Amputee Combat Medic relives it everyday on purpose

When I first posted this story all I could do was put WOW for the twitter feed. Now he is even more amazing than I thought he was. Watch the news report and know how incredible REdmond Ramos is.PTSD-Amputee-Combat Medic Afghanistan veteran helps troops train

Amputee veteran says reliving IED explosions in training exercises eases his PTSD
10 News
Michael Chen

SAN DIEGO - An amputee veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder is playing a major role in military training drills by reliving the trauma of his own injuries.

Through makeup and Hollywood special effects, the horrors of war are revealed in graphic detail and loud explosions during a training exercise at Stu Segall Productions.

Redmond Ramos is in the middle of the action and he is exactly where he wants to be.

"It's not necessarily a bad thing to relive it," he said.

Two years ago and three months into his first deployment to Afghanistan, Ramos – a Navy combat medic based at Camp Pendleton – stepped on an improvised explosive device, or IED.

"I just heard firecrackers and this big noise," said Ramos.

Months later, his leg had to be amputated.

He was medically retired and diagnosed with PTSD. Noises made him anxious, but he says the symptom subsided after a few months.

When he heard about the realistic training offered by Strategic Operations to help new Navy medics, he asked for a job.
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