Lompoc man a military veterinary and local veterinarian

A man of Lompoc is a military veterinarian and a local veterinarian. Dr. Raghavan Sampathkumaran, Dr. Sam for short, has returned to the West Valley Vet Clinic after a deployment of the army of reserve of seven months.

It is of the Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan in December where he helped to a different class of the canines, dogs of the army and was only a part of his work.

Dr. Sam has a passion for pets. Laurie Litwiler, working with Dr. Sam, said: "his accent is animals, it is the most important thing. I am always really impressed with what it will do to the animals and the lengths he'll go. »

The Lompoc vet also has a passion to serve our country. He joined the army reserve in 2004. Litwiler said: "I think it's pretty cool." I like the reasons why it is in the army back to the country. I think that many people in Lompoc, and thus meets. "Dr. Sam said:"I think it is very rewarding and you feel that you are contributing to a small path. "

Dr. Sam performed surgery on a dog named Edy rescue. The military canine is a Afghanistan six-month deployment. Dr. Sam said, "they are our first line of defence in terms of detecting potentially explosive." Litwiler said: "they are a very important part of the army, they save many lives."

During her deployment, Dr. Sam has also worked on the inspection of food for you ensure that the army's food supply was safe and never poisoned. "You see all the people go in and out of the two wars and meet you some incredible people, stated Dr. Sam." He continued by saying, "they have something most of us experience in our lives never screw".

Some of the dogs that Dr. Sam was involved in the included guard and the Customs canine bomb dogs. They have military dogs who worked in areas of fighting alongside the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Lompoc man is a military vet and local veterinarian

A man of Lompoc is a military veterinarian and a local veterinarian.

Dr. Raghavan Sampathkumaran, Dr. Sam for short, has returned to the West Valley Vet Clinic after a deployment of the army of reserve of seven months.

Dr. Sam returned from Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan in December where he helped to a different class of the canines, dogs of the army.

It was his skills in medicine veterinary to handle guard dogs and canine bomb sniffing worked in areas of fighting alongside the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

During her deployment, he has also worked in the inspection of food for you ensure that the army's food supply was safe and never poisoned.

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain in the veterinary field, the military was shot dead in Afghanistan

LONDON (AFP)-the British military, Veterinary Corps, he was shot dead in the southern Royal in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the Ministry of defence in London said.

The military was killed on restive Helmand province of Nahr-e Saraj-circuit.

RAVC is responsible for the provision of incentives and exchanges, training and care of animals in the army. The role of the soldier is not set manually, but the British army to identify drug dogs räjähteiksi planted on the Taliban.

The death of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who visited the British negotiations on the international responsibility of the security forces in the Afghanistan of the planned passage of their counterparts in 2014.

Karzai pays tribute to British troops in Afghanistan, a joint press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron with the sacrifices made by Downing Street.

The death brings the number of British troops killed 358, because the action in Afghanistan began in October 2001. Of these, at least 314 prosessoitiin through hostile action.

Wing Commander Martin Tinworth, Great Britain, the main base Camp Bastion, Helmand, spokesman, "the military was Patrolling North of Nahr-e Saraj area when he was hit by enemy gun fire," said.

"He has given his life for his country at the same time engaged in the protection of the local population."

Soldier's next of kin have been notified. He was the tenth of the British forces to die in Afghanistan this year.

Karzai is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom of Great Britain Headley court rehabilitation centre for wounded service personnel on Wednesday.

Britain has around 9,500 troops in Afghanistan, make it the second largest contributor after the United States in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.

They are based on the Central Helmand, Taliban Militia training and Christopher more and more of the local security forces.

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