10th Mountain medic treats Afghan boy

Written by U.S. Army Photos by Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Thursday, 09 July 2009 13:16

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Arturo Islas treats an Afghan boy’s injured finger during a patrol in the Khas Kunar district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, July 7. Islas, a Los Angeles native, is a combat medic attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based out of Fort Drum, N.Y. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – An Afghan boy shows his injured finger to U.S. Army Sgt. Arturo Islas, who disinfects and bandages it, during a patrol in the Khas Kunar district of Afghanistan’s Kunar province, July 7. Islas, a Los Angeles native, is a combat medic attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based out of Fort Drum, N.Y. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Arturo Islas bandages an Afghan boy’s injured finger during a patrol in the Khas Kunar district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, July 7. U.S. Soldiers on patrol often stop to treat sick and wounded Afghans, whose injuries can range from a sore throat to a broken limb.
Islas, a Los Angeles native, is a combat medic attached to Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based out of Fort Drum, N.Y. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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