Veterans and Military Service Organization Roundtable Meeting, January 20, 2004

Two areas of interest were addressed at the meeting. Mr. Lionel West, an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran who served with the 2/4 Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, shared personal photos and stories from his deployment. His unit deployed to Kuwait in January2033, invaded Iraq in March and returned in August. He served as the Headquarters, Headquarters Service commander. His unit was responsible for the deployment of multiple launch rocket systems.

Colonel Alan Magill, science director at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, provided an overview on the major types of leishmaniasis, modes of transmission, expectations for U.S. forces in the Central Command theater of operations, treatment and prevention programs.

The next VSO/MSO roundtable meeting is scheduled for February 26, 2004.