Battlefield Nursing: Medics in Iraq
Active Duty Soldiers to Speak at First Division Museum on Their Medical Experiences in Iraq
Wheaton, Ill. May 7, 2008
Captain Jody Schroeder and Lieutenant Colonel John Groves will speak on their experiences as battlefield nurses in Iraq at the First Division Museum as part of the museum’s Date with History series on May 7th. Captain Schroeder was a nurse on the first invasion of Iraq with the 1st Division 1st Brigade. Lieutenant Colonel Groves completed a yearlong tour of duty with the 10th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq as the emergency department head nurse, during which time CNN and National Geographic featured the emergency care delivered there. He has over 20 years of clinical, educational and managerial experience with a BA from Indiana University and an MA from University of Kentucky.
Doors open at 6:45 pm May 7 with the panel discussion beginning at 7:30 pm. There will be free parking and admission. Refreshments will be served. RSVP recommended: 630-260-8227. Teacher CPDU credits will be available for this event. For details visit the museum website at
www.FirstDivisionMuseum.org.
The Cantigny First Division Foundation promotes public learning about America’s military heritage and affairs, as well as honors and remembers the Big Red One—the famed 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. The foundation chronicles and preserves the Big Red One’s illustrious and courageous contributions, as well as conduct public outreach through the Cantigny First Division Museum, Robert R. McCormick Research Center, the Cantigny Military History Series and its monthly Date with History series. The First Division Museum is located on the grounds of Cantigny Park, in Wheaton, Illinois, the estate of Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune and a World War I veteran.