Sad Joys On Deployment

Greg Bruce is an orthopaedic surgeon who served in the Royal Australian Air Force. Between 1995 and 2008, he was sent overseas on ten military deployments to humanitarian disasters, local conflicts and war zones, including the most attacked US base in Iraq. The restricted medical resources, dangers and harsh living conditions made military surgery very different from civilian practice. There were good experiences and horrible experiences. There were contrasts: Ghastly military wounds. Loss