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Marines, Sailors Provide Medical Support In Haiti
(January 29, 2010) |
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Barry Carr, a Corpsman with the Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 10, offers medical assistance to a group of Haitians. Marines and Sailors from the SCMAGTF offered their assistance to support locals in dire need of medical treatment after a devastating earthquake struck the island, Jan. 12,
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NEPLY, Haiti (1/25/2010) — A
multitude of Haitians lined up for blocks,
waiting patiently in the hot sun to receive
medical treatment offered by Navy corpsmen as
Marines provided security at the make-shift
hospital they had set up in the crumbled city.
Marines and sailors from the Security
Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force, Africa
Partnership Station 10, currently operating from
the New Missions Compound in Pandoo, Haiti,
offered their assistance to support locals in
dire need of medical treatment after a
devastating earthquake struck the island, Jan.
12.
“They were in great need of medical treatment
that we were able to help with,” said Petty
Officer 3rd Class Barry Carr, a corpsman with
the SCMAGTF. “I was really glad to be part of a
force that could render the aid they needed.”
Corpsmen made their best efforts to treat
injuries ranging from infected lacerations to
crush injuries that resulted in paralysis.
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“There was a man whose brother brought him in on a plywood
stretcher who was paralyzed from the shoulders down,” said Carr. “He was
recovered from underneath rubble after being trapped for multiple days.”
While the Corpsmen worked vigilantly, the Marines stood guard in case of any
kind of unrest.
“Although the Haitians are appreciative of us being here to help, security is
still important because even though the environment is far from hostile, it
still remains unpredictable,” said Pfc. Anthony Clark, a rifleman with the
Ground Combat Element, SCMAGTF.
The Marines and Sailors of the SCMAGTF will continue disaster relief operations
and delivery of humanitarian supplies with elements of the 22nd Marine
Expeditionary Unit and multinational United Nations forces in the following
days.
“I feel humbled to be offered the opportunity to do what I can in this
situation,” said Cpl. Jamie Bolling, a rifleman with the GCE, SCMAGTF. “I'm glad
I can make a small contribution to the big picture of helping this country
recover from the massive devastation.” | |
Article and photo by USMC Cpl. Michele Watson
Special Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force Africa
Copyright 2010
Reprinted from
Marine Corps News
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