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To: angkor

From what you know, would the fact that he's being moved out of country mean his injuries are bad -- or that he's just a non-combat and they're getting him out of there?


497 posted on 01/29/2006 1:24:32 PM PST by Howlin (Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
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To: Howlin

He's a civilian and would be treated differently than a soldier.

However a soldier transported to Balad is going to be evaluated for the severity of wounds, and for further evac to Germany. Balad is offically a combat zone, so it's not as if the significantly wounded are going to be kept there for any length of time. It's more of a "patch 'em up and ship 'em out" kind of place.

Mostly I think of Balad as a place where soldiers are stabilized enough so that they can make the 5-6 hour trip to Germany, for serious longer term care.


503 posted on 01/29/2006 1:36:24 PM PST by angkor
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