Our Best: Cavalry Babe Edition
Maj. Cynthia Majerske, of Bar Harbor, Maine, a 3rd Brigade Support Battalion surgeon, examines an Iraqi child during a combined medical operation in Hollandia, Iraq, July 16. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller
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By Staff Sgt. Sean Riley, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team’s 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, conducted a humanitarian mission to bring medical care and assistance to Iraqi citizens in need in the city of Hollandia on July 16.
Soldiers unloaded a truck of medicinal supplies for the mission. The troopers, along with Iraqi security forces, patrolled the city streets and set up five triage stations. The Soldiers also established dental, x-ray and pharmacy stations.
Army medics and civil affairs medical personnel, Iraqi pharmacy technicians and three Iraqi doctors worked alongside U.S. Army doctors from the 3rd BCT to screen and treat injuries and ailments of more than 180 Hollandia citizens.
“This is a good example of the local government and American Soldiers working together to provide medical aid to the populace,” said Maj. Dan Laseria, a civil affairs company commander from Fort Bragg, N.C. “We had local medical officials, Iraqi army doctors and U.S. medical personnel working alongside each other, learning from each other. This provided a learning and sharing environment for medical professionals, whether Iraqi or American.”
The 3-1 Cavalry is assigned to 3rd BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
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