As a hospital corpsman, my job is to take care of those who are wounded on the front lines. At times we are the first and sometimes last face they see before going back to the rear. I was deployed for 18 months with the 31st MEU and during that time we participated in many operations for Operation Enduring Freedom, to better our relations with host countries. I along with four other corpsman were able to treat over 12, 000 needy people during a 2 week deployment…That is 12,000 patients in 7 days!
The reason why I write this to you is while I was deployed I received a letter from your organization that has made me smile every time I look at it. You see it is from a young girl who said what meant the world to me and that was " Thank you for allowing me to go to school"… I am not sure why it affected me so much, but I took it to heart as I sat and watched hundreds of children who have never seen the inside of a school house, or learn to read or write, and right then I knew what she meant… That deployment was by far the best ever thanks to her!
Thank you all so much for your support, and for all you do to bring smiles to our faces.
HM1 (FMF) James Hill US Navy, Active
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