Monday, September 26, 2011

Son of Seminole Sheriff seriously injured in Afghanistan

Son of Seminole Sheriff seriously injured in Afghanistan
Don Eslinger Jr. in photo taken about 10 days ago

By Gary Taylor, Orlando Sentinel
4:41 p.m. EDT, September 25, 2011

The son of Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger was seriously injured Saturday when he was hit by mortar fire in Afghanistan.

Don Eslinger Jr., 20, underwent surgery Sunday morning [11 p.m. EST Saturday] at the Kandahar Airfield Hospital and is in a medically induced coma, his father said.

"His fellow soldiers and the medical team at both Forward Operating Base Bullard and Kandahar Airfield Hospital saved my son's life," Eslinger said. "They're doing a wonderful job."

He suffered broken ribs and a broken leg and his spleen was removed, Eslinger said.

Former Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary and former DEA agent John O'Rourke are in Afghanistan and spoke to a medical team from Orlando that treated the soldier,and they relayed information to his father. They are contractors working with the Afghan government's police force.

Eslinger enlisted in the Army in July 2010 and was sent to Afghanistan in April. He was home on leave for two weeks before returning there Sept. 16, his father said.
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