Today, my friend Dr. Steve Orten and I flew in his plane from Texas to Oklahoma to pick up this Stryker Locking Plate System. It contains enough orthopedic plates, screws, and tools for at least 40 bone fracture surgical repairs, to be used on wounded Ukrainian civilians and soldiers. Its worth over $100k..maybe not to the layman, but to a skilled orthopedic surgeon this is valuable. This is all thanks to Dr. Steve, Mark Kemp and his friend, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tom Knox, who obtained the plates from the Stryker company and donated them to Steve. Now, Steve is giving this set to my surgeon friends in Ukraine. Together, we will help Ukraine survive and win its freedom. Слава Україні 
400 IFAK pouches successfully reached front-line defenders in Ukraine.
Ed’s Friends Ukraine was glad to help, but so many people made this project possible, sourcing and providing funding, building these IFAKs, and getting them
Ed's Friends
December 11, 2023
