The team was responsible for the medical evacuation, stabilization and treatment of the North Korean soldier, Oh Chong Song, who defected Nov. 13. He lay there, in a pile of leaves, for as long as 30 minutes until South Korean soldiers were able to crawl to him and drag him to safety. One of their recent missions was to collect a South Korean farmer who had been injured and take him to a hospital. The North Korean soldier is still in the hospital but — after several surgeries — is making a steady recovery. It wasn’t until after they had landed at Ajou hospital that the crew found out their patient was North Korean.

Source: Washington Post December 02, 2017 10:00 UTC