Army Statement on MEDEVAC Issue
January 20, 2012
January 20, 2012
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:
"Recent news items about the use of Army medical evacuation, or MEDEVAC, helicopters in Afghanistan contain troubling information. The reporting suggests that putting red crosses on MEDEVACs, and not arming them somehow, is putting injured Soldiers' lives at risk. The facts do not support these assertions for several reasons.
First, there is no evidence, implied or proven, that the ene . . .
"Recent news items about the use of Army medical evacuation, or MEDEVAC, helicopters in Afghanistan contain troubling information. The reporting suggests that putting red crosses on MEDEVACs, and not arming them somehow, is putting injured Soldiers' lives at risk. The facts do not support these assertions for several reasons.
First, there is no evidence, implied or proven, that the ene . . .