Latest chat with WUSF Radio 89.7 FM’s reporter Bobbie O’Brien about the medical mission. Click on the link below to listen to it. My Last Tour: Medical Mission
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It was a long 6 days on the road outside the wire (OTW). We traveled 215 miles on the bumpiest and narrowest roads to provide medical care for village residents. Our team delivered 98 tons of medical equipment and supplies to the ANA in the form of mobile (M.A.S.H.) units. We endured brutal rides in [...]
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Everyone was exhausted last night and went to bed early. I stayed awake until 1130 pm perched on my cot writing my memos. Around 0330 hrs a pack of stray dogs were barking incessantly. Then around 0415 hours the Mullah started broadcasting his sermon and prayer music. I lay in my cot and struggled to [...]
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Another early rise at 0430 hours. I woke up at 0330 hours due to the prayer music being blared over the loudspeakers. Blueberry Pop Tart and Famous Amos chocolate bit cookies for breakfast….yum…yum. Not necessarily the breakfast of champions, but it will suffice until I can chow down an MRE at lunch time. Prior to [...]
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Day 3 VMO Mission: We disassembled our tarps, folded our cots, packed our bags and equipment and set out for the next leg of our journey. Little did I know how brutal and punishing the roads would be. To compound the misery, the flatbed hauling the 10K forklift was inoperable. So following the forklift to [...]
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I was once told never to volunteer for anything. This is one piece of advice I’ve always ignored. Instead I look for unique opportunities because they can become rewarding. So when the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) offered me a chance to embark on a 6 day Village Medical Operation (VMO) mission as the PA representative, [...]
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From Liisa, SMSgt Temple’s wife: Rex is out today on a mission. Meanwhile I found this series online in a blog written by Army Captain Richard Connaroe. He had asked his wife and some of her friends to come up with helpful tips for civilians who find themselves dealing with a military spouse during a [...]
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