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Our Best: Hollywood Medic
Elizabeth Chacon is a Northridge, Calif. native, and medical specialist attached to the 1038th Horizontal Construction Company, 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Brigade; and the last time she was at home with her family was in February 2007. Back home, her job as a medical attendant with a private ambulance company out of Hollywood was filled with excitement. She would often ride in the back of the ambulance with patients as they were transported … Read entire article »
Filed under: EMS, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Sgt. Rebecca Hobson Interview
She grew up a girl next door. Outgoing, athletic, snowboards and cheerleading. She joined the Army to pay for college. Then someone taught her to jump out of perfectly good airplanes. Sgt. Rebecca Hobson is currently serving in Iraq with Company C, 307th BSB, 1 BCT, 82nd Airborne Division. She’s a paratrooper and a combat medic. This is her second tour in combat. She spent a year in Afghanistan in 2005-2006. Afghanistan consisted of combat patrols and humanitarian assistance … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Original writing, Reporting
Staff Sgt. Joesph Peer
Here’s yet another story of a heroic medic. No medal in mentioned, but I’m sure one will be awarded. DVIDS Story by Sgt. Jim Wilt CJTF-82 Public Affairs Office In a hail of bullets and rocket-propelled grenades, many Soldiers would be hesitant to expose themselves despite advances in body armor and medicine. Not every Soldier would risk his life to help a soldier from a different army. Throughout the history of war, men have risen to the occasion in the heat of battle to save the life of another. Staff Sgt. Joesph Peer, a combat medic attached to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Long Range Surveillance Detachment, is one of those men. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror
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