Ironhorse medic provides much more than 'relief to the wounded'

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Since the latter half of the 19th century, the International Red Cross has existed under various names and titles, names as broad as "International Committee for Relief to the Wounded." ...

Medic 'a true hero' on battlefield

FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A former 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division commander returned to Fort Lewis Oct. 23 to pin the nation's second-highest award for valor on the chest of one of the brigade's medics. Vice Chief...

US GI Jeffrey Wheat: Iraq to Israel

US GI medic Jeffrey Wheat shares his insights on Iraq and his reasons for coming to Israel. He hails from Dallas, Texas.

Demonstrators Rally For Release Of Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner

The wind driven rain may have pounded the downtown Toronto streets on Saturday, but it wasn't enough to stop the hundred plus protesters who turned out in front of the American consulate, to demand the release of...

Pay tribute to heart surgery pioneer Dr Michael DeBakey

Heart surgeon Michael Ellis DeBakey, died on July 11, 2008. During his career, he operated on more than 50,000 patients. Pay tribute at lastingtribute.co.uk: http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/debakey/2854265

Dr Sean Hudson from Expedition Medicine talks about his time at Patriot Hills...

Expedition Medicine at the South Pole Dr Sean Hudson is a director of Expedition Medicine A chance meeting at a MRT conference in 2007 led to the opportunity to help set up the most remote expedition clinic...

Death in Immigration Custody

"Immigration detention is one of the fastest growing forms of incarceration in the United States. Deaths in custody will only increase if we neglect to care for people who are withering away and dying unheard and...

Special Ops Medics Train on Goats

I didn't see this one coming. I am unsure why Special Ops medics wouldn't train on cadavers; the necessity for live goats escapes me at the moment."In follow-up to yesterday's "goat post," we'll now fill in the details. Just as a reminder: I asked yesterday [W]hy [does]...

Wife saves husband from huge sea croc

"A swimmer off an Australian island was rescued by his wife after being attacked by a huge saltwater crocodile, a report says. The Times of London said the crocodile clamped its jaws around the head and shoulders of the swimmer, police Sgt. Jeff Tanswell of Thursday Island,...

Freak Accident Closes Firehouse

" January 8, 2007 Pennsylvania - Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayres said two emergency vehicles a pumper and a medic unit are likely totaled after a freak accident on Saturday that injured three firefighters and set the vehicles ablaze inside a now-boarded-up West Oak Lane...

Freak Accident Closes Firehouse

"Pennsylvania - Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayres said two emergency vehicles a pumper and a medic unit are likely totaled after a freak accident on Saturday that injured three firefighters and set the vehicles ablaze inside a now-boarded-up West Oak Lane firehouse. Since the...

Fiji coup leader struggling to find support

"SUVA, Fiji (AP) - The leader of this nation's fourth coup in 20 years grew increasingly isolated Thursday, as his hand-picked prime minister said the move was illegal, the nation's traditional leaders refused to...

Changed Assignments With Someone Who Did Not Want To Go

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U.S. Navy medic admits part in killing of Iraqi man

"CAMP PENDLETON, California (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy medic admitted on Friday taking part in the kidnap of an Iraqi civilian killed by his squad and said the murder was prompted by his patrol leader's anger at the release of a suspected "terrorist" from Baghdad's Abu Ghraib...

Pennsylvania National Guard member dies on border patrol in Arizona

First soldier death since Guard was deployed to support U.S. / Mexico boundary. Copy & Click this URL: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06226/713384-85.stm  

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