Taina
February 3rd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila

Taina, a 12-year-old Haitian girl, screams in pain as Sgt. Jesse Hertzog and other medics from the 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, pour a peroxide solution on her wounded arm at a one-doctor clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, Jan. 23. The medics were at the clinic on a "tailgate medicine" mission when Taina was brought in. The young girl had bandages on three of her limbs, and as the medics unwrapped each one, the wounds revealed were more and more severe, culminating in the largest on her left arm. The medics used the peroxide solution to moisten the bandages, which had dried up and adhered to Taina's wounds, and thought that her arm and left leg may have been broken. As they were losing light, all they could do was clean the wound, rewrap it, and ask the doctor at the clinic to get Taina to a hospital as soon as possible.
At least the clothes smell clean
January 30th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila

Sgt. Michael Frink, HHT, 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, washes his blouse for the first time in a week at the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, Jan. 24. Human showers were much harder to come by. Some of the soldiers said they felt that the living conditions in Haiti were more austere than those in Kuwait or Afghanistan.
Make the most of what you’ve got
January 29th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila

Soldiers from the 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, play their version of handball using a found tennis ball at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, January 24, 2010. The Soldiers were on stand-by to offload helicopters that would fly in unexpectedly with supplies like food and water. Shortly after the photo was taken, the Soldiers were informed that they were no longer allowed to play games while waiting.
First Aid
January 22nd, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Jean Gerber, 11, center, grimaces as medic Buddy Davis removes a bandage to check on the boy’s wound at a country club used as a fort operating base for the 82nd Airborne Division in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Relief groups and officials are focused on moving aid flowing into Haiti to survivors of the powerful earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)


