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Dr. John Pryor Killed At War: JEMS Editorial Board Member

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It is with deep regret that we inform you of the death of Major John Pryor, MD, a member of the JEMS Editorial Board who was killed by mortar fire on Christmas Day in Iraq while serving as a trauma surgeon in the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps., 1st Forward Surgical Team (FST). Dr. Pryor was a trauma-critical care surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and served as Penn's Trauma Program Director and the Director of the Office of Life Support Education for the Division of Trauma. He joined the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps. after the attacks of 9/11 and served two active duty tours as the trauma surgeon for the 344th Combat Support Hospital in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, during 2006, and then with the 1st FST in 2008. Here is an article from JEMS' AJ Heightman related to this tragic loss:

http://www.jems.com/news_and_articles/columns/Heightman/JEMS_editorial_board_member_killed_in_Iraq.html

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Rest in Peace Major Pryor

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Rest in Peace, Sir and Thank You for all you have done. This is truly a great loss.

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A huge loss not only to the organizations he belonged to in his civilian life but to the men and woman serving our country there is now one less trauma surgeon to help them survive their injuires and get them back home, tragic to say the least.

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Your service will not be forgotten... Rest in peace Major

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This is a shame. My heart goes out to his friends and family.

May he rest in peace, thank you for all you have done to help our country.

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