CAMP AFRIJAN, KUWAIT - The health and well-being of our troops fighting in Iraq is in the hands of a lot of talented people including medical corpsmen from Naval Hospital Pensacola.

Channel Three's Bill Pearson is spending the "Holiday With The Troops" in the Middle East.

Tonight, he shows us how some of those local corpsmen are helping save lives.

Working as a Medical Corpsman at Naval Hospital Pensacola is considered by many in the military to be a great job. But, there are some employees there that volunteer to come work here in the Middle East. They give up months of the safe, easy life back home to help America's warriors get the best medical care possible.

LT Rusty Deason is one of those guys.

He's the information technology specialist at Naval Hospital Pensacola. He's now doing the same job at the military hospital at Camp Afrijan in Kuwait.

LT Deason said, "Make sure they all are able to communicate with each other. That way, not only within the hospital itself, but when the patients leave, their information travels with them."

But when Rusty wraps up his work day, his thoughts quickly turn to his wife, Tabitha, and daughters, Courtney and Brianna.

Deason says he is proudest of how his little girls are helping mom while he's gone.

LT Deason said, "Keep her busy, keep her entertained. Cause her a little grief every once and a while. You know how that goes."

LT Deason may look tough, but he does tear up at the though of what he's missing out on back at home.

Its a similar story for LT Justin Eubanks of Lilian, Ala.

Since he arrived in Kuwait, there's been a new addition to his family: Wife Becky recently gave birth to their first son named Brady.

LT Eubanks said, "I'm very excited about that. I wasn't able to be there for that, but we had a lot of family support. My father lives in Foley and was able to help out."

Eubanks says his wife's strength over the past few months have made his mission here a little easier.

LT Eubanks said, "I'm very proud of her for supporting me. Going through the pregnancy by herself. Really doing a great job. For her attitude and support."

These medical corpsmen say they'll be leaning on each other for support as they spend the holidays away from home this year.

But rather than be sad, they're going to focus on the best thing they can: The joy of heading home.

LT Deason said, "The reunion is probably the best part. So, I look forward to that. I'm focused knowing I have a mission to do, making sure everyone is taken care of here so we can all go home."

Bill Pearson said, "Several of the Medical Corpsmen I spoke with this week said they also had to thank their friends along the Gulf Coast for their support. Weather its e-mails or letters those serving here know their sacrifice has not gone unnoticed back home.

If you'd like to see all of Bill Pearson's stories from Iraq and Kuwait.

Log on to weartv.com and click on the "Holiday With The Troops" button on the home page.Volunteer Medical Corpsmen In The Middle East