Monthly Archives: February 2011

One of the special benefits to the patients VWAM serves on these medical teams are free medications. This is for people so poor they cannot afford medicine. One of the responsibilities taken on by team members, who are already paying … Continue reading →

The Vietnamese may have a “Hero of the Revolution,” but VWAM has its “Hero of the Medical Team” – Dr. Bill Jenkins (ME). Dr. Bill is an Army Vietnam vet, and made this trip possible when he answered the call … Continue reading →

What do you have when a Vietnam vet never talks about his experiences during the war, and dies taking his memories to the grave? What you get is a curious young man looking for answers. Meet active duty Army Major … Continue reading →

You have to have health professionals to have a humanitarian medical mission team, but without security and patient mover volunteers, it doesn’t work. Meet Vets With A Mission’s version of Vietnam’s Public Security Forces but with a gentler, kinder demeanor: … Continue reading →

Well, yesterday’s Blog post is out there somewhere in Internet space. When the publish button was clicked after 45 minutes of writing and inserting photo’s, the Internet connection at the hotel decided to “disconnect” and it happened at precisely the … Continue reading →

Today was amazing! One of the smallest teams in years, in terms of numbers that is, has one of the biggest hearts. Nearly 250 patients were seen on this last day here. It’s a testimony to the dedication and commitment … Continue reading →

The Triage component of the team is where the patients are examined and “worked-up for the Doctors” before moving on. On Monday they prepped 149 patients; Tuesday 171 and yesterday (Wednesday) nearly 190 (189 exactly). That’s a remarkable number for … Continue reading →

Over 150 patients, mostly ethnic minority people (Montagnards), were seen today. A great day for this smaller than usual medical team. Unfortunately, there aren’t any photo’s today because the scan disk won’t upload the pics . Tomorrow a different approach … Continue reading →

It’s 4:30 a.m. and some of us can’t sleep another wink. We’re ready to get started! The team arrived late yesterday but not without some good laughs and a little frustration. It seems several of the team decided to take … Continue reading →

Dr. Bill Jenkins, an Army Vietnam vet, nearly missed the flight to Vietnam. Dr. Bill’s day began at 5:00 a.m. and after a 4 hour bus ride to Boston, he sat at Logan International Airport for another 3 hours before … Continue reading →