https://freerepublic.com/tag/pedros/ en-us Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:02:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341437/posts Helmand Province, Afghanistan With the war increasing, Air Force Pararescue has been crisscrossing the skies picking up casualties. (excerpt) We are flying in a special U.S. Air Force Blackhawk helicopter to fetch a seriously ill British soldier. In Iraq, many of the casevacs were done by ground forces. In other words, if we hit a bomb or got shot, soldiers would load up the dead and wounded and rush them to the CSH (Combat Support Hospital or “cash”). But in Afghanistan most of the fighting occurs outside the cities and far away from the base hospitals. Rescue helicopters stationed at... Michael Yon https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341437/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:02:05 GMT