Beyond the Horizon

Lt. Col. Darrell Carlton (right), briefs a group of Salvadoran delegates and Col. Daniel S. Berliner (center), Army South command surgeon, on the mission of the MEDRETE at the Santa Gertrudis Hospital in San Vicente Aug. 26.

U.S. Army South mission brings light to seeing-impaired

SAN VICENTE, El Salvador – (September 8, 2011) During the early morning hours of Aug. 26, 92-year-old Maria Josefa Aguillon Hernandez made her way to the hospital as the sun rose for millions of other people, but not her. ... Full story

Sgt. John A. Berlanga, a medic with the 228th Combat Support Hospital in San Antonio, checks the pulse of an elderly woman at the medical readiness training exercise site June 7 in Laguneta, Dominican Republic.

Army Soldiers, doctors treat more than 25,000 Dominican residents

Watching your infant child’s mild cough slowly turn into a forceful hack, and later a full-on struggle to breathe can be terrifying. Living in the countryside with no transportation and no medical clinics within your immediate area can surely turn that slight cough into a struggle for life. ... Full story

SPC. Lane Davis, an engineer with the 624th Engineer Battalion in Price, Utah, drills a board during the construction of a new medical clinic June 7 in Boruco, Dominican Republic.

Army engineers build clinics, receive training in the Dominican Republic

For the past three months, the residents of the Valverde Province of the Dominican Republic awoke to the sounds of heavy construction equipment and the banging of hammers. Normally known for its quiet streets in the countryside, the area is now buzzing with activity and the residents would not have it any other way. ... Full story

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