Vietnam Veterans of America Inc.: Fwd: Art therapy helps close the wounds of Air Force vets

Friday, November 20, 2015

Fwd: Art therapy helps close the wounds of Air Force vets

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11/20/2015

Art therapy helps close the wounds of Air Force vets

As a mortuary affairs Airman, retired Air Force Master Sgt. Justin Jordan handled dozens of bodies of service members, many of whom were killed downrange.

But one mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, finally made him crack. Jordan was called to a maintenance facility for a deceased male who had been fatally run over by a forklift. That male turned out to be a good friend.

Navy hosts medical staff from the Peace Ark

Navy Capt. Rita Simmons, commanding officer of the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), hosted personnel from the Republic of China, People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA[N]) hospital ship Peace Ark and provided a tour of one of the command's research laboratories recently.

Saving lives in chaos

Medic! And other cries for help were the only sounds that could be heard echoing through an open field as dawn approached during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise, 16-01. The foggy sky set the scene as simulated wounded Paratroopers and civilians lay in wait as medical Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division raced to their aid.