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The 'Doc'

Capt. Douglas ‘Doc’ Powell, brigade surgeon assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, left his job as a business executive for Burton Snowboards at the age of 40 to attend medical school and become a doctor for the U.S. Army. Powell, a native of Middlebury, Vt., is now working as a medical doctor on the front lines of Operation Enduring Freedom in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He is currently serving at Camp Nathan Smith in order to oversee operations at the Troop Medical Clinic there.



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Date Taken:04.18.2010

Date Posted:03.28.2011 05:16

Photo ID:383024

VIRIN:100418-A-DE255-001

Location:KANDAHAR PROVINCE, AFGlobe

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