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I'm glad that you think helping individuals who don't have the advantages that we have is a waste of time, "youbet." Whatever problems you think people have here, it absolutely pales in comparison to what Afghans...

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Aug 26, 2009

By: Sudbury Northern Life Staff

 Ray Wiss, a local emergency department doctor turned combat medic in Afghanistan, said he is hoping Sudburians will rally behind his latest venture: becoming an author.

His book, titled “FOB Doc,” is a journal of his first tour in Afghanistan, which took place two years ago. He said it’s the first full-length book to be published by a veteran of the Afghan War.

Capt. Wiss, of Combat Team Cobra, is currently serving his second tour as a medic with the Canadian Armed Forces and Task Force Afghanistan.

Money raised from sales will be donated to the military families fund, to help families who have lost loved ones overseas at war. It will help pay to educate children of soldiers killed in war, Wiss said.

“On that first tour, we lost 12 soldiers,” said Wiss in an e-mail from Afghanistan. “They left behind 12 orphans. Overall, 127 Canadians have died here. I do not know how many children have been left behind, but it has to be a large number.”

“FOB Doc” — a hard cover book with more than 100 full-color photographs — can be pre-ordered online at amazon.ca. The book will be available across Canada at major chains and independent bookstores in late September.

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  • bulshoy_62 8/27/2009 10:43:01 AM - Report Abuse

    I'm glad that you think helping individuals who don't have the advantages that we have is a waste of time, "youbet."

    Whatever problems you think people have here, it absolutely pales in comparison to what Afghans go through every day. Maybe try leaving the country and getting a feel for how the rest of the world lives.

  • bulshoy_62 8/27/2009 10:42:57 AM - Report Abuse

    I'm glad that you think helping individuals who don't have the advantages that we have is a waste of time, "youbet."

    Whatever problems you think people have here, it absolutely pales in comparison to what Afghans go through every day. Maybe try leaving the country and getting a feel for how the rest of the world live.

  • Suez 8/27/2009 9:43:22 AM - Report Abuse

    I would like to commend Dr. Wiss for his courage and for giving of himself to enter Afghanistan, where 127 Canadian men and women have died on behalf of our country. Dr. Wiss has a family here in Sudbury, who also undergo stress and sacrifice while he is serving his country, as other soldiers do.

    Youbet, although doctors are needed in our community, this calling is important as well. Dr. Wiss is saving Canadian lives in a region and situation where there is danger and risk. He does return to our community and serve our needs. It takes a very special people to be doctors and to commit to helping people, wherever they may be.

    I will be buying FOB Doc and supporting the families who have lost wives, husbands, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, moms and dads. It's the least we can do.

  • youbet 8/27/2009 8:47:19 AM - Report Abuse

    We are so very short of doctors in our own province, going to afganistan is the wrong choice. Not to mention a huge waste of time and Canadian resources.