Massachusetts National Guardsmen Help Deliver Baby During Blizzard

Guardsmen Help Deliver Baby During Blizzard
Feb 12, 2013
American Forces Press Service
by Senior Airman Bonnie K. Harper

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – As a historic blizzard battered Massachusetts in the early hours of Feb. 9, soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, assisted Worcester emergency medical services personnel in delivering a baby.

Army Sgt. Kenneth Hickey said he, Army Spc. Joshua Catalano and Army Spc. Derek Demelo were assisting Worcester EMS with their operations and supporting the city by using their military field ambulance to access areas unreachable with the city ambulances.

"This is an outstanding example of the strong partnership between the National Guard and local emergency responders,” said Air Force Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Massachusetts adjutant general.

“Together, with the encouraging support of the citizens we serve, we find great strength in our mission.

The soldiers received a call to assist Ericka Bueno, who had gone into labor around 2:30 a.m. and called 911. Within 10 minutes, EMS personnel arrived at her home.
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