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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





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       shrapnel of warfare in their tiny bodies. The operating room is
       open late every evening. The staff is starting to tire.


       24 March 1991


             We are visited by -B@G McFarland, the Corps Support Command
       commander. Despite our hard work, he seems more interested in the
       first sergeant's twisted chinstrap on his Kp-vlar helmet. we are
       told that we will be moving to Kuwait City to set up our hospital
       yet another time.


             After seeing the needs of the refugees, some lst Armored
       Division soldiers donate and deliver food, clothing, and candy
       for our influx of civilian refugees. It seems that the G.I. is
       the same in every war, ready to forgive, ready to be a friend,
       even to those who were denouncing him just a short time ago.
       After seeing the results of their generosity, they agree to return
       with more donations as frequently as possible.


       26 March 1991


             We have made the big time, today, as Cable News Network
       arrives to look around and do some interviews. Yesterday we
       evacuated almost 40 Iraqi patients, so the wards are relatively
       empty. They interview the commander, the chief nurse, and several

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