Google Map View
This is a Google Map view of the valley I was wounded in. The arrow indicates the approximate location where I was shot.
Helicopter landing zone
My teammates risk their lives to transport me to the helicopter landing zone. They had to cross through an open area while receiving and returning fire. (This photo was taken from helmet camera footage. One of the soldiers had their helmet camera running during my medical treatment and evacuation.)
Helicopter loading
My teammates loading me onto the helicopter.
10 days later
Believe it or not, I look 1,000 x’s better in this photo than I had earlier in the week. This photo was taken in San Antonio, Texas almost 10 days after I was wounded.
First steps
First steps after being shot about a week earlier.
After graduating from Union College (BA), Kevin R. Flike served as a Special Forces Engineer assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group and deployed to the Philippines, Thailand and twice to Afghanistan.