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This is a remarkable story of a man who lost a Marine son and wants to serve as a Navy doc because "they look after the Marines". Please take a minute and Read the local newspaper story . Apparently, when you are a Gold Star parent and your age waiver has the blessing of the Commander in Chief, things are a little less bureaucratic.

From the article: Krissoff, who has a series of military classes to complete before he can serve on active duty, may work in a Forward Resuscitative Surgical System or FRSS, according to Navy Bureau of Medicine spokesman Guy Schein.

"Dr. Krissoff is coming in as a reserve officer on a Navy medical tour, and I understand he will be deploying in Iraq sometime next year," Schein says.

Richard Kyle, a spokesman for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, says the type of injuries that Krissoff will likely see are mostly from bomb blasts and gunshots requiring quick stabilization of patients. Although drastically different from ski and sports injuries, the wounds he will tend to are well-suited to the orthopedic profession.

Krissoff, who worked as an emergency room doctor early in his career, says he's confident he will be able to deal with what comes across his operating table.

May God bless him.