Jon Carry, Halp Us
Remember when this picture was all the rage?
To say that Minnesota State Rep. Laura Brod, (R-New Prague), thought that John Kerry’s ‘joke’ was foolish is understatement. That’s because she had some ‘inside information’ on just how smart our soldiers are. It turns out that her brother, who is currently serving in Iraq, is a very smart man. Rep. Brod’s brother was “recently been activated for his second deployment to Iraq.” Rep. Brod’s brother is Capt. Todd Morris. Capt. Morris is an M.D. and has a PhD. Here’s some additional information that Rep. Brod forwarded to me about Capt. Morris:
In his civilian life he is the Medical Director and a General Surgeon at Regions Hospital Breast Cancer Health Center.
He is also a associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Minnesota and is published in a number of medical journals.
After reading these impressive credentials, I decided to do a little digging into Dr. Morris. What I found just adds to Dr. Morris’ impressive list of credentials. Here’s what I found:
Todd Morris, MD
Medical Director, Regions Hospital Breast Health CenterEducation: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 1987
Advanced Medical Training: Internship: University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN 1987-1988
Residency: University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics, 1988-1995Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, 1996
Professional Activities: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School; Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; Minnesota Medical Association; Ramsey Medical Society; Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
If I were sarcastic, I’d say something like “if not for the military, who knows what type of dead end job Capt. Morris might be stuck in”? Anyone who knows me knows that that isn’t my style so let’s move on.
The truth is that Capt. Morris is ‘typical’ of the type of person serving in today’s military. I’m sure that doesn’t fit the image that some people have about our military but I’d bet that stories similar to Capt. Morris aren’t difficult to find. It’s time that we started paying attention to the types of skills our military needs to competently do the job.
I’d like to thank Rep. Brod for giving us the opportunity to see just how highly qualified our military personnel are. Before anyone thinks that military medical personnel have it easier than soldiers, let’s remember that many of the medical personnel are positioned on or near the front lines. It’s worth remembering that that’s why such a high rate of casualties don’t turn into fatalities.
Technorati Tags: Military, Medical Research, Regions Hospital, Breast Cancer, John Kerry, University of Minnesota, Iraq
Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog
September 13th, 2007 at 12:49 am
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September 17th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
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