Balad, Iraq
Within 1 hour, he was transported to the 47th Combat Support Hospital from Ft. Lewis, WA in Tikrit, Iraq by a medevac unit deployed to Tikrit by way of Fort Drum NY, where he underwent emergency surgeries before being transported 3 days later to Walter Reed Army Medical Center via the Joint Operating Base in Balad, Iraq and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. Brendan regained consciousness on April 15 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.