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 Landstuhl Hospital Care Project
"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
- Calvin Coolidge
And Combat Support Hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan
 

 

 

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Karen - During my second deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander with the 1st
Armored Division - I was hurt after only 1 month in Iraq and was
medevac'd to Landstuhl Hospital for surgery.  While I was upset that I
had been hurt and needed to have surgery, the most upsetting thing was
leaving my troops in combat while I flew back to Germany. 

Ironically it was my 30th birthday when I went into surgery - but when I
came out - I ultimately received support from the LHCP.  I'll never
forget how I felt to receive help from complete strangers when I was in
such a rough state of mind.  It was a bit emotional - that people out
there who didn't know me - really cared about the situation I was in -
and wanted to help.  I was stationed in Germany at the time but as the
whole brigade was deployed - I felt completely alone.  LHCP made a
lasting impact on me and really helped me through those trying times.

Fast forward 4 years later - my knee is in great shape (thanks to the
Landstuhl Med staff and the Physical Therapists in Hanau) - I'm no
longer in the military but work in a company that hires a lot of prior
military officers.  For the past 6 months - seven co-workers and I have
been on a weight loss challenge.  Each one of us committed to trying to
return to our military bodies :-) The target was to loss 15% of your
body weight.  And we wanted to make a financial sensitivity apply - so
depending upon how much you lost - determined how much money you would
give to a charity.  The winner would be allowed to direct all of the
money to a 501-c-3 charity.

I won this morning and while it's not a huge amount of money
(approximately $2,400) - I would like to direct all of our checks to the
Landstuhl Hospital Care Project.  Due to tax reasons :-) -- I'm letting
each of the guys write their own checks and I'll collect them and mail
them all together.  But I wanted to (1) let you know who we were and (2)
verify that we're sending the money to Sharon Buck in Ft. Mitchell, AL?

Having served 9 1/2 years in the Army - and going on multiple
deployments to the middle east - I can attest to the stress the force is
under during these times.  And having been a patient at Landstuhl during
my command - I can attest to the greatest your organization is doing to
every Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine it touches!!

I couldn't think of a better place for our money!!

Thanks again and all the best -

Jason

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