Donate NowLike baseball players, Maj. Michele Curtis-Jackson, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade physician's assistant, says all medics fly with luck charms... she carries seven.
1) Heart Shaped D-rings -- the rings in all colors are used to hang up IV bags and secure other things in the helicopter. Curtis-Jackson says they represent the heart of the soldier.
2) Secret Squirrel -- Hooked to her "monkey tail," the strap that connects her to the helicopter so that she can stand up and work on patients, is a stuffed squirrel. It was given to her by the chief of surgery. She strokes it before take-off so that the mission will get launch approval faster.
3) POW/MIA flag -- In her right leg pocket, she has the flag given to her by Thomas Parent, who was killed in a motorcyle crash days before she deployed...
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