Author: Chiara Sambuchi camera: Uli Sontag sound: Dejan Kucan cut: Katrin Ewald
TC: 00.00 – 00.15 injured American soldiers arrive out of Iraq here every day. Here in Rhineland-Palatinate, in country chair, the largest military hospital outside of the USA. We may turn permanently accompanies unhindered, to be sure of a press officer. The infirmary reflects soldier-fates in Iraq. TC: 00.16. 00.38 O-sound major Sones: military chaplain some soldiers parts of its body lost. Eyes, hands, feet. Now you must fight with anxieties. How will its families
receive it? How find they and retain a job? Some fear around its military course.
The soldier hope give - that is the job of major Sones, chaplain of the US-army. In the hospital, it welcomes personally all new patients and tries to contribute comfort. No easy task. Many soldiers are traumatizes.
Marcos Ferando is corporal. 27 years old.
It survived the launching of the Chinook- carrier helicopter beginning of November in Iraq, 16 of its comrades not. The soldiers were on the way to the airport Baghdad, front vacation for two weeks when a tank fist encountered the helicopter. Corporal Ferando has heal no dangerous injuries, the wounds – the memories of the minutes of the fall not.
TC: 01.19.- 01st 46 my best friend sat to the left of me in the helicopter and I today only on that can remember me, rescue wanted that I it and the only what I carried, its leg was.
I thought, I carry the entire body, but it was only its leg.
Over 7700 soldiers became since the start of the Iraq war after country chair from fly. Daily 30 to 50 new patients come. Since the end of the head battle actions, since the first May, come more and more.
TC: 02.01 – 02.18 O-sound Dr. Ronald Place boss-surgeon president bush said that the most important battle actions would be concluded on the 1 May. To be around honest: probably ours were exerting the months of May, June, July months. More patients, more injured, simply more work.
With most modern technology, the physicians try to heal the wounds of the soldiers. “Caring for heroes“, "itself around heros worry" they name that. With its memories, the soldiers remain alone back.
TC: 02.27 – 02.48 O-sound Marcos Ferando: it is simply terribly if you see your comrades, who were killed either or are shortly before that, to die. Everywhere fire around you around. That is an experience that one can forget in the life no longer.
They are the heros of America who pull for the freedom of Iraq into the war and use its life. So it represents the American government officially. Before its use was said would be welcomed also, it as a deliverer of a suppressed people to them.
TC: 03.02 – 03.12 O-sound david Tennent: soldier in Iraq I can incorporate no one with determination. I converse a moment with someone and he could my friend be and in the next moment, he revolves over and tries to kill someone other.
Pathetic its use is justified. Thousands kilometer of the homeland removed they should defend its country against the terrorism.
They always yet like to believe to be pulled in the battle against the terrorism for a just thing into the war. At whose fast end each believes to be sure no longer.
TC: 03.31 – 03.43 O-sound Marcos Ferando soldier in Iraq it a continuous war will be said has like George bush. This war against the terrorism cannot be concluded at a place, for there is terrorism everywhere
Always new victims come out of a war, that nominally already was won. The stay in the hospital is would be for many also the end of the illusion, it invulnerable.
TC: 03.53 – 04.14 O-sound Dr. Ronald Place:
Many of them have fears of the future. Do I function yet in the company? Do I get a job? I have yet the capacities for a job after the time in the army, that Air Force is missing me or the navies, now where an arm, an eye or a leg.
In heavy injuries, the US-army invites member after country chair.
Also Demra Ashmore came to Germany when its man was delivered into the infirmary. Its state of health is critical, therefore we may not speak with it.
The families life of the Ashmores got tears when major William Ashmore became distorted.
O-sound: Demra Ashmore woman of a soldier:
A garnet hit no half meter next to it. Its entire right body side has combustions and Schrapnelwunden.
Meanwhile major Ashmore was able to see its children, goes it it a little better. In all joy, his wife is schicksalsergeben:
O-sound Demra Ashmore:
If it again better goes it, if it can run again, they will send it probably back into Iraq
Would between ask: how they feel at the same time?
I do not want that it goes, but knows I that it must go
He who can fight again, is sent back into Iraq if its unit is stationed yet there. Marcos Ferando has good fortune. It will meet again its family.
O-sound Marcos Ferando: soldier in Iraq
They know, am that I for it there, for I love my wife and my child over all. If I were not here in order to serve my country and to worry therewith for a roof over the head and the meal on the table of my family home, would not understand it, what I have to seek here over there.
Can question: one win this war?
No -nein-----ich does not know
They used its life for a war, that nominally already was concluded. Now it demands daily new victims.
TC: 00.00 – 00.15 injured American soldiers arrive out of Iraq here every day. Here in Rhineland-Palatinate, in country chair, the largest military hospital outside of the USA. We may turn permanently accompanies unhindered, to be sure of a press officer. The infirmary reflects soldier-fates in Iraq. TC: 00.16. 00.38 O-sound major Sones: military chaplain some soldiers parts of its body lost. Eyes, hands, feet. Now you must fight with anxieties. How will its families
receive it? How find they and retain a job? Some fear around its military course.
The soldier hope give - that is the job of major Sones, chaplain of the US-army. In the hospital, it welcomes personally all new patients and tries to contribute comfort. No easy task. Many soldiers are traumatizes.
Marcos Ferando is corporal. 27 years old.
It survived the launching of the Chinook- carrier helicopter beginning of November in Iraq, 16 of its comrades not. The soldiers were on the way to the airport Baghdad, front vacation for two weeks when a tank fist encountered the helicopter. Corporal Ferando has heal no dangerous injuries, the wounds – the memories of the minutes of the fall not.
TC: 01.19.- 01st 46 my best friend sat to the left of me in the helicopter and I today only on that can remember me, rescue wanted that I it and the only what I carried, its leg was.
I thought, I carry the entire body, but it was only its leg.
Over 7700 soldiers became since the start of the Iraq war after country chair from fly. Daily 30 to 50 new patients come. Since the end of the head battle actions, since the first May, come more and more.
TC: 02.01 – 02.18 O-sound Dr. Ronald Place boss-surgeon president bush said that the most important battle actions would be concluded on the 1 May. To be around honest: probably ours were exerting the months of May, June, July months. More patients, more injured, simply more work.
With most modern technology, the physicians try to heal the wounds of the soldiers. “Caring for heroes“, "itself around heros worry" they name that. With its memories, the soldiers remain alone back.
TC: 02.27 – 02.48 O-sound Marcos Ferando: it is simply terribly if you see your comrades, who were killed either or are shortly before that, to die. Everywhere fire around you around. That is an experience that one can forget in the life no longer.
They are the heros of America who pull for the freedom of Iraq into the war and use its life. So it represents the American government officially. Before its use was said would be welcomed also, it as a deliverer of a suppressed people to them.
TC: 03.02 – 03.12 O-sound david Tennent: soldier in Iraq I can incorporate no one with determination. I converse a moment with someone and he could my friend be and in the next moment, he revolves over and tries to kill someone other.
Pathetic its use is justified. Thousands kilometer of the homeland removed they should defend its country against the terrorism.
They always yet like to believe to be pulled in the battle against the terrorism for a just thing into the war. At whose fast end each believes to be sure no longer.
TC: 03.31 – 03.43 O-sound Marcos Ferando soldier in Iraq it a continuous war will be said has like George bush. This war against the terrorism cannot be concluded at a place, for there is terrorism everywhere
Always new victims come out of a war, that nominally already was won. The stay in the hospital is would be for many also the end of the illusion, it invulnerable.
TC: 03.53 – 04.14 O-sound Dr. Ronald Place:
Many of them have fears of the future. Do I function yet in the company? Do I get a job? I have yet the capacities for a job after the time in the army, that Air Force is missing me or the navies, now where an arm, an eye or a leg.
In heavy injuries, the US-army invites member after country chair.
Also Demra Ashmore came to Germany when its man was delivered into the infirmary. Its state of health is critical, therefore we may not speak with it.
The families life of the Ashmores got tears when major William Ashmore became distorted.
O-sound: Demra Ashmore woman of a soldier:
A garnet hit no half meter next to it. Its entire right body side has combustions and Schrapnelwunden.
Meanwhile major Ashmore was able to see its children, goes it it a little better. In all joy, his wife is schicksalsergeben:
O-sound Demra Ashmore:
If it again better goes it, if it can run again, they will send it probably back into Iraq
Would between ask: how they feel at the same time?
I do not want that it goes, but knows I that it must go
He who can fight again, is sent back into Iraq if its unit is stationed yet there. Marcos Ferando has good fortune. It will meet again its family.
O-sound Marcos Ferando: soldier in Iraq
They know, am that I for it there, for I love my wife and my child over all. If I were not here in order to serve my country and to worry therewith for a roof over the head and the meal on the table of my family home, would not understand it, what I have to seek here over there.
Can question: one win this war?
No -nein-----ich does not know
They used its life for a war, that nominally already was concluded. Now it demands daily new victims.