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After 21 years, the RAM dream of parachuting into a site and
holding a clinic happened for the first time. Sixteen
skydivers, from all over the US, joined together to
make a difference, and took a leap of faith, into an
area never before accessed from the sky - from a plane
flown in the Battle of Normandy. Once at the site, three
other skydivers delivered the volunteers' gear, with
cargo drops to the site. There, the Tennessee National
Guard provided tents for the clinic and water for the
volunteers. Over the next day and a half, 230 patients
from the surrounding rural communities were provided
dental and vision care, by less than a dozen doctors
and over a dozen assistants. This was the first mission
of its kind for RAM, and perhaps within the community
of US volunteers.
Eventually, more missions of this
type are planned to take place, stateside and abroad.
With thanks to all involved, in making this dream a
reality, you have helped make a difference! May this
be the one mission of many more to come.
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