European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Conditions but its disheartening to see so much malnutrition Lack of Hygiene housing and adequate Vater  life expectancy in Mauritania is about 45 years and he nation s infant mortality rate is one of the worlds highest. In recent years droughts have forced thousands of nomads from the desert and the cities ire having trouble coping with the influx. Quot much of the disease that we saw would be preventable if they had proper Hygiene and sanitation a a Laid capt. Phil Rice nurse anaesthetist. Quot we helped As Nuch we could to alleviate the suffering and pain but children should t have to grow up like  Quot at first you want to try to help everybody but you realize you can Only do so much. I think the team did an awesome Job putting in 15 and 16-hour Days in the heat and nobody complaining Quot said sgt. David Taylor a licensed practical nurse from Frankfurt. Quot its hard to put into words what we have seen Here in 10 Days. The general health conditions Are so far below our standards Quot said staff sgt. Steven Bacvar a licensed practical nurse at the 97th. A for the most part the diseases encountered were fairly common said capt. Or Phil Jackson an air Force flight surgeon from Ramstein a. Quot mostly it was everyday complaints complicated by malnutrition and parasites. Some of them Aren t Strong enough to overcome illness that would be minor in the states such As measles or  team doctors frequently saw skin conditions and infections that were also related to malnutrition. The Lack of medical knowledge among the villagers was often All too apparent. Quot one Mother had stopped feeding her child because it was throwing up Quot said Mahoney. Quot she Wasny to even giving fluids to her child. The misconception which i saw in other villages As Well was that the food was causing the vomiting. It was amazing to see the overlap of the 20th and the first Century. I saw a family living in a tent with no running water no electricity no furniture but they had a Fence made of car doors buried up to the  the team s dentists pulled More than 300 Teeth. Quot for hese people the Only dentistry they have is a knife without aesthetic Quot said capt. Or Glen Maylath a dentist from Wiesbaden. Maylath often found himself lulling Teeth in a tent with the Only Light coming from a flashlight and an open window which gave curious villagers an Opportunity to see the action. Besides the main contingent from the 97th, several other groups including members from the army National guard rounded out the joint deployment including the use com command chaplain a three member Navy preventive Medicine team from Naples Italy which conducted a study of rift Valley fever epidemiology and preventive Medicine officers from 10th medical Laboratory at Lan Stuhl a flight surgeon and medical plans no from the air Force an army veterinarian and assistant preventive Medicine officers from 7th medical come eight special forces medics and communication specialists from bad Tolz a preventive Medicine team from the 71st medical detachment and various other operations personnel. Quot in be never seen a group come together so quickly a said 1st it. Sean Hatt executive officer of the contingency response team at the 97th. Quot its been a great experience. Everyone has kept their sense of humor and worked hard  capt. Marty Freeman a preventive Medicine officer from Lan Stuhl was asked by a mauritanian officer to stay and help out in the Village of Kadi. Quot one of the officers said they would give me 100 camels if i stayed and worked in their Village. He said i would be a very Rich Man. But when he found out i Wasny to a doctor he knocked it Down to five  the americans left supplies at several Sites including examination tables Medicine and equipment at a never before used clinic in Nouakchott. Quot this is a very big step Quot said Mike Owen the political officer at the american embassy. Quot there is a doctor and nurse to staff the clinic in Nouakchott but until now it was never used because there were no supplies or  the efforts of me Flag Mauritania were very much appreciated according to capt. Hanain Salem an Engineer in the mauritanian army. Quot the people Here Are very impressed by the american Way of working Quot he said. Quot they Aren t afraid to get  and Many of the team members left with a greater appreciation for the mauritanian people. Quot when you see the generosity and graciousness of these people who have so Little it helps break Down our own selfishness Quot said Navy chaplain capt Ray dressier who entertained the children with his Harmonica at each Stop. Quot i think coming to a place like this one can t help but to develop an appreciation for human  stars and stripes bookstores stars and stripes bookstores a $5 bestseller discount get shorty follows the fortunes of Chili Palmer a Miami loan shark with a Talent for making a slow pay come across by saying just three words Quot look at  Chili s Pursuit of a Mark who s behind in his payments takes him first to Las vegas and then to Hollywood and horror film producer Harry Zimm. 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