{"id":45983,"date":"2017-10-06T04:39:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T04:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=45983"},"modified":"2017-10-06T04:39:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T04:39:26","slug":"vegas-survivor-shot-in-leg-or-not-im-standing-for-my-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/vegas-survivor-shot-in-leg-or-not-im-standing-for-my-president.html","title":{"rendered":"Vegas survivor: Shot in leg or not, I’m standing for my president"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vegas survivor: Shot in leg or not, I’m standing for my president<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Vegas survivor: Shot in leg or not, I’m standing for my president:- When Thomas Gunderson first heard the noise he thought a speaker had malfunctioned — or maybe someone had shot off some fireworks.<\/span><\/p>\n

But then he heard the screams — and the 28-year-old from Newport Beach, California realized he was standing in the middle of a killing field.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas Gunderson heard the first gunshots, he jumped into action — helping people to safety outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the early moments of the Las Vegas massacre Thomas joined other concert-goers to evacuate people to safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There were a lot of people helping and risking their lives for others,” Thomas told me in a telephone interview.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the midst of the chaos and carnage, Thomas kept wondering if what was happening was really happening.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We heard the rounds going off but we kept thinking, it’s fake, it’s fake,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

A split second later, a bullet plunged into Thomas’ leg.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I went straight to the ground. It didn’t hurt. My body numbed up,” he told me. “I was covered in a pool of blood — it was shooting out. It was literally everywhere.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas said he dragged himself behind a row of bleachers.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I was getting scared at that point,” he said. “I thought I might bleed out.”<\/span><\/p>\n

In a matter of minutes, two young women came upon Thomas and administered life-saving first aid. One of the women wrapped a belt around his leg, while the other got some men to carry him to safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas considers himself lucky. The bullet went through and through. He suffered torn muscles in his calf and nerve pain, but the bullet missed bone and arteries.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s hard to stand — very painful,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

That makes what happened on Wednesday even more remarkable — he received a visit from President Trump and the First Lady.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was one of the greatest moments in my life,” Thomas told me.<\/span><\/p>\n

And even though he was in severe pain, Thomas was determined to stand up and greet the president.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I told my family that I was going to stand up and shake my president’s hand – out of respect for him and our leaders and our nation,” he told me.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that’s exactly what Thomas did — grimacing in pain as he greeted the president and shook his hand. A Facebook video documenting the poignant moment has been seen by more than a million people.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This guy looks tough to me,” the president declared.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas said President Trump and the First Lady were “so sweet to me and my family.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“That was one of the most humbling experiences of my life – the fact that the president would take time to come here and just shake my hand and to let him know if I needed anything,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a deeply heartfelt moment between a patriotic American citizen and his president. It was a gentle reminder that we are a united people — one nation under God.<\/span><\/p>\n

God bless you, Thomas Gunderson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2017\/10\/05\/vegas-survivor-shot-in-leg-or-not-im-standing-for-my-president.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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