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Soldiers in Okinawa ready relief package to be sent to Sri Lanka
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by Suranee | June 11, 2009 at 08:15 pm
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Soldiers with the 87th Quartermaster Detachment and Japanese workers joined together to get ready a shipment of aid including vehicles to be shipped to Sri lanka.
In response to reports that some hospitals in the island nation were destroyed in recent fighting, soldiers with the 87th Quartermaster Detachment joined with Japanese warehouse workers from the garrison to load 26 containers of health care, nutritional supplies and vehicles for shipment to Sri Lanka.
The relief package estimated at $1.6 million in supplies, includes four vehicles and one ambulance, salvaged surgical beds and new first aid items, such as bandages.
The public information officer for the Army on Okinawa, Steitz said the soldiers and Japanese workers were enthusiastic about participating in the humanitarian effort.
"They spent four days loading 26 containers filled with $1.6 million in supplies," Steitz said Thursday.
"Included in the relief package were four vehicles and one ambulance."The medical supplies include salvaged surgical beds and new first aid items, such as bandages.
Steitz said the soldiers and Japanese workers were enthusiastic about participating in the humanitarian effort.
The aid is scheduled to be shipped to Sri Lanka within a week.
The containers were to be trucked to the Naha Military Port by convoy Friday and are scheduled to be shipped to Sri Lanka within a week.
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Uwe Paschen
Narita, Chiba, Japan
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at 04:50 on June 12th, 2009
Lets hope it will help and get to those in need.
at 05:05 on June 12th, 2009
I think this is a great thing they are doing Paschen. I do hope too that the supplies get to those who need it.
I think this is what the international community should do, give supplies instead of giving aid in the form of money to Sri lanka. In this way I think the civilians will get what they need because with money, there could be a chance some of it will go into the pockets of the politicians