Chong bok: Open your heart to the brave soldier, proud to serve your country. Three brave soldiers step on a landmine at the Chong Bok border. Private Thanapat recounts the moment he stepped on a landmine, saying he is proud to have volunteered to serve the country even if one leg has to be amputated. He said he is ready to sacrifice himself for the country. According to Thai News Agency, reporters had the opportunity to visit and talk to Private First Class Thanapat Huiwan, who was injured on his left leg and had to have his leg amputated in order to preserve the undamaged tissue. Private Thanapat revealed that at the time of the incident, he was on patrol returning to his base near the Phaya Sattaban tree. He stepped on a landmine because the military engineers did not detect it because it was likely a plastic bomb. At the time of the incident, he was fully conscious. When he stepped on the landmine, he felt a burning sensation in his leg. He then looked and saw that his leg was severed. His fellow soldie rs had also fainted from the force of the explosion. He went to wake his friend up to help drag him out of the scene. Private First Class Thanapat added that after stepping on the bomb, he saw his leg and told himself that his future was over, but it was okay. He volunteered to become a soldier this time and was ready to sacrifice himself for the country.
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