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Dec 14th - Delivered 354 books, Lackland Air Force

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About my visit: "I was honored to be invited to the 59th Medical Wing Deployers' Picnic to thank all those Airmen (men and wowen) leaving for Iraq right after the Holidays. 

They were all so young - most everyone was under 35 years old, with their entire life before them, yet they had committed to go into harm's way to save the injured and dying. They were about to see the worst of war's nightmare in a very dangerous place and some were returning for a second tour. Each hero received a signed copy of my book and then the majority of copies went to wounded veterans in the hospital facility. 

I felt incredibly proud to be an American who was being protected by such a wonderful, dedicated team. Skin color, religious beliefs, and regional background was clearly secondary to the greater cause of service to the United States." Bob Harvey

Wilford Hall Medical Center, located at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX is the Air Force's largest medical facility. 

A national resource, providing complete medical care to military healthcare beneficiaries in the south central United States as well as specialized care to patients referred from all over the world. Wilford Hall's patient care mission includes more than 16,000 inpatient admissions per year, and more than 700,000 clinic visits. 

Wilford Hall and Brooke Army Medical Centers support of San Antonio's emergency medicine structure is unique in the nation. The Medical Centers participate fully in the trauma and emergency medicine care of the San Antonio and south Texas civilian communities. Since the two military medical centers receive almost 60 percent of the city's penetrating trauma injuries these facilities provide excellent training for wartime situations. 

Mission: Providing global medical readiness capability supporting Air Expeditionary Forces and in-garrison comprehensive healthcare in a world-class academic environment.

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