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Subject = CHRONOLOGY 91                                                   

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = VII CORPS   

Folder Title = SUBORDINATE COMMAND HISTORICAL REPORTS-2D COSCOM-332D MED-127TH MED-128TH MED  1                

Document Number =          3

Box ID = BX000308


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                     11FEB91; Rough Terrain Cargo Handler (RTCH) arrived at
                       TAA Henry and began loading of Milvans/ISO shelters on
                       S&Ps. A total of 22 S&Pg was used in the first lift. A
                       second lift of 14 S&Pg still left showers, latrines
                       ('shitters') and minor items which were later retrieved
                       with 5Ton trucks. Training: Open Fx, Air Evacuation
                       (Huey on site).

                     12FEB91: 128 Forward moved out of TAA Henry to a site in
                       the 'Neutral Zone' designated as MEDCEN WEST (N 28
                       minutes 50.72 seconds, E 45 minutes 36.62 seconds).
                       The living tents of the 403rd CSH were the only other
                       feature at the site on arrival. 'Our' artillery and
                       red flares were easily seen just to the north of our
                       position.

                     13FEB91: Continued to met up living area tents, awaited
                       the RTCII. Two ANC reservists joined the 128th from
                       410th EVAC. (ILT Robinson and ILT Suber)


                     14FEB91; RTCII placed ISO shelters. LSE ordered from the
                       N.ISB to WEDCEN WEST site. 1400 2 S&Ps and I 5Ton truck
                       departed TAA Henry for MEDCEN WEST (see arrival time on
                       the 15th).


                     15FEB91: 128 Main Body arrived after a long, DUSTY!' ride
                       in the back of 5Tong. One 5Ton with 4 officers and 12
                       enlisted soldiers spent the night in the desert as the
                       MPs wouldn't allow our convoy to bypass the bumper to
                       bumper traffic of waiting for a division of tanks to
                       move along MSR Sultan. TEMPER ward assembly began.

                     17FEB91; LSE team received casualties from 'friendly
                       fire' Bradley accident. As we did not know at the time
                       it was 'friendly fire'-we thought the ground war had
                       started. This certainly was a motivational factor in
                       getting the rest of the hospital ready.

                     19FEB91; Refinements to hospital continued. Admitted our
                       first inpatient.

                     20FED91; OR ready. Hospital absorbed LSE.

                     24FEB91: 0-day: Ground     war began.     Bombing/shelling
                       sounds were heard almost non-stop. MEDCEN WEST units
                       consist of 128th CSH, 403rd CSH, 142nd Clearing Co.,
                       343rd Med Co. (Amb), 429th Wed Bn. and 436th Air Amb.
                       Co.


                     25FEB91: Began receiving war casualties. (see patient
                       lo8. Chapter 2).

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