Sept. 21, 2020
Hero's Highway - thirteen years down the road
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas —
“Protect and return home,” was the motto for retired U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Patronis while serving as the Patient Administration Division lead at the Air Force Theater Hospital, once located on Joint Base Balad, Iraq.The large canopy tent hospital, had a massive American flag hanging from the ceiling that bridged the helipad to the emergency