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- [Voiceover] Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion

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130th Field Artillery Brigade

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conducted combat lifesaver training

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as part of their pre-deployment training

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in Salina, Kansas during the week of July 8th.

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Sergeant 1st Class Vernon Perkins explains

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why this training is so important.

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- As a medic,

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it's nice to have extensions to help you.

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You know, when you go to places

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where a lot of bad things happen,

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big bombs go off and a lot of people get hurt,

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and for every soldier to have some type of medical knowledge

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to be able to help that medic out in those situations

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where they're overwhelmed

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because there's too many casualties,

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that's the importance of the medical training.

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- [Voiceover] For the Kansas National Guard,

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I'm Army Staff Sergeant Mark Nussbaumer.