Show What Our Readers Think Thin Thanks Soldier Who Gave Blood Transfusion Editor Telegram Four weeks ago while trying to help push a G GI I trailer semi-trailer bus out of the sand I was in a aery very ery dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- position which resulted in my foot slipping in the sand I tried to throw myself out of the way of the back wheels but only succeeded in falling on my back directly In the path of the wheels Due to the loose sand and the fact the right foot got caught between the dual wheels no bones were ere broken One leg was badly bruised and the other one slightly but the right one will take time to heal heat Im I'm more grateful than words can express those wheels didn't run over my stomach While in the hospital a very peculiar and severe pain hit my left side at times making me all but scream An X-ray X was taken and showed a large blur indicating fluid on the lung A blood clot somehow had reached the lung from the injured leg Jeg Pneumonia set in ln but not too badly A request was made for blood donors for transfusions They called caned on the soldiers at atHill atHill atHill Hill field whose blood is typed on their dog tags and military police from the provost marshals marshal's marshals marshal's marshals marshal's mar mar- in Ogden I dont don't know if others came from other Installations in installations In- In k or not but the re response response response re- re was so quick and generous generous gener gener- ous it brings tears to my eyes every time I think of it One thing about it at Ill I'll have m more more re blood brothers than I can account account account ac ac- ac- ac count for I want to thank each and every everyone one of those generous boys who gave their blood that 1 might live If they go across before I return to the field God bless you and keep you safe and bring you back I know none of you but I feel we kind of belong somehow now Dolores R. R Taylor Staff Car Driver Hill Hili Field |