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Our Best: Spc. Elisebet Freeburg
She’s on her way home, so it’s time to recognize this young woman and the work she has done in Afghanistan. This 26 year old teacher deployed to Afghanistan as part of the 143d Expeditionary Sustainment Command, as a photographer and reporter in the Public Affairs area. This is what her boss says about her: Of all the tough guys in our unit, you are the only one who actually went out on an infantry foot patrol … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Aiding God and Country: Chaplain Assistants
The role of the U. S. Army chaplain assistant can be traced back to the American Civil War. Officially, the military occupational specialty now identified as 56M began in 1909 when the Chief of Staff of the Army authorized that each chaplain have one enlisted Soldier assigned to him as an aid. One hundred years later, chaplain assistants still fill a crucial need by supporting their assigned chaplain in a broad range of areas, from … Read entire article »
Fuel convoy fights through Afghan ambush
Instead of functioning as traditional fuelers, many Army petroleum supply specialists in Afghanistan operate as vehicle gunners and drivers for convoys. Insurgents ambushed a convoy of 286th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion fuelers, July 29, in one of the largest complex attacks since 2003. The 286th CSSB, a non-combat arms element of the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan, moves supplies and equipment by convoy to forward operating bases, fire bases and combat outposts throughout Southern Afghanistan. The convoy was traveling … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Medics Aid Afghani Children
Two medics of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, are using their medical skills not only to help their fellow Soldiers, but also to aid local Afghans. Army Spcs. Chad E. Brown of Red Oak, Texas, and Rodrigus I. Purdiman of Cairo, Ill., both assigned to Forward Operating Base Baylough in Afghanistan, said they are dedicated to helping ill or injured Afghans. “The impression we try to leave is that America is here to help them in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Humanitarian Assistance, Medicine, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Confronting Maternal Mortality in Afghanistan
The young Dari interpreter standing by the desk translates the words of the American doctor to the young woman as she sits quietly. An examining table stands against one yellow wall in the small room. Various tools and medical equipment are positioned around the room. Thickly lined with black eyeliner, the young woman’s brown eyes light up. Her soft smile widens, and she leans forward in her seat. Her husband will not take another wife. After … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Medicine, Military, Our Best: Military Women, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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