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DEL.ICIO.USLow on ordnance, high in spirits
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Photos by Jeremy RedmonCmdr. Roxanne Tweedy
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait — They may not be afraid of insurgents’ gunshots and exploding bombs. But some wounded soldiers sure are scared of needles.
They faint at the sight of needles at the U.S. Emergency Medical Facility Dallas at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Others pass out when pricked.
Navy Commander Roxanne Tweedy knows the soldiers are on edge, so she jokes around with them.
For example, the nurse hung an eye-magnet of a photo in front of the patients’ beds. The picture shows a rifle-wielding soldier tied to the wing of a jet plane. The caption says: “military cutbacks.”
Then there is the Tweety Bird cartoon decal stuck on her left index finger. She threatens to flip patients the bird if they don’t behave.
“Military cutbacks”
“They are scared enough to begin with,” said Tweedy, of Tallahassee, Fla. “They would rather be in Iraq.”
Tweedy said she is simply trying to bring a “little sunshine” into their wounded lives.
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By cindy
September 23, 2005 06:46 AM | Link to this
Dear Tweedy, Thank you for all you do for these guys. I know their families deeply appreciate your dedication. Congratulations on a job well done!!!!