Deepertruth: Jesus is Risen Alleluia

As out Unit's Medical Platoon Sargent I was responsible for the medical support for nearly 1,000 Soldiers. I have my Line Medics to ensure training was realistic, I had the Forward Aid Station (FAS) and the Main Aid Station (MAS) ensuring that all the equipment was serviceable and accountable and Soldier Medics were trained and prepared for what may come.

There had to be much coordination with all the other Battalion Elements so everyone was on the same sheet of music. Triage is a very important issue to save the most possible injured causalities and how to treat them. In the previous deployment to Irag, we saved many of our wounded. I am so thankful for the great Solider Medics that I served with during this time in our Nations history. To know what to do when you have the wounded come in to your area of operation, the Delayed casualties, the Immediates, the Minimals, and the Expectants (DIME). For every Soldier we are able to save from their wounds, there is a family at home waiting for them!

Combat Life Savers is another major emphasis that helps the medical response when an element is received casualties. This training can be very stressful, much is going on all the time. Faith is a huge asset under such conditions. We did not have a Catholic priest available so I was graced to work with our Battalion Chaplain in supporting our Catholics within the Battalion. For our service, I picked songs for us and I had the Liturgy of the Word for Easter. The Chaplains Assistant was a good guitar player and helped me in the arrangements. He particularly liked the song, "Roll Away The Stone", one of my Easter favorites.