Desert Storm - My Journey as a Combat Medic by Patrick Thibeault

My Journey as a Combat Medic by Patrick Thibeault depicts his real-life journey from Desert Storm to Operation Enduring Freedom as a combat medic.  An insightful and encouraging read, this book celebrates life, as the author gives his life memoir.  Offering a true depiction of life as an army medic, the author highlights the hope and dignity that medical personnel bring on the field, while giving insight into such conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  Growing up, young Patrick is thrown into the deep end so to speak as an Army Combat Medic serving with the 160^th Special Operation Aviation unit deployed to into Desert Storm.  Years, later, his expertise and experience served him well while serving in the Army National Guard unit, in the 76^th infantry during Operation Enduring Freedom.  The author has shared his insight, experience and training that gives hope and encouragement to all military personnel serving in our Armed Forces. 

Raised as an Army brat, author Patrick Thibeault has lived all over the world from Germany to Fort Devens to the States --Massachusetts, Fayetteville and North Carolina.  His father was stationed in Seoul, South Korea during his high school years.  Therefore, he attended and graduated from high school in South Korea in 1989.  Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Army, becoming a paratrooper medic.  Patrick was deployed to Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990.  He was then deployed twice to Ecuador during his time with the Kentucky Army National Guard.  He eventually graduated with a Bachelor' Degree in Nursing in 2003 from Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He has completed his Master's Degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2008.  His awards and decorations include: the Combat Medical Badge, 2nd award from both Desert Storm and Enduring Freedom, The Meritorious Service Medical from Afghanistan and the Air Medal from Desert Storm.  Patrick also has earned the Expert Field Medical Badge, Paratrooper badge and the enlisted crewmember aviation wings.

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