Face of Defense: Teen Medic Thrives on Aiding Others

By Army Sgt. James Waltz
Special to American Forces Press Service

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq, July 24, 2009 – Army Spc. Amanda Cleveland is a self-described simple girl who is \”not into drama.\” But it\’s tough for an Army medic to avoid dramatic situations, especially during a deployment to Iraq.

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Army Spc. Amanda Cleveland, a medic for the 28th Combat Aviation Brigade, describes the importance of pressure in stopping blood loss during first-aid training at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq. Cleveland has trained nearly 1,000 soldiers in Task Force Keystone leading up to and during a nine-month deployment to Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Waltz

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Cleveland\’s comrades say it is her ability to consistently help people — not the drama — that drives the Williamsport, Pa., native to excel at her job.
Cleveland graduated from high school in 2007 at 17 and immediately took on basic combat training and combat medical school. 

\”I really wanted to go into the medical field and wasn\’t sure how I was going to do it,\” she said. \”A recruiter was able to get me into the health care field and give me a $20,000 bonus on top of it.\”
Cleveland was 18 when her six months of rigorous medical training began. She admits being a bit nervous. \”It was the longest time I had ever been away from my family,\” she said. \”I don\’t know if I could have graduated if it had not been for a few older friends I had made who shared their previous experiences with me.\” 

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Gloucester City History: 1941 San Alfonso Retreat House

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DID THOMAS JEFFERSON HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL?

IT HAS BEEN said the greatest volume of sheer brainpower in one place occurred when\"Thomas-jefferson-big\" Jefferson dined alone…

HOW DID JEFFERSON KNOW?????? Especially read the last quote from 1802. 

  • When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe . ..Thomas Jefferson

  • The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not…Thomas Jefferson 

  • It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. ..Thomas Jefferson
  • I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense oftaking care of them…Thomas Jefferson
  • My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government…Thomas Jefferson
  • No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms… Thomas Jefferson
  • The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. ..Thomas Jefferson
  • The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants…Thomas Jefferson
  • To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical…Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: \’I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered..\’

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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826)[2] was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806).

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Studying the Delaware Bay

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