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Marine Recounts Being Trapped in Burning Vehicle Before Comrade Rescued Him Across IED Field

Shawn Ryan Show · #305 AJ Pasciuti - Marine Scout Sniper on Hunting Juba, the Deadliest Enemy Sniper in Iraq · May 18, 2026
Marine Recounts Being Trapped in Burning Vehicle Before Comrade Rescued Him Across IED Field
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#305 AJ Pasciuti - Marine Scout Sniper on Hunting Juba, the Deadliest Enemy Sniper in Iraq
"Chris O'Connor leaves his vehicle, leaves his weapon in his vehicle, but grabs a fire extinguisher out of his vehicle and runs across the 200 yards of IED field to get to my position."
AJ Pashutti described a January 2010 incident in Afghanistan where his MRAP hit an 80-pound IED, knocking the crew unconscious and starting an electrical fire. Trapped alone in the vehicle as fire spread toward ammunition, Pashutti prepared to shoot himself rather than burn to death. Lance Corporal Chris O'Connor then ran 200 yards through a confirmed IED field with a fire extinguisher and yanked Pashutti from the vehicle moments before it would have exploded.
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