TF Tsunami-teams enroute
Task Force Tsunami-
FYI-
First teams enroute guys. Wheels up about 2 hours ago. Our unit has uniquely qualified folks-we will be the first US MIL bubbas on the ground from the US. Task Force 356 is being head up by 3MEF, we spun two teams up overnight and pushed them out this AM with Forensic Anthropologists, Mortuary Affairs, independant duty medics, and some onsies and twosies.
The Thai government specifically requested our help to determine which bodies were Asian, and which were Western. It seems that due to discoloration, decomp, and exposure many of the victims are currently unidentifiable.
We are spinning 3 additional teams up for Monday departure. You may see me (TV) or read my comments (Wa Post / NY Times/LA Times / AP)as I was pushing the info to most major news/wire networks during the pre-deployment phase. We are involved-in a big way.
The mission is anticipated to go on a 45-60 day rotation for our folks. Long term committment.
Just a bulliten.
Be thankful for our good fortune.
Eagle
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Primum non Nocere
"I have hung out in dangerous places a lot over the years, from combat zones to biker bars, and it is the weak, the unaware, or those looking for it, that usually find trouble.
Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
The Reaper-3 Sep 04
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