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Table Of Contents Words from the Wise ....................................4-5 Expanding Readiness Capabilities ..................6 Company Affirms Support of Reserve..........7 Panama Residents Benefit from Army Reserve Medical Training................8 Reserve Surgeon Buried With Honors ..........9 Commentary: Community Events Unite Civilians, Soldiers ............................10 Historic Command Tenure Ends ..................11 Soldier Saves a Life..........................................12 Officer Receives Leadership Award..............12 74-year-old Set for Another Combat Tour..13 An Optical Milestone ......................................13 Healing Iraq ......................................................14 AR-MEDCOM Solder Helps Inaugurate New Commander-In-Chief......................15 'Paradise' is a Medical Nightmare for Some Locals ..................................16-17 Angels of the Battlefield ................................18 Unit Trains Iraqi Nurses ................................19 AR-MEDCOM NCO Feature Story: 369th CSH NCOs......................................20 'Combat Gynecologist' Returns ....................21 At 52, Dallas Cardiologist Answered Call to Serve................................................22 Soldiers Help Homeless Vets ........................23 Commentary: A MER Can Help ..................24 Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program ........25 Bike Ride Unites Unit, Community ..............26 AR-MEDCOM Soldier New MALO ..........27 On The Cover: Lt. Col. Thomas Murphy, a physician serving with the Army Reserve’s 7202th Medical Support Unit, from Richmond, VA, examines Jeanette M. Fine, a North Shore area student during the free medical health clinic at the BYU-Hawaii. The clinic was organized in conjunction with the Kahuku Medical Center, in Kahuka, HI, the Hawaii Air National Guard, and the Hawaii State Department of Health to provide various medical and dental screenings to North Shore area residents dur- ing the “E Malama Kakou” (To Care for All) program during their recent annual training. Do you have a story to tell? The goal of the Army Reserve Medical Command’s Public Affairs Officer is to fea- ture stories in this publication that represent units from all over our command’s region of responsibility. We are always seeking stories that would be of interest to our readers. Contributions are welcome. Story ideas as well as written articles and photos for consid- eration should be submitted to ARMED- [email protected]., or call 1-877-891- 3281, extension 3730. Warrior Medic Magazine 4 Words from the Wise From the CG... acronyms you are and the message you are bet you’ll read about him at some point in I want to take this trying to distribute may be misunderstood if the future). U.S. Army World Class Athlete opportunity to thank you do not spell them out. Program track and field Paralympic hopeful each of you for your Maintain a professional tone in all cor- Sgt. Jerrod Fields is a leader at home, on the service to our country respondences. Your language should be the track, and within the wounded warrior com- and the Army Reserve same over the digital airwaves as it would be munity. He leads by example, and he does Medical community. in person. so effortlessly. I also want to take Refrain from using all capitals in your Fields lost a leg to an IED within this opportunity to messages, unnecessary priority marks, and months of enlisting in the Army. He didn’t remind each of you of the sending copyrighted material without allow it to slow him down. He never regret- the need for successful permission. ted his decision to enlist, never allowed it to communication and email etiquette while we Finally, remember operational security enrage him against the Army, God or Fate, conduct our business. (OPSEC) when you correspond via email. and refused to wallow in what he couldn’t Communication is the key to successful Do not send classified information over our do. relationships, military missions and every- traditional internet email system, utilize Instead, he started an amputee basket- thing in between. secure internet email addresses. ball team. He’s actively involved in raising Very frequently problems are caused by The freedom of information act per- his pre-school daughters (in fact, he calls the lack of communion or poor communi- mits the release of only certain Soldier data that his “real” job). He joined the WCAP cation rather than true differences in philos- to the public and a non-secure email is in Wounded Warrior Sports Program to be ophy or ideology. fact a public domain. able to continue to actively compete in As we are rapidly moving into the elec- Limit what you send via non-secure sports. And recently, he took his first swing tronic age, email is a key component of our methods. at a golf ball. overall communication strategy. We need As medical professionals we have “There comes a time in the sport successful email communication and eti- access to Soldier’s medical and personnel where you’re not even aware that you’re an quette to covey our messages correctly. files. Let’s ensure only those that need to see amputee or that you have a disability.” It is essential that all communications, that information does. We can service the Fields said after his first few balls on the needing full distribution, make it down to needs of our Soldiers while protecting their driving range. “So when I got out here, the individual unit and Soldier level. Higher information. especially when they taught me how to do Maj. Gen. James Hasbargen, the follow through and the turn, I forgot I commands and senior staff must ensure Commanding General, AR-MEDCOM that the messages intended for everyone, in was an amputee. I’m just like anybody else. fact reach each Soldier within their chain-of- From the CSM... Why can’t I hit it? I felt equal. I felt like I was a golfer, and not an amputee.” command. Great NCOs “Lead by Example” This headquarters and the Emergency Fields recently took part in the Army’s Operation Centers (EOCs) that operate First Swing program, which teaches golf The two enduring expressions we use professionals how to be inclusive to wound- within it, distribute a lot of good material to define leadership in the Army don’t quite that each individual Soldier need to be ed warriors in their programs, and then define what makes an NCO a great NCO. assists wounded warriors with adapting their aware of. Please ensure that this is happen- The acronym we ing. game to be able to play, regardless of their use to define Army injuries. At the same time however, you do not Values (LeaDeRSHIP: want to send your message ‘to all’ in AR- Fields said taking part in sports beats Loyalty, Duty, Respect, being in a house depressed. He urges all MEDCOM if not everyone needs the mes- Selfless Service, Honor, sage. Send the email only to personnel hav- wounded warriors to get out and have fun. Integrity and Personal But he doesn’t just say it. He does it. He ing an interest in the correspondence being courage) and the core sent. leads by example, just like the other instruc- concept of Army tors in the First Swing program-those train- Do not ‘reply all’ with every email. Leadership Doctrine Decide who needs to see your reply and ing the pros. Every one of them has lost at (Be, Know, Do) are least one limb on active duty, and they’re send it only to them. This limits the traffic enduring because they on the network, speeding it up, and limits currently touring the country bringing the work, but the one piece program to as many wounded warriors as the exposure of information to the wrong that’s missing from both is buried deep in individuals. they can reach. FM 6-22 (Army Leadership) and not men- While he was, literally, the first When communicating through email, tioned at all in our values. remember to use the proper etiquette to Wounded Warrior to swing a club through You can’t learn about it in a book, field the First Swing program, he’s not the first effectively covey your message. manual, or lecture; you must actually be part Ensure your message is constructed in to lead by example. However, the impact of the learning process. The quality is self- these men – including Fields – will have on a clear, concise manner free of error in perpetuating and perhaps so basic it’s for- grammar, spelling and usage. the wounded warrior community is immeas- gotten in our texts, but any Soldier will tell urable. Your subject line should be meaningful you it’s one of the strongest qualities in the and adequately identify the content or topic It’s a shining example of how impor- NCO he or she admires the most. What tant “Leading By Example” is to be a suc- of the message. makes an NCO great is his ability to “Lead Write out all of your acronyms and cessful leader. By Example.” Maybe we should make the E in abbreviations the first time. Remember, not A shining example of this is an NCO everyone is familiar with the same set of you haven’t yet heard of (though it’s a safe 5 An Army Reserve Medical Command Publication Words from the Wise LEADERSHIP stand for “lead by Larry simply responded “I couldn’t just sit Courses are available through the Combat Example.” there.” Readiness University (CRU) at Command Sgt. Maj. Roger Schulz, This adventurer teaches us a great les- https://crc.army.mil. For information on CSM, AR-MEDCOM With thanks to Mr. William Bradner. son on life. We can actually learn from his MSF courses, see the Additional Duty rationale for releasing himself into the Safety Officer in your unit. As of July From the Chaplain... sky… He couldn’t just sit there! 2007, there were 33,425 motorcycles regis- We Can’t Just Sit Here! Change is all around us, always around tered on U.S.