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3 Week Deployment to Gulf

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:09 am
by localmotion34
As some of you know, i am an Emergency Medical Technician here in Florida. I have been deployed to the hardest hit areas of the gulf, and am currently in montgomery alabama awaiting to leave for Biloxi and then new orleans in the morning.

i will be unreachable for 3 weeks, and am anticipating Hell on Earth. Already in alabama, there are literally thousands of people around here who have absolutely no place to go. there will be no power, water, nor anything else where i am going, so there will be no outside contact for me.

i dont know exactly what i will be doing, but i will be treating patients, going house to house, and maybe recovering bodies.

the disease has begun to take hold, and unimaginable horrors have begun to unfold even here in alabama. my sources and libraries will be posted on my storage site so all can access and continue the work i have contributed to PB. should i not return from here, it has been both a pleasure and an honor to have collaborated and shared ideas with you all, a community whom i call my friends.

David R. Marks, M.Sc., B.S., EMT
Ph.D. Canidate in Neuroscience, Florida State University
EMT-FSU First Responder Unit
Teaching Assistant-Dept. of Biology
PB coder and Lunatic...

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:58 am
by fweil
localmotion34,

Take care ...

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:06 am
by Dare2
Be safe.

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:34 am
by dmoc
Good luck.

Re: 3 Week Deployment to Gulf

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:01 am
by traumatic
Take good care of yourself!

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:00 am
by Num3
I don't agree with many thing the US goverment does...

But i totally back you up in this humanitarian job.

I whish the best so that you can help has many has you can, the best you can.

Take care man! And come back in one piece!

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:38 am
by MrMat
Take care and good luck.

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:03 am
by GeoTrail
Great to see more people helping out. At times like that it isn't only third world country that needs help, anyone would struggle after such an aftermath.

Norway has already donated over 10 milllion NOK to the Katrina relief fund, if anyone wants to help, they can visit http://www.directrelief.org/sections/ou ... trina.html

Re: 3 Week Deployment to Gulf

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:57 am
by PB
> As some of you know, i am an Emergency Medical Technician here in Florida

I didn't know -- wow. I have the deepest respect for you, as your work is so
important and deserving of praise/respect. I wish you well in your task ahead!

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:32 pm
by thefool
good luck.

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:36 pm
by djes
Thank you for them and for us.

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:42 pm
by okasvi
Good luck. I guess I wouldnt be up to that stuff... It must be hard... :?

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:14 am
by jack
hope to hear from you soon :)

Good luck

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:45 am
by Fangbeast
Be safe. We will all pray for you. Wish all of us could help the way you can.

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:27 am
by Nik
Be safe and good luck.
here from germany