Posted on 08/09/2005 5:29:13 PM PDT by SandRat
U.S. Army paratroopers and medical personnel treated more than 600 Afghans and their farm animals and assisted local police forces with repairs to their patrol vehicles.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2005 — U.S. Army paratroopers and medical personnel assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry (Airborne) treated more than 600 Afghans, and their farm animals, in the Nawbahar village. The village is located north of Kandahar and is the former homeland of the Taliban.
"This part of Afghanistan was once a stronghold of the Taliban, but now we're seeing more and more of the people who live there working with our forces and welcoming our presence." U.S. Army Col. (Dr.) Rich Trotta (attribution)
The village medical outreach visit, or VMO, treated 616 people; 104 individuals also received dental treatment during the visit. Veterinarians with the group also treated hundreds of farm animals, the most common illness among them being worms.
The paratroopers also assisted local police forces with repairs their patrol vehicles and motorcycles and taught several classes to the Afghan National Police on the topic of vehicle maintenance.
"These (village medical outreach) visits are an excellent way for our forces to interact with Afghans and to show them that we are in Afghanistan to help," said U.S. Army Col. (Dr.) Rich Trotta, Combined Joint Task Force-76 surgeon. "This part of Afghanistan was once a stronghold of the Taliban, but now we're seeing more and more of the people who live there working with our forces and welcoming our presence. Our medical and veterinarian experts are able to help the people and their livestock in many of Afghanistan's smaller, remote villages."
Ping
Winning hearts and minds through Civil Affairs. It is the greatest fear of the Taliban and for the terrorists in Iraq.
Yes, but are we setting up day care centers like Osama did? Isn't that what Patti Murry said?
BTTT!!!!!
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