It’s been 20 years since Dr. E. Wayne Mosley was first deployed to Afghanistan as a combat physician for the U.S. Army during Operation Enduring Freedom, but it’s something he remembers vividly to this day.
“You never forget that. We were under a combat situation and flying into Bagram (Air Base), which is this airstrip in the middle of this ring of mountains. So, they’re doing evasive flying and you’re coming in (for landing) and all the lights are off. Then they finally land, and while the engines are still running, the back of the plane drops down and (during deplaning) they’re like, grab the shoulder of the guy in front of you and don’t veer off because there are landmines,” Dr. Mosley said. “It was surreal, the entire thing.”…