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PHOTOS: Garyowen's 'Miracle' Helps Burned Boy

By Maj. Brian Carlin

1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div.

RISHIDIA, Iraq- During a reconnaissance patrol, a local mother presents her burned child to Dayton, Ohio native, Pfc. Josh Miracle (right), medic for Troop C, 1st "Garyowen" Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to treat. The mounted patrol noticed the boy being carried by his mother and dismounted their vehicles to assist the child.

RISHIDIA, Iraq- The patrol medic, Pfc. Josh Miracle, from Dayton, Ohio, waits for the interpreter to better communicate proper treatment for the burned boy during a patrol conducted by Troop C, 1st "Garyowen" Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

RISHIDIA, Iraq- Pfc. Josh Miracle (right), the patrol medic, from Dayton, Ohio, listens as the mother explains that the boy was burned when he fell on the family's gas burner. The burned child was discovered during a patrol conducted by Troop C, 1st "Garyowen" Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

RISHIDIA, Iraq- After inspecting a burned child, Dayton, Ohio native, Pfc. Josh Miracle, provided medical supplies and discussed the child's care, while arranging for a follow-up visit by the squadron physician assistant the following day. The boy was discovered during a patrol conducted by Troop C, 1st "Garyowen" Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

RISHIDIA, Iraq- Cpt. Derek Drouin, from Nashua, N.H., commander of Troop C, 1st "Garyowen" Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, promises the mother of a burned boy that he will return with the unit physician as soon as possible to give the burned boy additional treatment. The medic on patrol with the unit provided the mother with medical supplies to help the wound in the meantime. The boy's brothers and friends cheered the patrol with thanks as the patrol drove away.