Boston Globe Article

We were recently sent this link to an article published in the Boston Globe. Daniel had told me in November that there was a journalist from the Globe embedded with their unit. He was there for some time. The unit that Daniel was attached to (399th Combat Support Hospital) was based out of Massachusetts.

Daniel really enjoyed the article. Hopefully he can give his feelings on the article when he has time, but he told me that the article was very accurate. It really took him back to his stay there in Mosul and I could see the emotion in his face as he looked at the pictures of some dear friends. He became very close to many of the doctors and staff he worked with there and it was very special to see them again in these pictures.

Daniel was there the day the author wrote about (the day the pictures are from). I remember talking to him about it. It happened the day or so after I had Piper. I remember being in the hospital and hearing about the bus that had been bombed in a city nearby Mosul. Daniel's position during a mass casulty was to be a "trauma team leader". He "triaged" or assessed the wounded as they came in and determined what they needed done and where to send them next (surgery or clinic etc...).

If this link works correctly you should be sent directly to the article. In the middle of the text is a box that has a link to some slide shows. Daniel's group is in the second slide show. He is pictured in the second slide. He's one of two people seated, he's on the right. His roomate, Dr. Apostle is in another slide examining a foot. The voice you hear narrating was Lt. Col "JC", their commander. Daniel said he was a terrific guy. He told me he has never worked with a better group of people!
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The following appeared on Boston.com:Headline: In Iraq, 'it's us versus death' Date: December 31, 2006"MOSUL, Iraq -- The alert hit the 399th like a shot of pureadrenaline. "____________________________________________________________
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