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24 OUR LIFE • July-August 2024 Branch 135 Proudly Supports Hospitallers Paramedics On July 5 the Hospitallers battalion of front-line Ukrainian paramedics celebrated its 10-year anniversary. The organi- zation was born out of adversity, thanks to the vision of its founder and leader, Yana Zinkevych. This young woman, then barely out of high school, recalled the time in 2014 at the beginning of russian aggression when she and the group were trapped in a basement in the village of Pisky due to very heavy shelling. The chaplain who accompanied them shared a story about the knights, Hospitallers, who chose to save the lives of wounded soldiers as their honorary mis- sion. Yana swore then that if she came out of that basement alive, she would establish such an organization and name it Hospitallers. She survived, and her Hospitallers organization is now the largest Ukrainian medical volunteer battalion and a combat medic unit analogous to no other in the world. During the past ten war years, the medical battalion has: • Saved over 23,000 wounded, providing first aid under enemy fire and evacuating soldiers from battle lines. • Trained over 5,000 volunteers in a variety of internation - al medical protocols. • Supported humanitarian missions in the de-occupied territories. • Started the veterinary project "Hospitails.” UNWLA Branch 135 is extremely proud to support Hospitallers in its mission to fight "for each life" of the Ukrainian defenders in the brutal war against russia. Our involve- ment with Hospitallers was initiated by Lucia Dzoba, a founding member, former president, and current treasurer of our branch. An extremely caring and dedicated person, Lucia engaged others to raise funds to purchase items that were critically need- ed by the medical volunteers, who became overwhelmed after the full-scale invasion of February 2022. She explained: “We all knew about Hospitallers since 2014, espe - cially the legendary Yana Zinkevych; howev - er, after the full-scale invasion, we wanted to see if we could somehow help since this volunteer organization was not getting any government financing.” Lucia thought of her grandmother’s neighbor, Taras Popadiuk, who was a par - amedic and frequently went on rotations to the front lines. Communication with Taras and Yana’s appointee, Ania, was es- tablished, and as soon as sufficient funds were raised, our branch would reach out to them to see what was urgently needed. Since April 2022, our branch has pur - chased and shipped the following items for a total value of $19,250: • 350 vent chest seals • 100 burn shields • 100 eye shields • 90 Sam pelvic slings • 44 Walker razor muffs • 30 ICE-3LS tactical eyeglasses • 5 complete sets of military winter gear and winter boots. Lucia’s communication with Taras also revealed the many challenges and dangers that the volunteers were dealing with. Some examples: Hospitallers motto: For Each and Every Life (Заради Кожного Життя) Myroslava Downey , Branch 135, Hazlet, NJ Hospitallers volunteer paramedic Taras Popadiuk and the Avstriyka evacuation bus. ПІКЛУЄМОСЯ • CARE
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