Veterans Day Salute

Veteran’s Day salute from Rob Carnahan, Chief Executive Officer at Banner Churchill Community Hospital For Rob Carnahan, it wasn’t just administering medicine in the field during the Persian Gulf War that taught him how to make level-headed decisions during a crisis. Throughout his three years of military service, the Banner Churchill Community Hospital Chief Executive Officer says the experience gave him a deeper knowledge of himself, his thresholds, and an unrelenting persistence to succeed in tough times. In light of Veteran’s Day, the hospital leader shared how his military service in the 82nd Airborne Division as a medical specialist not only helped build his character but shaped his leadership style, even to this day. “The military really taught me resilience and gave me a lot of confidence,” Carnahan said. “I take pride in having served my country and wouldn’t change it for anything.” Carnahan says Veterans Day allows all of us to give thanks to those who are serving and take a moment to remember those who have fallen. At Banner Churchill, the hospital will give out pins to visiting veterans and regularly displays employees and family members who have served on a TV monitor. Carnahan entered the military shortly after high school in April of 1988 with the hopes of earning college money while making a difference for his country. After being stationed at Fort Bragg N.C., Carnahan was deployed to the Iraqi border when the Iraq Army invaded Kuwait. While in Iraq, he did everything from delivering a baby to remove bullets from a foot to placing chest tubes. After his time on the border, which included following the French Brigade into Iraq, Carnahan then returned back to the U.S. to finish his military service. He was honorably discharged in 1991.       Sign up to receive updates and the Friday File email notices. Support local, independent news – contribute to The Fallon Post, your non-profit (501c3) online news source for all things Fallon.