Leading a team of Army Special forces to a classified location, EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) PO2 Taylor Morris stepped on an IED. It exploded underneath him and blew off all four of his limbs.

Taylor says, "As soon as I stepped on it, I knew. There was a moment, then I heard the blast. I felt the heat. I knew I had lost my legs. As I summersaulted through the air, I watched my legs fly off."

Taylor landed back in the blast crater. After the explosion, Taylor didn't lose consciousness, he didn't go into shock. His thoughts immediately crystalized. Even though Taylor was bleeding to death, he called to the oncoming medics NOT to come get him, putting their safety in front of his own life.