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Farewell Ceremony

Apr-26-2009 » Filed Under: 5/2 SBCT

The News Tribune describes how Good Samaritan hospital came together to bid farewell to soldiers from 8-1 CAV, 5/2 SBCT as they prepare to deploy.

The soldiers of 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment were preparing for a deployment to Iraq, where they were to help rebuild the country. Squadron leaders contacted Good Samaritan and asked for help.

“We approached them and said, ‘We want to learn how to run a hospital on a daily basis,’” recalled Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Willing. “They were all for it. I teamed up with the maintenance crew. Others shadowed guys in the ER.”

His squadron was linked with Puyallup through Community Connections, a nine-year-old program that twins a Fort Lewis unit with one of the surrounding communities. And even though the 5th brigade has since been redirected to Afghanistan – it will deploy early this summer – Willing stressed the importance of the experience.


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