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[tdeane]

Say Hey Patriot Files Family!

I am home now after being medevac'd out of Iraq back in March.

I spent a month at Walter Reed before they sent me to medhold at Fort Benning. Benning then turned me over to CBHCO in Alabama (where Guard/Reserves injured or wounded can return home on active duty for more extensive care and treatment).

All that I will say about what happened, wrong place - wrong time.

I had surgery on June 16th to repair ankle, tendon and nerve and am out of action until Aug 16th. You bet I am driving Andria nuts!!!

I was informed that due to the extent of the surgery I will never really be 100% again. I was asked if I wanted to continue to serve in the Guard and said YES!!! I was then informed that I will have to go in front of a medboard after total heal time (3 months) which should be October and that I should consider a new MOS since it will be highly unlikely that I will be able to perfrom as a Medic again (because of weight carrying from being a litter bearer). So, here's hoping everything works out.

I posted some more pictures in the Gallery and just waiting for them to get put on. I posted two pictures of my left ankle so you can see my trophy from Iraq that I'll have for the remainder of my life. A nice 6 and 1/2 scar!!! Yippie.

Hope everyone is well...my unit, the 128th Med, is still over there with a little over 90 days to go before rotating back home!