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Subject = OPNS DESERT SHIELD STORM DIARY   807TH MASH                     

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = VII CORPS   

Folder Title = SUBORDINATE COMMAND HISTORICAL REPORTS-2D COSCOM-332D MED-341ST MED-912TH MED                   

Document Number =          3

Box ID = BX000308







       all over the vast desert sea. Morale soars as we take advantage
       of our first real break in many days. Soon, it is time to take
       out our compasses, pile into our five ton trucks, and begin our
       trip back across our desert to the compound.


            in our immediate compound, there were three units. The
       123rd clearing company ( elements of Foxtrot Company and the 146th
       Air Ambulance), the 912th MASH, and the 807th MASH are all
       co-located, but our day to day operations are largely independent.
       All around us, we can see small enclaves of units from the lst
       Armored Division- a tank company here, a mechanized infantry
       company there, and the ever-present Patriot missiles just a few
       miles away. It makes one sleep a little better at night, and
       nearly every day armored vehicles stop by our camp to visit and
       chat. The awful truth that these fine young men may soon be our
       patients is a sobering thought which nags in the back of our
       brains.


            TAA Thompson was located near the towns of Al Qaysumah and
       Hafr Al Batn. Both towns are located along tap line road, and
       traffic there is incessant. Supplies move as though in a pipeline
       along this vital route. Two British Field Hospitals, the 32nd and
       22nd are set up nearby, and some of our medical and nursing
       personnel drop in for a visit and to exchange ideas. Their
       hospitality is wonderful as they are fed a hot lunch with steaming

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