Medics Earn Their Keep in the CAV

Spc. Iris G. Almazan, a medic with the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, patrols through southern Baghdad.


Medics Earn Their Keep in the CAV

by Sgt. Marcus Butler
4th BCT (Airborne) 25th ID

Afghanistan - One of the biggest moments in the life of child is their right of passage from grade school to the realm of high school. That feeling is like no other in the world. The night before that first day of high school, the children are up all night preparing outfits, hair styles, speaking slang and anything else they may need to make a good first impression because everyone knows that you will never get a second chance to make a first impression.

For two Paratroopers, making a good first impression was everything; especially since they were to be the only two females in a squadron of over 350 personnel.

Spcs. Jamie L. Jameson and Iris G. Almazan are two medics that were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.

Jameson, who grew up in Palms Springs California, has been in the Army for six years and is on her fourth duty assignment and her second deployment.
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