Program Supplies Iraqi Veterinarians

“One of the problems in this country is that there are a lot of unemployed veterinarians, and what this EPRT has done is identified vets in the area who we can provide equipment to through a short contract and ensure that they get back to work,” said Palmer, Alaska, native Army Maj. Kevin Wellington, a veterinarian with the 492nd CAB, attached to Multinational Division Baghdad. “We assist them by giving them veterinarian kits and a knowledge base of the equipment — how to use it and what it’s for.”

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