Blz: U.S. Army more than killing people and breaking things

Here's another item on the list of U.S. beneficence. Will any of the U.S. critics recall this in the years to come? I'm not holding my breath. Here's what sparked the list. I'll sure be checking twice to see who's naughty and who's nice.

If you live in the Belize District and need a new pair of glasses, some dental work, or a check-up, then some free medical attention is headed your way. That's right, FREE! The clinics come courtesy of the U.S. Army. Patrick Jones was in Crooked Tree today where the residents turned out to take advantage of the services being offered.
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"The overall objective, the training for us and it's a humanitarian type of mission where we're just providing as much care to those people and establishing a good relationship with the country of Belize."

An advanced team made an assessment of the needs of the people of rural Belize last October, and Lombardi says they expect to see anywhere from three hundred to three hundred and fifty people per day for the duration of the mission.

And on the first day, queues of people, mainly children and the elderly, kept them busy. Four stations are set up on the grounds of the Crooked Tree Government School. Here is the optometrist and admissions area. Referrals for treatment and examination come here. Those requiring dental work, like eight-year old Calvin, spend a couple minutes in the chair in another classroom. And the final stop is at the pharmacy where prescriptions are filled. But apart from treating ailments, the team is also educating people to prevent them from getting sick in the first place, especially with gastroenteritis a threat from neighbouring Guatemala.