U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers teamed up April 20 to provide Iraqi citizens with basic medical care during a medical operation in Khatad Village, Iraq.
“The MEDOP allows us to see a perspective very foreign from the battlefield,” said U.S. Army Maj. Dimitri Cassimatis, a surgeon with the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), “We see mothers and fathers bringing in their children – (they are) worried about their health.”
While most of the people had routine health complaints some were sent to the Civil Military Operations Center where they could receive continual care.
“Today we are treating and giving out medication for common illnesses,” said Sgt. William Bradshaw, a 1-89th military transition team medical trainer. “The CMOC is staffed with doctors that can do more for the Iraqis.”
While the main goal was to provide basic medical care for the Iraqi people, there was an opportunity for both the Soldiers and the Iraqi people to get to know each other better.
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