New York Humanitarism

From a friend

There are 13 NYC paramedics that have been up in Kashmir for a couple weeks. They came with no backing, no organizational support, and absolutely no connection to Pakistan. They are New Yorkers. They work as EMTs, for St. Vincent's hospital. They were stationed near other relief orgs, but they were not satisfied, knowing that up the mountains, passed the broken roads and devastation, there were people that no one had reached. So they packed up the mules and headed up to Chinari, then to Kitai. They passed a sign 50 years old that forbade foreigners. They were the first to arrive. Their names are Steve, Ruben, Joe, Nick, Chris. When the 60 minutes guy was asking questions while they were trying to revive an 18 month old little boy nearly comatose from pneumonia, they said, "shut the fuck up and hold this fucking IV." (They're still New Yorkers.) I know that 13 Americans doesn't begin to make up for America, but I wanted to let you know...there are good people from here, even in the belly of the beast, the city that cried foul about 911, choking on their own fear and racism, that are now trying with what they have in Kashmir, amongst angels and/or jehadis.