Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Why We Do What We Do


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I received this photo via email. It speaks for itself, but the caption says:

“Comforting embrace: Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt, of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group at Balad, Iraq, cradles a young girl as they both sleep in the hospital. The girl’s entire family was executed by the insurgents; the killers shot her in the head as well. The girl received treatment at the U.S. military hospital in Balad, but cries and moans often. According to nurses at the facility, Gebhardt is the only one who can calm the girl, so he has spent the last several nights holding her while they both sleep in a chair.”

This is what the American military is all about.

SFC Chuck Grist
www.AmericanRanger.blogspot.com

1 comment:

  1. This is what the American military is all about.

    SFC Chuck Grist


    Couldn't have said it better myself.

    The World should be grateful to the American military for doing what the rest of the World is incapable of or unwilling to do.

    Please also spare a thought for the 17,000 UN troops currently serving in DR congo too.. Thank you

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