User talk:Julie Oliveri

December 2010
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Hi Rrburke,

Thank you for the information and the note. I am, indeed, closely affiliated with the Armed Services Blood Program, as I am the public affairs officer. I am also completely new to Wikipedia. Here is the intent of the addition on the military blood program: This organization is a long standing military (Department of Defense) program concerned with blood collection, manufacturing, processing and transportation. This organization is most extensively written about in the Kendrick reference cited on the page, which I do not believe is available online. Here is a reference, which I believe was taken directly from Kendrick's book, although I cannot say for certain not having read his book in its entirety: http://ehistory.osu.edu/vietnam/books/medsup/0114.cfm  You will note that the agency was called the Military Blood Program Agency at the time. This name was later changed to reflect the evolution of the program into a tri-service military blood program. The Armed Services Blood Program is also noted as one of the United States blood collection programs by the AABB (www.aabb.org) http://www.aabb.org/RESOURCES/DONATION/Pages/bblocator.aspx

The information provided is intended only for historical and educational purposes. I am happy to remove those portions of the document that do not comply with Wikipedia protocols. For example, should the donor center website references be removed etc? Our donors are primarily military and we do not reach out for donors in the way that civilian organizations do, so have no wish, or need, to use Wikipedia in this way. I also understand why that may be unacceptable, given the nature of the encyclopedia.

I am also quite happy to cede editing rights, however, most individuals that I know, are military blood banking officers, and if I understand the conflict protocols, would also be inappropriate editors. If you would be so kind as to advise, I would be most grateful. Julie Oliveri (talk) 19:45, 10 December 2010 (UTC)