3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) Marines and sailors spend Thanksgiving in Iraqi village

Photo By Sgt. Fredrick J. Coleman | Lt. Col. Scott Creed, commanding officer of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), hands out candy to Iraqi children during a Medical Civil Action Program mission Thanksgiving Day. "It's amazing to see how some of the things we take for granted in America are like gold to them," said Creed.  

12.11.2008

Story by Lance Cpl. Fredrick J. Coleman 

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

By Fredrick J. Coleman
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward)

Service members from Al Asad Air Base took a few hours out of their Thanksgiving Day to conduct a Medical Civil Action Program mission.

Doctors and corpsman from various 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) units treated and diagnosed an array of ailments, ranging from common colds to broken wrists. While the doctors saw patients, other volunteers passed out school supplies, food and clothes. All of the supplies were donated from various people and companies throughout the United States.

"During our first trip, we were able to establish good relationships with the school's principal and village leader," said 2nd Lt. Samuel Jacobson, a platoon commander with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and organizer of the visit. "Trips like these take a while to organize, but the end result is always worth it."

• Date Taken: 12.11.2008
• Date Posted: 12.11.2008 00:49
• Story ID: 27496