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CNN Live Today
Reporting from Ramstein AFB in Germany
Aired April 01, 2003 - 11:32 ET
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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Also, we're keeping our eye on the situation developing half a world away in Ramstein, Germany. That is where the airbase is. There you see a plane to your right, and that medical vehicle to your left there. That is all there because there are wounded being offloaded from this plane, wounded troops who've been flown away from Iraq there to Germany. They'll be going on to the hospital there for treatment.
We have right now joining us as a matter of fact on the phone, David Jolley, who is covering this for us.
And, David, what can you tell us is happening right there at Ramstein?
DAVID JOLLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Leon, as you said earlier, we're looking at live pictures of a C-141 U.S. Air Force cargo plane that's been specially converted to carry wounded from the theater. It's sitting currently on the tarmac here at Ramstein in southwest Germany, and as you can see, the doors at the back of the airplane are now open.
Now we expect in the next few moments, nine combat wounded from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Now as you said, these personnel, these military personnel will be put on to the green buses that you see to the side of the aircraft and driven three miles to Landstuhl Hospital. Now Landstuhl is the biggest U.S. hospital outside the U.S., and it's been gearing up for some time to deal with these wounded.
In fact, this isn't the first time we've sat and looked at such pictures. They tell us here, U.S. military officials tell us here, that one or two planes are now coming in a day.
In fact, at Landstuhl Hospital, we've counted 159 wounded military personnel from the Gulf, and officials are telling us that that represents some three-quarters of those currently wounded in the conflict -- Leon.
HARRIS: Interesting. David, is there any indication coming your way as to the extent of the injuries here?
JOLLEY: Well, funny you should say that. Most of the injuries to date seem to be burn or blast injuries. Now, Landstuhl is a hospital that's very, very much geared up to treating these kind of injuries. In fact, they have experts from the Brook Army Medical Center in Texas who are on hand to deal with these kind of injuries. But to date, these are the kind of injuries that Landstuhl Hospital are seeing, burn and blast injuries -- Leon.
HARRIS: Got you. David Jolley, reporting from Ramstein Air Force Base.
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Aired April 1, 2003 - 11:32 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Also, we're keeping our eye on the situation developing half a world away in Ramstein, Germany. That is where the airbase is. There you see a plane to your right, and that medical vehicle to your left there. That is all there because there are wounded being offloaded from this plane, wounded troops who've been flown away from Iraq there to Germany. They'll be going on to the hospital there for treatment.
We have right now joining us as a matter of fact on the phone, David Jolley, who is covering this for us.
And, David, what can you tell us is happening right there at Ramstein?
DAVID JOLLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Leon, as you said earlier, we're looking at live pictures of a C-141 U.S. Air Force cargo plane that's been specially converted to carry wounded from the theater. It's sitting currently on the tarmac here at Ramstein in southwest Germany, and as you can see, the doors at the back of the airplane are now open.
Now we expect in the next few moments, nine combat wounded from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Now as you said, these personnel, these military personnel will be put on to the green buses that you see to the side of the aircraft and driven three miles to Landstuhl Hospital. Now Landstuhl is the biggest U.S. hospital outside the U.S., and it's been gearing up for some time to deal with these wounded.
In fact, this isn't the first time we've sat and looked at such pictures. They tell us here, U.S. military officials tell us here, that one or two planes are now coming in a day.
In fact, at Landstuhl Hospital, we've counted 159 wounded military personnel from the Gulf, and officials are telling us that that represents some three-quarters of those currently wounded in the conflict -- Leon.
HARRIS: Interesting. David, is there any indication coming your way as to the extent of the injuries here?
JOLLEY: Well, funny you should say that. Most of the injuries to date seem to be burn or blast injuries. Now, Landstuhl is a hospital that's very, very much geared up to treating these kind of injuries. In fact, they have experts from the Brook Army Medical Center in Texas who are on hand to deal with these kind of injuries. But to date, these are the kind of injuries that Landstuhl Hospital are seeing, burn and blast injuries -- Leon.
HARRIS: Got you. David Jolley, reporting from Ramstein Air Force Base.
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