Pirate's Cove

Thanks to some of our great soldiers serving in Iraq

A young boy from Hollendia underwent a final surgery to correct a severe colon condition at Al Sadr Hospital in An Najaf Oct. 9. The boy, Ahaip, had already undergone two surgeries to reintroduce his colon into his body.

For Ahaip, this final surgery marked the end of a long road to recovery, made possible by U.S. soldiers.

Ahaip was born with an obstructed bowel at birth, which required emergency surgery. The surgery left Ahaip’s intestines outside his body until he was discovered by Soldiers from the 97th Civil Affairs Battalion, a Reserve unit from Fort Bragg, N.C., and the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, during a village assessment in May.

Since May, the 3-1 Cav. Regt. has been working with the boy’s family to enable him to live a normal life. Using Army contacts, they were able to coordinate with a surgeon at Al Sadr hospital in An Najaf to get Ahaip the medical treatment he desperately needed.

“This last surgery lasted about two hours and it was a complete success,” said 1st Lt. Chris Sweitzer from Maryville, Tenn., 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, a Reserve unit from Knoxville, Tn. “The boy is recovering and should be ready to return home in about a week.”

The week prior to the surgery, 3-1 Cav. Regt. coordinated air travel to get the child and his father from Hollendia in time for the surgery.

Yet we will never hear about a story like this in the liberal media, and certainly not in the liberal blogosphere or from liberal representatives. They are more concerned with making sure we cannot “wiretap” foreign terrorists and giving government mandated health insurance to those who can afford it. Oh, and don’t forget taking the side of America’s enemies.