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LT Brenton C. Hill
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Afghanistan
LT Brenton C. Hill
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Sailor's Title: Batallion Surgeon
APO/FPO: FPO AP (Note 1*)
Added here: 06 August 2005
End date: 01 Oct 2005 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 10, Females: 0 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: Hawaii (Note 6*)
Removed at the contact's request. See his comments below. --Support Team

31 Oct 2005:
Dear America,
    As many of you who have been following my deployment you have seen my world go from 'rose tinted' to 'jade'.
    Those of you with prior military experience you probably thought I was foolish to 'volunteer' my skills to improve my world. Keep laughing. They have moved me out of Abad and sent me to Torkham. I think that there are only 14 military personnel that actually improve their surroundings. Since I am one of them, they have moved me somewhere else hoping that I will improve this place as well. It's frustrating to make a place that you can call home and then get moved to a new location.
    Thank you so much for all the support, but since I am no longer in Abad then I don't need you to send me any care packages.
    Again thank you so much for all the care and support. And don't stop praying for all the boys out here.

Sincerely,
Dr. Hill

01 Oct 2005
Dear Friends,
    As we were promised a few months ago - we have been given a new BAS (Batallion Aid Station) in one of the new buildings. The Skipper told us we had to move in by that evening. (We are the same rank so I could have told him to stuff it, but I thought that we should give it the old 'college try' first.) We had to 'borrow' the lumber from the Army and what looks like 2x4's are actually 2x6's cut in half lengthwise. I have to say that after all the hard work - our new BAS is a thing of beauty. I have attached before and after pictures just to have an idea of how much stuff we had to cram on those shelves.


Before


After

    Time continues to roll on. And people continue to get injured. There was a rabid dog who attacked a village down the river. There were 14 people bitten before the dog was killed. One boy had an open nasal fracture and was sent to the Army surgical team 20 minutes down the road - but never made it to the destination (Went somewhere else instead). There was an unexploded shell in a village up the river and
4 local men were injured. The worst of them had to have his left leg amputated mid thigh. The others were more fortunate, but it's still one of those things that don't have to happen. And finally there was another attack at a nearby base and we lost another Marine. After seeing the price of freedom I think that I'll take more responsibility about my freedoms back home.
    Thank you for your packages, prayers and support - not
necessarily in that order. My men and I are grateful.

I love you America,

Dr. Hill

19 Sep 2005
Dear AnySoldier,
    I cannot believe that someone actually sent me a cordless tool set - it wasn't even the cheapest one out there (Thanks Jeffery - I'm writing a letter.) I am touched that someone would actually do that to help a total stranger. I am grateful and humbled at the same time.
    The Afganistan elections are going to happen on the 18th of Sept. Pray that we are not visited with the tragedies that befell Iraq during their elections. There was an electorial candidate who was a couple of providences to the west and there was an assassination attempt. She took three bullets in her leg, but she will be all right. Makes you appreciate our freedoms even more.
    Thank you America for your care and support.
    Love for my Land,

    Dr. Brent Hill


02 Sep 2005

Dear America,
Thank you for the items that you have sent. Many items were not even asked for and just sent to support the soldiers. We are grateful, (I have passed out many items to my Corpsmen - socks, t-shirts, candy etc.) I addition to all the packages I also want to say thank you for the letters expressing you love and support.

I have recently been made aware how the local nationals suffered here last winter. Some of our soldiers have asked church groups and communities to send old blankets and old winter clothes. Especially children sizes! If you mark the packages c/o Warming Hearts I will see that they get to those who can distribute those items. You will be surprised how little the postage costs for military packages.

Go ransack your closets and send your old coats and old shoes/boots. If we don't win the hearts of these people then our children and grandchildren will have to come back to try and do what we failed to do. Keep us in your prayers.
Dr. Hill

22 Aug 2005
Dear AnySoldier,
I asked for Underarmor shirts and I didn't specify a size. Actually I need a range of sizes. I feel so guilty when I have to cut off an Underarmor t-shirt when we expose our casualties. Even if the soldier only has a bullet in his leg we still need to expose everthing to make sure we didn't miss anything. If I get a variety of sizes then I can give the soldier a new one in the size that I cut off. Any extra that
I have at the end of this deployment I will pass on to the Medical Officer taking my place.
Thanks,
Dr. Hill

21 Aug 2005
Dear AnySoldier,
     If you have been following the news you know that we lost our first Marine this week in combat. He suffered a surgically non-correctable injury and died while still in the field. Please don't stop praying for us – the platoon was under fire and pinned down for about an hour and the Marines only had that one casualty. The ANA (Afgan National Army) fighting side by side with our boys had one killed and four others wounded. I heard one Marine saying how he tripped running for cover and then he saw the tracers bounce off the rock that he was running for just after he fell. Pray also that we get an early winter – the enemy don't like fighting in the winter since it is too easy to track their position in the snow.
     Thank you for the Leatherman's tool. I have already taken the hardware of my dresser door and put it on our exterior door so the wind can't blow open our door. It is strange here that the dirt has so much formica in it that it sparkles when it's airbourn, nice to look at, but still tastes like dirt.

     Thanks again,

     Dr. Brenton C. Hill

06 Aug 2005
Greetings,
My name is LT. Hill. I am the medical officer for 2nd Bn 3rd Marines stationed here in Asad Abad, Afganistan. I am a construction worker who ended up going to medical school, so I have 2 sets of skills. One set I hope that I never have to use (again) and the other set that I try and use all the time. I try and live by the motto - Improve your world. That doesn't necessarily mean going into a war zone and protecting the American way of life. You can accomplish this by picking up that litter you step over in your way to work, or helping the little old lady down the street mow her yard. The big things will take care of themselves, but the little things will help us come together as a Nation.


l to r: Myself, Chief, and our Interpretor

[In the photo above] I am the one with the flak jacket and groin protecter. The terp in the background giving the thumbs up was injured in a ambush 2 wks later and recieved 2nd and 3rd degree facial burns to his face and hands.
    Which brings me to my request. I have a hard time asking for things,(but in this case I don't mind since I intend to use them to help my Marines). But I left home without a Leatherman's tool. I was also seriously considering bringing my Black and Decker cordless tool set, but just didn't have the room. I would like to use these tools to improve our living conditions. Little things like using the Leatherman's Tool to fix the toilet lever so that it flushes, or rigging a counter weight so that the chow hall doors close by themselves and keep the flies out.
    On a personal note I didn't buy any green Underarmor shirts because they were not "Approved", but when I got into country I realized that everyone (else) is wearing them. Anything else that is sent to me and is extra I will leave in the MWR room (Morals Welfare and Recreation) for the other Marines.
    Thank you America for your prayers. I honestly believe that they are working.


Power of prayer...all lived!

I took care of some of my boys that were pulled from a HumVee that no one should have survived, but miraculously, EVERYONE lived. Keep us in your hearts and prayers.

Sincerely,
Dr. Brenton Hill
LT/MC/USNR

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