The soldiers gave aid to about 5,000 people in 10 days.
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| Idaho Army Guard Staff Sgt. Robert Smith |
Fifteen members of the Idaho Army National Guard’s Medical Detachment
spent 10 days in Cambodia in late May on a medical mission sponsored by
the U.S. Army Pacific and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
The 15 Idaho soldiers, working in often-austere conditions alongside interpreters who also had medical expertise, were able to provide medical, dental and vision care to Cambodian civilians, said Guard spokesman Tim Marsano.
Major Heidi Munro, a Boise physician’s assistant who was deployed with the Idaho Guard to Iraq in 2004, said that besides the humanitarian work, the Idaho soldiers also taught combat lifesaving skills to members of the Cambodian military.
Munro said that she worked with civilians on similar missions during her deployment in Iraq.
“People think the National Guard only trains to go to war, but we do more than that,” she said.
Anna Webb: 377-6431
IdahoStatesman.com
The 15 Idaho soldiers, working in often-austere conditions alongside interpreters who also had medical expertise, were able to provide medical, dental and vision care to Cambodian civilians, said Guard spokesman Tim Marsano.
Major Heidi Munro, a Boise physician’s assistant who was deployed with the Idaho Guard to Iraq in 2004, said that besides the humanitarian work, the Idaho soldiers also taught combat lifesaving skills to members of the Cambodian military.
Munro said that she worked with civilians on similar missions during her deployment in Iraq.
“People think the National Guard only trains to go to war, but we do more than that,” she said.
Anna Webb: 377-6431
IdahoStatesman.com
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