Operation Mend: Pairing the military with the best care our country can provide

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Channel: UCLA Health · 2012 · Science & Technology

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"Operation Mend" represents collaboration between the surgeons and staff of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio, Texas.  The two organizations are working together to deliver the best medical care in the country to U.S. military personnel wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

"Operation Mend" was founded by philanthropist, inventor, and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center advisory board member Ronald A. Katz.  Katz and his wife, Maddie, were inspired to do something for the military after watching CNN's Lou Dobbs interview U.S. Marine Cpl. Aaron Mankin ['Operation Mend's' first patient], who showed great spirit despite his shattered face.

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