James Barber
James Barber
constantly feet flying hit land left mortar nice size sleeping supposed
My first day there we got hit with two mortar rounds. They left a nice size crater. They were only 75 feet from where I was supposed to be sleeping, ... Between the gunfire, the helicopters constantly flying over us ... if something is going to land where you're sleeping there's not a whole lot you can do about it.
attack kept knowing last next people safe talk telling time truth
He had told us he was under attack every day, ... People kept telling me he'll be in a safe place because he's a doctor. The truth is there is no safe place over there. It was very nerve-wracking not knowing from one day to the next if it was going to be the last time I was going to talk to him.
biggest fear home less recognize took
That was my biggest fear that I'd come home and he wouldn't recognize me, ... It only took him less than a day to come back to me.
anybody children familiar military partial saw sure
I'm not sure if anybody is real familiar with military ballistics, ... I saw a lot of children that had partial amputations.
guard national physicians
There just aren't enough physicians in the National Guard to do this,
caused military obligated policy treat wrong
A lot of times they may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, ... Military policy is if we caused the injury, we're obligated to treat them.
army matter mind
He had his mind set for what he wanted. And he was going to get it no matter what, ... He went into the Army thinking, 'I'll give it a try.'
behavior gotten himself since
Since he's been on bond, his behavior has indicated he has not gotten himself in trouble,