European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 a Blackhawk helicopter from 4th 421st medical 7th medical touches Down at the Airfield at bad 421st Blackhawk deliver Deposit to blood Bank by Chris Estes staff writer Germany it could happen at any a helicopter could a school bus could go off the blood is no int an meeting the demand is the Job of us Reurs blood Bank the 655th medical based in it stores blood in components platelets and red blood blood donors Are out of by the time the blood is driven Back to the blood Bank its too old to be broken Down into the necessary Compo six Haurold blood has degenerated the plasma cant be used for if the blood is put on ice the platelets clump in the blood and wont the 3rd Lith army Cav gave blood at Mcpheeters Barracks in bad since bad Hersfeldt is too far from the blood Bank for the blood to be getting the blood to the Bank fell on the shoulders of the 421st medical co and its Blackhawk the Crew flew from Darmstadt to bad picked up the blood and flew it to the one hour flight saved a four hour Road trip for the 300 units of arriving at the blood was spun in the Centrifuge to begin separating the and then spun once again to Complete the we have a constant demand for said capt Mike a blood Bank he said the blood Bank tries to keep 500 Frozen plasma units on Frozen plasma is Good for one he Only 20 units of platelets Are kept on hand at one time because they can be stored for Only five Stanton photos by Dave Didio at bad Hersfeldt medics Donald Owens left and pfc 2 Paul Binder hand Cartons of blood to 5 Sidney staff Michael Delacruz carries a