Okay first of all, this is the info I just got passed on:
Chief Bennett, LCpl Waldron, and Sgt Peters were all MEDEVACed from Djibouti to Landstuhl Germany on 26 May. They took the eight hour flight well, riding in style in the Air Force's fabulous specially equipped MEDEVAC aircraft with intensive care capability aboard. As per 13th MEU policy, they were escorted by an able-bodied fellow 13th MEU Marine (Cpl Beliveau from CLB-13) and arrived safely in Germany late Tuesday night.
Landstuhl is the standard stop for all casualties coming out of the Middle East and Africa. It is a full-service U.S. military hospital, with every kind of specialist necessary to treat our injured servicemen. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan know that if they are injured but make it to Landstuhl, they have a 99% or better chance of survival.
Chief Bennett is checked in as a "regular" patient at Landstuhl and doing fine. He will soon be moved on back to San Diego to complete his recovery. He is fully alert and in contact with his command and his loved ones.
LCpl Waldron is in the Intensive Care Unit at Landstuhl and doing well. He will most likely be sent on to the United States within the next few days where he will get the additional reconstructive surgery and other treatment he needs. The medical team will work with his family to determine whether his follow-on work will be done at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland or out at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. Having had similar jaw reconstruction surgery at BOTH places, I can tell you he will get excellent care from the oral surgeons, but will NOT enjoy eating through a straw! Coordination is ongoing to get LCpl Waldron's family to him, most likely back in the United States.
Sgt Peters condition remains very serious. The good news is his CAT scan remained the same over the course of the first 24 hours and his safe movement to Landstuhl. He also continues to show movement in his limbs when he is periodically resuscitated from the induced coma. But he still has blood into his brain which does not bode well for long-term success. He is under constant watch with the finest of neurosurgeons and other specialists tending him and working through this difficult injury. He will most likely be moved on to the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda Maryland within the next few days and be joined there by his wife (who is a Marine Lieutenant) and other family members.
LtCol Tye R. Wallace
Chief Bennett, LCpl Waldron, and Sgt Peters were all MEDEVACed from Djibouti to Landstuhl Germany on 26 May. They took the eight hour flight well, riding in style in the Air Force's fabulous specially equipped MEDEVAC aircraft with intensive care capability aboard. As per 13th MEU policy, they were escorted by an able-bodied fellow 13th MEU Marine (Cpl Beliveau from CLB-13) and arrived safely in Germany late Tuesday night.
Landstuhl is the standard stop for all casualties coming out of the Middle East and Africa. It is a full-service U.S. military hospital, with every kind of specialist necessary to treat our injured servicemen. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan know that if they are injured but make it to Landstuhl, they have a 99% or better chance of survival.
Chief Bennett is checked in as a "regular" patient at Landstuhl and doing fine. He will soon be moved on back to San Diego to complete his recovery. He is fully alert and in contact with his command and his loved ones.
LCpl Waldron is in the Intensive Care Unit at Landstuhl and doing well. He will most likely be sent on to the United States within the next few days where he will get the additional reconstructive surgery and other treatment he needs. The medical team will work with his family to determine whether his follow-on work will be done at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland or out at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. Having had similar jaw reconstruction surgery at BOTH places, I can tell you he will get excellent care from the oral surgeons, but will NOT enjoy eating through a straw! Coordination is ongoing to get LCpl Waldron's family to him, most likely back in the United States.
Sgt Peters condition remains very serious. The good news is his CAT scan remained the same over the course of the first 24 hours and his safe movement to Landstuhl. He also continues to show movement in his limbs when he is periodically resuscitated from the induced coma. But he still has blood into his brain which does not bode well for long-term success. He is under constant watch with the finest of neurosurgeons and other specialists tending him and working through this difficult injury. He will most likely be moved on to the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda Maryland within the next few days and be joined there by his wife (who is a Marine Lieutenant) and other family members.
LtCol Tye R. Wallace
Thank you for all you have contributed to our country and all your hard work! We will keep you in our prayers for a speedy recovery! Love the Clark Family-Rita, James, and Emily
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