Paraguay: A Third World Country or a State of Mind?

Abstract

Americans are known for living luxurious lifestyles, higher education, and a value system based on equality. What we fail to identify with are the struggles of people around the globe just to survive - a reality absent in the American mind. As U.S. forces battle in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, American troops continue to take part in humanitarian and peacekeeping work around the world. The goal is to provide medical treatment, health education, and help set the conditions for stability and economic prosperity in poor, rural communities. In 2003, I deployed with the 73rd Field Hospital to Paraguay to participate in a medical humanitarian mission. The experience and lasting impression far exceeded what we offered to the Paraguayan people.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 2008
Accession Number
AD1135912

Entities

People

  • Jennifer Bray

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communities
  • Deployment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Lessons Learned
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Operational Readiness
  • Optical Equipment
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy
  • Training

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.