RESPONDING TO THE NATION'S NEEDS
As a military chaplain, Army Major Ivan Arreguin has seen many overseas deployments. But in April 2020, while serving with the 44th Medical Brigade out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he was deployed stateside for a mission unlike any other.
At the time, New York City had been dubbed the epicenter of the coronavirus. Hospitals were overrun with patients, and doctors and nurses were spread thin. Relief came in many forms, including military medical units, who were providing additional support and care.
Through StoryCorps, Chaplain Arreguin told his wife, Aileen, what it was like to be stationed in New York City during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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