Wounded
Subtitle: a legacy of Operation Iraqi Freedom
By: Captain Ed 'Riv' Hrivnak
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013
Place of publication: North Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781482394979
Subjects: Operation Iraqi Freedom; Nursing; War wounds; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Missions; Air Force; United States. Air Force; United States
Description: Wounded is an eloquent, gritty account of the ordeal suffered by injured American servicement, seen through the eyes of an aeromedical crew. There are valiant accounts of battle followed by the reality of life altering injuries, and how troops persevere. Wounded is the human aspect of war by everyday Americans and how we were unprepared for the strain of caring. Wounded begins with the start of the Iraqi Freedom and ends with the lasting results. This memoir encourages life after war.
Notes: Includes glossary, bibliography, and biography.
Table of contents: title: Prelude to war --; title: September 11, 2001: the global war on terrorism --; title: Citizen call up --; title: Deployment --; title: The American invasion of Iraq --; title: First mission --; title: Another mission downrange --; title: A Medevac mission on Easter Day --; title: Life in crew-rest --; title: "Mission accomplished" --; title: Battle buddies and a mission stateside --; title: The rain brought me home --; title: Snapshots of patients --; title: Be careful what you ask for --; title: Snapshots of Aeromedical Evacuation --; title: The month of June: bloddy, hot, and tired --; title: Sunny Rota Spain --; title: Unexplained patients --; title: A mission to Baghdad --; title: Scorched and swamped with patients --; title: Kuwait in July --; title: Back to the States --; title: Rumors of home --; title: Last mission --; title: Going home --; title: Aftermath --; title: Discharged --; title: Life moves on, so does the war --; title: Epilogue.