoulder it makes us on the top of our shoulder

it makes us on the top of our shoulder

it makes us on the top of our shoulder as I come back up he’s again standing

as I come back up he’s again standing

as I come back up he’s again standing there the gun at my head

although here is a big click the gun

although here is a big click the gun didn’t fire and that was like the green

didn’t fire and that was like the green

didn’t fire and that was like the green light for me to take off and do

light for me to take off and do

light for me to take off and do something I didn’t I was gonna be killed

something I didn’t I was gonna be killed

something I didn’t I was gonna be killed right there but but basically drives you

right there but but basically drives you

right there but but basically drives you in that situation is the desire to

in that situation is the desire to

in that situation is the desire to survive and it’s amazing what you can do

survive and it’s amazing what you can do

survive and it’s amazing what you can do what the body can do when you get into

what the body can do when you get into

what the body can do when you get into survival mode you can do a lot more than

survival mode you can do a lot more than

survival mode you can do a lot more than you think you can so you know I’ve been

you think you can so you know I’ve been

you think you can so you know I’ve been shot twice now I’m coming hey Randy you

shot twice now I’m coming hey Randy you

shot twice now I’m coming hey Randy you want to get my hands on

everything else this was all happening

everything else this was all happening in split seconds and he had a whole lot

in split seconds and he had a whole lot

in split seconds and he had a whole lot of time to do a lot of philosophy

of time to do a lot of philosophy

of time to do a lot of philosophy thinking of my family

thinking of my family

thinking of my family oh it’s strictly in survival you can

oh it’s strictly in survival you can

oh it’s strictly in survival you can what if the situation forever normally

what if the situation forever normally

what if the situation forever normally in a hostage situation the sooner you

in a hostage situation the sooner you

in a hostage situation the sooner you take evasive action the better your

take evasive action the better your

take evasive action the better your chances of survival we didn’t see the

chances of survival we didn’t see the

chances of survival we didn’t see the opportunity from the xscape we didn’t

opportunity from the xscape we didn’t

opportunity from the xscape we didn’t see that they were actually going to

see that they were actually going to

see that they were actually going to kill us I look back and I’m very

kill us I look back and I’m very

kill us I look back and I’m very critical of myself some of those things

critical of myself some of those things

critical of myself some of those things that may have changed the outcome they

that may have changed the outcome they

that may have changed the outcome they have avoided those situation

but one never knows the bottom line is

but one never knows the bottom line is we both survived