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Military Medics
Army flight medic earns respect from troops for her bravery
Jan 12, 2008, 16:19

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»  Medic 1st to wear badge
Continuing to treat detainees at a U.S. military prison in Iraq despite a mortar that fell only a few yards away was just part of his job and just part of being human, Master Sgt. David Allegretti said.

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..much to our great surprise!



Military Medics
Powerful photos
Jim Morrow is a medic assigned to the 278th Regimental Combat Unit based in Knoxville, and like many other East Tennesseans, he is on active duty and stationed in Iraq. Mar 30, 2005, 04:25

  Military Medics
»  First Cavalry Division Medic To Receive Silver Star
Spc. Andrew Lamkin, a combat medic with Fort Hood’s 2-5 Cavalry, will receive a Silver Star Medal Friday for braving heavy gunfire in September 2004 to reach, treat and rescue two injured infantrymen in the volatile Sadr City area of Baghdad.

Military Medics
Troops Use Medical Training to Assist Others - Camp Victory, Iraq
A team of qualified emergency medical technicians and military combat life savers are ready to assist first-responders when someone needs immediate medical attention. Mar 17, 2005, 01:01

  Military Medics
»  The extraordinary risks of battlefield medicine
"You get shot at all the time," says Sgt. James Greene, a flight medic with the 50th Medical Company based in Taji, who, along with two pilots and a crew chief, mans a medevac helicopter. "Just because you have a red and white cross on your aircraft doesn't mean these guys follow the Geneva Convention."

Military Medics
Fort Campbell Medics Work to Save Lives in Iraq
“Never lose a soldier. No one dies on your bird.” This is the motto of the 50th Medical Evacuation Company of the 101st Airborne Division, deployed from Fort Campbell, Ky. Mar 8, 2005, 14:34

Military Medics
Kandahar Pararescue Expertise Ready When Needed - Afghanistan
Mar 8, 2005, 14:02

Military Medics
Modern combat lacking in old medical supply

Deaths because of blood loss from wounded extremities could be reduced if all soldiers carried $20 tourniquets, some doctors say.
Mar 6, 2005, 10:14

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»  Deserving of Our Attention
It was camaraderie and a sense of duty that led Medic Taylor Burk back to Iraq, when everyone else was telling him that he had earned the right to stay home. Taylor Burk died less than three months after he returned to Iraq and shortly after he got word that his unit would be returning to the states.

  Military Medics
»  Medic's first lesson: Keep a rifle close by


Military Medics
Dr. Mick: Memories Of Former Wars
Many medics and ambulance drivers and medevac helicopter pilots were wounded and killed in Vietnam, and we should remember them. They were often the bravest of the brave, having their weapons slung over their shoulders while tending to the wounded in their care. Dec 20, 2004, 03:02

  Military Medics
»  U.S. Chief Petty Officer Suzette Dugger - Surgical/Shock Trauma Platoon in Iraq


  Military Medics
»  Bethesda MEDEVAC ...Bringing them home, helping them heal
It is Friday afternoon, and the Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) team is returning to Andrews Air Force Base to receive more casualties. In less than a week, the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) casualty census has increased from 20 to over 75, the largest surge since the initial Iraq invasion in April 2003.

  Military Medics
»  571th Air Ambulance Sendoff
On January 8th, 2004, bullets brought down a Black Hawk air ambulance during what should have been a routine medical mission. “Dust off to save a life.” That’s the slogan members of the 571st will live by as they return to Iraq for the second time since the war began.

  Military Medics
»  Volunteers play key role in OIF medical mission
Providing medical care for the wounded warriors of Operation Iraqi Freedom means long days and nights for Airmen assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group here

  Military Medics
»  Medic felt his world stand still with blast


  Military Medics
»  Chuck Barrier - Working in Iraq
A former paramedic for Rural Metro in Pasadena, Barrier also trains the military medics and Navy corpsmen to treat soldiers wounded in combat.

  Military Medics
»  Charlie Medics
Charlie Medics from Lousisana in Iraq


  Military Medics
»  3rd Forward Support Battalion


  Military Medics
»  Photo Collection


Military Medics
Excellent series on military health care providers
Nov 26, 2003, 14:07

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