Good News

Good news as reported by the mainstream media:

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and now for some good news they won't print:

A routine patrol by a group of Marines changed into a mission to save a sick baby in Iraq. The main players were Navy Medic Chris Walsh and the 1st Battalion 25th Marines. While patrolling the streets of Fallujah the Marines were faced by an enemy attack that commenced with an IED explosion adjacent to Walsh's vehicle. As the battalion set to chase the trigger man a woman came from one of the houses calling to them that her baby was sick. The Medic looked at the baby and realized immediately that the child required care.

The two month old child suffered from a rare intestinal abnormality, and as the threat of another attack loomed, Walsh made a quick decision.

The mission changed from the trigger man to the baby girl. For the next three months Walsh and the team made house calls under the cloak of darkness, taking photographs, consulting experts, and attempting to obtain papers to allow her to leave the country for medical care.

Staff Sargeant Ed Ewing said about the visits, "We showed up at all different times of the night. They never knew when we were coming. We did that purposely to protect us and protect their family."

After a couple months passed one of their vehicles was struck by an IED. Three men died, the third being Navy Medic Walsh. For those who survived, saving the child became a eulogy to their fallen comrades.

Eventually, the child was granted permission to leave Iraq, and received care in Boston. The child is now stable, and adjusting to her new life.

The mother of the Medic, Maureen Walsh, received a letter from one of the Marines involved, explaining her son's involvement in the saving of the child's life. She has since met the child, saying that "It made me feel like Chris was there. He wanted something like this. He wanted to make a difference in somebody's life."

Also, feel free to read my post entitled "The Sound of Thunder" on A Right Angle in a Left Turn World.