One lesson learned from 20-plus years in law enforcement is - Your life can change in a heartbeat, often in devastating fashion. Such was the case on Sunday, June 18, 2023 - which just happened to be Father's Day. My wife, Linda, and I were at home in Errol, New Hampshire that morning while a 2-man crew from Brad's Tree Service were grinding stumps in our front yard. All Hell broke loose as Brad Montague ran to our front door yelling, "Call 911. Call 911!" . The next thing I saw was Brad's worker, young Damien Merchant , l ying motionless next to our driveway . I raced to Damien's side as Linda called for an ambulance - and as Brad had wisely requested - a lifeflight helicopter . Damien had accidently walked past the stump grinder too closely, and the grinding wheel had latched onto his lower-left leg. The damage to his leg was profound . The "lesser" damage had been done to Damien's lower-left knee. There was a very-deep laceration, and the ...
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