Day two of our "mission" to the local school. Since Friday in Iraq is like a Saturday in the United States we knew there would be no kids in class today so our trip to the school was to conduct "Operation Band-aid." Okay...I just made that up but our purpose for today's trip was to provide medical treatment to the adults in the community. Although our purpose in the past has been to visit and help the kids in the school, our medical staff has always found a few extra minutes to treat those adults patiently waiting outside the school seeking medical attention. Therefore, in order to continue to foster a good relation between the Base and the local community we decided to have an "adult medical clinic" day. So, at 0700 we got back in our trucks and headed back to the school to help those who needed some medicine and/or medical advice. At 0600 we distributed fliers to the community informing them that a temporary medical facility would be established to help with their medical needs. We had male and female doctors on hand in by the end of lunch time we were packing-up and heading back to base. My best guess is that we provided some level of medical services to over 300 adults and an additional 80 children. It was another successful visit to the local school; our success is only a result of the generosity and support from the folks back in the States. Thank You for helping us touch the lives of people you will never meet - the parents and kids of the local community thank you. Have a great weekend.
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