Philip Gorman
Drug Safety Research Scientist
From Wolcott, Connecticut
Army National Guard, Staff Sergeant
Medic, Ground Ambulance Evacuation
Iraq, 1/05-10/05
Words Provided 2008
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From Wolcott, Connecticut
Army National Guard, Staff Sergeant
Medic, Ground Ambulance Evacuation
Iraq, 1/05-10/05
Words Provided 2008
Email:
Hey hon,
What a day! We’ve only got about 2 weeks left in this dump and today was my last shift in the ER. We had 17 MEDEVACs today!! There was this one, my last patient here. His name was Andrew, he just turned 24 a couple of days ago, young wife, new baby, etc etc. Shrapnel to the side of the head… there was nothing I could do. I tried and tried, tried everything I could think of; but he died anyway. This was not the way I wanted to end my tour. I pray that this is the last person that I have to watch die, but that doesn’t make it any easier to deal with this one… or the 18 that came before him. I have a feeling that Andrew is going to stick with me for a long time. Well, we’re leaving this place in a couple of weeks and should be all the way in about a month or so. I can’t wait to see you!! I hope all is well with you and I’ll see soon.
What a day! We’ve only got about 2 weeks left in this dump and today was my last shift in the ER. We had 17 MEDEVACs today!! There was this one, my last patient here. His name was Andrew, he just turned 24 a couple of days ago, young wife, new baby, etc etc. Shrapnel to the side of the head… there was nothing I could do. I tried and tried, tried everything I could think of; but he died anyway. This was not the way I wanted to end my tour. I pray that this is the last person that I have to watch die, but that doesn’t make it any easier to deal with this one… or the 18 that came before him. I have a feeling that Andrew is going to stick with me for a long time. Well, we’re leaving this place in a couple of weeks and should be all the way in about a month or so. I can’t wait to see you!! I hope all is well with you and I’ll see soon.