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Thursday, November 16, 2006
A Comforting Embrace
I received this photo a few days ago from a friend of mine. Her husband is currently in Iraq for his 3rd or 4th time. I found it to be very powerful and had to share it. My sister also has it posted on her site.
The caption under the photo reads as follows:
"Air Force Chief Master Sgt John Gebhardt, of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group at Balad, Iraq, cradles a young girl as they both sleep in the hospital. The girl’s entire family was executed by insurgents; the killers shot her in the head as well. The girl received treatment at the U.S. military hospital in Balad, but cries and moans often. According to nurses at the facility, Gebhardt is the only one who can calm down the girl, so he has spent the last several nights holding her while they both sleep in a chair."
The caption under the photo reads as follows:
"Air Force Chief Master Sgt John Gebhardt, of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group at Balad, Iraq, cradles a young girl as they both sleep in the hospital. The girl’s entire family was executed by insurgents; the killers shot her in the head as well. The girl received treatment at the U.S. military hospital in Balad, but cries and moans often. According to nurses at the facility, Gebhardt is the only one who can calm down the girl, so he has spent the last several nights holding her while they both sleep in a chair."
1 Comments:
I love that picture and story. I saw it earlier this week on your sisters blog. It shows what our soldiers are really about and not what the media portrays them as. We need to see more things like this.
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