Posted on 01/06/2005 12:05:37 PM PST by 68skylark
050106-N-9403F-001 Indian Ocean (Jan. 6, 2005) – Command Master Chief J. O'Bannon holds toy bears during a toy drive held aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The event, sponsored by the 1st Class Petty Officer Association, was aimed at putting a smile on children’s faces that were left with little or nothing after the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. Over 250 toys have been donated and will be distributed to children in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand in support of Operation Unified Assistance. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Jason Frost (RELEASED)
050106-N-4336M-160 Indian Ocean (Jan. 6, 2005) – Cryptologic Technician Seaman Apprentice Sabrina Wade, of Houston, Texas, donates a stuffed toy to the toy drive held aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The event, sponsored by the 1st Class Petty Officer Association, was aimed at putting a smile on children’s faces that were left with little or nothing after the Tsunami that struck South East Asia.
050106-N-0057P-100 Indian Ocean (Jan. 6, 2005) – Crew members aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), load bags of toys onto an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2) on the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
050105-N-5376G-020 Island of Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 5, 2005) - Indonesian children smile and cheer as U.S. Navy helicopters from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fly-in purified water and relief supplies to a small village on the Island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
050104-M-9792P-027 Medan, Indonesia (Jan. 4, 2005) – U.S. Marines work with Indonesian Military personnel and International Aid workers to sort and distribute humanitarian relief supplies stored in a warehouse at Palonia Air Field in Medan, Indonesia.
050104-M-5578G-061 Andaman Sea (Jan. 4, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Francisco J. Gonzalez of San Diego, Calif., waits for his signal to move his forklift into position during a vertical replenishment of humanitarian relief supplies aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Helicopters from Bonhomme Richard and Marines assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are supporting Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Grove (RELEASED)
050103-N-4633P-003 San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2005) – The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) gets underway for a one day shakedown cruise prior to deployment to South East Asia to provide assistance to victims of the devastating Tsunami that hit the region last week. Mercy contains 12 fully equipped operating rooms, a 1,000-bed hospital facility, digital radiological services, a diagnostic and clinical laboratory, a pharmacy, an optometry lab, a cat scan and two oxygen-producing plants. The hospital ship is a converted San Clemente-class super tanker. U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick (RELEASED)
050103-N-4633P-002 San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2005) – The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) prepares to get underway for a one day shakedown cruise prior to deployment to South East Asia to provide assistance to victims of the devastating Tsunami that hit the region last week.
And we never forget all our armed forces, standing up for freedom all over the world:
January 6, 2005 -- A Soldier from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, patrols a desolated area of Afghanistan near Khoday Nazar Kor. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
January 6, 2005 -- A Soldier from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, patrols Salman Pak, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
December 29, 2004 -- 1st Lt. James Harris, a medic platoon leader from Task Force 1-27, 1st Infantry Division, gives a stuffed animal to an ill Iraqi child at Hawija Hospital. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
If the service goes down this time, I'll try to repost to a new thread.
That ain't a "desolated area of Afghanistan" - that is Afghanistan!
I love the photos, especially of the kids. I hope we aren't devoting too much space to delivering toys, though.
The toys make for good photos. But I think our military is smart enough to know what supplies are really needed -- I wouldn't worry about that too much.
Let's just hope the Muslims remember who stepped up to the plate when the manure hit the fan!
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Love this phraseology from one of the captions. Hey, I'm not standing around drinking. I'm performing a vertical replenishment!
Yeah, most of my military career seems to get spent waiting around for the signal to hurry up!
050105-N-5376G-009 Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 5, 2005) – A Hospital Corpsman assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) evaluates the condition of Tsunami victims at Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Medical teams from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) set-up a triage site located on Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base, in Banda Aceh, Sumatra. The two teams worked together with members of the Australian Air Force to provide initial medical care to victims of the Tsunami-stricken coastal regions. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand in support of Operation Unified Assistance. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Benjamin D. Glass (RELEASED)
050105-N-5376G-005 Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 5, 2005) – Lt. Mark Banks, left, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Faria, both assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), provide medical care for a Tsunami victim at Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
050105-N-6020P-030 Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 5, 2005) – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jack Hooker helps transport medical patients in need of special attention, at the Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia airport.
I doubt many of them will, if the past is any guide (as it almost always is). Still, we do it because it's what God told us to do. What else?
Thanks
You did a great job!
Thanks -- I just want to give these folks their due.
Wonderful photos... thanks! I'll ping my biggest list here.
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.
These photos are wonderful. We know our soldiers and sailors are doing a magnificent job over there, helping so many, but it's not going to show up on the six o'clock news.
What joy to these children smiling after all they've gone through! Thanks for the ping.
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Thank-you for letting us see the wonderful job our Military is doing.
The kids look happy and there is true gentleness shown in the pictures!
The MSM will not show these for fear they will show the honorableness of our Soldiers.
I love our Military!!! God Bless them every one!
Our medical ship, the one headed to minister to the tsunami victims, I want to see that thing PLASTERED with American flags all over it.
ALL OVER IT.
Makes it all worth it!
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