Wendy Vick, clinic nursing supervisor at Providence Everett Medical Center, takes pictures of Brett Karch's wounds. Karch, a member of the Snohomish High School ROTC team that was manning a cannon at a football game, nearly lost his leg when the cannon accidentally blew up. In the back is Karch's mom, Mary Bissel.
Boy hurt by cannon blast feels twice wounded
Accident in football town elicited threats, not get-well wishes
SNOHOMISH -- The cannon shot that ripped into Brett Karch's leg, causing a gaping combat-style wound, has also torn a hole in his hometown community of Snohomish.
Karch, whose leg was nearly amputated and who faces more than a year of physical rehabilitation with an uncertain outcome, has been the target of physical threats because of fears his injury will jeopardize the community's tradition of firing the ceremonial cannon before each high school football game and after touchdowns.
For complete story click hereall i can say is that i'm disgusted and just reinstates my lack of love for this country's emphasis on traditions and sports
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